The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-04-14
u. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.


The bill admitting Oklahoma to State
hood provides five Representatives in the
House at the very start, and Arizona is
to have two seats:
Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese Minister,
is making no preparations to leave Wash
ington this Summer, as he usually does.
He wishes to remain right here to transact
without delay the business that may come
up.
Count Cassini, Russian ambassador, will
Summer at Bar Harbor, which is close
enough for him to reach Washington very
soon if his presence is needed here.
There was much sorrow at the Korean
Legation on Easter Sunday. Little Florals
Kim, the baby daughter of Mr.. Sun Yum
Kim, attache of the Legation, was to have
been baptized in the Presbyterian Church
Easter morning, but instead, they carried
her in her little white casket out to Rock
Greek Cemetery, and the Easter flowers
were laid up on the tiny mound above her
head. The baby was but three months
old. Mrs. Kim is a tiny woman, and is
almost heartbroken. for she can not speak
a word of English, and is alone in
strange land, knowing only her husband.
There are no other ladies at the Korean
Legation.
The Census Bureau has issued bulletin
which gives the estimated population of
the United States for 1908. exclusive of
Alaska and the 1nsular possessions as 49,
900, $3.50. This is an increase of over
3,9O5,S14 since the census of 1900.
Senator Carmack had the temerity to ap-
pear at the Capitol last Saturday in q
Panama hat of startling Wilderness. As it
is the first straw hat of the season, Sen
ator Carmack had to endure the usual
amount of guying;
Capt Seth Bullock, Superintendent of
the Black Hills Forest Reserve, was a
guest of the President at lunch one day
last week.
Some 40 or more years ago Charles Sum-
ner sent to the Car of Russia some acorns
from an oak tree which was planted at
Mt. Vernon by Washington. These acorns
were planted in the grounds of the Peter
hoff Palace at st. Petersburg. Many of
them grew, but one became q magnificent
oak, and is admired by thousands every
year. When Secretary Hitchcock was En-
bassador to Russia in 1898, he picked up
some of the acorns from the grounds of
the Peterhof Palace, and brought them
to his home in Missouri, where he planted
them, and they grew.
A short time ago fine young oak tree,
grown from one of the Russian acorns,
was brought to Washington by Secretary
Hitchcock, and last week the President and
several members of the Cabinet had an
"Arbor Day" all by themselves. Secre-
tary Hitchcock and the President dug q
hole for the little oak just north of the
east entrance of the White House Grounds
east entrance of the White House grounds,
and the Treasury Department, poked the
tree into it, poured water around it, and
then let one Of the White House employees
do the rest. The tree is the grandson"
of the one which grows so grandly above
the old tomb where Washington's body laid
for 80 years, and, as has been stated, was
planted by himself, on the spot where he
expected his body to lie for all time.
Senator Pettus is opposed to Hearst for
President. He says that the Democracy
cannot win unless all factions are united
and that they will never unite on Mr.
Hearst. He does not favor the reaffirma-
ton of the Kansas City platform, either
He says it would do nothing toward re-
uniting the factions in the party. He
thinks a united Democracy could win in
November. That may be true, but who is
going to do the "uniting?" There is just
the transposition of letter in that word
to make it mean its exact opposite. And
while some Democrats are at work try
ing to unite" the Democracy, a lot of
others are just as industriously at work
to unite" what the others have done be-
cause they do not espouse the principles
upon which the united" Democrats could
and would stand. But the Democratic
party can never do anything but "vew
with alarm" and when it goes about doing
any thing else in its platform it will cease
to be the Democratic party.
Admiral Watson, of the Naval Ex-
aiming Board, has been ordered to visit
Europe during the coming Summer to
study the enlisted personnel of foreign
navies.
Senator Allison, who has been suffering
from grip. il able to attend to his duties in
the Senate again:
Senator Mitchell (Ore.) had funny ex-
perience over in the House the other day.
At least the members of the House who
got onto his dilemma thought it was very
funny indeed. When the Senate has an
Executive session everybody but Senator'S
are fired out. No messengers, doOrkeepers
or anybody but n man who has taken the
oath as United States Senator can stay
inside the Senate Chamber. On the other
hand, when there is an Executive session
of the House, it is termed a ''call' of the
House. and everybody who is in has to
stay there. You simply can't get out until
the doors are unlocked by order of the
House.
1t happened that Senator Mitchell was
over in the House watching the progress
of the Lewis and Clarke Exposition bin.
when a call of the House was ordered
Very soon thereafter he wanted to leave,
and found the doors closed and himself a
prisoner. He had to stay till the doors
were ordered open. and had to undergo a
good deal of chatting about what n Sena-
tor had to do when the House caught him
red-handed.
Mr.. Williams, leader Of the Democrtic
forces OF the House, addressed the
Speaker as "Your Honor" the other day
and was very much bewildered when the
House broke into a shout of laughter
thereat. 1t is not uncommon for members
to 30 address the Speaker, especially if
they are lawyers.
The consolidation Of the Record and
Pension Office and the Adjutant- Generars
Department is regarded In War Depart
ment circles as second only in importance
to the organization of the General Staff.