The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-06-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.

the member of the Committee on In.
teroceanic Canals chosen to report
the commuters decision In favor al
the sea level plan, he already has
made q brilliant defense Of the com
mittee's action. The principal Oh
lection he advances In opposing the
adoption of the lock canal is that Il
anything were,t 60 happen to u single
one OF the great dams that be nrcss-
sary. the grcat canal would be II.
fectualiv blocked aud might be en-.
tirely put out Of commission. The
danger from earthquakes In Central
America, senator Kittredge, con.
tends. 10 not imaginary, and the o..
feet Of an earthquake, however
slight. on the heavy masonry that q
lock channel would necessitate could
not be other than disastrous. In
addition. he declares the cost OF tax. !.
Ing a ship through the lock canal,
and the time occupied In the. ship,s
passase, is certain to be much great
er than would DO tho case ON u sea
level waterway. Senator Bacon
has enlisted himself under the sea
level canal banner. and there IL EVIL
dsnce that other undecided senators
VIII be won over.
q
Thrre is much Interest IN Conxress
over = ruinor to the effect that form
er senator Richard +. I'ettigrew ia
about TO seek reelection TO the SEN.
ate ON the Socialist. ticket. II such
IL the case and Mr.. Iettixrew.s .
dreams come true, It viii be a might
~ jolt FOR the most dignifie,i l~gislat-
I've body Ia the worl,i. I.aFoilettc
y a bitter pin tor the upper branch
OF Congress. the newly elected Sena.
tor from Arkansas. Jei1 Davis, hero
M score of campaign brawis, 10
nnothcr. but the limit would bo
reached were Pettigrew to lu the
first Socialist to claiin admittance.
|yssAukrsed i,y shbindtfIersncs OF mem
befs OF the HaHsr. Speaker Cannon
this week orsiercd the Scrgeant-at
Arms TO arrest and bring before him
those representatives who had alb.
sented themselves. Tho Sergeant.
at-Arms Immediately marshaied a
corps Of assistants and sailed out.
In the Presidents box at the ball
park, one OF the House officers found
Representative aud Mrs. Longworth
They were arrested and Mrs. Long
worth took her husband and John
Wesley Gaines, also under arrest,
back 70 the Capitol In her Yunabout.
Congressman Sibley and eight mem
bers WHO had played truant were
found "rooting" In a box in the
grand stand. They were also ar
rrsted but obtained permiesion to
return the way they came Ia Mr..
Siblsy's big automobile. On the
way To the Capitol tho chauffeur did
not stop to take heed of the speed
law. aud as n result the party were
arrested by n bicycle policeman who
promptly released them when he
found they were already under ar.
rest the on authority OF the Congress
Iof United States. Altogether, there
were many asnuslng incidents and u
nnsnbeEsei Indignant law makers
LIt was the first time In years such
action has bscn taken by the Chair
Mem6yinl Day exercises In the Ma
tional capital were more impressive
lthan ever before. The cemeteries
adjacent To the city were buried In
flowers, and tina statutes Of depart
ed. warriors In the tiny parks that
are scattered throughout the city
were draped In flags. The Stars and
sstrfpss fioated above all the govern,
ment buildings. and practically ev.
cry residspce, from the ;cmansion te
the howell dew the colots, "A pretty
csremony. was carried out.by the @,
A.. X. In the afternoon, whAu . twelve
foot barge; sswsthsd In fags and
beatneas . acasgo great Huuchcs o
bright blossoms, was launched OF
ths bpsem - ~ Potomse riysr =
token of Tie nations ggGtitude 4
its saii0r dead who sissp beneath
ths ssa PrGidsnt Rodseyelt adde'
to the fragrant cargo AtboQuet Q
tflowers from the White Mouse Kas
dens.