The National tribune., 1903-03-05

l. VI.
FIFTY=SEVENTH =.
CONGRESS.
The way that members Of Congress vote
on the average bill in which they hay,
no personal interest was evidenced by Sen
ator Harris last week. The Senator from
Kansas heard his name called for some.
thing. by the Clerk of the Senate. Firs,
he answered Here" Those around him
looked surprised, and he followed il wifi
Yes which raised smile. and he imme.
diately changed it to NO Then some
one of his colleagues whispered Aye
and the Senator from Kansas voted Ave
and quit. The order for roll cali is
styled yea and nay" vote, and nobody
ever says Yes" That was what caused
the smile which became audible -s,7
a roll call was ordered in the House
somewhat unexpectediy,itlle OF her day and
the members were neartr. all in their com
niittee fooDis hard at ssNik. When the
mttee rooms with the 5Inuse rang for roll
call, the members came hurrying in. AS
they passed the dOorkeeper most of them
asked, How shall Idr4te!" And the
Democratic doorkeepcDs answered ''our
fellows are voting 'No.'Il wlIile the Repul,-
lican doorkeepers replied Vote aye, and
they voted respectively that way.
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The House Commisssei on Naval At
fairs tabled, ffict ifesuairfSai, which had
passed pas a, the ssAate,, RyaEfqIas: that Rear
lowance of II Rear-AdAif9l OH the active
list. The purpose of tlfap'bill was to recog-
nlze officially, the Distinguished services
rendered by Rear-Atli,Hrai Schley. The
action of; the: Committee Wecludes all pos
siblllty of such recognition at this session
oil C9iisress..'a5a. ri z.3'.t .;3:a,t lis. D,ia
The s"Natioual Hay, AsSaciation' is the
very latest, and it is to have headquarters
iii the District of Columbia. 1T is or
gapized for,t the purpose !, OF advancing the
commercial interests Of stliose engaged in
the landinfs ii hay "a Rsb'straar s'iicnicat-
ing Just and equitable principles in trade,
acquiring, preserving; and disseminating
valuable; business information, establish
ing and maintaining grades of hay and
straw and securing their adoption iii tile
different markets of the country, and facil-
itating business intercourse The asso-
ciation Is authorized to have an official en-
blem, and to hold real and personal estate
in the District of Columbia. 90, q -r'-'.'
et@.s1- 49, - - -"
In the very near future il is probable
that there will be erected in Washington,
4 statue TO the memory of John Paul
Jones, who was the first Naval Command
err OF the United States and Who was the
first to hoist at sea, the big yellow flag
which was the first Naval Flag of the
young Colonies, and a little later the first
Stars and Stripes ever floated. Probably,
too, the remains of this adventurous hero
will be brought here for q final entomb-
ment. isa ,-.--s.
Senator Morgan (Ala.) has started out
to get Il claim through Congress of $1,000
to reimburse the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church of Bellefonte, Ala, '.fOr use,
occnpat ton, and destruction of the church
by the Union troops during the War Of
the Rebellion" From the number of
Churches now figuring in 40-year-Old
war claims, the South must have been
mighty good, or very, very wicked.
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Representative-elect William X. Hearst,
of New York City, and editor of the three
greatest Democratic dailies in the United
States, was visitor in Washington last
Saturday, and for. the first,,time entered
the Hall of the House, which is to be the
scene of his endeavor during the next
Congress. He was given. quite an ovation
on the floor of the House as he entered.
Mr. Hearst will probably follow in the
footsteps of his father, the late Senator
Hearst, of California. it, - -
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H AmODp flp many xisitnrs, to in,
IFS dying days was Judge B:"P. BirdsaII,
OF Clarion, Iowa, successor to the seat of
Speaker Henderson in the next House. He
was very much interested i'll the proceed
ings, and even 20 roll calls day did not
lismay him over the prospects of the next
Two years 'a 3.i; %. l,,,,o, -
Representativs cushfaaiaaiBB WASH is in
the lighter type OF battle ships like the
Oregon. s"4 0sI 500
I'VE built the Oregon, if you please" he
observed. The OregSh!sf What mighty
that names sliissS;wifiiiin US. The
Nation held its.breath Mis.te that shea thed
monster Of the. deep ,nlibISwed her way
through 10000. miles o,ssd4ean foam to be
present ON thnt-'fatef1lsday at Santiago.
she looked like, the grtag gray .ayenging
angel Of God AlmightypesAnd when there
was heard the. boom dfhHer mighty guns
the yellow rag Of SpaiffS2sanK, from sight
forever from the Wastsin Hemisphere:
the sky of .Christend8aii2ilwas enIiyened
with the folds Of neMrlainner.''s
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Senator.elect Hepburn Qdaho) has been
visiting 1.-The House Of Lords" where he
will be a member in the next Congress. |
MIR. Hepburn objects to Senatorial dead |
locks. ~ p -
There is one matter" said he, .'that the |
press of the United States might eIucidate !
10 advantage, and that is plan where
~ deadlocks in contests for United Sena-
IOrships might be avoided. For instance,
IN drawing up the call for our Legislative |
caucus prior to balloting for Senator in |
Idaho it was provided that after the fifth
ballot the lowest man of the candidates
voted for should be dropped.
There i, no reason why this scheme of |
election should not come in use in every
State, and It Is far more practicable Of
ldoption than to get an amendment to the
Federal Constitution providing for popu-i