World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-03-23
WASHINGTON
I-,E1.I1TER

From Our Regular Correspondents
There has been d momcntar,
lui' in matters political. The Sen
ME ~ extra session is doing mex
to nothing, but the undcr.sur.fac
Indications arc full of interest {,
those who eau discern them Th,
oanto Domlngan Treaty IS no
dcad but sleepeib, and IT will slceI
oil summer. If all the senator.
who are IN favor dt it because O.
party aiIlIation could be muster,
cd, il would bo passed this week
II will almost certainly DO passed
ny the Senate when it psscmt les
10 extra session next October.
The Mothers Congress which
has been in session in Washington
for some days viii adjourn tomor.
row, II furnished the President
an opportunity, through an ud,
dIess, 10 express and cxphasize
his wcll.known views on several
questions and especially with re.
ference to what is known Us his
'Racc suicide theory where he
Is IN perfect agreement with NJ.
I0la's views as elaborated in his
famous novel called ''Fecundilic''
he was ~ a particularly happy
mood when he took The stand or
Father The pulpit, al the Metropo-
Titan Methodist Church where the
sessions Of the Mothers Congress
are held. IIe was introduced bv
Mrs. Sholl, the President aud he
bowed to her rcmarkipg, "The
iaiher OF five chiIdren salules Inc
mother " seven" The address
read between tho lines, was really
u rcbukc 10 all that these women
are doing, though not what they
pretend TO be doing. They urc
passing resolutions in favor OF or
everything that is anoa, in
po|itlos, sociology and religion.
ana IRE away from their homes
and their babies. whore The Presi-
dent naively intinated all moth.
ers should sometimes be, and that
they should not be engaged in
speech-making, resolving and
pscudoin'elleelual dabhIings Of
various kinds. The Presidents
recent prca chmcnts both here and
1T his churcn last Sunday one n.
mong the best he has over made
of all the Presidents We have ever
had, no seems to DO the lea st afraid
to talk and the least afraid Of any.
thing,
The coming Spring and Snmmer
will bca period Of great improve.
mcnt 10 Washington, This week
the demolition OF thirty buildings
on Capitol Square, northeast OF
the Senate Chamber, will begin to
make the foundation Tor the marble
Senate Offices for which this
was purchased. The pur.
chase money amounted to nearly
OF dollars and ii is expect.
ed that a building costing from
three to tive million dollars will bc
erected thcre, 70 correspond with
tho Offices that are already under
construction for tho House of Re.
representatives. at the other wiog of
tho Capitol Tho railroad tcrmio.
~ improvements consisting Of
railway passenger station longer
than tho United States Capitol
though out of Difference Ia ,hai
towering building not more ,Lao
half as high are under way aud
will be in the main completed bs
next winter. The Agricullurut
Department Building which viii
be one of tho finest department,
buildings in Washington is ia III,
hands OF the contractors. 'rh
same may be said Of tho Nahono
Museum, while hundreds OF PRIV
ate enterprises arc making pro
gress in different parts OF the Gil,
Various small junketing trip
are in preparation BY members
Congress at Government expcn
Ostcnslbly tho parposc is to
things at first si4ht in the Phil