The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18
[TlRD JOLTS
b PRESIDENT
4 All Kinds of Fun
uplifled Spelling Is
Il Discussion.
REPUBLICANS
NOT SUPPORT HIM
Leader Shows That
M Ideas Are Not
|lll Practical.

Tribune.
ION, Dec. 1.-THE in
n sfection Of the people
M for President Roosevelt
strsted when the question
HE President 8 simplified
40 In the House Monday
los legislative appropria-
under consideration, and
PROVISION that the Public
according to Webster or
apdard dictionary when he
documents. This amount
Ia that the President s
b use the simplified form
ni il was new legislation,
h remain IN an appropria-
unanimous consent. That
|,man could come to the
escue and throw ,out the
raph by the simple expedi-
a point of order against
some of the members
raud for the proposed re-
vaised mis- voice to save
b from the rebuke which
tivs if the paragraph were
Ind become law.
nv members did not hest
81 opportunity TO air their
aying to make the Presi-
he order look ridiculous.
Clark OF Missouri inter
Gillett of Massachusetts,
,sding up in a somewhat
kalf f.hearted way for the
q asked Gillett this cues
n Question Asked,
Gentleman calculated how
take to modify the Eng
a the rate Of 300 words
nci," replied Mr., Gillett.
tske 400 years, said Mr..
b, If you are going into
ipg business, why not &c
d and take the phonetic
slling that has forty-four
snd that absolutely abol-
or stunt Of learning 70
II you take the forty
pu will have every sound
e language. If you adopt
system Of writing-and
that as well as You can
now write-vou will save
i've years in the life of
Of the Republic in getting
As TO this ord er of the
b absolutely pitiable. II
fusion without doing any
ply muddles things. I am
The whole hog on spelling
]. am not willing to take
Of 1900 and poster our
erybodS else for 400 years
the reform. -
ked very much as if the
graph had been placed in
he Republican members for
Of lifting the Democratic
e fun with the President,
they took advantage of
sader Williams. while the
hbers SAT- back and enjoyed
The only Republican to
rticular part in making it
or the President was Mr..
Pennsylvania, and all he
furnish material for the
= giving the House an eN-
PtlOn of the investigation
Committee on Appropria-
be spelling reform order.
piece Of the stenographic
hearings before the com
by Mr.. Bingham;
sned to a Board.
WINS there any reference
dents order directing this
siing to a board on simplt-
1.-THE public prlnter)-I was
u repor, OF a board on sim
In looking over the names
onstituiing this board. ] find
n, Funk, editor and pub
standard Dictionary. In
congress adopted the sim
By having Congressional
'aa laws printed in accord
report Of this board. would
" 10 get out "A new dictiou-
FL think 1t would. ulti-
IL also notice the names OF
smith. editor OF the CenrNy
'uu Henry Holt. a publisher
~ that n schoolbook pub
- understand il to be.
The adoption By Congress,
" spelling would ultimately
:, near future, no doubt. me-
publication OF new die,
"uw , sehooi books. and thel,
'he citizens OF the United
ss-That would probably b.
d Few Supporters.
,g np laid this ammunition be
49,, !, Mr. Bingham sat bacl
:. ol the Committee on Ap
@ Snd enjoyed the spectacl,
:; ,ns Democrats as they for,
NJ to pieces. The onlv Re
sIeak for Mr.. Roosevelt
ulllett of Massachusett
,,I,of his Of Nebraska. and the
: ,HS@art St about it. Mr.. Gil
!. !, resident was entitled t
ami nmSgss,a1ge in Greek, if h
n,;n. Saa Mr, Norris held tina
'i,o.er iro..er was bound TO prin
msn, ,vm any department q
Ind Su,' as the manuscript wa
II i no 70 tollow any copy, n
sa;a y was ,S spelled, '''
lio%ut ION DIR. Gaines Of Tenne.
fsSal sul send in his message i
sA'og or Filipino or GeI
.E diso,o.t; think that is entirel
a aSauiirtlon," arip replied Mr.. Gi
{ bos b%so I to ask the gentlema
,'N lS n -.