Evening journal., 1905-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER
IspeclaI correspondenee.l

The president Is going ahead with
the plans for his southern trip and a
months hunt in the Rockies.
The president Is due at San Antonio,
Tex, on March 81 TO attend the rough
riders reunion. He expects TO leave
Washington on March 20. He will
make short stops on the way at Louis
Vile. Dallas. Fort Worth and Austin.
After the reunion he will visit Hous-
ton. He will have a bear hunt and a
jack rabbit hunt.
Immediately after the reunion, as
now planned. the president will go to
Colorado, where he will disappear into
the Rockies and hunt grizzlies and
mountain lions for four or five weeks.
His camp will be established in some
remote canyon, and until he returns to
civilization he viii concern himself
about only the most important affairs
OF state, though he will keep In close
touch with the White House.
The presidents special train will be
sldetrncked at the nearest railroad
point. and Secretary Loeb viii have his
Office there, with a direct wire to the
White House. He will be accompanied
by several clerks and stenograpners
and will dispose OF all routine matters
without bothering the president. I'm
portant questions which must be de-
clded by the president and which can
not be delayed will be taken TO Mr.
Roosevelts camp by Secretary Loeb on
horseback. There Will be no other
means OF communication between the
presidents hunting headquarters and
the temporary White House, and the
trail viii be guarded to keep out out
siders.
The president will return to Wash
ington about May 10. He will stay
here a month and then 90 TO Oyster
Bay for the summer.
Cleaning the White House.
The old style broom and the old sys
TEN Of house cleaning have disap
peared from the historic White House
and there has been inaugurated new
system Of cleaning by means Of suction
through pipes. Every bit OF dirt Is
drawn through tubes to the cellar OF
the White House. where IL is deposited
in receivers. Most Of IL is taken out OF
the receivers and burned, but the finesi
part goes into another receiver and is
churned up with water, passing oui
into the sewer system Of the city. II is
claimed that the machinery will do th'
work OF three or four housemaids ant
a corresponding number Of quickly
welded brooms, making everything
clean in a few minutes. It Is put II
operation as often as the White House
rooms need cleaning,
squRrinR Accounts.
Very little items sometimes get int
the legislative hopper. A debt amount
ing to a penny may be the subject o
Just as much legislative routine as
debt for a million dollars.
This was demonstrated a few day
ago when Postmaster General Wynn
forwarded TO the house twelve page
OF deficiency estimates OF appropria
lions aggregating 1880. A large pol
ton OF the estimates were smal
amounts due certain postmaster
Among these were the following:
Postmaster at Chicago. cent; a
Traverse City, Mich. 2 cents; ST. Louis
cents; Deeraeld Center, n. H.,
cents.
Others get as much as % cents an
one AZ cents.
The Jefferson Bible.
Doorkeeper Lyon Of the house has di;
covered why there is such a deman
for the Jefferson Bible and why s
many copies Of ii are stolen fror
the mails. No other government pul
lication Of recent years disappears s
generally and fails TO reach its destinf
ton.
The reason Mr.. Lyon assigns for thl
is the attractive inscription printed o
the folding room wrapper There al
several qualifying sentences sandwich
ed in in fine print, but the followin
stands out in bold black type: "Ih
teachings and morals Of Jesus Of Naz'
reth free"
In No Hurry For salary.
That there is a man on the goveri
ment payroll who draws his salar
but once every two years and has 70
lowed that rule ever since he has bee
on the payroll will doubtless appeal
most people as utterly incredible. bV
1t is a fact. There is such a man, a
though 1t is said that there is only or
official entitled TO that distinction.
Representative e. Stevens Henry
Connecticut, when congress adjourn
= on March 4, will receive $4,000 fro
: the United States treasurer, the su
representing his salary for the Fift
eighth congress. Since his election
the Fifty fourth congress Mr.. Hem
has never drawn his salary save
$4,000 Jumps. He doesn't need Il
money, and then in adopting this m
he has achieved distinction in uniq'
line that has never been sought or r
ceived by any other government OF
cial.
An Election Souvenir.
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