Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-01
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Especial to The Bulletin ]


 come deserted village. Already plans
 are on foot at the White House for
 prolonged speaking tour by the
 nations. The opponents of the league
 in it's present form are no less ac-
 tive in arranging for a counter tour
 by senators opposing the measure as it now stands. Congress is like
 wise planning for series of three
 day recesses covering a month or
 more while the senators who are not touring discuss the treaty and com
 mittees on interstate commerce have
 wise everybody seems planning to go
 back home as under the proposed
 gentlemen'S agreement no bushes
 could be transacted in congress
 which requires quorum. It is bare
 ly possible that instead of the three
 day recesses the senate may give it's
 permission that the house take a 3o-
 day reces. That can be done by
 consent of the senate, otherwise only
 three days at a time can be taken.
 The president is said to be hesitating
 whether to take s10.o00 trip or a
 $50, 1000 trip. He gets travelling a1-
 lowance of 25.000 and his Ioreis.I eA-
 penses have been entirely cared for
 under another sum running up to the
 millions. But he now wants to make
 a bigger swing than he could cover
 with $25.000 counting all the persons
 he wants to take along with him.
 
 to add to the s25,0eo just now, and it
 is doubtful if it could be obtained.
 Whenever the president has travel
 ed he has taken Mrs. Wilson along, together with some woman companion
 for her. He also takes large corps of stenographers, secretaries and his physician, Dr. Grayson. This. with cooks. walters, and other servants, makes up a good sized company -e
 quiring quite a number of special cars, all to be run at the govern, ,-Ie.I. $ expenses. There will be a hot fight against increasing the S25,000 annual appropriation for the purpose of a league tour. as the matter now looks. So the president may modify his route and make a $10-0oO trip instead of a $5o,o0o one by shortening the distance covered. It is not yet known what his plan will be, beyond the state ment that he will take such a trip as soon as he has signed the appro- pFiation bills and addressed the sen ate.> But whether he is away week or month congress does not intend to enter on any new legislation this summer. The ways and means com mittee regard 1t as useless to attempt to frame any tariff legislation while the foreign conditions are so unsettled and the word has gone forth that none will be attempted beyond a few minor matters which can be adjusted imme- diately.
 The prospects are not favorable for erection of new public buildings. The policy Of economy promised by the re- publicans will make 1t a hard task to get such measures through congress In fact the public building committee of the house has made it known that they will not prepare an omnibus pub lice building bill this session and hat early in December the committee will meantime the bills already filled are to remain unacted on by the com mittee. It is very evident that only those coming under the class of ''ur- gent needs" will be recommended, but just what will constitute urgent need is something which cannot be fore ca sted.
 Senator Mclean made a strong plea for better recognition of the needs
 of New 1SngSand when fhe eyri- day. He called attention to the fact that under existing conditions New farmers are not getting a fair share of the fund for rural aid and>eo- operation. He referred to the clause which prohibits use of the fund in towns of more than 2.500 people, add ing T know that in my section of the many towns would not get a dollar of this money. I think 3S per cent of the towns in Connecticut and yet they are entirely agricultural towns. So the more money you ap- propriate the less money we get, for we have to contribute our portion to taxes taxes which is something we do not Lean then urged a specified distribu- ton which would protect New Eng land showing that while the sparsely l settled southern and western states 1 paid much less they received the lion S l tice that as a member of the appro- l priations committee, he should next l year see that the mentality of dis i was fully understood and | that unless remedied, he believed it l would result in a heavy cut down of l -he appropriation. MT. Mclean paid l ] high tribute to Connecticut and oth- | er New England states and predicted | that has soon as congress fully un- | 1erstands the injustice being done l hat part of the country by unequal | of the agricultural fund 1 he condition will be changed. The i of MT. Mclean was 1 adopted and the state of Connecticut l will benefit therby about ten thousand | dollars.
 It may seem unaccountabTe, but | throughout the city and at the capitol, where the talk and debate for many months has been entirely on the great l var, news that the treaty of peace has 1een signed did not make a ripple. Senator Hitchcock read the presi- lent's announcement but no person in he senate rose to make additional comment. and Hitchcock sat down in he midst of profound silence. Over in he house no special cognizance was made of the fact of the signing The 'n1y official recognition was the pres 'nce at the capital plaza of the Ma inc band playing patriotic music in magnificent fashion but only handful of people stopped to listen ! O them. and often the inquiry was eard, why are they playing?" When | he answer was made that the peace l reaty had been signed a laeaoic "Oh :" vas the usual commend. Perhaps the of the status of the United States under the terms of the treaty 1 the league Of nations had l quieting effect and perhaps it was ust because congress and Washington as been overworked in "enthusing" yer war time matters but the fact emains that the encouragement ere ted but little comment and no ex- itement whatever.
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