The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-14

arc not wild animals. but really cultivated, IL
| not domesticatcd and that the poachers arc as
| crimnaly wrong in interfering with them
| while traversing the deep seas on their way to
and fro from their breeding grounds as cattle
| thieves would be when stealing or killing the
farmers cows while they were travelling an in
| definite distance across the country to their
| barns"
Assistant Adjutant General Robert Williams,
who was recently placed in charge of the Bureau
| of Information of the War Department, by Sec
rotary Elkins, is busy with preparations for the
| complete organization Of his bureau. Tho sub
| ject of Military Museum is now under con-
sideration. and Maj. Arthur Macarthur, Gen.
| Williamss assistant. is preparing inventories
OF large number OF relics stored In the War
Department and no finds that the war trophies
| and battle-fags form very gratifying nucleus
for such museum. The most serious ques.
ton that has arisen in connection with the
museum is that of space and it is very likely
that Congress will BIO asked to provide build
ing for the accommodation and suitable dis
play of theseIprecious relics to the old soldiers.
81.
Ono Of the most unique pension bills ever
introduced ia Congress Is Senate Bill 2l85,
| which affects only those officers who are now
on the Retired List of the Army who were
| wounded in battle during the war OF tho
rebellion. This bill places these officers on the
Retired List with the rank they held when
wounded, providing the rank they held is
higher than that they held when retired. For
| ms tnip
have been wounded while holding the rank of
Colonel OF Volunteers, he having accepted
commission in the Regular Army in much
lower grade after the war, and he will, If this
bill becomes q law, receive the rank and pay OF
| a Colonel on the Retired List A man on the
list Mt present as First Lieutenant, who was
wounded while holding the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel, would have his pay raised from Sl,2Oo
| to g., 500 year. There are 6S1 officers OH the
Retired List, Is Of whom were retired by special
act, 442 on the Limited " list, and 22i on the
UNLIMITED" list. OF these 651 officers only
enc draws no pay. This officer is DR.. VIM. A.
Hammond, ex-Surgeon- General Of tbs Army,
who is now practicing physician in Washing
ton who was retired in March, 1875 without
pay.
Representative Funston, Of the Second Kan
sas District, created quite q sensation in the
House on Thursday, April 7. when he rose to
a question of personal privilege. He had read
by tho clerk article published in the New
York Voice, q temperance paper, which ae-
| cused q number of members and Senators of
being constant patrons of the bar of the House
restaurant, where they drink spirituous and
| malt liquors. Mr.. Funston's name was among
those published, and he denounced the author
| Of the article in unmeasured terms, calling
| him sneak, an unmitigated liar, etc. At
first the House was inclined to look upon the
matter as joke, but it was not SO with Mr.
Funston as he claimed that his name was used
in this connection for the purpose of defeating
him for denomination. Several members
| whose names had been read admitted that
they were patrons Of the bar Of the restaurant,
aud made game of the whole matter, which so
| incensed Mr. Funston that he used such un-
parliamentary language that he was finally
called to order, and was roundly hissed by
some Of the members for his language. Order
| in the House was restored with considerable
| difficulty.
IF First-Lieut. James A. Swift, 9th Cav.
| whose court-martial sentence was recently
committed by the President. will take the
trouble to turn over the file Of The NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE in the library room Of the fort at
which he is serving. to the issue of Oct. g. 1891,
| he may realize how much no has to thank the
paper for, as 1t was the first to call tho atten-
tion of the President, the Secretary of War,
| IN ofu nigh
tborities to the severity of his sentence, even
as mitigated Notwithstanding the fact that
the officers referred to always read the paper.
| in Swift's case a specially marked page was
mailed in special envelope to them. In add.
| ton thereto the writer who has never known
| Swift, Or seen him, never lost an sppor-
| tunty to put In a good word for him where it
| would do the most good.
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| The free wool bill, which has boon under con-
sideration in tho House of Representatives since
March 8, was passed on Thursday, April z, by
| vote of 1874 yeas to so nays The only Demo-
Gratis voting against the BIN were Mcssrs. Bah
| bitt and Miller, Of Wisconsin. The free wool
| bill was then sent to the Senate, where it was
| referred to the Committee on Finance. 1t is not
known how long the bill will slumbsr in
| the Committee room, as the Chairman Of the
| Committee, Senator Morrill,, of Vermont is still
| unable to attend to his duties in the Senate,
and it is not likely to be considered until he
resumes bis official duties
re
Postmaster General Wanamaker's turn will
come next, rs the House Committee on Post
offices and Post-roads made a favorable report
on tho resolution introduced by Mr.. Enloe, of
| Tennessee, requesting the Postmastor-G General
| to inform the House whether he directed the
| payment of the expenses Of the Convention of
| Postmasters recently held in Washington and
| if so, by what authority.
POLITICAL NOTES.
| 1t is said that the prospects of the return of
Jerry Simpson to Congress are growing very
| SLIM indeed, owing to the fact that many of
his granger supporters are going to emigrate
| to the new lands which will be thrown upon tho
market by the opening of the Cherokee Strip,
| if from no other cause. The Honorable Jerry,
| however. says he does not think this emigra-
| ton will hurt him more than anybody else, as
| the majority Of the emigrants from Kansas will
| be from the towns; but it is said that Mr..