Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-30

estedly in this immediate section. At
the corner of FL street and Madison
place, fronting Kosciusko's monument
on Lafayette square, is the old Dolly
Madison house, now the quarters of
the scientific club known as the Cos
mos club. After James Madison died
his widow continued to occupy this
house for many years and there she
held her famous levees. The main
part of the house is as it was in IDOL
ly's" day. The Cosmos club, however,
has added to the original structure
until now the scientists have plenty
Of room for the increasing member
ship of their organization.
Fronting Lafayette square from the
north is a brown stone house which
many years ago was the home of the
British minister, for at that time Great
Britain maintained a minister and not
an ambassador in the capital of the
United States. In room of this house
Owen Meredith, a nephew of Bulwer
Lytton, wrote the somewhat famous
poem of Lucille" or at any rate it was
here that ne wrote large part of it..
At the corner of H street and Con-
necticut avenue is fine old home with
q large yard inclosed with high brick
wall. In this house Daniel Webster
lived while he was secretary of state,
and it was within it's doors that the
Ashburton treaty was considered and
sanctioned by American officials.
At the corner of Jackson place and
Ii street, fronting Lafayette square,
is a large but plain brick house built
and occupied at one time by Stephen
Decatur. 1t was from this house that
Decatur went forth to his duel with
Commodore James Barron, a duel in
which he met his death.
Gather for Extra Session.
Senators and representatives in
congress wo happen now to be at
home are packing up their belongings
preparatory to moving on Washington
for the extra session. Many of the
members of both houses already are
here and are engaged in home seeking,
for many a new one has no house ex-
cept the one to which he is elected, the
lower house or the upper house of the
congress of the United States.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
capitol is Republican and the White
House is Democratic, large amount
of legislation will be attempted this
year, some of which is certain to be
vetoed and some of which is certain
4, to become the law of the land.
In Washington for some weeks have
been leading representatives of botf
political parties, the Republicans
planning for legislation which they
will attempt to enact and the Demo
! Gratis studying what the Republican:
intend to do so that they may know
whether to acquiesce or to fight.
1t seems altogether likely that new
party rule" will be in force in tht
senate. Some of the Republicans de
termined recently that legislation ii
the upper house should not be de
termined upon, pro or con, by hand
full of men, but by all the Republican,
acting together. This rule already ha'
been sanctioned in advance by tn
Republican senators. The Democrat
acted on this principle to some ex
tent during the time that they wer
in control of the senate.
Change From Old Method.
In the old days three or four mel
of their party, with power delegate
to them by the other members, cor
stituted themselves into a court t
"try'' legislation. If this little grou
agreed that certain bills should
pressed to a passage, or should b
shelved, the party members general
agreed with them, and the result wa
that bills were passed or defeated 9
the whim of the few rather than o
the sanction of the many. 1t was
case of party blindly following it
leaders. 1t is probable that herr
, after in the United States senate. n
matter which party is in control, tn
, entire party membership will take
; hand in suggesting what should /
done and what should not be, done.
: Congress will meet in extra Sc
sion May 10. The two houses are
control of the Republicans. althoug
. the upper house is held by that part
' by such slim majority that it ma
: be difficult at times to get legislatiC
> through. 1t will be necessary to brir
: to the support of Republican bills IL
,l votes of some senators who in recel
: years have not been strongly Repu
+ lican, but more or less independent.
/ will take a good deal of diplomacy {
r the part of Republican leaders to S
:. cure the adherence of all the mel
4 bers of the party majority on all O
s casions.
i Republicans of the house will sta
@ in at once to frame tariff measur
$ 1t is as yet undecided whether it W
e be an old-fashioned Republican bi
q or one which simply will attempt
). make readjustments in the existil
v schedules. An old-fashioned Repu
e fican tariff bill would be almost su
=, to meet with veto, but readju:
d ment bill probably would be signe
e If the Republicans follow the rea
l. justment plan they will do it becau
e apparently they hope that in tN
y years they can start in on a CO.
,e prehensive measure and hand it Ov
v 10 n Republican president to sign.
Is While there is a sort of coz
IN suredness in Republican ranks tn
N the next presidential election is to
Ig their way, the optimism of the F
e, publicans is no greater than that
the Democrats, who fully expect tn
te their candidate will be elected.
is Bridegroom.