Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-12
Washington News Letter.

tary Is TO cut the appropriations for
the transportation of regular army
troops TO the annual maneuvers such,
as were held at Manassas. The COM
mittee members have all along been
skeptical of the wisdom of such man
euvers when the enormous Manassas
expense in September have confirmed
the committee members in this view.
Accordingly, from the present plans
of the committee, the total appropri-
alton for transportation of the army
for the next fiscal year will be $l2,-
100000, reduction of $4,000, 900 from
the appropriation under the same
head for the present fiscal year. The
reduction will be effective in pre-
venting the massing of troops for
such IN aneuyers. Then it is the in
tention to withhold any aspiration
for the transportation of the national
guard.
Judge Baker, who was judge of the
supreme court of New Mexico, and
who was removed by the president.
was reinstated. Il was announced
at the Department of Justice that
the department made full and fair
examination into the alleged irregu-
larities in New Mexico, and then it
recommended the removal. The
president Immediately chopped off
Judge Bakers official head Judge
Baker very much alive, descended on
the president here in Washington,
and in an hours talk convinced him
that the order of removal was unjust
and unfair, and the president immed-
lately ordered Judge Baker reinstat-
ed. Judge Baker, smarting under
the injustice of the whole thing, after
he had been exonerated, proceeded
toiresign.
One day not so very long ago Con-
sui Davis at Alexandretta did, very
foolish thing. The sultan had a
birthday fiesta. Consul Davis got
'punky at something that happened
| in Alexandretta, and pulled the
American flag down from where it
was flying over the Consulate. OF
course the Turks got mad-mad as
hatters. They complained about it
to the state department, and now
there is one Davis out of diplomatic
service, or will be just as soon as an
appointee can get TO Alexandretta
to take the place of the unwise man
President Roosevelt has accepted
an invitation 10 attend the Lincoln
Day dinner, to be given blythe Re.
publican club of New York. on the
18th of next February. The invita-
tion swas extended by William ID
Murphy, OF New York, on behalf OF
the club The president will deliver
an address at the dinner
President Roosevelt was mighty
glad for thu Christmas recess of con
gress. He was nearly worn to q
fragile by the pressure of callers anG
business. 1t is said that never in the
history of the White House has 4
president seen so many callers ant
listened to so many tales of woe il
the same length of time as has Presi
dent Roosevelt in the three week.
that congress has been in session.
From $3.50 until ) in the evening he
has given up his time and attention
to public business and has seen caller:
every day except on cabinet days
Several hundred visitors a day have
been received, these representing
simply those people who came to pay
their respects to the president and
who were after nothing. The presi
de1t earns that little old $4,000 al
right.
This sounds funny, but it is true
Bourke Cochran drove up to the
Capitol the other day in a handsome
sleigh, holding the reins over a
spanking fine team, and beside him a
valet. The gentleman from New
York, Mr.. Cochran" wore on his head
A soft felt hat, pulled down over his
ears. The valet held in his lap, hat
box. When Mr.. Cochran alighted al
the house door. he pulled off the foft
felt, took from the hat box his "chim.
ney pot" set it on his head. and in
the attire of gentleman entered the
house doors.
Senior Ojeda, Spanish Minister, has
received permission from the Spanish
government to sign the Spanish.
American Arbitration treaty.