The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-02-26
oUss WARRINGTON LETTER
Washington, D. c., February Goth.

Washington, D. c., February Goth
Mr.. Editor -
The President, has signed the joint
resolution of Congress renewing the |
the cols'i utional barrier to the appoint
ment Senator Knox to the premier
s hip in Mr.. Taft's Cabinet and it is 20
be hoped that this tempest in tea pot
has been settled for all time. Mr.. |
Knox will now certainly become Sec
rotary of State under the new admin
istration and it is probable that the new
Congress will pass law increasing his
salary from $4,000. the amount to
which it was reduced in order to make
Mr. KNOX eligible tn thu $4,000
which was the amount agreed upon in
the general salary raise. Mr.. Kuox is
a rich man and the salary is mat er of
little Importance to him The technically
though, by which having been number
of the body that voted the increase he
became ineligible for the position has
been made the most of by Congress
which rather debate a whole session on
a technically than to get down to real
work on a simple, uncomplicated pro-
blem providing necessary appropria-
ton or the solution of a vital question
Senator La Toilette has been accused
of taking upon himself the task of being
the conscience of Congress. He has
spent several summers in Chatauqua
lecturing, and he has not hesitated to
use the names of those Senators VIII ON
he declares have been guilty of neg
lecting their duties. He came in for
whitening rebuke this week when Sen
alter Penrose of Pennsylvania uncorked
the Walls of his wrath and charged the
Wisconsin Senator neglect of his Sena-
toriai duties. He named four commit
tees upon which Mr.. La Toilette is as
signed and declared that he has not at
tended the meeting of any of them this
session. These charges were not taken
seriously by the Senate, probably be-
lecting the work of all the Committees
upon which his name appears except
that one or two of which he is chair
man, but the members who have been
81 often and severely scored by the
Wisconsin Senator we're delighted in
hsaring him publicity rebuked. The
record of Mr., La Follette,s activity
since he has been United States Senator
is too we'll known to need vim dica
ton here and the grudge that is borne
him by the Senate is due to too much
rather than too little energy in the per-
Torrance of his duties
Washin gton's Birthday will see a
general exodus of prominent people
from the National Capital who will
spend that day at Hampton Roads in
the general welcome that is being prepar
ed for the home coming of the fleet
which will Sunday complete its circle
of the globe Several Congressional
parties have chartered steamers for the
occasion that will take them to the
scene of the festivities and practically
all of the Army and Navy officers will
be present at Old Point Comfort to at
tend the dinner given in honor of the
officers of the home coming fleet. The
Secretary of the Navy will take large
party to Old Point that day and the
President will 60 Down on the May
flower. The greatest enthusiasm is
manifest over the successful round the
world trip of the great feet and though
the little excursion has cost the country
the sum of twenty millions of dollars
there seems to be general consensus
of opinion that it was worth it.
The last and farewell reception of
President Roosevelt was given Thurs
day night when the Army and Navy
were the guests of honor. When the
Presidential party retired after the
reception it was with the the doubtless
happy consciousness that its official
entertaining was at an end. The re-
ception was exactly like all that have
preceded it for the past seven years ex-
cept for the general adieus that were
made during the handshaking. Early
in the administration it was Mrs.
Roosvelt's boast that like the President
she enjoyed her job and It must be said
that both she and the President have
never shown any signs of diminishing
interest or enthusiasm but there has
been no Disgusting the fact this winter
that they have both been looking for
ward to their release, especially from
the social requirements of it and that
they are happily anticipating the trip
which will follow almost Immediately
on their retirement. The original plan
was for Mr.. Roosevelt to take the trip
alone and for Mrs Rooseve to join
him next year on the continent. This
has been altered SO that Mrs. Roosevelt
and her daughter will accom- panY him
to Naples and to the scene of the recent
earthquake at Messina They will be
much entertained in Southern Italy and
will proceed from there to Egg
where a dahabeah will be placed at
their disposal and that they will 60 in
large party up the Nile to the second
cataract. Mrs Roosevelt will then re-
trun in time for the London season and
with her debutante daughter will
be presented at Court. There will
follow leisuraly Waits in the other Can,