The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-02-11
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
February {. 1910.


from the State Of West Virginia. Sena-
tor Elkins IS a recalcitrant Republican.
kind of a bull in china shop. that
frequently makes his Republican con-
treres grieve. About thirty DAYS AGO he
proposed an investigation into the cost
Of the high price of food stufs. His
proposal had no limitations and it was
to go 10 the bottom Of the subject.
"lleW to the line and let the chips fall
where they may" His resolution was
smothered in the committee. but this
week Senator Lodge. Of Massachusetts,.
proposed a resolution with limitations
lodging any reference to the tariff, and
this resolution was approved the next
day. Then up rose Senator Elkins and
spoke his mind plainly, saying IN sub
stance that Aldrich and Lodge were
conSplrng TO keep back the facts in the
interest OF the recent tariff legislation.
Senator Elkins has taken the initiative in
this investigation as TO the cost OF living.
He offered the first resolution providing
that committee make an inquiry, but
he has protested in no uncertain Ian
guage against the smotheriug of his
measure in the Senate Committee on
Auditing Expenses. In short, Senator
EIkius IS an insurgent. Not a universal
toggle-iOinted insurgent like La Toilette.
but beliieerent, multl-milionaire, in
convenient. inSurgent, and he is giving
the old guard Senators on the Republi-
can side a great deal Of trouble. The
charges coming from the inner ranks
of the Republican household, that the
investigation proposed by Senator
Lodge and approved by Aldrich is in
erers of ill.,. a,fr, ssssio,, l.. 80. ,,
harrassin@ fo tba ST. ln,dsr. a." A.
inv.stinaiior i, o-,od r,;th n,I,et L.. ;,,-.t;
tuted mr. Meesrs Aidrirb HI ana
7 odge and fba;r .,ss;st,nt p LnnThIica,'
Senafors will he n,,dn sbort vol nf ~
me- Consressinnal elertion. ,bat sre rnt
far Off
The Raliinoer inorir, has spd1.,r,
halted The tgstinony aga;nst B,jli,%t.r
had become nit. b,t snd :, NH D.
called and RaIlino.r ad,ised to ar,nio,' ,
counsel Hearines hayt. b4en nost~Gn133
mill Feb,,,ar1, 7Ifh bnt no,, n III
v.ritino TWO ian,,,ers ba,ta aIraad,. baa,,
er,,,Ia7.ed i,ng ~. ,,ilI ena,,d ~ ,,a,.t
weel. n .t1dyino tba c9ea NJ In,
Vartrees Ba,SocratiC lawyar TO-,
Tsnnessee has been en,rroyad - defsnd
Mr. BallinGer and bas bad an interview
with fht. President IIs was tal-e, ~
the Wbite Honse bv cacret.,rv of W.
Dirtinson where the p,llino.r p;,cbot,
situation was thoronobly carv9sssd
P,llinoar ,lid M eta,s ~ IA r,o,,Ior
.cabinEf n,ea,;ng hut It.(t ,yit, NJ W,
frees n consmii Win tha other Intarior
D4nartment ofic;sle Anothar lau,,er
has also been tal.",, into The naea anJ
tUoev-ce afors !, i ala viii he caIlad
in To assist Mr. R,1I;nnar
The FIRST Conoressional recention At
tbe Whit. Hons 'n,dar the ne,c ad,r;n,
istration WAS Given on Tuesday nioht
and thr innovation of the President md
Mrs Ta6 yrre mi fo.a final test Fonr
Of these se,ni.nublic rrcenfions are Given
vearly when the .;Hfletl of honor ara
iirsf the DinIon,atic Corns followed
Inv The h,dir;5ry tha r,e,nbars ~ Con
oress AND the Arrnv and .ibe NV
ne Co,,n-aes;o,.l raca,t;or i aI;,,,1,e
the laroes1 the least exclusive and here.
tofors Rae heen tba dnllast Eor many
wears if has been the custom to have
the o7iesfs form in line on their arrival
and wa;t until The President and receiv-
ino nartv had assembled IN one ~ the
en1aIIer 3nartn,ente the Green room, or
tha hb,a roon, Then af a eionaI iron,
the army officer and close friend of tbe
President ,yho vas in cbarge H. doors
were thrown Omen and the quests one
at . time were allowed 10 nass in and
sbaka hands Win ,be President and then
on into the Fast Room INTO a crowd
which made Il ;n,nossibla n notyn abonf
,rd ron, ,,b;cb iii .on,rht raliaf oe coon
,,oee;bl,. IN flioht a nTn,ber oC cbangee
bave beab nd in This nlan of anter-
tainn,ant e;nrs Me- Tan bas hecon1e tbe
r,,Ier of ~ VIM uonca mn Ta0
be;rg tba elf eff,cino American hns-
LsnJ i, soc,aI n,aftersl and ,ba fici,l
and ras;dent sor;et,, f,r tLa most nart
ANYWAYS tha innovations ~ beo,n
yiih Mrs Taf announced that the re-
,..,t;,,,,. sI,o,,I5 Ll, ,,,,,r.. exclusive She
drew ,be line at issuino invif5trons to
tailors ,,r,,c,rs a,d tbs Nj nollo; of
,trad. Tbat enabIed her to reduce
tb,. Ist considarablv Tim she an /
,l,rn,,eeb a sScratarv that those /
oh 49,. ,,,,,;,ed =, one racant;nn need
~, coi ci;,rLtad e tLo,. v,ara o,,,;ttsd
from the l;sf of the others If was the
object of he recentions to olive ali who /
49, dear,ed uortbv IF # an onnortun. |
itv ~ Greet tbe President nnder bis own
r9of ,Sd ,,ot 6,rnish Z series of enter.
tainnents for them This or coarse
fnrtber reducad he number IN he /
invited and as a CONSEQUENCE made II
rossitle ~ e,;yo. ~ n racentons IN air
IF bnsnjtal;ty hat had bean lacking in
ali oC ibe ,,,3,.;ons administrations Nov /
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