The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-17
New Administration Makes Own
Program.
CAPITAL LIKES NOVELTY.
President Wilson Has Original Way of
Doing Things-His Plan of Reading
His Message to Congress Was Star
Ting, but Turned Out Well, Nearly
Everybody Agrees.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

washington, Aprll 10. = lSpeclal.I -
The new administration has given
Washington number Of surprises. and
Washington gasps for breath occasion
ally. Such was the case especially
| when it was stated that President
Wilson would frequently visit the cap
itol and confer with senators and rep
resentatives. Then when he said he
was going to the capitol and in person
read his first message Washington was
astOunded.
But when the program was carried
| out everything went off so smoothly
that 1t seemed mighty nice thing to
do. President Wilson. perfectly con
f1dent Of himself, fully aware that he
| was creating an innovation. went
straight ahead and let the people who
do not like strange things wag their
heads and prate about breaking prece-
dents. Sometimes it is good thing
to break presidents. @
Not Aping Teddy.
President Wilson has found ways to
do rather startling things without
"aping Tedd!.''. 1t was always expect
strange and upsetting, and the people
| liked him for it. No doubt the tenden-
cy of President Taft to settle down
| in the line of strict presidents had
| something to do with his unpopularity.
At the same time if Roosevelt had
&v,r fhn frio IF 1n}i
his messages personally to congress he
would have been more than nine
days sensation.
People would have talked about it
as long as they discussed Roosevelt
But now that President Wilson has
delivered his message personally the
question arises, Why not? 1t was
very dignified performance: the sen
ators and representatives appeared in
their good clothes: there was the ut
most decorum, and everybody wanted
to witness the scene 1t turned out
all right,
House Unsatisfactory.
The new arrangement of the house
without the desks Is not satisfactory
Members are complaining vigorously.
There is no opportunity for members
to keep documents. write amendments,
unless upon pad using the knee as
table, and while that is English. it is
not satisfactory to the American con
gresham.
The men with the least to do get the
best seats and keep them. Doorkeep
ers and pages never know where to
find member. One day he may be
in one part of the hall and the next in
another. The "benches," so called.
will have to stay during this session,
for the house could nor~be arranged
differently until there is recess. but
1t may be expected that the desks will
be returned, even if it crowds the hall
Almost Solid.
1--WE, are almost solid now,'' remark
ed Congressman Stevens of Minnesota.
referring to the delegation from his
state. For two years no one could
tell whether the Minnesota delegation
was "on' or "off the reservation" At
times the whole of them went back on
the Republican party, at other times
only a portion Of them. All Of them
except Lindbergh voted for Mann. and
Lindbergh was very much inclined to
make it solid delegation.
Austin on Fitzgerald.
Austin Of Tennessee and Fitzgerald
Of New York met in Secretary Nc
Adoo's Office Fitzgerald attempted to
tell the secretary about the Tennessee
man. but McAdoo recalled days TWEEN
ty-fve years ago when he and Austin
lived at Knoxville
NOW. let me tell you about Fitz-
gerald" said Austin Hes all right
save for, his extrava gance. He wants
to appropriate for everything. But
leaving out the sarcasm. Mr.. Secretary.
II Fitzgerald could have his way he
would keep all the money you have
in the treasury as well as all that you
will collect from the new tariff and the
income tax. It's his ambition to have
four years in which to pile up money
in the treasury without taking any
out"
John Dwight Looks On.
John Dwight. formerly a member
from New York, was an interested on
locker during the first days Of the SEES
sion. This just suits me. said
Dwight. Il am shouldering no re-
sponsibility. Washington is nice this
time of the year. can divide my time
between congress and the baseball
games. and how can you lay out bet
ter. program
Jimcrow Cars.
OF course the people of Washington
know that Senator Vardaman of Mis-
sissippi cannot carry through law
for jimcrow cars for the District
of Columbia. which will separate the
white and colored people as in the
southern states, but they will watch
with great interest the attempt.
X would I've better for both races.
but the political aspect Of the case will
eovesn tbs actso0 Of congress.