The National tribune., 1902-12-18

time of their decease. The bill provide.
for the acquisition by the Government o.
the land in which the rebel dead are bus
led, and for the marking and maintaining
of the grounds in the same manner as ars
preserved the graves Of the loyal dead II
the National Cemeteries. Accurate reg
listers of the dead are to be provided, ant
Commissioner appointed to look aftel
the whole matter
Mr.. Jones, Of Washington, Il lookih,
out for our great possessions to the nertf
of his State. He has istrodneed bill Il
provide for District Of Alaska, and an
other making an nappropriation for survey.
in Alaska. The United States has ownet
this great tract OF Isnd for nearly n
years, and we know as much .about it q.
We do about Darkest Africa.
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When the war with Spain broke out tn
graduates Of Harvard University present
ed to the auxiliary cruiser Harvard a fin.
Nordenfeh gun, set OF handsome eel
ors, and beautiful silver loving sup. TIL
Harvard is no longer il commission; AM
Harvard students have asked that tn
Government give them these articles, tina
they may he placed In the, museum a
Harvard. 1'hs bill win pass without op
position. The same action was taken il
connection with the Yale. A
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Along the same lines, the State His
toricaI Society Of Minnesota has asked
that the steering-wheel of the former bat
tleship Minnesota be given them. Thi
request, the report on the bill says, viii
be granted without adverse vote, as th'
gift will be IN the interest of education
n - rkn to-
Of the fine vessels of the old Navy ant
did a heroic part in the war OF the re
beIlion. She Is now good for Rotten Row
only.
Congress is being bombarded! for per
mission to accept foreign DECORATIONS
medals, and other favors which have
come to various Americans in the Army
Navy, Diplomatic and Consular service
or who are in the Government ehpfdy al
civilians. The law expressly forbids sucf
persons to accept favors Of any kind, and
it takes special act Of Congress to gel
of very great value, but the associations
and the action which, prompted the gift
make the same valuable in the eyes o.
the. .wOuld-be recipient.
There are so many asking this pcrmis
sion that an omnibus hill has been intro
duced. bearing the names OF half hun
dred SO honored.
Capt. B. H. McCaIla At, the Navy head:
the list with q requesHstha he be au
thorized. to accept .decess tions, Including
diploma and insignia Of the Order Of
the Second Class Of the, he'd Eagle, With
swords, rendered him by. tie Emperor sol
Germany.
TIE decoration Of thsOeto of once,
of Saints .Maurizio e Lazzaro and the dec
Grafton OF the Cross ofs Chevalier Of
Saints Maurizio LazzasD. lnlye been ten
deret Dr.. Eugene Wasdip aand DIR. H d
Hsssae Hospital sarvieS. S 4aby tAss Gss%fs
-ment Of italy, and theyu a1e.iauthorszed
to accept the same. -, ,esl!1Y s@siz
z Gen. John NJ. Schofield. retired, o., IS
A., is authorized to accept the decoration
of the Cross of Commander of the Ma
tional Order Of the Legion Of Honor; ten
dered him BY the French Republic; Lieut.
w. p. Scott. b. 8. N, a. medal Of merit
rendered him by the Sultan OF Turkey
Capt. Stephen LII. Slocum, u. 8. A.
late United States Military Attache in
South Africa, South African war media
rendered him by the King Of England
Commander James NJ. Miller, q. s. N.
Surgeon Oliver d. Norton, q. s. N.,.and
Edwin v. Morgan, formerly Secretary ol
the Samoan Commission, and now Seere
tary Of the Legation Of the United State:
at Seoul, Korea, respectively, q gold
watch and chain. a marine glass. and q
silver writing-table, rendered to them BY
the Emperor of Germany; Capt. N. M
Brooks, Superintendent of Foreign Mail:
of tho Postoffice Department, the Order
Of the Red Eagle of the Third Glass, ten
dered to him by the Emperor of Germany
George w. Hill, Chief, of the Division Of
Publications of the Department. of. Agri
culture, the decoration of 01cer OF thu
s..Merite Agficole, rendered TO. him BY tht
French Republic Capt: c. De w. VIII
cox. q. 8. A., the diploma and decoration
of Officers d, Academic, rendered him BY
the French Republic; Hubbard T. Smith
Secretary Of the Commissioner of the
United States to China. and Consular ClerE
OF the United States, the decoration of thu
First Class Of. the Third Grade. rendered
him by the Government Of China; Lieut.
Commander Asher G. Baker, U. s. N, ans
Frank W. Clark, Curator, u. S. Nationa
Muse.Im, the decoration of the Cross o.
the Knight of the Legion Of Honor
Henry e. Afford, Chief Of the Dairy Di
vision; G. B. Bracket, Pomologist; viii
liam A. Taylor. Assistant Pomologist; 81
w. Wiley, Chief OF the Bureau Of Chem
istry; NJ. A. Carleton, Cerealist, and job,
I. Shuttle. Assistant Agriculturist, all o.
the Department Of Agriculture. the dec
Grafton Of the Ordrs du Merits Agrlcole
rendered to them by the French Repub
lie; John A.. Okerson, a member of tn,
Mississippi River Commission; Casper s
Crowninshield, Commercial Agent Of tn,
United States at Castellamare do Stabia
Italy, and Miss Anna TolmaD Smith
Translator of the Bureau Of Education
to accept the decoration Of the Oficier d,
pInstruction Publique, rendered to then
by the French Republic; Lieut. Col f. 81
Phipps, Commandant at the United
States Armory, in Springfield, Mass.
medal Of merit. tendeped 40 him by tn,
Sultan Of Turkey; First Lieut.. Thoma,
III. Jackson and Edmund M. Rhett, ant
Second Lieut.. John II. 5Poole. Of the u
8. A.: Lieut.. Frederick II, Chaplin, u. s
A., and Gen. III. " N. Boynton, Commis
sioner OF the Chickanatfga and Chatta
nooga National Military Park. q photo
graph Of His oyaFsHighness Prime,
Henry Of Pr1ssia, tghdered to each o.
them by the Prince; aRdufhat the Depart
ment Of State is authorized to deliver tn,
decorations, medals, swords, diplomas ant
photographs to them. ons
Congress Is grinding along in very
prosy sort Of fashion, The Anti-Trus
agitators are resting on the iaurels thsy
won in the strife Of rushing bills to til.
front in the first days 81 Legislation, ani
all the talk now Is ~ a s'compromis,
measure" Mr.. Littlefeld's sub-commit
tee in the House vas expected to be yery
radical, and to hit the ground In thu