The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
NO ONE INTENDS
TO Be IN A HURRY
Congress Will Take lis
Time i'll Extra Scs-
sion.
SUMMER IN WASHINGTON
Many Will Be Surprised if Ad-
journmcnt ! $ Taken Before
September.
Especial to The Tine. Dispatch,

! Especial to The Times Di.patch.l
| Washington. .. c.. March o6.-There
are multiplying evidences that the COM
| ing session of Congress is going to be
long one. when the Dingley bill
| gress finished its work during the
month Of August, and when the labor
! Of making the Payne Aldrich tariff
| bill was done it was the latter part Of
1 July. If adjournment is had at the
coming extra session before September
| many persons Will be surprised.
| There is to be no effort on the part
| OF any one to hurry. Before President
/ Taft decided to cali the extra session
| he became thoroughly satisfied that
should he decide upon that course he
| might be expected to have Congress
| on his hands for practically all the
| summer and, in fact until we'll along
! into the early fall. He knew he would
| be able to spend but little of the COM
| ing six months at Beverly, the summer
| capital but there will be breathing
| spells in between the tins when the
| session begins next month and its final
| adjournment. when the President Will
| be able to run over to Beverly for
days junket Beyond this, however
he will get little vacation this summer;
in fact. he expects none, and is ready
TO stay in Washington about as long
as Congress wishes to sit
Not DisnErccnblc
summer in the White House, how
eyer will probably be anything but
disaSreeable to the members Of the
Presidents household from a climatic
standpoint The big white mansion
especially well adapted for summer
habitation Of liberal dimensions with
high ceilings and massive windows
the present Executive Mansion is an
| ideal place to spend the warm days
If one is forced 10 remain in Wash
ington when others go to mountain
OF ROOM first class cook to give at
tention to his gastronoInic needs. mag
nticent oaks TO provide protection from
the suns rays, and, above ALL the APP
pearance OF the Marine Band OH the
lawn each Saturday afternoon, there is
little reason to believe that President
TAFT VIII suffer for any of the neces.
saries or even the Injuries OF life dur
Ing the time Congress Is working this
summer.
From June to September the Marine
Band, under the leadership Of Captain
" H. SAINT elmann, plays OF the White
House lawn for the benefit OF the
Presidents family II they happen to be
in Washington and also for the enter
fortunate as to get away to more at
tractive places during the summer
months.
President Taft, and the same was
true of President Roosevelt always
draws UP a big-armed piazza rocker,
| places II In comfortable position
on the mi-ciTcular piazza that over
looks the south lawn and the white
lot and listens to the music as rem
dered BY the seventy-two pieces from
Captain Santelmann'S band.
Seek Summer Quarters.
But VIZ VIZ are congressman doing 10
make th4ir five or six months Of extra
duty In Washington pleasant? Many
more especially al those hotels close
to the CAPITOL during the winter
months, have already made plans to
| their winter quarters and seek larger
summer residences on the outskirts of
the city, preferably in the northwest,
and open places here and there IT
is not expected that more than half
of each week will be taken UP with
legislative. work for ut least two
many members OF the House are pre-
pairing to pass the time in the mos
congenial quarters they can secure and
around the Capitol:
The dull days that must elapse be-
fore the real work of the extra SEES
sion begins will afford excellent on
Dortunity for automobiling on the good
roads that lead out from WashinGt on
INTO MARYLAND and Virginia. The man
ner Of spending the summer with the
dignifed Senator's will be little diff
fcrent. however. than with the mem
bers Of the House and other high Off
cial and government employees Most
Senators already either own their own
homes Or live uptown, perhaps a mile
and half or two miles from the Can
itol Unlike their collea CUES in the
House. very few of them live close
TO their work. Being a mile or more
distant affords them the opportunity
Tor an automobile spin, a dash behind
pair of high-stepping horses. or. a
lelsure!y walk. If tho last named
method is preferred There arc onlv
few members of the Senate how
ever who are regular walkers in pre-
ference to riding.
Tiilman. OF South Carolina, abhors
ing a good pair of mules to such loco
motion any day. and if they arc not
TO be easily had, which Is the case
when he is here, then lie may he seen
any day stroling either to or from
the CAPITOL with Mrs. Tillman at his
side.
Senator Boise Penrose. Of Pennsyl
vanilla, is another who will not ride if
there is any chance to walk He early
formed the habit Of walking many
miles a day and now finds he Is to-
tally unable TO break himself of the
habit.
Clad In either white or colored al
paca coats. the members Of the upper
House will provide themselves with
palmetto fans when they get back TO
! Washington. keep near the big lemon
ade coolers which stand in all the
cloak-rooms,. and prepare themselves
for long siege. No one is Worrying
about the extra session here now. since
it is to come; and there may BIO seen