Show SHUT OUT v statehood for them seems to Bs far off admission bills t sidetracked no old demo brats left on finance committee new secretary of navy harmany Has Many friends s A poser for gen washington april 9 special tho friends of tho three territories arizona new mexico and oklahoma which aro struggling to become became somewhat elated when the committee decided to report an omnibus bill for their admission as states it really looked as it statehood might be in sight but after a visit to the i speaker and consultation with various house leaders it became apparent that there was quite a difference between the reporting of such a bill and getting consideration for it in the house just how much party policy Is involved in the matter la an uncertain question the political complexion of the terri tories involved Is in doubt sometimes they are republican and sometimes democratic arizona Is now represented by a democrat in the house and new mexico and oklahoma by republicans but it Is believed that the immigration from the southern states has made all three democratic as immigration from northern states made the northern territories republican it Is evident anyway that tho republican managers do not want these territories admitted at this time and the probabilities bili ties are against any positive action this session finance committee changes there Is no democrat now a member of the finance committee who was on that committee eight years ago the changes on the democratic side have been very numerous and in twelve years death removed deck of kentucky vance of north carolina and harris of tennessee changes in the political complexion of states or death removed of indiana mcpherson of new jersey carlisle of kentucky walthall Walt ball of mississippi callton of texas white of california and of indiana from the committee in 1894 during the fifty third congress vest of missouri and jones of arkansas were made mem bera of the committee together they fought through the auson tariff bill the other members of the committee time not being la good health wl W l demands on moody several members of the bouse gathered around representative moody the other day and told him what they wanted when be became secretary of the navy one insisted upon one thing and others made known their preferences what I 1 want moody said representative fletchir cr of minnesota Is the dolphin I 1 want that ship to take a trip in and that is what I 1 snail expect as soon as you become eccie tary no use 0 t waiting responded moody bring me a telegraph blank now and I 1 will order her placed at your disposal whenever you want to lake a little jaunt out to aea the dol la one of the first ships of the new navy she does not amount to much as aa warship but la now used for ine duty by the secretary of the navy or his assistants rainier and tacoma representative cashman of washington being from tacoma still sticks to the tradition that the big mountain near that city Is named tacoma although the board of geographic jamea has labeled it rainier lie was talking in the house to chairman cannon in fact was trying to get bome money for rainier national park and in the course of tola remarks said enow as the gentleman manifests ii eulban interest I 1 may be pardoned for adding to his information tho gentleman says he has never been in the park that lie has seen it from afar well I 1 have been in the park and through it from circumference to center from tho lower volleys to the znowy summit of mount tacoma and by th way athla reminds me that the gentleman from illinois baa become confused regarding the name of the mountain and the name of tho park mount tacoma Is the mountain cd lu the mount rainier national park general westons diplomacy one of the military attaches of a foreign embassy became much interested in the manner in which the american army was fed ilia government bad received reports from china bow much better our government cared for the than other nations and the was instructed to find out all about the system in a very long and carefully prepared diplomatic paper addressed to genera john I 1 beetou commissary general be begged to inquire it he might bo allowed to ask bow it waa the united states managed to supply the soldiers with bucu good food he wanted to know be eald what there was to icam and would the finneral fie be so kind as to answer his inquiries qu iries after the general bad read the letter he returned tills laconic nn awer let roe know what you want and that Is what you will get vermont sweetness senator proctor distributed vermont to his legion of frienda about the the other day lie received n of maple barup from tho green mountain state lie knew it was the real thing no adulterations adulte rations and nothing but the eldrup from maple trees aa all his friends were ready to testify there are about the capitol a people who know what tho pure maple article Is and they ampre cia ARTHUR W DUNN chicago april ifor the first timo in the history of local transportation a saries of low rale excursions are to be run from chicago to atlantic city N J during alie coming eummer the novel plan of operating from chicago to alio famous eastern seaside resort was announced after a meeting hero of general agents of alie operating eastbound cast bound from chii the rate for the round trip chicago to atlantic city will be 18 and one excursion will be operated by each of the following roada lako shore pennsylvania big four aca peake ohio pennsylvania Baltin ioro and ohio and ohio southwestern no dates acro bet for the excursions cur but it M probable they will bo during july and august |