The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-06-29
THE END IS IN SIGHT.
Congress is About to Ad-
journ at Last.
NOTED EDUCATOR RETIRES.
DR.. Harris Resigns as q. s
Commissioner Of Education.

DR.. Harris Resigns 40 y. 5.
Commissioners Of Education.
WEEKLY LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
With all the speed II can muster
Congress is pushing legislation thru
in hope OF an adjournment by the
flrst OF the month. The Sundry
Civil bill has been 1assed by the
Senate with something over $1,000
900 added to It over the amount that
came from the House. The House
committee on appropriations wanted
to make record for itself and had
pared down numerous items. But II
is doubtful II it will stand much on
IT'S dignity about keeping them down.
Mr.. Tawuey and his associates were y
new committee and wanted to make
an econOmical showing. But what Is
S7,O0O,OO0 between friends when Con-
gress IL rushing for an adjournment
and the weather Is humping itself for
a real summer record?
The meat bill has passed by the
House and sent to conference sup
posedly with the approval OF the
president and certainly with the
good will Of the speaker. The bill
is not at all the original Beveridge
amendment, but II is not SO bad. on
the face OF It at least, as the arst
House substitute that was prepared
bv the committee. 1t saves the
packers a cool 50, 1000. 900 by appro-
prlatinx that amount out OF the
treasury for the meat inspection.
That is . tidy SUM to save. But 1t
will not begin to make up to the
packers, aud more especially to the
Innocent cattle raisers, the amount
that has been lost by the noisome
notoriety Of the exposures. OF course
the cattle men will not get any Of
their losses back. But 1t Is to be
strongly suspected that the packers
will. They are not used to pocket
Jog losses so long as there is con-
sulner on the horizon to shoulder
them.
Prospects for the canal bill are a
little brighter ana 1t looks as though
vote 90 1t would result 10 q ma.
jority 10 favor Of the lock canal type.
The tentative plans for the Gatuu
Dam have already been made aud II
IL said that while there IL not iock
foundation at the spot, there II
q foundation Of sand aud clay that
will be perfectly safe and that will b.
quite a. proof against earthquakes ~
rock foundation would have been.
There is quite deal Of natural re
gret at the resignation ia Washing
ton this week Of DR.. VIM. T. Harris
United States Commissioner Of Edu
cation, one Of the best known edu
Gators 10 the world. He has retired
entirely of his own volition. havini
reached his list year. He is to b
succeeded by DR.. Elmer E. Brown
who was not only DR.. Harris owl
choice for the place but had the. en-
dorsetnent Of Nicholas Murray Butle
Ut Coluinbia. President Wheeler Q
Californix aud y number Of the othe
uoted educators Of the country.
The record Of DR.. Harris 10 0nic
has been . remarkable one. He hs
been commissioner Of Education II
seventeen years and has in that tim
increased the educational standard q
the country seventy-fve per cent
When he came into ONCE there wer
just about 1000 high schools 10 tn
country. Now there are $500.
has been 90 long ago that many pei
pie will have forgotten It, but ID
Harris, though be was educated ]
New England. began his education;
work In st. Louis where he ws
teacher, principal, and dnally supe
intendent of public schools. He WI
sent abroad for the government aft
he resigned from St. Louis and h'
been twice decorated by the Frenc
Academy. He has been tirele
worker, contributor to encycl0p
dias. writer Of pamphlets an
magazine arti. les, one OF the revisic
editors Of Webster's Dictionary az
founder of the Philosophical Societ
Altogether his life has been excee