The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER
BY CARL scHoFIELD, Special Core
spondent
CAROLS Mistake.

CAROLS Mistake.
Daniel Carroll, man OF culture and
refinement and with social standing
In keeping with wealthy planters OF
his period, at one time owned large
area of the land on Capitol hill. He
was the brother of the Right Rev.
]. Carroll, the first Roman Catholic
priest of Baltimore and the founder
of the Jesuit college of Georgetown.
He was at enc time the most lavish
entertainer of all the original land
holders of the city.
The mistake of CarrolPs life was
that of holding on to much OF his land
and holding it at such enormous prices
that instead of the city building east
of the capitol, as was his fond hope,
the development was turned toward
the west. 1t is reported that at one
time Carroll refused to sell part OF
his plantation to Stephen Girard for
100000.
City of Anticipation.
Daniel Carroll, who was one OF the
three commissioners Of the District In
the year 1871; David Burns. Thomas
Johnson and David Stewart used to
meet often with George Washington
at the famous hostelry, Tunniclih
tavern. on Capitol hill, and discuss
the future of the federal city," as
it was always referred to by Wash
ington. At that time the Eastern
branch was an important shipping
center.
So enthusiastic over the prospects OF
the rapid development and growth OF
Capitol hill was Washington that sew.
eral capitalists of his day were attract
ed to the site of the federal city,"
Among those who came to the "city OF
anticipation were Greenleaf, Robert
Morris, Thomas Law and Nicholson.
Greenleaf. then young man Of thirty,
had accumulated about $1,000,O00 in
mercantile enterprises. Washington's
dream for the development Of Capitol
hill, although delayed for more than a
century, has at last come to pass.
Franked Dog.
All sorts Of stories have been told in
the capitol about Senator Tillman en-
deavoring to send a typewriter through
the mails under his congressional
frank and other members sending arti-
cIes varying in size and character from
a suit case to gasoline stove, but the
secretary to house member few
days ago was discovered trying to
mail live dog. The canine, inclosed
In a heavy wooden box and barking
furiously. got as far as the Washing
ton city postoffice when stopped.
An Abused Privilege.
The ranking privilege has been
abused this year quite as often as COM
mon, and the department has been call
ed upon to refuse many different arti-
cles. Ordinarily the congressional sig
nature stamp is supposed to be used
on letter mail, government publica-
tions and literature and seeds only.
but a great many members overlap
and attempt to send typewriters,
stoves, suit cases. trunks. etc.
Treasury Economies.
Many small economies are being in
troduced in the treasury department
which win in the aggregate save the
department great deal Of money
For example, in one of the auditing
bureaus adding machines are being In.
troduced. 1t is estimated that through
their use something like 200 clerks
can be dispensed with. to be used else
where or their salaries saved Anoth-
er instance of what can be done in lit
tie things is in the internal revenue
bureau Collector of Internal Revenue
Cabell has decided to cut of few
inches on some of the cigar stamps
and slightly narrow the others. BY
this change he will save $50, 900 in pa
per. ink and printing alone and will
standardize the stamps, so that they
can be much more easily counted and
checked both here and in other Of
fees throughout the country, inciden-
tally saving much clerical labor and
avoiding mistakes such as now occur
This seems like cheeseparing, but the
step was not taken until after con
sultation with cigar manufacturers
and others and it was found the
change could be effected without in
jury to any interest concerned.
Selling Liquor to Indians.
The crusade of the bureau of Indian
affairs against the selling, of whisky to
Indian has resulted in more than
1000 convictions from this cause in the
past eighteen months. Most of those
against whom a verdict Of guilty was
rendered received jail sentences as
well as fines. The cases included Of
lenses committed on reservations and
in other localities where the sale of
liquor to the red man is unlawful.
Bureau Of Republics.
President Taft win deliver an adj
dress at the dedication of the new
building OF the international bureau
Of American republics on April 26 and
will attend q reception that evening