Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Committees at Work-The Alleged
Offensive Messsge-Preparinaf for the
Inauguration-The President Calm
and Resolute.
Especial to The Bulletin.)

Washington, Jan. S.-The house COM
mittees having in charge the various
appropriation bills are busily occupied
with hearings and meetings for the
consideration of those bills in all eff
fort to report them to the house at the
earliest possible moment. The COM
mittee on naval affairs and the agricul-
tural committee are holding hearings
on the bills TO provide funds for those
two important deps rtnents. sub
committee of the foreign affairs com
mittee took up this week for consid-
Grafton the estimates for appropriations
required for foreign intercourse during
the next fiscal year. The committees
on military affairs and on rivers and
harbors viii each consider the bills re-
quired fo- the work with which they
are identified.
The committee on rivers and harbors
held a meeting on Tuesday to con-
slider the advisability of bringing in a
river and harbOr bill a t this session Of
congress. but no conclusion was reach
ed. Another meeting will be held on
Friday. when it will be decided. Owing
to the pressure being brought upon the
present congress 10 economic, the APP
prOpriatjous asked for by the respective
committees viii be Of unusual interest.
The special committee appointed to
report TO the house on the offensive
portion Of the presidents annual mes
sage regarding the secret service are
having = hard time Of it, They are
expected 10 bring into the house on
Friday Il report which will satisfy the
most radical member of congress.
Five distinct propositions are now
said to be under cOusideratiOn--to eX-
punge from the records the offensive
remarks of the annual message: to lay
the annual message on the table indef-
initely; to return the message to the
president without comment: to return
the message with the objections of the
house enunera ted: to return the spe-
Cial message of explanation with the
blunt statement that it is irrelevant
and that it does not satisfa ctorily ex-
plain the charges previously made by
the president
1t is said that personally the presi-
dent isn't in the slightest degree con-
what the house may do. by way Of CEN
surfing him or otherwise expressing dis
pleasure. He has asked all the mem
bers Of his cabinet to make a report
to him of the uses made by them of
the secret service in times past, and
will send them to the senate at once.
Most Of these reports are already in
his hands. and it is said by those in a
position to know that they are very
interesting and will prove an eye open
er to congress and the country.
What the president wants is to get
the secret service restored to a status
which win insure It's practical utility
as an inStrumentalitv for stopping
crime. and he is said to have the in
formation which Will compel such ac-
ton.
4 knotty question is up to the chair
man Of the committee on civic organ
iZatiouS. q subcommittee Of the gen.
eTal inaugural committee having in
charge the arrangements for the inau-
su alton Of President Taft next
March. How ne can assign the right
of line to over dozen different organ
izatiouS is what is making him old be-
fore his time. Up to the present time
all shst have applied for place in line
have asked that they be given the post
Of honor. the right OF line.
The Republican club Of the city of
New York have asked that they be as
& igue6 The duty Of escOrting Vice Pres
ideut- clect Sherman to the capitol to
take the oath or Office. They promise
TO b. in line with several hundred
members.
The option. if there was one, held by
Senator ButterNorth Of New Haven
on the old district building has eNpir
cd. aud the building has been rented
To the Pennsylvania troops and a part
Of the 5000 soldiers from The Keystone
state will be CHARTERED there.
The Massachusetts troops have Sc
cured Convention hall. the largest hall
in the city. The heavy artillery from
ssachusetts will be housed in the
National Guards armory, not far from
the hall.
The committee are fearful that the
railroads viii not grant as cheap rates
as heretofore. and they fear that it may
have the effect of shortening the pa
radc. On the other hand the sub
committee on public comfort say they
are going TO be hard pushed to get
quarters for all who want to come.
The sub committee on finance report
the sum Of $50, 900 already paid in. and
more expected.
with a view to adequate facilities
for the entertainment Of visiting news
paper men in the Inauguration period
tRe house committee of the National
Press club has arranged for certain i'm
rrovements in it's arrangement of the
clubrooms. T. f. S.
Barney Reynolds. one Of the eldest
comedians in the country was found
dead in bed at g Cleveland hotel. Rey-
hOldE had spent mest Of his 90 years
on the stage, and wes the creator of
she Dutch comedian part. He began
ais theatrical earear at lG as circus