The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-13
LENT WELCOME
IN WASHINGTON
Society Has a Chance to Sit Down
and Think 1t Over.
SWARM OF REPUBLICANS
HOUSE MAJORITY LARGE AND
UNWlELDT.
lspecial 70 u HeraIdO

Washington, March 12.-After the
wearing excitement and confusion at
tending the inaugural week, every
Washmgtonian was glad TO sit down
and think it over. and there was much
of il 10 think about. The entire time
that the city was crowded with visitors
the sun shone. The air was crisp out
not cold. In short, everything was
harmonious and in the District of Co
lumbia. at least. there was peace with
all the world While unofficial society
welcomed a quiet hour, the official cir
Gle on Tuesday dragged itself TO one
more, and the last. of the cabinet DIN
uers 1t was given by the secretary OF
commerce and labor and Mrs. Metcalt
This was the termination of the sea
son so far as the president and MS
wife are concerned. The president has
now begun the preparations for his
long southwestern trip, ana Mrs.
Roosevelt Will go to either Aiken or
Atlantic City for month OF much-
needed rest Miss Alice Roosevelt VIII
spend some time in New York attend
ing the opera and other functions
planned in her honor. She mas re-
nounced the idea of going to London 10
visit the Whitelaw Reds. and VIII
made a midsummer trip 20 the Phlllp-
-,fues The secretary of war and Mrs.
Taft expect to leave about July lst,
and with their party, Will be absent
until Sept. LIST Miss Roosevelt does not
anticipate accompanying the Tafts 10
the interior of the island of Luzon, but
viii probably remain in Manila curing
their absense. There is no likelihood
that she will set foot on japanese SOL.
The bare suggestion of her doing SO
has aroused such Il storm OF protest
that even the president, with his we'll
known Independence Of character, mas
recognized the ineXpediency of permit
ring the trip The diplomats were very
much excited over the prospect, and
the presidents old friend, Baron Vor
Steruberg, the German ambassador
WAS particularly wrought up. y WISH
from the daughter of the president OF
The United States to Japan While the
present hostiIities are in progress
1voud be more damaging to Russia
cause than the fall of Port Arthur.
Embassy in Mourning.
The imperial court of st. Petersburg
has decreed period of six months
official mourning over the death o
Grand Duke SergiuS. As a consequence
the Russian embassy in washington
will be obliged to observe very strict
If not onerOus mourning for the re
mainder of the spring. This Will pre-
vent many Of those delightful informa
affairs for which the CassiniS have be
come famous They have always con
7ributed a charm TO the Lenten SeaSo
bv many imprOmptu teas and dinners
and the fashiona bic world has bee
looking forward to them with pleas
urabie anticipa tion until the untortu
nate assassination of the uncle of tn
car
Washington music lovers as well 4
tuft hunters are looking forward Wit
much pleasure to the series of concert
10 be given here during Lent by Lad
Maitland. The opportunity to hear
scaI countess sing in concert Is ne
often afforded the smart set of the ma
fiCnal capitol and she is assured of
very enthusiastic welcome. Anothe
singing peerless viii likewise arrive i
Washington before Easter in the pei
son Of the Countess of Limerick, VIII
comes in behalf of the Irish benevC
lent fund to aid the cause of the poo
90 ireland.
No General Legislation,
The Fifty-eighth congress. whic
has lust ended has not been prOduC
five Of much general legislation.
will bc we'll to bear in mind that tn
congress came in after the Republic
an party had been in power i'll bot
branches for six years 1t had airead
lcgisIated ION such matters as the e.
tiff the isthmian canal and our islam
possessions This congress therefor
practically confined itself to the en2c
1ucnt Of judicious amendments to eI
acted legislation and to the perfectio
If il. For example. il perfected II
civil government scheme for the Phi
5puines revised the tariff and rev,
luc laws Of the islands, perfected civ
Government for Porto Rico and mac