The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER
Correspondence

building the, contractors hope to have
ready for occupancy by March A. SEN
ators will each have two rooms; repre-
sentatives have only one room allowed
them. Senators always have voted
themselves what they pleased. There
are no accommodations at present In
either the Capitol or the old MaItby
building, which Is occupied by SEN
ators not chairmen 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 1t and
quarter large portion of the clerks
therein. This used to be hotel and
was rented and subsequently pur-
chased by the government. 1t is not
far from the ugly brick shack that is
used by the census bureau and is itself
diIapidated. The force of the census
bureau Is being Increased right along
as the next enumeration Of the popu-
lation Is to be made in 1910. There is
a modified examination Of all men and
women who secure clerkships in this
bureau, but as senators and represen-
tatives have good deal to say as to
who shall be selected for the tempo
rary positions the pressure for appoint
ments will be intense from now until
the time for getting the work well
under way.
New Men In the House.
According to the unofficial list COM
piled 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 call from
President Taft. At the recent election
Indiana made more changes In its
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, z; New
York and Ohio, 6 each; Missouri and
Iowa, 5 each; Colorado, Illinois, Mfssfs-
sippi and North Carolina, 8 each; Ken
lucky, Louisiana. Maryland, Nebraska
New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee and
2 each; Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Geor-
gia, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Montana, Rhode Island, Texas,
Vermont and Washington, / each.
The Saint GAudens Coins.
President Roosevelt has at last re-
Piled to the ridicule and criticism that
were caused by the "bloomer eagle"
Ind other peculiarities of design on
he recent issue Of gold coins. He at
ended an exhibition of the works Of
Augustus Saint Gaudens at the Cor
.oran Gallery of Art and paid, eulogium'
% that artists mastery of his craft.
He declared that his works will stand
n the very forefront among the mas
,erpieces of the greatest periods and
he greatest peoples.
AS to the gold coins, ne declared.
Saint Gaudans "gave us for the first
ime beautiful coinage, not yet prop
srly appreciated, but up to which both
he official and the popular mind. will
II the end grow" The president con-
ended that the first few thousands Of
.hese coins are more beautiful than
lny coins since the days of the Greeks;
Ind that frequent comments on the
bonnet of "eagle plumes on the figure
If Liberty illustrate curiously the ex-
ceedingly conventional character Of
much of our criticism and the frequent
to understand originality I'M
Ill it has won it's place.
The Senator Puzzled. EN-.
A saloonist and an antisaloonist hap
Dened to run into the same senator up
it the capitol the other day. Both were
anxious to have their views prevail in
he matter of liquor legislation for the
District, and both were trying to get
The senator to express his views ON
he matter.
The senator smiled and was nice TO-
both, and then he remarked as he babe
hem adieu, "You know, i have always
been strong believer in1putting down
drink"
Both the anti and the anti-antil are
vet
Art Above the Weather.
In one of Washington's art galleries
there hangs large canvas In an inn
posing frame The painting shows
in one of the. states famous
for startling natural scenery. The pic
ture has occupied its present place for
several years.
s'Does 1t belong herag' asked the vis-
ltor of the man in charge.
s,No more than the others you see"
Seems to me II. should be In the cap
itol of the state where this scenery is"
said the visitor.
ut was painted for the State" re-
piled the man in charge, 'but when 1t
was submitted to the art committee
they refused to accept it,
r'What was the objectionr'
you see the sky is overcast. The
artist put In a gathering storm Like an
impending calamity. The art commit
tee said it was reflection on the repu-
tation of the state; that storm such
as is represented was unknown In that
latitude"
Couldn't the artist put In another
sky, one that accorded with the states
reputation for sunshine?''