The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-22
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence }

Rate Legislation to Ralroa
rate Legislation will be allowed 10 res
until after the Christmas holidays
Members OF the house committee OF
Interstate and foreign commerce hav
| agreed TO take up and dispose Of les
Important measures than those affect
ing rates before the recess. In tn,
senate there also is a disposition Il
let rate legislation slumber for th'
time being. The members OF the i'm
terstate commerce com mission in tha
body have decided TO hold but one
meeting a week before Christmas
and there is general understanding
nat legislation affecting the inter
state commerce commission will moi
be published.
Occupations Clash-Trading in pole
cat skins and the delivery of the U.
$. mails in the rural sections of the
United States are two occupations
hat cannot be engaged in at the
Postmaster General De Graw. Com.
plant had been received at the de.
partment from a farmer living in Lit.
tie Herking, Washington county, o.,
who declared solemnly that the rural
tree delivery carrier who delivered
mail at the farmers home engaged
in the traffic in polecat skins as a
SIDE line. This was highly objection.
able to the farmer, who declared that
the letters from his sweetheart, and
even his daily newspapers, delivered
by the offending carrier, exuded a
very disagreoable odor.
Probably Long Session-Omcial
Washington and people generally
look for long session of congress.
There are a great many important
measures that will come up for con-
sideratiOn, and il is said the admin
expects a hard fight on the
rate bill. One point which is held TO
be significant is the fact that Sec.
retary Of State Root, when asked to
attend the third Pan-American con-
grcss, to be held at Rio de Janiero
IN July 4, suggested that a later date
De selected, as he could not leave
until after the adjourn
nent Of congress-" That is taken TO
mean that the secretary anticipates
hat congress will not adjourn until
ummer. Certainly, if all the pro.
'osod legislation comes up for deliber
tion and discussion, July will be
.er2 before the legislative slate can
c cleaned.
New England Fared WeII-In the
lSuibution of house committee
laces, New England has Jared very
yell. On every important committee
here is now a New England repre-.
Two of the biggest promo.
ions to be made by Speaker Cannon
all TO the lot of Massachusetts Dem
Gratis. Naturally there are some dis
ppointments among the members,
hat is inevitable, but they are few
Ompared with the general satisfac-
on felt by the New England mem.
ers in their assignments. or the |
Iaine delegation Representative Lit |
efeld becomes chairman of the COM |
Iittee on expenditures in the agricul- /
lral department, besides being as
gned to his old place on the judiciary
nd merchant marine and fisheries.
his is the first craftsmanship Maine
as had since the days of the Big
our" from MaiEe. when Maine had
le speakership and three important
lairmanships--ways and means,
avail affairs, and public buildings and
rounds, a record never before or
nee matched. Representative Cyrus
llloway Of New Hampshire will con-
nue. To take care of the old soldier
his capacity as chairman of the
valid pensions committee. and will
lpplement this work by service on
e committee on the election of presi-
mt, vice-president and representa-
yes of congress. His colleague. Rep
sentative Currier. retains chairman
up ol INC patent COUllllltee ana |
on accounts, but gives
! elections. \ new committee has
en- created entitled expenditures in
G department of commerce and lab
. and Representative ID. j. Foster.
no will probably succeed Senator
octor of Vermont, was made its
airman.
Presidents Daughter Engaged
he President and Mrs. Roosevelt
nounce the engagement of their
lighter. Miss Alice Lee Roosevelt. J
a Mr.. Nicholas Longworth. The
'dding will take place about the
ddle of February" This simple an
uncement sent out from the White {
,use sets at rest the rumors which
We been flying about for the past
o years or more. Society has ex-
cted the announcement long and
for Mr.. Longworth's at
ltions to the daughter OF the Pres
mt have been unmistakable. IL Is