The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-01-10
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Washington, January 6, 1912.


Representatives Linthicum and Talbot.
of MARYLAND, led fight in the House o.
Representatives against the reference o.
the Senate resolution on the Lincoln me-
mortal proposition from the House Com
mttee Appropriations to the House Com
mttee on Library. The Senate resolution
endorses the project approved by Presl-
dent Taft on recommendation of the
Lincoln Memorial Commission tor the
erection of Greek temple IN Potomac
Park, west of the Washington Monument,
as a memorial to Lincoln.
The House Appropriation Committee
is IN favor of the construction OF Lincoln
memorial highway as a substitute Tor the
Greek temple proposition, to which idea
this committee is vigorously opposed.
The Committee on the Library, of which
Mr.. Slayden, of Texas, is chairman, is
opposed to the memorial roadway project.
and in favor of the erection OF Greek
temple. The Maryland and Pennsylvania
delegations in particular and Congress
men in general identified with the good
roads movement want the appropriation
of two million dollars for the Lincoln me-
mortal to be spent on highway from
Washington to Gettysburg.
The test vote came when the advocates
of the Greek temple decided to transfer
the consideration Of the Senate resolution
from one committee to the other. No
debate was allowed on the proposition,
but the contest was lively, and by the
narrow margin Of Io2 to 92 the matter
was referred to the Library Committee.
This was temporary victory for the
Greek temple advocates, but the size of
the vote rolled up by the Lincoln high
way members was claimed by them as IN
dicating ultimate victory for them, be-
cause, they claim, some members who
voted to transfer the bill 10 the Library
Committee are in the favor of the Lincoln
highway, and only voted that way through
conviction that under the rules the matter
ought to be considered by the Library
Committee.
The friends of the proposition to con-
struct magnificent highway from Wash
ington to Gettysburg as a Lincoln memo
rial are determined to persist IN their OPP
position against the erection of a Greek
temple in Potomac Park, insisting that
such memorial is in no wise suggestive
of the great work of Abraham Lincoln i'll
maintaining the Union, a work that is in
finitely better svmbolized by the con-
struction of highway from Washington
10 Gettysburg and they frankly expressed
Their Indignation at the high-handed pro-
ceedlngS of members of the Library Com
mittee in securing the reference of the
bill.
Friends of the Gettysburg highway are
determined to prevent the passage of the
Senate bill at this session. They have
conferred with the Maryland members of
the House. all of whom, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Covington. have declared
themselves in favor Of the Gettysburg
highway and opposed to the commission
plan for a Greek temple With the ex-
vania members favor the Gettysburg
highway.
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce gave tea
at the British Embassy in honor Of their
house guests. Miss Violet Asquith, daugh-
ter of the Prime Minister of Great Bri-
tain. and Lady Isabel Maria, Countess of
Aberdeen. wife of the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, at which they were formally in
troduced to Washington society.
Seven members of the Usage Indian
tribal council were removed from office
BY Secretary of the Interior Fisher, who
alleged that the council was influenced by
the Uncle Sam OIL Company and three
individual applicants who had tried to
obtain the lease of 500. 900 acres of oil
and gas land, comprising the entire I'M
leased portion of the Usage reservation.
The Secretary ordered new council
elected the latter part of this month
P. esident Taft definitely told Senator
Brandegee, of Connecticut, chairman Of
the Inter, Oceanic Canals Committee, that
he would not send to the Senate the
nomination of Colonel George w. Goe-
thals as Civil Governor of the Panama
Canal Zone because of the opposition by
Democratic Senators to his appointments
Senator Brandegee, after personal IN
vestigation among Democratic Senators,
told the President it seemed impossible
to have the proposed nomination confirm
ed Some Democrats, he said, made the
statements that at the time the Panama
Canal act WAS passed giving the PreSi-
dent AUTHORITY to appoint a Civil Cover
nor and establish a new administration
there was an understanding that no i'm
mediate changes would be made by the
Republican administration.
The President declared TO Senator
Brandegee that he knew of no such UNI
Outstanding, but that he would not allow
Colonel Cocktails name to become IN
volved in political controversy.
Jef1ersonian simplicity will mark Presi-
dent Wilson's inaugural parade, accord
ing to the tentative plans OF the inaugural
committee, which had its first meeting
here.
Major General Leonard Wood, Chief of
Staff of the Army and marshal of the
parade, plans to have three regiments of
infantry. one OF cavalry. a battalion of
coast artillery, battalion of field artillery
and a regiment each of marines and blue
jackets march up PENNSYLVANIA avenue on
March a. These. with the cadets of the
West Point and Annapolis military acade
niles, will make up about 1000 soldiers
which is considered enough to represent
the Government.
In addition there will be number of
militia from practically every State in the
Union and large number of marching
clubs and other civic organizations. 1t is
the plan OF the committee. however. to
have a comparatively small but smart"
parade.