The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-07

matters which need not first be acted
on by the House. The latter body will
Just about get in good working order
this week Thus far the democratic
majority has steam rollered the
minority at their own sweet VIII. the
latter being helpless under the tre-
mendoG.S~ majority.
During the last hour Of the last day
of last session an item went through
in an appropriation bill making 1t pos
sible for this country to be represent
ed at the biennial meeting of the In
ternational Institute of Agriculture at
Rome, Italy, in May of this year. The
Institute has its headquarters at
Rome, nut comprises representatives
from forty-seyen different countries
of the world. This country has never
been adequately represented at any
of the meetings of the Institute, for
lack of any government assistance IN
providing for the event. For several
years Representative Foster has
made every possible effort to secure
the recognition of our government TOT
the purpose, and at last has succeed
ed. The president has therefore TAX
en- official action. and appointed an
official board OF American delegates
to attend the next meeting, winch
opens IN Rome April 29th. The dele
CATION consists OF Representative Eos
ter as chairman, Charles f. Scott OF
Kansas. late chairman of the House
committee on Agriculture, Victor IL.
Olmstead, expert statistician OF the
Agricultural department, Il. Dana
Durand. supervisor of the census and
Hon. Edgar II. Champlin OF Massa-
chusetts. II is now expected that the
entire board will make the trip. The
delegation is certainly most credit
able one, and was evidently selected
with the greatest care for the purpose
in view.
Representative Foster has received
and accepted an invitation to address
the Philadelphia Peace association OF
Friends the afternoon OF the l7th on
the subject of National peace from
the point of view of a peace congress
man" Probably Mr.. Foster has here
tofore appeared before every variety
of audience except Quakers. and this
VIII complete HIS ItCOIu.
Representative Plumley will not ar
rive here until sometime next week,
| because of personal business at home
and the fact that his immediate pres
ence here is not necessary. Mean
while his office is well conducted and
the wants of every constituent well
attended to by Clerk Smith. Mr.
! Plumley addresses the sons and
daughters of Vermont in Springfield
Mass, in that city this evening.
Mr.. VIII Hassett. Mr. Fosters sec
rotary during last session, has return
ed to his former position on the
Washington Morning Post. For the
present Miss Mabel Foster will act as
her fathers secretary.
During the approaching convention
of the Daughters OF the American
Revolution here the Vermont delega
ton in congress will be the guests o.
the Vermont branch of the society or
the evening of Monday the 18th at the
Headquarters of the society at Con
tinental hall, at which time and place
the members of the congressional
delegation will be expected to give
the ladies brief talks.
Nothing is as yet settled as to th'
committee positions of any of the Yer
mont delegation. The two HOUSE
members were fortunate in thei
drawing of seats. securing excellen
locations.
]. f. Harris,
Washington. April 9Th, 1911.