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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1905
Page
32
A Washington Post page excerpt includes subscription terms for the Daily and Sunday editions, with rates by carrier and mail. It also features a lengthy opinion column attacking Congress for a mileage grant in 1905, criticizing the Senate for debt collection through Santo Domingo treaties and urging scrutiny of the administration’s actions.
A Washington Festival Chorus is proposed to capitalize on the inauguration choirs and Washington’s musical talent. The piece urges a permanent chorus, rehearsal practice, and a future national capital festival with proper venue, sustained by public patronage and artistic achievement.
The piece discusses a Massachusetts bill to shift U S Senate selection from legislature to direct popular vote via party conventions and nomination papers. It argues this would erode legislative independence, compare to presidential electors, and bind lawmakers to party choices, warning of political difficulty and expected debate.
The piece surveys Rev J F Shaw’s charity plea amid Eloping case chatter, defends clerical sinners as part of history, derides pessimism, and critiques Kansas beef trust rhetoric against Roosevelt. It notes Kansas indictments, cattle prices, and calls for price relief and trust discipline from government action.
A collage of remarks on politics and society with mentions of Pettigrew Dolliver Bailey Buiteleod Oklahoma famine beef trust and a mix of comments on reporters editors and lawmakers. References to the Post inauguration coverage and various politicians including Rockefeller Cannon and Ore others appear amid sensational lines about crime economy and international events.
Column satire contrasts ego and nerves as death, fame, and vanity clash. Notes that nervous prostration follows overworked ego, strong minds lose nerve, and even appendicitis becomes a spectacle. Observes men and women take long to prepare, while concealment of conceit remains common.
A sprawling panorama of 19th century social webs and stock exchange links unfolds from Lady Graham Montgomeries divorce to the Gurney clan, Temple revenants, and rare aristocrat marriages. The piece threads through Lord Curzon era brokers, duchesses, and a Belgian independence anniversary with notes on a phantom baronet and a budding Belgian navy.
The column surveys closing Congress days and Senate leaders including Allleon Hale Perkins Cockrell and Hemenway Burkett. It discusses Speaker Cannon's choice for the next Appropriations chair, Tom Carter's return, Grant era anecdotes, Hanna Quay Roosevelt tensions, and shifting views on arbitration versus decisive action in international quarrels.
A humorous exchange reported in the Cleveland Leader and Houston Chronicle features a junior and senior partner bantering about politeness and a New Yorker. The dialogue touches on New Year's Eve slang and drunken confession, highlighting regional newspaper voice.
From the Chicago Chronicle, the United States Navy marches on with its annual appropriation drill. The piece notes the enduring aim of peaceful strength and reflects that a navy littered with peace makers remains resilient, with no defeats in sight for its crafted defense.
A humorous piece notes that happiness comes from women and how perceptions vary with hair color. It jokes about trust in love and a woman's reaction to a burglar entering, ending with a man waking from a dream of wealth and feeling poor.
The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia held that a Porto Rican in the United States meets citizenship requirements for civil service eligibility. Juan Rodriguez, who sought employment at the Washington Navy Yard, was denied entry to the examination as not a U.S. citizen. The ruling states 1896 Navy regulation was superseded by civil service rules, allowing Rodriguez to be treated as a U.S. citizen for eligibility.
House Interstate Commerce members report President Roosevelt assured them he will remove Admiral Walker from the Isthmian Canal Commission. The move would use the Spoorer law authority. The Senate opposed keeping Walker, fearing one-man control of the commission. Debate centers on a broader shakeup and vacancies on the commission.
Postmaster General Cortelyou announces retirement as chairman of the Republican National Committee. He plans to dispose of committee deltas for inaugural ceremonies and says a vice chairman has been chosen who will act as chairman. Harry S. New of Indianapolis currently serves as vice chairman and is expected to be the acting chair.
Kansas lawmakers pass a bill to reappoint the state into eight districts with the new eighth district centered in south central Kansas. Rep Victor Murdock currently of the seventh district resides in the eighth. Kansas remains among a few states electing at large members. the new apportionment would not take effect before the 1906 congressional election.
A large company of Jovalan visiting priests attended a solemn mass at the Catholic University in honor of St Thomas Aquinas. Mer Falconio de apostolic delegate celebrated with a Chicago and Baltimore lineup of clergy assisting and a sermon by Rev Dr Pace of the university. An afternoon luncheon followed for visitors and faculty.
Honolulu reports in Japanese newspapers announce steamer Centennial leaving March 1 and Olympia on April 18 to transport Japanese laborers from Hawaii to the U S Pacific Coast. Centennial to run monthly between Honolulu and the United States as agents on plantations push workers to depart, with warnings of possible disturbances when arrivals begin in San Francisco and Seattle.
The Supreme Court convened fifteen minutes late yesterday, the first delay in living memory under the rule that sessions begin at noon. A misunderstanding among the justices prevented prompt attendance of a quorum.
Frederick E Rittman of Cleveland Ohio, auditor for the War Department, tendered resignation to the President to take effect May 1. B F Harper of Fort Wayne Indiana will be appointed to fill the vacancy.
In the New Willard lobby Senator-elect Nixon and Congressman-elect Hayes chatted with Gen Bone and others. Nixon spoke of enjoying Washington life and studying the Senate while Hayes debated his new duties in the House and the desire for practical results. The exchange touched on cattle, government reports, and a mix of political figures and lobby chatter from the capital.
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