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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1905
Page
22
In a Washington Post analysis, Kansas is portrayed as a stubborn battleground of Republican principles versus agrarian pressures. The piece likens state politics to a fight against a metaphorical octopus, arguing for fiscal restraint and lawful budgeting to curb government debt and improve efficiency.
In closing hours of Congress a proposed bill limits expenditures to approved appropriations, rejects prior emergency provisions, and forces departments to live within their means. It raises concerns over sudden emergencies and whether current estimates justify smaller funding, with questions on government obligations and officer duties if funds fall short.
Analysis notes that both Bryan and Watson push radical reform blends as a new opposition to the current order, with Roosevelt praised for record and leadership, while many Populists and Bryan Democrats see common ground with Roosevelt Republicanism over Parker era Democrats.
George S Boutwell outlived his generation and stood as a patriotic statesman. Beginning as a merchant, he rose to Congress in 1839 and 1842, later shaping Republican leadership and impeachment strategy alongside Ben Butler and John A. Bingham. He served under three flags, led the party, and remained an enduring figure in 19th century American politics.
A historical reflection describes George Boutwell as a man guided by conscience in political battles. It portrays his stance on the Paris Treaty as a fundamental moral objection to a sale of a people, executed by a party without title and accepted by a party without right. The passage emphasizes Boutwell's integrity, whether leading to punishment or power.
A Boston professor, profiting from a Cape Breton barber's exchange, discovers a simple yet profitable scheme. He pays with Canadian dollars and receives mostly American coins, claiming the ten cent difference covers shave costs. The tale frames travel and work as linked to money.
The District appropriation agreement increases the municipal building budget by 500000, enabling a marble or granite structure and faster awarding of stone contracts. House conferees largely adopt Senate amendments on street improvements schools and public safety, though salary raises for teachers police and firemen are deferred. The measure is seen as satisfactory overall, with hopes for fixed salary laws next year.
A collage of remarks and jabs from the Washington scene touches on Roosevelt’s naval parity, congressional satire, and political patronage. It notes reactions to tariff, rail, and land policy, with quips about senators, postmasters, and foreign affairs shaping the national mood.
A fragmentary dialogue from a Chicago page tale features a child’s playful misquotations. The unnamed interviewer probes beliefs about birthdays and holidays while a teacher and pupils exchange quick wits. The text hints at community life and family dynamics within a playful, archival snapshot.
King Edward grants wives of judges in Scotland the right to share their husbands titles. Wives of Lords Kinloss Kyvilachy Kincairney Mackintosh Gloag will become Lady Kincairne Lady Mackintosh and Lady Gloag, while widows retain status. Judges keep lord title for life. titles carry no peerage privileges.
Senator Spooner recounted an anecdote about a Sioux bidder who sold timber for 1800 dollars, moved his family to St Paul, then returned to Ashland with horses double harness and a hearse, driving proudly through town. The piece also notes Representative elect William T. Tindall of Sparta, Missouri, his modest pay, and Washington arrival. It details Senate reading of the Philippine tariff bill, Speaker Cannon’s actions, and various House exchanges plus visits by Peoria postmaster Graff and family.
A New York Press piece humorously argues about marriage and bachelor life. It jokes that bachelors spend more freely, can write more letters to engaged partners, and that women lie to seem rich for social peeks at their callers behind curtains.
Springfield reports that 23 men are to appear March 20 to form a grand jury for the meat trust investigation. They have all been served subpoenas, with identities kept secret until venire impanelment. Two deputies will guard the panel.
William T Horswell proprietor of a real estate and employment agency is under arrest after a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Spencer on a charge of conspiring to secure homestead titles to 16000 acres of public lands in Minnesota. The hearing was continued a week. He allegedly paid applicants up to 100 to file affidavits and blank forms used to secure land titles. Victims signed blanks and received money, with some signers said to be girls not more than seventeen.
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Cincinnati Street Railway Company franchises under Rogers fifty year act, reversing lower court rulings and ending Theodore Horstman led litigation. It also rules that neither probate court nor city authorities may fix telephone rates, limiting regulatory power in Toledo Home Telephone case.
A New York federal grand jury presents several fraud cases in naturalization and urges Congress to amend federal statutes to curb future offenses. The jury also asks that costs of the presentment be charged to the President, the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General.
An attempt by railroad presidents and traffic managers to end the grain rate war collapsed as a meeting adjourned to Friday morning. They warned that continuing the fight could sway Congress against railroads and risk adverse fire legislation.
In London on February 28 the House of Commons defeated Denunciatory Motion 276 to 211 defending the sugar convention as debates dominated the day. Gerald Balfour, president of the Board of Trade, defended the convention saying time would vindicate its policy while Mr Kearley’s amendment calling for denunciation was rejected 276 to 2.
Indiana Senate approves 500 dollars to place a statue of Gen Lew Wallace in the Capitol at Washington. Also reports in San Juan on sugar plantation strikes ending with wage increases, and mentions Pierpont Morgan and Caspar Purdon Clarke sailing to Europe. Cuba and Porto Rico items note Bishop Broderick’s U S return and a 4 million loan for public improvements in Porto Rico with island banks named as depositories.
Washington hosts a high level gathering as lawyers for Harriman Hill and other finance interests prepare for the U S Supreme Court case on control of the Northern Pacific and Burlington lines. Prominent attorneys from Guthrie Lovett Waxwell and Colby for Harriman and Fiiby Root Johns for Hill discuss strategy amid regional political buzz.
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