The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-05-11
NOTES FR0E WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondenes.l

May day celeDTdtlOn Clnner IN hONOr
Of Admiral Dewey's victory in Manila
bay was given al the Raleigh hotel
by two dozen of the officers who were
with Admiral Dewey in that fight. Ad-
miral Dewey was the guest OF honor,
and many stories were told by those
present in recollection Of the famous
! event. Admiral Dewey in a talk said
that every year that passes makes
me think that the people OF this coun-
try have a growing realization Of the
importance Of the victory Of the
american feet eight years ago bring
! Ing about as it did the possession Of
the Philippines by the United States
Musical Copyright. - The musical
composers and publishers Of the coun-
try are exercised over bill recently
introduced by Congressman Bonnet
OF New York, amending the copyright
laws so as TO permit musical Libraries
or others TO lend or rent musical
works. A hearing was held on the
| subject the other day which was pre-
]
| from John Philip SOusa, who said:
Earnestly request that the Amcri-
| can composer receive full and ade-
Quate protection for the product Of
| his brain" 1t was stated that large
/ business was growing up through tho
| establishment Of musical Libraries
| who advertised to rent 70 churches
and ether organizations musical COM
! positions such as Oratorios, cantatas,
etc. This practice naturally curtails
/ the sales OF these works and is re-
garded as an injury to the composer
and publisher.
Seed Distribution. The House on
! May completed the agricultural ap-
preparation bill and passed the mill
tary academy bill. The agricultural
! appropriation bill carried s7,4Sl,440
The military academy bill carried
! 81 ,GG3.115 There was little debate
on the agricultural bill, the ayes and
noes being taken on but one para
| graph, the provision relating to the
| continued distribution Of garden and
! flower seeds, which was voted into
| the bill. 1913 TO So. An echo Of the
recent swndles growing out Of
leaks" affecting cotton reports in the
agricultural department was created
! by Mr.. Crumpacker Of Indiana, who
! thought that the appropriation for
! collecting agricultural statistics was
! entirely too large.
For Pilgrim ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tative Mccall reported favorably the
other day from the committee on
library the bill appropriating $4,000
TO aid in the construction of a monu-
mcnt cOmmemorating the landing OF
! the Pilgrim Fathers at Provincetown.
The appropriation is made condition
al uDon the contribution OF an equal
amount from other sources, and the
bill is amended so that the care of the
monument will be paid for by the
Cape Cod Pilgrims Memorial associa-
ton In his report, Mr.. Mccall calls
attention 10 the fact the government
has erected monuments Commemora-
tive of many battles, and says: 1T is
confidently believed that the first
landing Of the Pilgrims upon this con-
tineut and the signing of the May
flower compact are such signal events
in the history of the United States
that this government will do we'll TO
Join in CJmmemOrating them at Prov
incctown, where the civil body polite
of the Pilgrims first breathed the
breath of life" The monument is
proposed to be erected on the top of
High Pole hiIl. which is 100 feet hish.
This. together with the POO feet
height Of the monument" Mr.. Mccall
SAYS. would make the latter visible
80 miles out at sea. The pcrils of
NAVIGATION around the Cape" the rep
rcsontatiyc adds. which led the Pill
crims 10 settle in New Eng'and are
rs great now as they were in the Pill
gyims' days"
Speculation on Ad djournnent.-Spo
uiatiun as to the date Of adjournment
Of congress is active. Naturally the
members would like 10 get away as
early as possible but the prospects are
that this will be the longest session
for a number Of years As everyone
knows. each congress has long and