The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-07
WASHINGTON LETTER

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] Economy, as far as this session of
congress is concerned, has faded into
thin air. The stern, bold resolution of
the congressional daddies that the ap-
preparations of the present session
should be held below the billion dol
lar mark, which was enunciated with
a good deal of JUNCTION last December,
has vanished from the memory and
the thoughts even Of its proponents.
This will be one Of those billion dol.
lar sessions that the spellbinders are
so fond Of talking about. Not only
will the appropriations reach billion,
but they will be good many millions
on top Of billion
Economy In Congress.
When Theodore Roosevelt was a
member Of the New York assembly,
the lower branch Of the state legisla-
ture, he undertook on his own initia.
tive to Investigate conditions among
the poorer classes OF tradespeople Of
New York city with view to propos-
ing ameliorative legislation. Starting
one day on tour Of inquiry, he APP
preached an Italian fruit vender who
had little stand on the east side of
the great American metropolis.
"How's business" he asked.
"Peanuta business good" replied the
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preme disgust, he pointed to bunch
Of overripe bananas and added, "But
what make on de peanut lose on da
banan"
This brief but succinct review of the
conditions Of trade in the New York
fruit business in the early days Of the
craftsmanship of Theodore Roosevelt
applies with full force to the so called
economy movement" in congress.
A Bipartisan Operation.
There is no politics in the efforts that
are being made with such signal sue.
cess to dissipate the revenues OF the
government. 1t is beautifully bipar-
tisan operation. Democratic congress
men join hands with Republican con-
gressmen in welding the crowbar that
prizes open the treasury door. Demo-
cratic solons who little later on the
hastings will test their lung capacity
to the limit in denouncing the Repub-
lican party for extravaganza have been
straining their energies to grab of ap-
propriations for their districts that are
necessary to keep their political fences
In repair 1t was ever thus, and, fur
thermore, it probably always will be
thus as long as there are members Of
congress to be elected in the United
| States.
Riggs House to Go.
Announcement has been made that
a large theater and Office building to
cost several hundred thousands of dol
lars is to be erected at Fifteenth and
G streets northwest, on the site now
occupied by the Riggs House and the
old Citizens National bank building.
The latter will be torn down, and work
on part Of the Office structure will be
begun at once. The Riggs House will
not be RACED until the expiration Of the
present lease, few months hence.
With the erection of the building plan.
ned Washington will have one of the
most elaborate playhouses in the coun-
try.
Usage Indians Enter Protest.
A delegation Of Usage Indians Of
Oklahoma, the richest tribal nation on
earth, arrived in Washington recently
to protest against any effort to reopen
the enrolment OF their tribe. There
are several measures before congress
with this purpose in view, and the red
men registered their objections to the
senate and house committees.
Big Shad In tho Potomac.
In recent shipment received from
the Chapman point fishing shore thir-
| ty-f1ve shad from a lot Of less than
a hundred fish each weighed over nine
pounds. Several times this season a
shad or two have been found In ship
| ments that would balance the scales
at between eight and nine pounds.
This is the largest shipment Of big
shad received at the fish wharf In sew
eral years.
Careless Housskeepsrs.
The citizens of this town are a hos.
pttable lot On account Of the easy
time that burglars are having break.
ing into Washington homes the chief
Of police set about finding out whether
the good folks locked up their houses
at night or left windows and doors
open to facilitate the work Of robbers.
On certain night recently the pa
troImen were ordered to try the front
doors in the residential section. Re-
ports showed that 800 housekeepers
had retired to peaceful sleep without
having taken the precaution to bar the
front door,
Supreme Court Justices.
Lawyers who have extensive practice
before the United States supreme court
specially regret the death Of Justice
Brewer He had one trait that disttn-
guished him from his associates.
Seemingly he never went to sleep on
the bench. Always be listened with