Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence.]

Especial Correspondence.]
White ribbon advocates are once
more camping on the trail Of the max
ers and consumers Of liquor in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. 1t is not long since
tie w. C. L. e. and other advocates Of
temperance p.adc campaign against
the sale of liquor in the capitol CT the
.jatiOn. Their campaign was success
fM, and now they feel encouraged to
try to stop the liquor traffic throughout
the District Of Columbia.
1t is true that there is much talk
about the facilities that will be af-
fortled for sideboards and sidebOard
belongings in the rooms Of the new
Iouse and senate Office buildings, and
It may be that IN case the legislation
now being sought gets through there
will not be absolute prohibition In the
| District At any rate. the white RIB
boners are strongly urging the bill
which has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Webber Of Ohio and which
provides for absolute prohibition Of
manufacture and sale, except for Ger
tain prescribed purposes.
Memorials Of the Revelation.
Numerous bills are being introduced
for the suitable commemoration Of
events In the Revolution by the erec-
ton Of monuments or otherwise One
Of these measures Is for q monument
to commemorate the battle Of Prince
ton ana appropr1ates $4,000 therefor.
The Princeton Battle Monument asso-
citation has been formed in New Jersey
to promote this enterprise, and It Is
making a strong effort to get congress
to provide for a memorial column on
the site of the struggle in which Wash
ington defeated the British.
Another bill Is for the appropriation
OF 100000 to erect monument in
York county, S. c., on the field of the
battle Of Kings Mountain to the men,
ory Of General William Campbell and
the men who fought there.
Still another bill is for the appropria-
Cherokee county, S. c., on the field Of
the battle of CoWpens, in memory of
General Daniel Morgan and his men,
who defeated part Of CORVALLIS
command under Tarleton at this point.
Supreme Court Building.
A government edifice likely to b
constructed In the near future and for
which 1t is generally agreed there Is
need is O supreme court building. Rep
resentative Littledeld introduced a
measure authorizing the purchase Of
site for such a structure.
1t is proposed to buy a plot about 500
feet square a short distance to the
northwest Of the grounds Of the library
Of congress. The bill has been re-
ferred to the committee on public
buildings and grounds.
Architect Of the Library.
Enfeebled and decrepit, John l.
Smfthmeyer, now old and Ill in
Washington hospital. but in his prime
the distinguished architect that plan
ned the beautiful library Of congress,
Is asking in bis closing days relief at
the hands Of congress for himself apd
bis assistant IN the great work. Sega.
tor Dubois of Idaho has introduced a
bill for the ''relief of John l. Smith
meyer and Paul ]. Peiz," and back Of
1t is the story Of how the two men
planned the magnificent library build
Ing nearly twenty years ago The gov
ernment never paid them a sum COM
mensurate with their services, and now
reliests sought. It appears the total
cost 81 the library was $65ONO0O. The
customary architects share would have
been per cent. 6mIthmeyer charged
but half that but of that 1111.2OO has
not been paid. and he is now seeking
the allowance Of what be regards a.
due him.
1Ae Sn0ot Case.
Whether Senator Smoot Of Utah fs
to be expelled from the senate ON. the
ground of Mormm&sm 10 q question
that promises to AFouss fnuoh stjiae
tn de uppef bouse IN tie near, futHra
The Emoot case has dragged along
mdst tedious1y. bot It Il now under
stood usnt Senator Bur7owA chairman
OF the canmistee on privileges and
elections, b anxious to bring tie mat
ter b q conclusion, and now that the
holiday recess b over he will take
mope tasdmoay md his COMMITTEES Will
make . napost.
z Indications are that the senate will
not e1p4l Smoot. At the same time
Senator Burrows' committee will have
q Republican added to 1t who 10 op-