The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-11
FROM THE
NATIONS CAPITAL
|sws Of Interest About Congress
and Other Matters
|rAToR PAGE TAKES THE OATH.
10 John Barrett. Native Of This
nn,y, Sure Of His Place as Head Of
sGsau Of South American Republics
Tributes TO Senator Proctor.

ssIeau Of South American Republics
Tributes TO Senator Proctor.
No aur special correspondent.
Washington, ID. C., Dee. o, lp1s.
~ short session Of the Goth congress
esd al noon Monday, the procesdines
sas marked 10y the usual interesting
N nsr aJgampanying the opening OF every
'I Oh. Long before the gayels fell for
II ~ ihf members Of both the senate and
81 ~ sen busy shaking hands with each
b. AMI with expressions Of fluctuations
III sympathy. Although the statesmen
s.asd 20 their apparent pleasure al
M rsd By the reunion, the shadow OF sor.
M . and regnei dimmed, in a measure
& ID pQo'edlngs in both houses. for the
. Z q defeated members is an unusually
| y one, especially that from Indiana,
1 krgc Vermont contingent was pres.
s q TO sc senator Carroll 5. Page take
- oath Of oiiioe as the immediate sue.
81 70 rN''oVernor Stewart, who but
sshily succeeded the beloved and able |
siaiof fnoclor. Senator Page was es. |
y ied by senator Dillingham; and after
,ns sworn IN and receiving many con. |
alulallohs' was assigned 10 the "Chero.
"a nov on the right OF the vice-presi.
Nal Someone was heard 10 remark tina,
N em0ni had certainly chosen two of its
nisomcst men for senatorial bonors
Three short months and this congress
asther with the Roosevelt administ m.
% will have passed into history
Ahdher the session be one of peaceful
rompllshment or party turmoil will be
| oEh as the work proceeds; that the
|,tnbers look with supreme satisfaction
|fon the exit of the old and the advent
the new administration is well under.
sod here in Washington.
All expect intelligent and able leader
~, on the part Of Judge Taft, who has
|sablshed an office in the Union Trust
aldlng on 18th street, where he il re-
siied as hard at work selecting his cab. !
The session will be generally devoted to !
q consideration of routine supply bills '
id to very little legislation of a general
slracter The statehood bills for New
ieilcO and Arizona may cause a little
nie. 4 bill authorizing the taking of ,
Be 18th census in 1910 will be passed: !,
national banking act will nossibly =
me up for amendment during the SEES. II
w. and the postal savings bank bill will n
gwen consideration in the senate Mon - a
Senator Foraker will call up the Browns. =
le affair Wednesday. Among other - -
liters to be considered are those relat- =
10 the revision of the copyright laws, :,
mama canal legislation, the measure sus. =;
ldlng the commodity clause of the in a. !,
state commerce law and the appoint ~ ~
NJ OF the inland waterways commits ~ =,
D, Senator Beveridge's child labor bill, y,
,.Aa 80.
nsporting or accepting for transporta. "a "a
the products of any factory or mine Of
which children under IA years old are n;
'loyed or permitted to work is likely ~
'ome up early in this session. a. A.,
can be said that President-elect Taft's I II
net will be entirely of his own selec- a a.,
without dictation from any source. "a
S very doubtful if his choice is pub. No No
known for some time. ~ ~
\, extraordinary session may be called Cd
March II for the consideration of the h io
schedules. This session is pretty -"
to last two months and even longer. y"
one knows or pretends to know how Oh,
it will take to harmonic the differ w., Wv
interests which will fight hard for a wo
against revision. a.
e National Democratic league is hold
conference ito talk it over" and to
steps to further organization through
the country. The commercial con-
with 1000 delegates is in session at
New Willard. 1t is the first assem- Brt
of the kind, the mission being to the
the south. The waterways congress tho
today with 1000 delegates. Many pla
nent officials are in attendance upon peo
meetings. acc
IS proposed to have several new fea- The
at the Taft Inauguration and the use
ittee is already considering some sue
e suggestions. So long as the peo- wht
the district pay the bills for the Fis
and feathers" there is no interfer- reg;
on the part of the government, forr
only furnishes the subjects, sup poss
to be honored by the great display. beel
a question where the inaugural ball safe
e held if congress refuses the use of tow
ension building. Four years ago the whe
ittee promised never to ask for it aga
but it may be necessary to make
,r request, as no other building af-
the accommodations required. The
are already booked to their fullest In
ty for the week of March 4th, but Ter.
way is always found for the enter kno,
ent of the overflow. writ
may come and men may go, but abro
onorable John Barrett, he OF Wind rems
county origin, he who has enjoyed reco,
Ivors OF three or four admlnlstra- taint
OF different political faith, will go will
rever as the enthusiastic head OF Guig
ternatlonal bureau OF the American metz
les. lie has ALREADY dined WIN I'm.
Taft at Hot Springs and no doubt A
! continue to exercise the pleasing ,sta
Vi MS o1lGei Ms null setn aioa ~ Tues
zen seIel5u Ky .he mIfj twee
gical seminary, who has summer Inc
on Ames hill, near Brattleboro, o - mo
We an Illustrated lecture tehignC oe Muel
ne washington society VI Ine A. and
'glcai institute a:neiica. -. Keen
of the Latest Archaeological Re- Aoor
Vermont state association of the
t of Columbia of which Maj. Ed
r. Campbell is the president, and DIV
: Dillingham;, ex-senator Stewart, ou'
ssmen Haskins and Foster Judges Won
4 and Robb, Commissioner Prouty, W..
A. Willard and Rev. s. H. Greene since
lorary presidents, has just put out N''no1
r book containing list of mem pu+
he constitution and bylaws. 1t is D'' !
active publication and is sold fol,
sum to help the treasury OF the THEW
ion. 1t can be had OF Miss Grace
'cretary; 81 n strett, ~ - cro+or Inten
will be offered in the. senate Sat put 3
md in the house Sunday at noon Du' +
congressman Kittredge Haskins and Tbair
others will fttingly and eloquent
k of the life and character of one
public work is recognized and ap- Tho
d throughout the nation. h
travel southwark is lalge a. NILS J While
OF the year ana scoies VI "" t.
ers stop on mere ior uas ~ wi omJ The !
'seting. Inc "edIhSi 10 III. n
wnlle Ice forms IN tne pooiS iis"'' To sa
George II. Bond and A. j. Max
both on duty at the senate after One I
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