The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence


sentative Butler Ames of Massachu-
setts called at the White House the
other day and submitted to the Presi-
dent the first draft of his insurance
code which covers nearly 100 PAGES Of
/ legal cap. typewriter. Mr.. ROOse-
felt could not Of course examine the
bill on its merits, but he showed the
great interest he takes in the subject
and the work that Mr.. Ames is doing
and he complimented him highly on
| the intelligence and industry he has
displayed. While other members OF
! Congress spent their vacations in re-
Taxation, Mr.. Ames put in practically
his entire time in getting his code
in shape. The legal end Of it was in
trusted TO Asst. Atty. Gen. Frederick
II. Nash. 1t will take Mr. Ames a
couple of weeks 10 put the rough draft
in finished shape, when the bill will
! be introduced into the house and then
Mr.. Ames will vigorously push it.
! Long Debate Expected.-The cause
of the Filipino was advocated on the
floor of the house by the Republican
/ lttiucl, NIL dN ut, lOI nearly lOul
hours early last week. Indications
| point to the protracted debate on the
measure and il is expected that the
| Republican opponents representing
| the cane and beet sugar interests of
! this country will speak and vote
/ against the bill The Presidents
annual message which caused a
! seven-day discussion preceding the
! holiday recess, was disposed of in 20
| minutes. The particular question
! which was the cause of contention
which committee should get the in
! surance question was temporarily
| settled by the adoption of an amend
| ment offered by Mr.. Hepburn, prOvid-
| ing for an expression of opinion by the
! judiciary committee as to the extent
| Congress has power to control cor
porations other than railways.
Had Little Curiosity.-It seems al
most incredible that two women could
have lived in Washington for 50 years
and never have set foot in the White
! House. The other day Representa-
! tive Alexander went to the White
! House and asked for a card for these
women to see the private parlors of
! the White House These women, one
! of whom is 81 and the other 80, are
the Misses Greene, daughters of the
! late Brig. Gen. Greene, an army officer
who died during the Mexican War.
For four score years neither curiosity
nor social inclination took them to the
! White House, but now theeir curios-
! ity is sufIicetly great to want to make
! them see the Presidents house.
Rushed to Use Passes. - Asking
almost any Congressman who was in
town last Monday when be returned,
and the answer, with surprising uni
fOrmity was: Il got in Sunday"
! These Sunday arrivals were SO numer-
Gus that a very large proportion of
the membership of both houses was
here three days in advance of the re-
assembling of Congress, whereas many
generally come the very last morning
! before the gavels of the presiding Of
icers fall. The explanation is that no
passes were issued to Congressman
for the new year, and beginning Mon
day morning they had TO pay fare.
! The usual distribution Of annuals in
the departments has also been omit
ted this year. 4 few of the little OBJ
long pasteboards have been coming in.
railroad that runs through Canada
and also New England has mailed a
few such fayors here. SO has a west
ern railroad that has figured consid-
erably in the politics of several states.
But the recipients of these passes
complain that it is long way to the
terminals as the eastern roads
running out Of Washington seem to
be living up to the regulations.
How Women Beta very large
number of market men in the Wash
ington markets have become makers
of handboolzs A good many of them
have found the game more profitable
than the selling of produce, and they
are doing business on the horses at
their stalls all the time. They have
! their regular line Of customers,
mostly women. who not only buy
things for the table from them, but
do their betting on the winter races
in the marketmens handbCoks In
| proportion to its population. there are
more be,tors on the horse races in
| Washington than in any other city
in the United States-perhaps two TO
one. Every horsaman who comes here
quickly becomes aware OF this fact.
| The craze has had possession of all
/ elements Df NEaSbipvfOn's DOnulatiOn
for a good many years. and it is par
| ticularly rampant for some weeks or
| months after the Benrings meeting.
| The proportion of women who bet on
the horses here is away ahead OF
that Of any city on the continent
Wireless Records Eelipsed.-Again
! D.