Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-01
OUR EXCURSIONISTS IN WASHINGTON
Arrived in Time to Witness the Brilliant Easter Display
Brewers Death Depored Representative Fosters Promotion
Possible Candidate for Speakeship

sibilities are all anxiously discussed in
public, where the result of these hear
ings is awaited with mingled fear and
curiosity.
The annual maple sugar party of the
Vermont association will be held in the
Rifles armory in this city on the evening
of April %. 1t is expected that at least
500 Vermonters will be in attendance to
enjoy this annual feast.
Speaker Cannon appointed, last week,
Congressman David j. Foster to the
craftsmanship of the committee on foreign
affairs. Mr.. Foster was the ranking
member of the committee and was nat
urally eligible to promotion when the
vacancy occurred. 1t was limited that
Uncle Joe" would decline to follow the
custom of promotion on account of Mr..
Fosters tendency to train with the in
surgents in Congress. But after the re-
cent fight over the rules, in which Con-
gresham Foster stood with the regulars
in defense of the speaker it was con-
sidered but a logical outcome for the
speaker to recognize the congressmans
action in the struggle by comforting
upon him an honor coveted by congress-
men. Mr.. Foster is the recipient of many
congratulations.
Myron B. Weeks of St Adams, Vt. has
been here visiting his son-in-law, Repre-
sentative Roberts Mr.. Weeks is often
taken for Speaker Cannon, and that he
enjoys the distinction is very evident
from his conversation He does strike
one, at first as the speakers double,
being about the same age, wearing the
same halo whiskers," being of the same
build and with the same fitting cigar
He is frequently addressed as Mr.
Cannon.
A report has been flying about here to
the effect that the insurgents in Con-
gress are preparing to unite in declaring
fho G1aa r,f uIrr.-
| such action with the election of Asher
Kinds, of Maine, as speaker Mr.. Kinds,
for years, has stood at the right hand
of the speaker as an interpreter of the
rules, and really is the man who decides
all disputed questions in the House of
| Representatives. Mr.. Kinds seeks an
| election to Congress from his own state.
| and though there is nothing in the con-
! stitution that would prevent his holding
| the office of speaker should a majority
| choose to elect him. yet, he prefers to
| abide the results of a congressional cleo
! ton, rather than accept the Office of
speaker from his present position
/ The House committee on agriculture by
a vote of 10 to 7, has ordered n favorable
report on the Weeks bill creating the
| White Mountain and Appalachian forest
reserves. The bill provides for an an.
| preparation of 100000 to be expended
within the next five years for the pur.
| chase of water sheds on the navigablt
streams of the White mountain and Ap.
| palachian regions. Two hundred thou
sand dollars per year is also appropriated
for protection against fire in the reserves
This bill was opposed by Chairman Scot
of the committee who also opposed
similar appropriation when ex-Congress
man Haskins urged successfully it's pas
sage, last year. Congressman Plumley o
your state favored the appropriation.
1t begins to look like a real attempt I,
raise the Inflated battleship. Maine, il
Havana harbor. A bill providing for al
appropriation for this purpose has passe,
the House of Representatives and will
1t is believed, become a law