The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-12-25

.sDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1902.
some friend was brought to him by a page
the other day. II was the first person
who had sent in q card to the Pennsyi-
vania member. and he didn't know what
to do. Mr.. Cannon was having wordy
war with Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee,
and Mr.. Billmeyer didn't know just what
the etiquet of the affair might be. Finally
in sheer desperation he whispered to the
page, Twill they let me 60 out while any
body is speaking" The page assured
him that he could 60 out any old time he
pleased, and Mr.. Billmeyer had learned
his first lesson.
Cannon. Of Illinois, and Abe Lincoln
were cut off the same CLOTH" said a man
the other day. who knew Lincoln wei.
Cannon is not quite as adept in aprop0s
stories, perhaps, but he does very we'll
and. anyhow, half the stories they tell as
having their origin with Lincoln are not
true. When Lincoln illustrated his re-
marks with stories, they had points and
fitted the occasion. Mr.. Cannon is scarcely
as polished speaker as Lincoln was, but
in many ways they have in common the
same rough and ready ways. Mr.. Cannon
can wear dress suit better than Lincoln
could, but, on the other hand, Cannon will
never get as close to the hearts Of the peo-
pie as Lincoln did. No man, dead, living,
OK to live, could ever do that"
: Mr.. Adams Pa.) has introduced a bill
to reform the Consular service Of the
United States. Mr.. Adams is a tall, slen-
der, pink-and-white gentleman, who
dresses most correctly. and lives at his
Club" the same being the Metropolitan,
in Washington. Mr.. Adams has been in
elected to the 5Sth Congress. Before
coming to Congress, he had filed a good
many responsible positions, and held a
brief diplomatic assignment as Minister to
Brazil in $4,000. Since that time he
takes an abiding interest in foreign af-
fairs, and thinks he is quite au fait on
Consular aud Diplomatic matters. His
confreres call him Robbie" and they are
always sure of some fun when Robbie"
gets to riding his hobby, as he always
does when the Diplomatic bill is up.
New Mexico knows how to go to the
right spot. Being after Statehood, she is
playing every trick to show how worthy
she is to put her bright new star on the
Flag. The other day she sent to the
House and Senate half a carload of ap-
pies. They were just the prettiest apples
you ever saw, red-cheeked, like lassies
face, mellow, tender, juicy-why, they
carried a fellow right back to the time
when he could creep through knot-hole
to steal "Grandpap's" apples. The two
houses practically adjourned while the
sampling of those luscious apples went on.
They came from Roswell, N. NJ, and
were raised by irrigation.
We have owned Alaska for nearly &c
years, and never did anything toward
making laws for her or looking toward
civilzing her till two years ago, and the
couriers have scarcely got the news up into
that isolated United States territory, and
yet here comes Mr.. Marshall On. OAK,
with bill smendatory of the act provid
ing for the Civil Government Of that Ter
ritory.
1t will cost 100000 to carry out thu
ideas of Mr.. Tawney (Minn.) which b,
has embodied in bill to provide for ar
exhibit of the progress Of Education an(
Experimentation in Agriculture and Me
chanical Arts at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition in 1904. But, then, it is 6
brilliant idea, and is worth all that it vii
kcost to carry it out. The United State.
has never lost cent in exploiting herself
before the eyes of the world at these var
ious 'exposi'ions. 1t is money well spent
Military camps must be quite popular
Mr.. Slayden -(Texas) has introduced bill
to establish q permanent military camp
ground in the vicinity of Fort Sam Hous
ton, Department of Texas, and State oil
Texas. Mr.. Kehoe Qly.} has introduced
one to establish military camp il Boyd
IGreenup County, KY; and Mr.: Needhan
Call has introduced another looking tt
the establishment of a permanent military
| in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Coun
ties, Cal. Mr.. Needham asks for $3.50,
600, to buy the ranch referred to, and thu
territory he mentions was recommended
| by a board of Army Officers last Winter
Mr.. Kehoe's bluegrass land will cos
nearly twice as much as Mr.. Needham's
He asks for S612,50 Down in Texal
| where, the plains look like the billowini
| ocean, and are as wide stretching. land il
| cheap, and the military camp can hav,
| grounds as big as the State of Rhode Is
| land in the heart of one of the big coun
ties, Mt cost of only 100000. Ant
| Texas lands are not on the bargain coun
| ter either.
1t is estimated that the first cost of es
tablishing military post at ChickamaugI
Park, Ga, will be $33,923.T5.
Quite determined effort is being mad
| to induce the Government to acquire TIN
| title to the battlefield Of Balls Bluff. TIL
land may be purchased for 5000. Tha
| is a heap more than it is worth to any
| body else.
l. The Five Civilized Tribes are knocking
| on having their present government muss
ed up with that of Oklahoma, under thu
guise of Statehood. These Indians objec
| to being made citizens, and say that it Il
the white men who live in the Territor!
| controlled by the Five Civilized Tribes
who are demanding that all the treaties
with the United States be ignored and tn,
Indians forced to accept condition O.
Government which is obnoxious to them.
When the War Department began t.
| make preparations to print the Officia
papers Of the rebel side Of the War Of thu
| Rebellion, great howl went up from thu
whole South. 1t was yankee scheme
| to bring discredit on the brave Southrons.
| though just how none of them were abb
to say. One of their own Generals wa:
| appointed to superintend this Bureau il
the War Department, however, and place.
made for few more in a clerical way
| and the howl subsidized. Now it appear,
| that somebody III North Carolina want.
| to write 4 history of that State In the wal
Of the rebellion, and bethinks him Of
| these war records, and to think is to ask
To help him to do this properly, Rep