The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-24
Surprise For Public
In Acts of the House

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dent. That's one of the delightfully."-
uncertain things about congress.
STORY OF TWO IRiSHMEN.
Speaking Of immigration matters
there's a funny story going the rounds
Of the committee rooms, the truth of
which is vouched for by Chairman
Burnett of the house committee on
immigration and naturalization. Two
Glengarry immigrants. Mike and Pat,
arrived recently at Ellis island. On
leaving the Battery, in New York, they
were much astonished by the size Of
the city; and when night came they
sought lodgings in a downtown hotel
The noise was too much for Pat, and
he could not sleep, so he got up and
sat by the window. Just then q fire
engine, with shrieking whistle and
spouting flame and smoke, ratified nois-
ily past. Pat looked at 1t in aston
ishment; he had never seen anything
like it before. In alarm he called
Mike; but Mike snored on peacefully.
In another minute a second engine
clattered into view, more flame and
smoke pouring from the stack. This
was too much for Pat.
mike, Nike" he shouted, "Get up
quick!"
"Phat's the matterr' growled Mike,
sleepily.
Matter enough!" replied Pat;
'shure an they're movin' he'll. an two
loads have gone by already
ON THE oUI VIVE.
OF course, Washington is on the qui
vive over the Inauguration. and the
half hundred or SO committees are
working like beavers to make the oc-
casion the greatest ever. The grand
stands and the presidents central re-
viewing stand in the court of honor,
which extends from 18th to 18th
streets on. Pennsylvania avenue (the
squares fronting the treasury, White
House and state, war and navy build
! ing), have all been completed: the
other stands which line the avenue up
| to the capitol, and on the east plaza
OF the capitol, where the inaugural ad-
dress will be made and the oath ad-
ministered to the president, are all
well toward completion.
The porch in the court of honor IN
which the president-ele is to sit. as
a reviewing stand for the parade, is to
be brilliantly lighted with spotlights
thrown from the north stand, it being
designed to bring out the presidents
| stand in bold relief. This illumination
will take place on the night of March
3 as well as the night of March 4,
and If inauguration day be dark this
stand Will be lighted through the day.
The hedges of cedar trees at each end
of the presidents stand, as we'll as the
foliage in the court of honor and the
trees in Lafayette Square, are to be
Illuminated by myriads of colored
| lights concealed in the branches.
Additional parade details given out
today give the third grand division,
which will be made up of all the vet
eran organizations "a detachment of
old Confederates in their gray uni
forms having a prominent place in the
line), fraternal orders, etc. A leader
ship of Hollow Horn Bear, a Sioux
cbieftain from the Rosebud reserva-
ton. South Dakota. The party in
cludes Sioux, Crows, Chippewas,
Flatheads. Mandans. and Gros Ventres,
each in the distinctive dress of his ma
ton.
There is much indignation expressed
by the public comfort committee al
the reports that are going out of
Washington to the effect that accom-
modations are sky high in price. While
the hotels are initiating prices sorne-
what, there are thousands upon thou
sands of rooms throughout the city
| that can be had for 81 per night. and
the committee is ready to furnish a
| list of these upon application.
REMOVAL OF POSTMASTER.
| A statement was issued from the
~, fr
| the removal of Postmaster Camp, of
Beebe, Ark, who claimed that he was
\ forced out of the service for refusal
to contribute to the Taft campaign
fund The White House statement is
to the effect that Mr.. Camps resigna-
| ton was asked for for the reason that
! he is too old for good service, failed to
! obey postal regulations, had not made
/ good a shortage in his Office, and was
! generally unruly. Elk Postmaster
| Camp is over seventy-four years Of
age.
One of the social events that will
claim more than usual attention in
Inauguration time will be a large re-
| ception rendered on March ), by the
Mississippi Society of Washington. &c
I Governor Earl Brewer, Mrs. Brewer,
the members Of the governors staff
and Senator James K. Vardaman. Tne
reception is to be held at Confederate
Memorial hall, in Vermont avenue.
It was decided today by the demo
Gratis in the senate to move an eXecu-
tive session OF the senate at the first
/ opportunity, probably early next week
| to confirm President Taft's army
navy and diplomatic nominations, and
| possibly some others. Senator Hoke
| Smith of Georgia made the statement
| that the democrats had been willing
| from the first to go that far, but that
| they were everlastingly determined
not to be forced into the consideration