The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-11
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.

|
81, 1906, IL will show that very few
promotions OF officers have occurred
in the last six months. In the higher
| ranks the average rate is less than
| five numbers. The ranking officers
! in the various grades will be shown
| as follows: Admiral Dewey, Rear
! Admiral Robley ID. Evans. Capt.
| George a. Bicknell. Commander V.
l.. Cottman, LieutenantCommander
Thomas Snowden. Lieut.. William X
! Gise Ensign n. c. s. Wallace.
This Man no Crafter-A bill for
! SIS was transmitted 10 Congress re-
| Gently by Secretary Hitchcock, with
a favorable recommendation, 10 reim-
| burse T. G. Wakefield, an election
| Judge in Alaska, for travelling so
! miles 80 OF which he walked-to de-
! pOsit the election returns al the near
| est postoffice Wakefield was a judge
J Of elections at Salmon Lake, KOuga-
rok recording district. 1t fell to his
lot To start the returns on their way
10 Sitka. In order TO do so he trav-
elled by train % miles, paying his
train arrived at it's terminus, the near
est post Office. Nome, was still - miles
overland. Wakefield hoofed il. After
depositing the returns Of Alaska's
first election he hoofed it back TO the
railroad and then paid out another
$3.50. No funds were available for
his reimbursement. He thought he
tn ha OF do la
wages-s5 in Alaska-and given mile
age TO boot. 1t took him two days
TO make the trip, and he and the
other judges got together and made
ont the bill for SIS. Congress prob
ably will pay it,
Working on immigration Law
The immigration bill, which House
and Senate passed last session under
the same title, but with a totally diff
ferent text, will be considered soon
by the conferees. Speaker Cannon
and others are trying TO have the
measure completed by compromise.
The bone of contention is the educa-
tional test, which Mr.. Lodge had in
serted in the Senate. This the House
, rejected At that end OF the capitol
il is proposed TO substitute for the
! Lodge provision one authorizing po-
lice control of immigrants at foreign
ports. such as stationing physicians
and inspectors there to determine who
+. are qualified, under the laws. 10 mi
\ CRATE to the United States. Then the
deportation of immigrants could be
| largely eliminated. The constitution
| ality Of such a provision has been
raised. but neither the speaker nor
others Of the House leaders believe
the objection valid one. Commits
sioner of Immigration Sargent favors
that kind Of inspection, and will rec,
ommend ii in a forthcoming report
I He does not favor the educational
clause. If the bill is ever enacted
J into law il will probably be through
compromise along these lines.
New Years Recepton-Each year
the White House doors swing open TO
all the nation on January l. and a
hearter welcome was never extended
to visitors than greeted the thou
sands who called this year to pay
their respects to the chief executive.
The president met ambassadors and
laborers with the same firm hand
b shake. While the marine band played
} patriotic airs, the great throng moved
slowly through the executive man.
sion. The diplomatic corps. the ju.
I dietary, the army. the navy and
civilian officials in the various de-
partments were received in turn be-
fore the thousands OF citizens. who
/ had been standing in line for hours.
L could meet the president The presi-
dent and Mrs Roosevelt, Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Fairbanks, and the
| members of the cabinet and their
+ wives. exchanged New Years greet
ings in the library. Here they as
sembled shortly before IL o'clock. re-
naming until a few minutes before
the hour. when the entire party de-
scended to the blue room. the presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt took a po-
| sition near the door at the head OF
| the receiving line. On his right was
| Mrs. Roosevelt, 10 her right Mrs.
| Fairbanks, and so on, down the line.
the ladies' OF the cabinet taking their
positions in order of precedence. Be
hind them stood the vice president
and the members of the cabinet. Bet
ter weather for the occasion could
not have been desired. The sun
shone brightly and its warmth dis
PEELED the dampness rising from the
ground as a result Of the rain OF the
previous few days. To the thousands
who stood in line for hours this was
particularly agreeable and made their
wait less uncomfortable than usual
on a winter morning.
| Shaw is Optimistic-"There is no
OF asion for alarm. Our only anxiety
need be lest we fail Of facilities 10
properly garner. store. transport and
market our multiplied blessings. Let