Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26
ORGANIZATIONS Active in and
Around National
Capital.
Mr.. HUGHES OF NEW JERSEY.
Ills Work for Labor Organizations In
The Housc--Ntr. Roosevelt Visits
Homes of Presidents.
sneelal Corresnondence.

CptClaA correspondence.
Washington. Dec. 2A-Labor organiza-
tons are making many demands this sem
sion for legislation which their officers
think has been long delayed. Represen-
tatlves Of the organizations are much in
evidence around tho Capitol too. They
had many talks with Speaker Cannon as
70 the personnel OF the labor committee,
but Uncle Joe has made his selections ac-
cording 20 his own notions, even though
they have not pleased the organizations,
because some OF the men pushed by their
officers have been ignored The pros
poets OF labor legislation at this session
are not encouraging. IL Is doubtful 10
any new laws affecting the workingman
directly will be put upon the statute
books.
EXPECTED TO CHAMPION CAUSE.
The workingmen are looking TO Com
gresham Hughes OF the Peterson district
OF New Jersey more than to any one else
to champion their cause lu this congress.
Hughes served one term In a previous
congress and was IA Democratic member
of The house labor committee Wilham
Randolph Hearst OF New York served as
the Democratic member OF tie same
committee during two congresses. Hearst
was relied upon implicitly by the orgun-
izations to push their bills, but ne at
tended very few OF the sessions, beinB toe
busy with his Independence league CONF
bats ia many states TO give his time ana
attention to hts congressional duties.
Hughes has twice carried the Paterson
district when IL looked as II no Demo
crat could win there as 10 d. usually very
strong for the Republicans. He Is Wig
orous mon OF thirty-scyen and Is regal Jed
as one Of the best speakers IN the mousse
HAS VISITED ALL BUT ONE.
President Roosevelt has visited the
homes and tombs OF an the Virginia pres
idents but that OF Monroe which Is To-
Gated in Boudon county, not far from
Washington. though not owned by any
~ the descendants Of the executive OF
Monroe doctrine fame. As the Du Ponts
are not friendly with President Roose
welt. ON account OF the lively stlrrinR up
the administration has given the powder
trust. William pu Pont and his family
the day President Roosevelt visited Mont
pclier TO place flowers upon the tomb az
President Madison. the father Of the con-
sttuuon. II Is even known 20 be o. fact
that the Du Points did not Invite the
president 10 make the ulp, but as ne
signined his intention of doing so they OF
course could do nothing less than in-
form him that the gorunds would hc
open when he arrived. Montpelier ls the
Private property OF the Du Points Ihe
owner is a brother Of Senator Du Pont
Of Delaware.
WARMTH. NOT READING, THEIR AIN
"The weather having turned suddenly
cold In this region, the sleeping quarters
al the Carnegie library are much crowd
What do you mean2'' he was asked
81 mean that II YOU wiz happen n there
you will find the clerks waking up white
and negro lOafers who 20 the library
on pretense OF Guilty the mind,
whereas the fact g. t.tF go into the
library for the sole purpose of warming
themselves, and most Of them fan asleep
within nve minutes after opening a book
Lots OF The negroes actually open the
A dozen or more bills have been in
trOduCed this session TO refund to the peo-
pie or the south the cotton tax collected
during the Civil war. ln round numbers
the collections amounted % ses.0000o0.
Even though the proposition has about as
much chance as SNOWFALL ga the doc
congressman are holding out hope 10
their constituents. Some day this money
may be paid but &c viii be In the dim
future. Sun, 70 should De remembered
that the direct tax, another Civil wal
levy. was refunded. and after "A fight q
more than a century those interested in
French spolistions finally got n show I'm
court and poefibly IN a hundred years
from now IL may be determined bv trc
courts that lot OF Virginia families
are the real owners OF what are known
rs tho Potomac fats In this city. and
this would make manv + r VS. mighty
rich people. Most 81 the Washington
Lees. Marshalls and Madisons Of virgin
"a are now In the class noted for having
small bank accounts.
IMPOSSIBLE TO CURB CHEWERs
The rules against smoking in the cor
rldOrs IN the capital are usually enforced
but no plan has set been devised 20 nre-
vent men from chewing tobacco within
the walls Of that stately building NJ "a
Capitol policeman or guido detects "a fol-
low squirting tobacco iuice on the beau
ufui tilo floors De i8 lscturod and warned
bat the slv chewors Of the weed watt
until the minlons OF the law are not look
ing. and then they spattcr r. dark marble
column aim az creyice IN the wall on
he a heat register fur "a pueDldor Tn.
chewing habit ls 90 general thai no
Capitol iaborers are working hard to ~
move the stains