The National tribune., 1903-12-03
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Henry c. Frick is mentioned as a pos
sible successor of Senator Matthew Stan
ley quay. OF Pennsylvania. Senator Quay
is 20 and is not in the best of health. MIR.
Quay has said for the last year or 50 that
he is to retire at the end of his term.
which expires March 3, 1905.
In the House of Representatives there
are 236 lawyers, 63 business men and IL
farmers; in the Senate there as 6l law
gers. IS business men and three farmers.
There are only 21 foreign-born legislators
in both Houses.
'.The hand that rocks the cradle is go
ing to tip things up in the Senate right
soon The National Congress of Mothers,
led by the National President, Mrs. Fred |
erick Schoff, of Philadelphia. is making !
the Senate a storm-center in the effort TO
dislodge Senator Smoot, of Utah. Miss
Helen Gould has united with the ladies
In this effort, and something will be NOV
ing pretty soon. These ladies declare that
they will never let up till the Apostle of |
Mormansm is out of the Senate.
They do not say that Senator Smoot has
more than one wife, or that he ever had |
They say, however and on this they stake |
their faith, that the oath of Mormonism
makes him ineligible to a seat in the
United States Senate, as he couldn't pos
sibly subscribe to both 0aths or obligations |
without mental reservations in one or the |
other case. Look at it any way you p.ease
Mr. Senator Smoot is going to have plenty |
nf clpr N nahhleS OF m
and he is likely to get hurt on some of
them.
The fight inside the Chamber is to be
led by Senator Fred Dubois, of Idaho, and
thereby hangs a tale of love and romance.
Senator Dubois came to Washington fancy
free. During a meeting here of the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers, he met
charming young school teacher, who was
particularly interested in the kindergarten
features of the Congress. Senator Dubois
had been inveigled into attending one Of
the receptions, and it was there that he
met the young lady. "A few months later
the young lady became Mrs. Dubois, and
Senator Dubois became as much inter
ested in the Congress of Mothers as his |
wife. 4 year later, a small daughter ap
peared on the scene. and Mrs. Dubois has
applied Mothers Congress methods to her
rearing with most beneficial results. Now
q second heir to the Dubois fortunes has
appeared, and both the Senator and Mrs.
Dubois are interested heart and soul in
the great work of these mothers of the
world.
Mrs. Burrows, wife of Senator Bur
rows, who is Chairman of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections of the Sen
ate. is one of the interested members OF
the Congress, and Senator Burrows has
already been enlisted in their behalf. Mrs.
Mnfh Of n fa lUa |
Hearst financed the Mothers Congress in
the start, and took an abiding interest in
the matter, but something happened, no
body knows just what, and she withdrew
her financial support, and fled to Egypt.
about the time it was to convene in its
third annual session. Her son, however,
took a good deal of interest in the Con-
gress. and it is quite probable that he will
use his influence against Elder" SmOot.
On the whole, it looks as though Mr..
Smoot might have to let go his grip, but
then you never can tell just exactly what
the United States Senate will do.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt went
on a special train to New York last Fri
day to attend the funeral of Mr.. James X.
Oracle, a wealthy man of that city who
was an uncle, by marriage, of the Presi-
dent The return to Washington was
made the same evening.
The Presidential Thanksgiving dinner
WIS not a hilarious affair, but it ought
to have been, because the President didn't
have to buy his turkey, and that of it
self was cause fcr thanksgiving. The
bird weighed 35 pounds and came from
the turkey farm of Mr.. Vose. of Rhode
Island, who has supplied the Presidential
turkey for nearly a quarter of century,
the bird never weighing under 30 pounds,
the average weight being 35. The day be-
fore Thanksgiving, turkey was selling at
% cents pound. On Thanksgiving Day,
80 cents was offered and the turkey mar
ket was cleaned out at that price.
Some personal friends of the President,
himself and Mrs. Roosevelt took long
horseback ride in the afternoon, and at
these friends aid the family in the State
dining
Both Houses of Congress have been in
yfted to New Orleans to take part in the
Centennial Celebration of the transfer of
the tract of land known as the Louisiana
Purchase, from France to the United
States. 1t takes place in December. Both
Houses have accepted and will probably
be represented by committees, as of course
Congress can not adjourn for junket like
that.
4
Representative Lever, very youthful
representative from South Carolina, has
come out ahead in a fight for post Office
down in his State. There is post Office
in Lee County known as MaDville, and
II was established over 100 years ago.
About a quarter of a century ago an old
farmer was appointed Postmaster at Man
vile and he has held the Office ever since
He attended to the office when his farm
just outside of the town was not demand
ing his attention. When he wanted to
farm. he shut up the Office till some more
convenient time. The Post Office Depart
ment could get no satisfaction out of him,
80 discontinued the Office, since the Rep
resentative would recommend nobody else
for Postmaster.
Representative Lever told the President
that there would be Il political revolution
In ManyilIe il the Postmaster was
changed, and that the Office must be rees-
tablshed. The Department has secured a
promise from the old incumbent that he
will try to do better in the future, so the
Office is again doing business, and the
old farmer having laid by his crops, is
attending to his duties as Postmaster.
Representative Wiley. of New Jersey.
has introduced BILL which if passed will
result in giving us clean paper money.