The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-12


Gov. jenkins in terms which can.
not at make for better service
thr hont the country.
g +. Jenkins, whose duty It was
to I'd to some person or o
por on a contract for the cate Of
the ane OF the territory has, by
his n admission, accepted from
the Aklahoma Saniisrum CO., TO
whom he had assigned the con-
traei. a block OF stock with a face
yalu Of SIC, 900. Commenting on
his action Mr.. Roosevelt said he
had disclosed ''such an entire lack
OF probation Of the high hduei-
airy nature OF the duties Of his Of
&c S to unfit him for their fur
til discharge"
On Saturday afternoon the Re-
publ can members Of the house Of
repr, s%entatives held a eaucus
which demonstrated the subordi-
ma On OF individual interest to the
pa y good aud a unity Of party
purpose which, while not unusual,
must prove a source OF gratihoa-
tic to Republicans throughout
the country.
IN pitlable coatrast were the pro-
c dings OF the Dem oeratic caucus,
W Oh selected Mr.. Richardson, Of
TIE nessee, as the party leader,
an which favored such a variety
o. onhicting interests and poll.
c and adhered to each 50 teuac-
ionsly that the only method Of
av iding open rupture was the rel
er nee OF all resolutions TO d COM
M tee which, in all probability,
wi never report.
On Monday morning both the
senate and house convened amid
Sc mes OF exceptional brilliancy.
Sen. Frye, president Of the senate,
ca led that body o order but al
'most immediate adjournment was
taken oat Of respect to the menu
DRY of Sen. Kyle,
Amid the abundance OF flowers
which we're heaped in profusion en-
almost every desk good humor
seemed to prevail but there we're
TWO instances in which gloom
seemed to have settled on the
wsarers Of senatorial ,ogas. Sen.
Wellington sat On the Republican
side but no one seemed 10 realize
his existence and as an onluoker
remarked melancholy seemed to
have marked him for its own On
the Democratic side sat Sen. Me-
Laurin and while he received some
cordial greetings from the Repub.
lican senators, he was practically
sent to Coventry by the members
Of his own party. The warmth
with which his colleagues greeted
Sen. Lodge was noticeable, as in
dicauug that the honor Of stand
ing nearest to the president, which
formerly belonged 10 Sen. Hanna,
,ad passed TO me junior senator
rom Massachusetts,.
The house was called 70 order
y Mr.. Alexander Mcdowell, Of
Pennsylvania, who had been re-
nominated and was later elected
Jerk. Among the notable figures
IN The floor was the swarthl repre-
entaIive from Hawaii, Mr.. MhCox,
Mr.. Dagatau, delegate from Porto
Rico, and Justice MoKenns, Of
the supreme court, who, however,
ieit as soon az the house was cai-
ed 70 order. As soon as the invo-
cation % the ehaplaia ises. Henry
Couden, was completed the house
proeeedcd 10 elect IT'S officers.
Gen. Henderson was, OF eouf,e,
elected speaker MI. Mcdowell,
clerk, Henry \. Cassou, OF Wis.
cousin, sefgeant-ai-.arms. etc.
Gen. Bingham, "ghe father OF the
House. administered the oath TO
| Speaker Henderson aud he ia turn
swore ia the other members. AZ
ter a little fencing bY the Demo
cr-t- tne Reed rules werr adopted
seals ball9ied for aud the house
adjourned.
BY a curious eoineideni the FIRST
bill passed by the house was intro.
dueed by q Democrat, Nj. Elliott,
o. South Carol na. Il provided
for the introduction, free Of duty,
Iol soods ip,endsd 70 be used as