The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-03
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)
To pres.rve Washinaton's Statue

To Preserve Washineton's Statue
| The heroic Greenough statue OF Cen
eral George Washington, which for 81
years has stood in the plaza OF the
| east front OF the Capitol, has ordered
| by the House Of Representatives
10 be moved TO the Smithsonian Instltu'
| ton in this city. The motive behind
the resolution is the protection Of the
statue against further ravages Of the
| elements. While not Offering any par
ticular objection to the proposition,
Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts, suggest
ed that a number of the statues in
THAT Chamber OF Horrors, commonly
called Statuary Hail. might also be
removed.
No More Navy YARD Lay-ofs.-Sec-
retary Mctcalf has taken steps TO pre-
vent the wholesale discharge OF en-
plOyes at the navy yards. Because Of
the serious lack OF funds IL had been
planned 10 lay off large numbers Of
men on April /. TO avoid this the
secretary sent 10 the house a com
municatiOn asking that $2,OOO,OOO be
made available for immediate use In
order that bills may be paid without
further delay. Assurance was given
AT the Capitol that the emergency
would be- made, and Secretary Met
calf SO informed a committee, repre-
senting the working men in the yari-
Gus navy yards throughout the coun'
try, which called on him.
Death Calls Young Senator.-The
senate ON March 23 for the fifth time
in the present session, adjourned be-
cause death had robbed the body Of
one OF its members. The announce
mcnt that Senator William James Bry-
an of Florida had died was made by
Senator Talifcrro. who left Washing
ton as member Of the committee
which accompanied the body to Jack.
sonvilIc The death Of Senator Bry.
an who was familiarly known as the
baby" OF the senate, a title IN which
hc took pride, came home to the sen
a;org with more force than amy which
had preceded it. There was no other
after the session that the fact that
the mortality record Of The present
session is already greater than in any
previous entire congress.
Carter Appeals to President.-Ober.
lin VI. Garter. oN-captain Of engineers
in the t. $. army who was convicted
Of fraud and sent 10 Leavenworth
prison for five years. announces that
ne intends 10 appeal to the President
for rc-cstablishmcut in the army. Capt.
Carter came out Of prison al about the
time that Greene and Gaynor, the con
tractors who are said to have bribed
him. were returned from Canada 10 be-
gin their prison terms. Garter VIII
base his demands for reinstatement
on the finding OF Judge Kohlsaat in
Chicago that the money he received
came. not from the contracting firm,
but from the captains father-in-law.
Cant. Carter says that he was not able
to get this evidence before the court
martial. and that the then attorney
general. Griggs. said: IF Carter real
ly got this money from his katherine
law, he is innocent
postmasters Delegate Duties.--The
statement that many postmaSlorS III
the larger cities do not earn their sal
aries. vas made the other day before
the house committee on eNpnditures
in the postonice department by DR..
~ hn T.
ant postmaster general. He was ask
ed by member Of the committee If 1t
was not a fact that in many OF the
larger cities and quite often in the
third class postoiices, The postmaster
frequently delegates the conduct OF
his Office TO suhordinateS and simply
shows up at his desk for an hour or
two each day" DR.. Granteld replied
that undoubtedly that was so. Il my
self" he said, know OF instances
wherein practically the only work done
by the postmaster i'm connection with
the office is the periodical signing OF
reports to the department Chairman
Wagner asked Dr. Graniield il. in
view of this state of affairs il would
be wise To formulate a list showing
which postmasters in the United
States are efficient and do perform the
duties Of their office. and which are
incapable or negligent or both Mr..
Grandfeld replied that he saw no
good in compiling such list So long
as the postmastcrship is an Office OF
political gift.
Cannot Control ocean Rates.-A de.
clsion has been promulgated by the
interstate commerce commission in
which probably is the most important
case which the commission for a long
time has been called upon 10 deter.
mine IL is that of the Cosmopolitan
Shipping company a Philadelphiau or
ganization chartered under the laws OF
New Jersey. against The so.called Ham
burg pool. The complainant's pc
tition Wae Hlsl with tho r,,n