The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-13
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence

themselves what they pleased. There
are no accommodations at present in
either the Capitol or the old Maltby
building; which is occupied by SEN
stors not chafrmen Of committees, 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 their
quarters in the new office building
rushed to completion.
Quarters For Census Bureau.
The understanding is that when the
Maltby building is vacated by senators
the census bureau will take it and
quarter large portion OF the clerks
therein. This used to be a hotel and
was rented and subsequently pur-.
chased by the government. 1t Is net
far from the ugly brick shack that ia
used by the census bureau and Is Itself
dilapidated. The force OF the census
bureau is being increased right along.
| as the next enumeration Of the popu-
Jation is to be made in 1910. There as
modified examina ton OF all men and
| women who secure clerkships In this
bureau, but as senators and represen-.
+ tatives have a good deal to say as to
who shall be selected for the tempo
| rary positions the pressure for appoint.
ulents viii he intense from powc until
the time for getting the work well
! under way. :. :.
| New Men In the Heuse.~. r.:
According to the unofficial list COM
piled by the clerk, seventy new faces
viii lie seem 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 It's
house delegation than any other state,
| amounting to eight. the Democrats Sc
curing eleven out Of thirteen members.
| In the next house new men. will be
present from the states named below
as follows: Pennsylvania. {; New
York and Ohio Il each; Missouri and
| Iowa, 5 each; Colorado. Illinois, Missis
.sippi and North Carolina, 3 each: KEN.
| lucky, Louisiana. Maryland Nebra ska
New Jersey, oklahoma, Tennessee and
| Wisconsin, , each; Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Geor
gia Idaho. Maine. Michigan. Mime
sofa, Montana, Rhode Island, Texas,
Vermont and Washington, 1 each:
! - The Saint Gaudens Coins, :
President Roosevelt. has at hast re-
piled to Tie ridicu1e and criticisms that
were caused by the "bloomer eagle.'7
and other peculiarities of design on
the recent issue of gold coins. He at
tended an exhibition Of the works Of
Augustus Saint Gaudens at the Cor
coran Ga lierXoflArt and paid eulogium
to that artists mastery Of his, craft:
He declared that his works will stand:
In the very forefront among the mas
terpieces Of the greatest periods. and
the grea test peoples.
| As to the gold coins, he declared
Saint Gaudens gave us for the first.
| time beautiful coinage, not yet prop.
erly appreciated. but up to which both
the official and the popular mind will
In the end grow" The president con-
| tended that the first few thousands Of
these. coins are more beautiful than
| any coins since the days OF the Greeks
| and that frequent comments on the
bonnet OF eagle plumes on the figure
Of Liberty" illustrate curionsly the ex-
ceedingly conventional character of
much Of our criticism and the frequent
inability to understand originality I'M
| til it has won It's place
The Senator Puzzled I'm.
A saloonist and an antisaloolalst hap
| penad to run into the same sena tor up
at the capitol the other day Both were
anxious to have their views prevail in
| the matter OF liquor legislation for the
District, and both were trying to get
the senator to express his views on,
! the matter.
The senator smiled and was nice to-
both, and then he:femarked as he-bade.
them adteu, you know, have always.
been strong believer in putting down
| drink @'.-
Both the anti and the anti-anti are
wondering yet .
Art Above tho Weather.
In one OF Washington's art galleries
there hangs large canvas ia an i'm
| posing frame. The painting shows a
waterfall In one Of the states famous
| for startling natural scenery The pic
ture has occupied it's present place for
several years
Does it belong here?' asked the Wis
itor Of the man ia charge
mo more than the others you see"
/ Seems to me it should be in the cap
itol Of the state where this scenery is,"
said the visitor.
1T was painted for the state" re-
piled the man in charge, but when It.
was submitted to the art committee
they refused to accept it,
What was the sobjection:"
| you see the sky is overcast. The
artist put in gathering storm like an.