Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-13
NOT BRIGHT FOR
ARMY CAMP SITES.
Probabilities Are That Present
Congress Will Not Purchase
Them.
MILITARY MANEUvERS COSTLY
Those at Manassas u Year Ago Reach
ed Nearly a Million Dollars Easy
For Nick.
Special Correspondence.

cpechl correspondence,
Washington, Jan. "A movement
TO procure camp sites for maneuyers Of
the army of the United states together
with the militia OF the different states
was strongly urged IN the last Congress
but nothing will be done about II at
this session. In the first place the sites
would mean very large expenditure at
once. besides liberal appropriations to
maintain them. If sites were thus pro-
ylded 1t would be natural that they
should be utilized, and that would be
stu more expensive. II was found
that the maneuvers of 1904 near Manas.
sa, Va, cost In the neighborhood of "A
million dollars, and no one has serious-
ly advocated repeating the experiment.
The proposition to buy camp sites start
ed lively controversy In Congress.
dozen states were at first IN the field
with sites. Then II narrowed down To
half that number, but nothing like am
agreement could be reached. That killed
the proposition even II the great cost
had noo been factor.
THE BEST SYSTEM.
A veteran OF the civil war and man
prominently identified with military az
fairs In Congress says that the best
way to bring about drills where the reg
ulars can participate with the militia
would be to send regular troops to the
state encampments. Regiments and
batteries near the place where the mill
Tia Is assembled could be utilized with
out any great expense, and the prao-
tse would be good thing for the men
I'm tho aaryira Of hn3I, .tu 4
lie said that large camp sites Will be
fmpractcable because only states near
the camps could afford to send their
troops, and after the experience the
general government has had there Is no
prospect that appropriations win be
made for transportation OF the militia
out OF the national treasury.
GLAD TO SEE LOUDLY"
No man was more heartily greeted in
the house OF representatives than Hen.
ny G. Loudenslager OF New Jersey
whom all his intimate friends call
Loudly During the summer reports
reached Washington that Loudenslager
was near the valley Of death, and for
days II was not expected that he could
recover To see him again In good
health and shedding sunshine and good
cheer was pleasing to his friends. F.v-
erybody knows him because he is chair
man of the pension committee. and ev-
erybody goes to him to get him to look
after little bill' which has been In
troduced for constituent or friend
NO TROUBLE FOR NICK.
william Alden Smith of Michigan
and number Of others were discuss
ing politics in the light Of recent devel-
opmepts and the talk turned on the con-
gresSional elections next fall.
II IL likely to be a fast and furious
campaign" remarked newspaper man
TO Smith.
yes, guess IL will" was his re-
Jonder, but Nick won't have any trou-
BILE"
He referred to Nicholas Longworth,
who IL to marry the presidents daugh-
ter, and meant that the popularity of
the bridegroom who marres the daugh-
ter OF the White House viii be sun-
Client to carry him. Probably Nicks
friends Will see that he Is elected while
he is honeymooning.
BACoN's ANCESTRY.
81 am of the south, southern" said
Senator Bacon to n group of friends
one day. but | am OF New England
descent" Then he told about band
of Puritans who lived ut Dorchester,
Mass, IL town that IL now IL part OF
Boston, but was an independent mu-
nicipality long before the revolution.
These people We're imbued with mis-
sionary spirit. They sent detachment
to South Carolina and founded town
called Dorchester. Then another de-
tachement went to Georgia and In Lib
erty county founded another Dorches-
ter and established st. Johns parish.
For years they sent out preachers to
Georgia from Dorchester, Mass. ono
Of them was the father OF Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, and 1t was only an acct
dent that the great poet was not a
Georgian. Bacon came from this New
England stock and Is three-fourths
Puritan. He was as strictly brought up
AZ other Puritans. 1t IL an interesting
fact that four or Ave United states
senators from Georgia were from this
puritan stock which originally came
from Massachusetts.
ASSERTED HIS RIGHTS.
When the senate committees were be-
ing made up Senator klttredge OF
South Dakota indicated a desire to be
placed on judiciary, a place sought by
many lawyers, First one man and
then another came TO him and explained
the pressure there was for the vacancies
and how embarrassing IL would be to
give him the place. At last the South
Dakota man asserted himself. II UNI
derstand," he said, that 1t is proposed |
10 put men on the committee who have
only recently become senator's For six |
years | have oheerfully stood aside and |
submitted TO the doctrine OF seniority. |
Now ! want my rights under that doc
trine," And when this message was
conveyed 10 the committee the members |
could do nothing but accept it,
Another Good Man Gone Wrong.