The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Congress- will mark time this week :,
awaiting the report of the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee o, tue Adj
ninistrafion Currency bill Even the.
Currency commi tee will stop work until
Wednesday. because Of the various local
elections.
Several members of the Senate Bank
ing Committee decided to go home for
the elections. and the committee, involv.
ed in tangle over the ADMINISTRATION
bill, adjourned until Wednesday, Ia the
meantime The members Of the committee
remaining ID Washington will devote
their time to individual study of disputed
points in the measure.
n.
That the wedding present 10 Miss VIII
son from the members of the House will
be q silver service of some sort has been
settled upon. IA pc II necklace was
suggested, but as the other gifts which
have been sent as lump present from
Congress have been silver, the same will
be sent inthis case. Another reason. too.
for the choice Is that Miss Wilson does
not care about jewels
The members Of Congress sent Mrs
Taft, on her twenty-fifth wedding ami.
versary, three dozen silver dinner plates,
handsomely carved and inscribed. This
gift was valued highly BY Mrs. Taft and
she often spoke Of the fact that ii was SO
delightful to think that she could break
the set some day and its usefulness would
not be spoiled and that she intended 10
give each Of her three children dozen
plates as souvenirs.
At the time of the marriage of Miss
Alice Roosevelt TO Congressman Long
worth Congress cent q han some GIT of
silver. and, too. at the time of the mar
rage Of Miss Anna CockreIl, daughter Of
former Senator Cockrell, OF Missouri.
affectionately called father of The
House, to the Minister Of Greece, Mr..
coromilas, q gift of silver was sent.
When the elder daughter Of former
Senator Foraker, Of Ohio. married Mr..
Matthews. her fatherls colleagues sent
her silver; SO il seems that The precedent
is set.
a pretty compliment has been paid
Miss Genevieve Clark. daughter of the
Speaker Of the House and Mrs. Clark, by
Congressman MANU- In asking her 10
select the gift for Miss Wilson.
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4 Is Huerta's move ID the Mexican
situation. P esident Wilson does not in
tend to commit himself to any procedure
until the Mexican government has shown
its hand in the election last Sunday.
In this stand the United States 10 In
full accord with the European govern
ments. who are awaiting the result Of the
voting. and the delay Of the promised in
formation regarding the American policy
will be perfectly understood BY the
powers, who have been requested to defer
action until the United Stat is heard
from.
II Is explained that should the presi
dent commit himself to any particular
policy now. Huerta could dodge the issne.
AS 1t now stands. he will have to commit
himself to some line of action regarding
the elections, without knowing what
President Wilson intends 10 do.
The United States is not consulting
other powers regarding Mexico. but is
merely keeping them informed. While
hop ng that the policy Of the United
States will commend itself tothe other
governments. the administration has NO
Intention of asking their advice abont II
or submitting its decision 10 them for
approval
Professor Boni, who is carrying ont ex.
cava,ions IN the ruins on the Palatiue
H II, in Rome, Italy, has located the i'm
periai palaces of Nero and calieula
(caius caesar) and also that OF Domini-
can of slightly later period; the founda.
tion of the imperial throne being un
covered.
The excayators have come upon seven
houses of the republican epoch. com.
plicated network of pipes and drains and
several circular rooms Gu, in the tuf
stone and lined with plaster to protect
from dampness.