The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-10
Not Many New Faces at This
Session of Congress.
THERE'LL BE MANY AT NEXT.
Accommodations In New Offices For
Senators and Representatives-The
Next Headquarters of the Census
Officials.
BY CHARLES w. ARTHUR.

interesting event. This being the short
are generally well acquainted with
each other. Few introductions are
necessary. According to the unofficial
list complied by the clerk, seventy new
faces will be seen among the members
of the next house when it meets in
extra session in March under a call
from President Taft. At the recent
election Indiana made more changes
in its house delegation than any other
state, amounting to eight, the Demo
Gratis securing eleven out of the thir-
teen members. In the next house new
men will be present from the states
named below as follows: Pennsylva-
mia, Z; New York and Ohio, 6 each;
Missouri and Iowa, each; Colorado,
Illinois, Mississippi and North Caro-
lima, 3 each; Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ok
lahoma, Tennessee and Wisconsin, 2
each; Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and
Washington, 1 each.
Changes About the Capitol.
During the recess of congress several
new, modern and swift running eleva-
tors were placed in the capitol. They
were much needed, for the crowds Of
visitors from all over the world in
crease year by year. The new Office
building for the members of the house
Is receiving the finishing touches. 1t
Is now in quite comfortable shape. The
senate office building the contractors
hope to have ready for occupancy by
March 4. Senators Will each have
two rooms; representatives have only
one allowed them. Senators have al
ways voted themselves what they
pleased. There are no accommodations
at present in either the capitol or the
old Maltby building, which is occupied
by senators not chairmen of commit
tees, for. the more recently elected, and
Messrs. Cummins of Iowa, Page Of
Vermont and Fletcher of Florida, who
take their seats this session, will have
thsir quarters in the new Office build
Ing rushed to completion.
New Quarters For Census Bureau.
The understanding Is that when the
Maltby building is vacated by senators
the census bureau will take 1t and
quarter large portion of the clerks
therein. This used to be a hotel and
was rented and subsequently purchased
by the government. 1t is not far from
the ugly brick shack that is used by
the census bureau and is itself dilapi-
dated. The force of the census bureau
is being increased right along, as the
next enumeration Of the population is
to be made in 1910. There is a modi-
fed examination of all men and women
who secure clerkships in this bureau,
but as senators and representatives
have good deal to say as to who shall
be selected for these temporary posi-
tons the pressure for appointments
will be intense from now until the
time for getting the work well under
way.
Prospective Naval Legislation.
There will be another tug of war
this winter between the advocates of
the four battleship proposition and
those who are of the opinion that I'm
Gle Sam will have a sufficient navy in
due course of time if congress will
regularly appropriate enough money
for the construction of only two Of
these monster vessels a year. OF
course it is beyond human endeavor to
build even one Of the modern ships in
year-it requires about thirty-six
months to complete one-but those who
favor the strong navy want more than
two to be authorized at session. The
talk around Washington is that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is satisfied with having
procured two, for he and other believ
ers in a large navy were afraid last
session that the close listed among the
national legislators might cut the al
lowance down to single vessel They
then realized that much was accom-
plished in inducing Speaker Cannon
and Senator Hale to agree to two big
battleships, and if this number can be
secured right along not many years
will roll by before the United States
will have fleets powerful and large
enough to serve notice on the whole
world that it will be q mighty danger
Gus thing for any power to monkey"
with Uncle Sam in either the Atlantic
or Pacific ocean.
Advocates Young Men For Army.
Senator McCreary Of Kentucky, who
voted last session for four battlesbips,
says he favors for his country the
strongest army and navy possible. If
he could have his way he would have
the army composed only of the young
men, the ages to range between seven
teen and twenty-five, and he thinks
only single men should be enlisted.
He means the privates, however, for
the age restriction could not apply to
officers. But as this will never come
about the girls who fancy soldiers
need never worry over the possibility
Of regulations which will prevent their
military beauS from pOppino the oues-