The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-20
Washington Whisperines.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1918. Seven
wise men of the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Chairman Nelson and Messrs.
Smith of Michigan, Burton of Ohio,
Bourne of Oregon, Martin of Virginia,
Simmons of North Carolina and New
lands of Nevada are meeting daily in
executive session considering the merits
of the river and harbor appropriation
bill which passed the House January
18th. The bill now under consideration
by the Senate subcommittee carries in
cash and authorizations $40, 872, 958, of
which amount So, $780, 900 is divided be-
tween two projects, So, 200, 900 for the
Ohio river and $560,O0O for the Hudson.
Slxty-five separate amendments have
been offered by Senators to the river and
harbor bill now being whipped into shape
by the solons of the Senate and which,
in conjunction with the bill itself, will
have to be considered by the sub-com-
mittee before the bill is laid before the
full committee of commerce.
Washington during the last week has
gradually awakened to the fact that it is
IN the midst of the greatest woman suf-
frage crusade ever attempted on a ma
tlonal scale in the United States. In
preparation for the suffrage pageant and
procession on March 3rd, meetings have
been held throughout The city, on street
corners and before the buildings housing
the great departments of the government,
until the people of the capital city have
become convinced that they are going to
have fortyseven different varieties of
thrills during Inauguration week.
While the underlying motive of the
procession and pageant is most serious
there will be plenty of entertaining feat
ures, the ranks of "Genl" Resale
Jones' army, which will walk from New
York to Washington, leaving the former
city on February 18th, while the ranks i
OF the "petticoat cavalry, which will be
an important feature of the parade, are
said to be filing rapidly.
The pageant which will be in progress
while the procession is moving along
Pennsyiv dllia avenue, will be presented
on the south portico of the Treasury
building. Opposite is commanding
statue of Genl. Sherman, while Just west
is the White House and across the beau
tiful Potomac is restful Arlington.
where the known and unknown heroes
of the Nation "sleep their last long
Sleep The setting afforded by the
lofty columns, the stately flight of steps
and the spacious plaza of the Treasury
building is an inspiring one.
Only two men in the country know
who is going into Wilson's cabinet" said |!
newspaper man who accompanied
Joseph Tumulty, President-elect Will
sons secretary to be, to W ashington one
day last week, land they are Joe Tumul-
ty and Col. E. M. House OF New York
and Texas. And they will never tell I'M
til President-elect Wilson says the words.
'Tumulty knows nothing but to keep
faith with his chief. He is the persona
lcation of the sphinx and he will keep
the Presidential conscience inviolate.
Tumulty knows nothing but blind obedi-
ence of orders and while news Of manv
kinds will be taken to the White House
IN the next four years my guess is that
little will be taken away" That is a
fair estimate of the new secretary to the
and his first announced
choice.