The National tribune., 1904-05-12
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melody and words that will appeal to the
heart and memory, and suit itself to the
AT the d. A. r. Congress the Star-Spang-
led Banner, Hail Columbia and America
were the standbys. Most Of the Congress
knew the first verse of the Star-Spangled
Banner, but not half of them could sing it.
''Hail, Columbia, happy land" was as far
rs any of the Daughters could get on the
second piece, which is ponderous and i'm
possible anyhow. While the Congress
sang three verses Of America" at one and
the same time, nobody being able to place
with accuracy the sequence of the verses
after the first, ludicrously funny "Um
u-my um-y u-m" taking the place of the
words until somebody with voice prompt
ed the others by singing right out in
meetin'.
But, la, Ia, you just ought to be around
when the members of Congress turn loose
on these anthems. Really and truly, it is
lamentable the ignorance they display as
to the words: They can. most of them:
''turn tune" all right, but the first line of
the first stanza is as far as their education
In National hymnology goes.
The fault-the cause-for such igno-
rance is found in the lack of home interest
In patriotic educa ton of the young. Les
sons of this kind can't be learned wisely
father should inculcate love for country
and the National airs of the country in the
hearts and minds of their children. and
teach them the National songs, words and
music; then they will never forget the les
son. Every foreigner knows his own Ma
tiOnal air. We are not sure that We have
one, so do not make the attempt to learn
any of the three we refer to as National"
That this is true is deplorable in the ex-
IRENE.
There was too much politics in the air
10 permit of Congress tackling the Judge
Swayne impeachment case at this session,
but there was another and really better
reason, and that is that after long and
tedious session of the House reaching into
the heat of the Summer in all probability.
Impeachment charges might not be sus-
tanned. To impeach a man is very Sc
rlous thing, so very serious indeed that 1t
has only been done by the House seven
times since the formation of the Govern
ment.
There will always be a conflict of opin-
Ion as to what ''impeach" really signifies,
whether Impeachment" is the act of
the charges 1t seems clear that to ''im-
peach" is to file charges: for the Consti-
tuition says THE House of Representa-
tives shall have the sole power of impeach-
ment." and in the following section 1.-THE
Senate shall have the sole power to try
all impeachments."
Since the formation of the Government
the House Of Representatives has adopted
only seven Impeachment resolutions. and
of this number the Senate has passed af
6rmatively with a verdict of conviction on
but two The cases in question were as
follows: In 1877 Senator Blount, of Ten
nessee, was impeached, but the Senate de-
cided that it had no jurisdiction. In 1904
Judge Pickering, of New Hampshire was
fmpeached for profanity and drunkenness,
and the Senate convicted him.
In 1905 Justice Chase, Of the Supreme
Court. was tried and acquitted. In 1880
the same verdict followed the trial of
Judge Peck, Of the Missouri Circuit
Judge Humphreys was convicted of dis
loyalty in 1852. Andrew johnson was i'm
peached in 1858. but acquitted by the Sen
ate. The last impeachment was that of
Secretary Belknap, in 1876, but after de-
liberating for several weeks the Senate de-
cided that 1t had no jurisdiction.
A significant appointment was made by
the President the other day. It was that
Of MIR. VIM. F. Wright to be Consul Gen
eral Of the United States at Munich. Mr..
Wright has been for many years the pri-
vate and confidential Secretary of Senator
Quay. In these days when Senator Quay's
health is in a very bad condition it is not
at all likely that he would care to give up
q man who is practically his right hand il
he did not feel that his own public career
was at an end, and that it would be wise
to provide for Mr.. Wright while it was in
his power. 1t is quite possible that Sena-
Tor quay will never again enter the Senate
Chamber. Even il his health should i'm
prove. which does not seem likely just
knNx h v~hx- ~
suicidal for Senator Quay to take up ac-
tive public service again.
Mr.. Louis A. Dent, of Washington, was
appointed United States Consul at Daw-
son City, British Columbia, a week or two
ago, when succeeded as Register of Wills
by Corporal Tanner, and was confirmed
Now ne doesn't want to go, and has re-
signed without ever leaving the city pre-
ferring to enter business here in Washing
ton to going TO that far-off country where
It will cost him more to live than he will
earn in salary. The office pays about
5000 year in salary and fees, but takes
1t all to live, SO it is said.
Mr.. Leo Burgholz, now Consul at Three
Rivers. Canada, has been transferred to
the Dawson district.
Secretary Moody and his Congressional
party are now cruising in Cuban waters
on the dispatchboat Dolphin
Hon. George Van Horn, of Coopers-
town, n. u, who represented that dis
trict in the SD Congress- died of apoplexy
last Thursday.
The telephone system of Washington
can only be characterized as bad and
worse, and the capers it cuts and the ice
1t doesn't cut are not measurable. The
other day one OF Mr.. Hearst's young men
ran up against snag in tangled tele-
phones which came near tearing up a good
deal OF the asphalt in the section of the
city where Is located the big white Execu-
tive Mansion whose occupant is quite sure
Of returning for four years longer resi-
dence there. Main No. 81 is Mr.. Hearst's
telephone. Mr.. Hearst, be it known. il
the young man who hopes to get the Dem
ocratic nomination for the Presidency
the nomination, mind you.
Hello answered somebody at the
other end of the wire, when Main No. s.
was signalled by Central"
Hello" replied Mr.. Hearst's young
man. Il want TO speak to Mr.. Hearstw
The -, say, what did you say"
came in muffled tones from the other end.