Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
Multitude Of Delegates at World S
Sunday School Convention
Republicans Trying to Agree on Postal
Savings Bank Bill-senate squabbling
over Railroad Bill.
Washington. D. c., May %.

Especial correspondence Of The PhGnix.l
Washington has never before seen so
great multitude Of delegates as have
been in attendance here for week upon
the convention of the Worlds Sunday
school association.
People from every part of the world
have been in attendance, including some
of the most noted church workers led by
Rev. Doctor Frederick b. Meyer of Lon
don, president of the association.
The international movement is given a
strong and sustaining impetus through
the united and enthusiastic plans and
methods presented and approved for the
spread of the gospel. Eminent sponsors
for America and Great Britain clasped
hands and pledged anew, amidst a dem
onstration which lasted several minutes,
loyal and sure support to the missionary
work Of evangelzation. Perhaps the
most impressive service of all was that
held on the capitol plaza Saturday even
ing just as Congress was closing the
weeks strenuous session. A choir of 800
voices standing on the great front steps
inspired thousands Of delegates and 9TH
ers, who heartily Joined in singing the
hymns selected by a well-known leader,
and supported by quartet of instru-
ments.
Fifteen thousand Washington teachers
and pupils rected the lessons and re-
sponses Sunday, which the Sunday
schools of the whole world, in no less
than 200 different languages were then
repeating. The same service was desig-
mated and followed everywhere, consist
ing Of singing, responsive reading. pray
ers and hymns of praise.
More than $4,000 was subscribed by the
delegates just before the close of the con-
vention, for Sunday school work through
| out the world President Taft was made
an honorary life member as was Mrs.
Taft, King George V. Of England, Presi-
| dent Diaz OF Mexico, eX-president Roose-
welt and William Jennings Bryan Life
! membership cost $1,000 each and the sub
scriptlons were quickly and enthusiast
| cally voted by the several delegations,
Canada leading in the presentation Of
| both President Tafts and Prince Georges
names.
unique feature Of the convention was
the parade Of thousands Of delegates
through the principal streets of the city
| to the music of several bands. The diff
| ferent states carried appropriate banners
with varied inscriptions. Maine headed
| the New England delegates. followed by
| New Hampshire and Vermont and in turn
| by Massa chusetts, Rhode Island and Con-
| necticut, A most lamentabe and disturb
| ing element in connection with this other
| wise grand exhibition, was the refusal to
| permit the colored delegates to parade
with the whites. This unfortunate affair
| aroused the colored church members in
| the district, whose several pastors al well
| as visiting white members, took occasion
| Sunday to denounce this action which
was charged to the indiscretion Of Wash
| ington members of the association.
Notwithstanding the expressed fear
| that Congress will last until the middle of
| July or even later, ii is believed by old
| timers that just as soon as the Their
| mometer gets up to its summer schedule,
| there will be a scurrying to get away from
one of the hottest cities in America. The
sundry civil bill has afforded an oppor-
tunity for many political speeches the past
fortnight, divided about equally between
the two parties, but there will soon be an
end to these when the bill is ready for
passage
The Republicans will hold a caucus to-
night for the purpose Of agreeing on the
postal savings bank bill. All factions
have been invited, though a number of
the insurgents will not attend. This bill
has been reported by the committee on
post offices and post roads, and will now
run the criticism of the Republican eau
Gus, which is expected to fix upon some
measure which can be supported by both
the regulars and insurgents. The gen
eral deficiency bill, the last on the House
/
event of conference agreements between
| the two branches of Congress. the ses-
sion ought to end by the middle of June
The Senate continues to squabble ovei
| the much amended railroad bill, but this
too, is about ready for a vote, and though
| it has been a sore bone of contention al
| these weeks, 1t may soon be favoraby
passed upon. The stubborn contest in the
House over the s25O,O0O appropriation fol
a permanent tariff board, which the Pres
| ident wants, ended in a way yesterday
through a point of order which left this
appropriation stranded. Chairman Taw-
ney, however, Immediately introduced ar
amendment carrying this same appro.
priation and it was this that kept the
House working into the night yesterday
| The entire legislature of Louisiana, to,
| gether with Gov. Sanders, will come her,
tomorrow in a magnificent special train
the Panama Exposition Special" of l.
cars. They come in the interest of the
proposed Worlds Panama exposition
which they mean to hold in New Orlean.
in 1915, The entire delegation will marcel
down Pennsylvania avenue to the capito
where they are TO put their case before
| the house committee on expeditions. This
is the third delegation from Louisiana
bent on the same mission, and the expo
sition boosters seem bound to win anG
promise the greatest exhibition of mod.
ern times.
The Owen bill to create an additional
| executive department to be known as
the department of health, and which
called here a large number of propo-
nents and opponents all of whom asked
to be heard by the Senate committee, has
probably been laid aside for the session
with an understanding that it will pro-
woke a contest next winter when it is
again brought up.
| Congressman Plumley will go to Bur-
lington this weew, where he is to give the
Memorial address.
| Associate Justice Charles Robb, of the
District Court of Appeals, was complain
ant in the police court last week against
an automobile chauffeur charged with
fast driving in the city when the
car nearly ran down Justice Robb. JUS
tice Pugh fined the chauffeur 500.
Now that Congress has appropriated
100000 to raise the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor the war department
engineers figure out that it will cost
five times this amount to accomplish
the work. Congress must drop the mat
ter or else put up more money.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Hawley, Mrs
Frank E. Perry, Miss Florence Fisher,
Mrs. c. b. Prentiss and Mrs. Newell are
the Brattleboro delegates to the Sunday
School convention here.
The X street home of Henry A. Will
lard was entered Sunday morning for
the purpose 1t is believed of securing
| valuable documents supposed to be In
the house. Very little OF value, how
ever, was taken, the intruders being
| frightened away in their work OF
attempting to tamper with the family
safe. The house is full of valuable
articles which belonged to the late Mr.
and Mrs. Willard, but none OF these seen