Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04
WASHINGTON SOON
F0RCETS LEADERS
Reflections on Estate Of Late Sen
ator Morrill--Verinonters
Busy in Upper House.

! Washington. Jan among the re-
| Elections superinduccd hN the New Year
| is one pertaining to the fortunes and
estate OF the late Senator Morrill, The
Washington home OF the family for many
years Is now occupied only ~ Miss swan.
sister Of the late Mrs. morrill,. and very
! lkcly will soon Pass into ether hands.
! With the death of James that branch "f
;hc family is practically extinguishel.
and the circles bore OF which the NJ 'rrills
were not long sincc such p"ominent
and noted features are altc1dr ancient
memories So short n time does :! require
FOR ever the most illus:ti"us to pass
from tho common mind Especially is
this true of WASHINGTON. where Ghc pass
ing = III" grcite~t &c the nation t. on
served frequently that it calls for only
kmonlcn,ary comYlen Eoi what is a
best hut q Grief rcrloG IN" name of
statesman t. ceasrlo-slv bc,u'e the publir,
seemingly q permanent fixture II .he
mind of all men. when Suddenly We arc
reminded that lhc path of glory leads
inevitably to tho tomb and the great
waters swallow up the man and his rec
ord such Instances arc pitiably frequent
here. and kecn the nremento mort alwa,.s
at the front
Observations H. sundry Vermont papers
regarding som" recent changes in Senate
committee assignments suggest that there
may he q slight ~ comprehension in the
public mind as to nur state part therein
The only changes siure last session are
those made necessary ny TIE death Of
Senator FREE Of Maine. who was chair
man OF the committee N commerce and
n lro"nircnt ucnlhcT OF other important
committees. His place on the committee
on foreign relations = taken by Senate
Dillingham;. botn because or seniority and
NOR" especially bv reason # his uni
versally conceded fitness for the rositior
OF this latter fact his colleagues bar
eloquent testimony. Thn venerable Sena-
tor Cuilcm. III" Ncstor Of the Senate.
is chairman Of It's most important COM
mittee. and IT Includes in its member
ship such names as Eihu Root. Henry
! cabot l.odGe. William f.. Porah George
Sutherland. Theodore Burton and a. y.
Bacon. In addition TO his craftsmanship
ct the elections committee Senator
dillingham; is now a member NJ the COM
mi!tees on conservation OF national re-
sources. to audit and control Tic
contingent expenses OF the Senate. IN
the District ot Coumtin. on expenditures
In the navy department.. ON immigration
the judiciary and the university Of tho
nitcd States When The business Of tn,
Senate is moving rapidly close attendance
or the meetings Of al these various com
mittees certainly neccssita:e a high to-
gree Of both mental and physical activity
MARROW ESCAPE FOR PAGE.
Besides his Craftsmanship OF the commit
tee on Cuban affairs Senator Page is a,
+ active n,emuer ~ these committees. Agr
4 culture and forestry. claims. oducat Tor
4 and Labor geclogical survey. Indian az
fairs. interOceanic canals, naval affair,
q and printing. With possibly one excep
= tion all these are Woodworking commit
|, tees, with frequent meetings. and III,
l. | good work which the senator Is doing u.
c I'll -! them requires the most constan
d app!.ca ion. Consequent on the transfe
OF Senator Smoot from the Craftsmanship
l. OF the committee on printing chang
| was rendered necessary in this chairman
n shir. Next in line OF succession was Gal
T. linser OF New hampshire, hut his tim
IS was fully occupied with the chairmansh
, Of the committee on the District OF col
,s urnh.a. Next came Richardson of be,a
i, ware and at first he refused to conSide
the position. This gave rise TO the suppo
m siton that it would naturally go Ia Sen
N ator Page as next in line. but finally Sen
10 ator Richardson decided 10 accep, III
" place and that settled the question u
N succession.
,s The Senate printing committee has onl
n to deal with the routine business of tn
Senate in connection with all matters pei
40 tanning 10 the publication of public doCt
re- ments and papers. and while it Is in il
way one OF the busiest worknG comm
ne tees of the Senate IL does not reach on
n side in the scope of its activities. r,
lie these reasons Senator Page was fortuna
ny in that the position did not reacn hin
H. The Cuban affairs committee Is an I'm
on portant one which may at any time h
.. = come OF large Internal ioual consequence
,r. and as its head he has most enviab
H. and congenial berth.
q. In a ukase issued Saturday tn, admin
OF ira ton points out some new rules for II
,st admonition and guidance OF rural de!iV0
carriers. Hereafter they may express
ire word OF mouth whatever political opinion
TO- the spirit moves them To utter, but Il
CT line Is drawn al oernicious political Il
'er tivity. 20 more may they manage ca
nd didates and local campaigns. and any Il
cd dication Of husiling in the interests OF
I'D against anybody Will result in their 4
up Simultaneous dismissal The dcpartme
also ordains that the examining BOARD (
ST. candidates for positions as carriers mu
TO certify at least three names to the II
pointing mower. Even II there are II
more than one or two candidates this ~
will hold good. This is what might
las called wisdom in the abstract aud at 10,
'or range.
'eo Admins iratons and parties may cor
or and go, but chief Engineer Taylor OF I
o'- House holds his grip and has come to
he regarded as much of a fixture as the {
'e" lady on tho roof ~ the capitol Mr.. Ia
ne or is a Rutland county product. cont
Se' here to take a place as assistant How
>"' engineer about two decadeg ago q
'a' some years later attained the head OF Il
'o service. That he performs his duty
- mirably is proven by the fact that
remains on the Job, as he democra
House officials would be quick to disco'
a the least flaw in his record
vas
ing How many questions do you ASK "
les friends (such AS "whe re can hnu *