Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-01


places she visited.
Officials We're somewhat startled
when they read the announcement
that the president expected to occupy
his room at the capitol frequently dur
ing the sessions of congress. No presl.
dent has done this since the capltol
was built in Washington. 1t is PROB
able that Mr. Wilson is going to break
this precedent because of the troubles
which beset his immediate democratic
predecessor, Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr.. Cleveland adopted a strict IN
depreciation of the powers of the legls'
lative, executive and judicial branches
and held himself absolutely apart from
congress. AS result, when dlrler'
ences arose, Mr.. Cleveland and those
who should have supported him IN the
capitol, grew further and further
apart. ISL
Mr. Wilson believes that 1t Is the
presidents duty to lead congress, TO
confer with congressman and sena'
tors on all important legislation, anu
he believes such conferences can De
held with greater freedom and more
satisfying results in the capitol than
the white house. .
jefferson Set Precedent. =.
President Washington and Presl'
dent John Adams frequently con-
ferred with congressman and senator's
and spoke to both branches during
sessions. President Jefferson was the
first to hold himself aloof, and 1ot'
lowed as he was by his close frlenos,
Madison and Monroe, his precedent
was maintained ever after.
The impression created by the new
president in his new home Is most
favorable one and if the people OF the
country at large like him as mucn as
the people of Washington like him, ME-
Wilson can congratulate himself upon
his independence of thought and action.
Ottumwan Wants Claim Honored:
J. E. McGlothlen Of Ottumwa mas
written Representative kirkpatrick
asking him to try to get the court OF
claims to reconsider the claim OF his
wife for s1,027, based on the alleged ap-
preparation by the union arm or a nat
boat owned by her father during the
civil war
The claim was originally presented
by former Representative Kendall ana
referred to the ,house committee on
claims which in turn sent 1t 20 tne
court OF claims WHeTc IL Voc NSSAuoS~
adversely. AS there is no new evidence,
1t is doubtful If the house committee
would even go so far as to send 1t back
to the court Of claims again.
Mrs. Kenyon, wife of the junior SEN
ator from Iowa, entertained the ladies'
of the Iowa delegation on Wednesday,
honoring a sister of Senator Cummins,
who is now visiting in washington.
Charles Cronin of Rock Island, an
employee of the arsenal. is spending
few days in Washington before return
in~ home next week. Mr.. Cronin Is on
a forty day leave. While here he is
making his headquarters at Congress-
mans Tavenner's office, where his old
friend, B. D. Dyas, holds forth as Sec
rotary to the congressman.
Will Spend Huge Sum.
Representatives Tavenner Of the
14th Illinois and Pepper Of the second
Iowa have received information from
the war department that if congress
the $250,o00 item for
the manufacture of field artillery which
was killed when President Taft vetoed
the sundry civil bill, over a million dol
lars Of new money will be spent there
during the ensuing year. The Rock Is
land arsenal now manufactures about
one third Of the mobile army equip
ment and It is the plan Of the depart