The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-04-21

cannon, Is blc!cle Hen, lie II Io!iu
of the exercise on his wheel, and he
would be Il scorcher if-well. if the police
would permit fast riding.
Senator Tillman is back in his seat
again. much improved in health. The
South Carolina statesman says that the
Palmetto State will send an uninstructed
delegation to the National Democratic
Convention. and lie also says that South
Carolina is not for Hearst. AZ has been
claimed by that gentleman lieutenants.
and he still further puts himself on rec
ord as to Cleveland and Bryan We have
got to put aside ClevelandiSm and Bryan
ism. for it Is impossible to produce sat
isfactory mixture of those two conflicting
elements.
The Philippine Commission has decided
to move the Capital of the Philippines to
Bagulo, i'll the province of Benguet. and
the Headquarters of the Colonial Govern
ment will be there hereafter. 1t * higher
mp in the hills and much healthier than It
was in Manila. 1t is said To have Il eli
mate much like the AdirondackS. and Is
thought to he much more healthful than
any other spot in the Islands. 1t is said
to he to the Philippines what Simla Is to
India.
There is agitation in Congress over the
''lcave To print. This was bound TO come
reSentative Baker CN. Y, used the privi-
lege To Slur another member, hut it is
doubtful if the thing will. or can be.
stopped. OF course. it is simply slick
WAY of making the Congressional frank
ing privilege pay campaign expenses. for
it is well-known fact that mighty few
speeches are made in Congress with any
hope of influencing votes there. They are
very largely made for home consumption.
The speeches which are put in the Record
under leave TO print are of the char
actcr that would empty the House or
Senate chamber in about two minutes and
put the presiding officer to sleep in five.
They are long. prosy. and manufactured
for the constituency back yonder.' which
is not particularly critical and is I'M
pressed with the idea that Its member
can get whole pages of fine print i'll the
Congressional Record.
The member who asks leave to ey
tend his remarks in the Record is usually
one who can never get any time given him
to make speech in the House. He is
given two minutes to begin his speech. and
then under the unanimous consent of the
House. finishes up that speech i'm the
Record. Then he sends the Congressional
Record containing it to all his voting con-
stituents. sends it TO his home paper with
the strong" paragraphs marked. and ex-
poets to see the speech in print there. 1t
these speeches of members. and the mat
ter is purely campaign stuff. There is nj
ways Il much larger influx of it during n
campaign year.
There is always lot of talk about the
presidents yacht" the same being sup
posed to be the "Mayfower." or some
other of the pretty little Government boats
which the President happens to like. This
time ii is the MayfiOwer. The Secretary
Of the Navy. in response to a letter from
the Chairman of the Committee on Naval
Affairs of the House. says that the May
flower Is under the direction of the Sec
rotary of the Navy. the same as any other
vessel. He also says that since the May
flower was put in commission in July
1902. she has sailed $4,000 miles and dur
ing that time she was used by The Pres-
dent exactly 40 hours. and with him on
board has Travelled only "a miles. and that
the President has slept aboard of her but
one night. a case of necessity ut that.
Secretary Moody also says that the
time spent aboard of the Mayhower by
the President. his family and their friends
I does not exceed one week. and that 40
miles was the distance travelled all to-
gether. Then he adds as clincher that
every item of expense of whatsoever ma
ture was borne by the President from his
own private purse.
Secretary Moody says i'm conclusion:
Il have the honor to say that. ac-
cOrding to the best of my knowledge and
belief. the Mayfower has not been di,
yerted an hour from any naval duty for
which she was needed. nor has a dollar
OF the public money been expended for
the pleasure or convenience of the Presi-
dent or any of his family or guests"
Senator Quay finds himself in very
bad state of health. and has gone to At
lantic city TO recuperate. He has TO deny
himself to all callers.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has ruled that books cannot go
through the mails as SccOnd-claSs matter.
For 16 years books have passed through
the mails as second-class matter. though
POimasters-G General have talked against
1T. PostmasterGeneral Payne refused Ia
permit certain publishers to send their
hooks through the mails and the case
was Immediately carried mp with the
above result. II is said that this ruling
will cut down lot of expense i'm the
Post Office Department
Senator Depcw is looking after dena-
fiOnaliZed American women. He has in.
froduccd a bill. which if it becomes IA law
Will permit any woman of u years of age
and over. who having been bona fide
resident of the United States. and whose
citizenship has been lost or suspended by
marriage to a foreigner. to resume such
citizenship under certain conditions She
must declare. under oath. before Circuit,
or District Court of the United States. OF
District or Supreme Court Of the Terri
tories. or 4 Court of Record Of any State
having common-law jurisdiction. that it il
her intention 10 resume her citizenship
and I" renOuncc forever all Allegiance ans
fidelity 10 any foreign prince potentate
state or sovereignty. and that she vii
support the Constitution of the United
States. If the Court is satisfied that the
woman has resided i'm the State or Terri
tory at least one year and that she has
during that time behaved herself as q
good moral woman should. and seems Il
he attached 10 tie principles of the Con
Etitution Of the United States. and vel
disposed to the good order and happiness
OF the same. the Court shall permit tho
woman tn resume her citizenship and IL
receive n certificate 70 that effect.
Congress has been asked to pass a she
clal bill giving to Mrs. Longstreet, tn,
widow of the late Gen. Iongstreet of Con
federate fame. the sum of $2.225, bein,
the unexpended par of the salary of til,
Commissioner of Railroads mt the time q
his death. 1t is the usual proceeding unde
like circumstances.