The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-04-24
THE STATUARY HALL
Nost Interesting Spot in the Great
Capitol Building.
Aaryland'a Contribution to Its Treas.
ares Consists of Brosi1e Like.
nesses of John Hanson ana
Charles Carroll.
,s,sc,a, washington letter.

be appallin'," said Irish Mary,
who sold pies to the soldiers
Of the Army of the Potomac.
All of her pies were covered, ana
one of the soldiers asked her how 1T
was that she could cut into pies with
such accuracy and give them whatever
kind was asked for. She pointed to an
imprint and said: "Yez see that i. NJ,
don't yez?"
.That names .'Tis Mince!'" she said,
dramatically.
But when one of the boys pointed
out the fact that she had just cut an
apple pie that had II. NJ" on it, she
said:
.The icyerance of some pa-aple is APP
palm. That names: ''Tain't Mince. "
Well, the ignorance of thousands OF
educated people, on some points, is ap-
palling. A niece of the writer, high
school and college graduate, young
woman of considerable force of char
acter, who has been reared and excep-
tionally well educated here, recently
made the assertion that the national
house of representatives is superior to
the senate, because the right to raise
the revenue is vested in the house of
representatives by the constitution;
and she informed her veteran uncle
that .'as money is the source Of power,
and the house raises revenue, 1t has
greater power than the senate"
But she easily learned in the course
of conversation that the senate is CO.
ordinate body, and, by its power OF
amendment, usually has really more to
do with raising revenue than does the
house, in which the revenue bills origi-
nate.
But one of the most astounding man
1festations of lack of information
among people generally believed to be
well educated has been set forth by
the legislature of the grand old state
of Virginia during the past few weeks.
The memory of Robert E. Lee. the great
confederate military genius. is dear to
the hearts of all of the survivors of
his armies; and it is particularly dear
to the people Of Virginia because he
was Virginian. That is all right, and
perfectly natural. Nobody quarrels
with that sentiment; but, on the con-
frary, it is commended, because worthy
Of commentator.
The members of the legislature Of
Nirginian, however, ought to be aware
Of the fact that the memory of Robert
3. Lee is not 50 affectionately cher
lshed by all of the people of this re-
public. Aud when they seriously en-
tertain the idea of presenting statue
Of the confederate leader to be set up
in statuary hall in the great capitol
building, they ought first to ascertain
e it is at all within the range of posi-
bilities for them to induce the accept
once of such statue. for erection in such
. place.
The history Of statuary hall ought to
be known to all Of the people of vir-
ginia, and to all of the people of the
republic; but it is not. The great hall
Nas occupied by the national house of
representatives for almost so years
previous to 1864. In that year the new
marble north and south wings of the
capitol were completed, and occupied
by the senate and house of representa-
tives, respectively. The room formerly
0ccupied by the senate was formally