The National tribune., 1904-04-28
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declared that for purposes of import frogs
legs are poultry" snails are wild ami
mails, and horses come within the mean
ring of the phrase usual and reasonable
furniture and similar household effects
THE Treasury Department has now de-
cided that colt is part of the same piece
of furniture as the horse This decision
came up on q ease brought into the De
partment by an immigrant from Canada.
He brought as part of his household
goods a fine mare with q sucking colt. The
mother came in as furniture" but the
colt was assessed at import duty of S3o
The immigrant protested. and on his pro
test the decision has just been made
Lincoln Post. G.. A. r.. has adopted
gtinging resolutions for presentation to Con
9ress against the ''I0"year-old retirement
law which is now being discussed. Lincoln
Post says that it is class legislation, unjust
in its application, and will result in great
hardship to deserving and able veterans
who have passed the 10-year mark and
arc yet able to do a good days work and
de- it as we'll as men who are 90 years
yeInger.
Prince Pu Lun. nephew of the Emperor
Of China. was the guest OF the President
At the White House on Monday evening,
April o. when a musical was given in his
honor and that of the staff of high Celes-
tials who accompanied him.. Prince Pu
Lun is the Chinese Imperial Commissioner
to the United States and was entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Foster on Tues
day afternoon, members of the Diplomatic
Corps having been invited to both func-
tions.
Miss Alice Roosevelt is to go to St.
Louis the latter part of May. where she
will be the guest of Miss Irene Catlin.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Catlin.
who have a beautiful home on Wander
venter Place.
Mr. Charles A. Edwards, the genial
newspaper man from everywhere, but
more recently from Texas, is 10 be the
Secretary of the Democratic Congressional
Committee.
It Is said that both Democrats and Re
publicans of the District are going to make
q strenuous effort for suffrage in the Dis
trict of Columbia. and that they will de-
mand this in the primaries of both parties.
Senator Dietrich has formally announced
that he will not be candidate for re-
election to the Senate from Nebraska.
Senator Dubois introduced in the Sen
ate the other day. and 1t passed without
comment, a resolution instructing the
Postmaster-General ito ascertain as far
as possible and report to the Senate what
polygamy" Another chen on?'
The Smoot case is up again. Brigham
Roberts, who was elected to Congress. but
not seated, was ON the witness stand for
several hours the other day. He admitted
that he was living with three wives. He
admitted also that he was married to his
third wife without the knowledge or con-
sent of the other two, and that they did
not know the fact for a year or so. He
said that he knew that he was breaking
the laws of his Church as now constituted,
as well as the laws Of the land, and also
admitted that he intended to go right on
breaking these laws, as he believed he
owed obligations to the women he had
married. His testimony is not nice, clean
considered behind closed doors. 1t is
probable that the Committee on Privileges
and Elections of the Senate will soon ad-
journ the hearings in Washington. and
that they will take them up again in Salt
Lake some time in July, as it is impos-
sible to force the attendance OF witnesses
In Washington.
A member Of Congress came up out of
the South to the 5Sth Congress and he
had high and mighty ideas about accept
ing fayors from railroads and corpora
your pocket you could not fight the rail
road which gave them to you with good
grace so he refused all railroad passes. all
telegraph franks and everything of that
sort. He is now finding out that his tele-
graph tolls are costing him at a fearful
rate. and that his salary as Congressman
will not pay his incidental expenses, to
say nothing of his board and lodging and
clothing, il he goes it at the clip he has
started. so the other day he was hunting
''the fellow who gives telegraph frank
books" having wiited thus far.
The House Committee on Judiciary has
refused to report the GrosvenOr Anti-In-
junction bill. The bill was framed by Mr.
Grosvenor to limit the meaning of the
word conspiracy" in the Sherman anti
trust law and to limit the use of the in
junction power of courts. The measure
was calculated to exempt labor unions
largely from the operations of the law.
Senator Quay is suffering from enlarge
ment Of the liver, but he is getting
stronger. and declares his intention of en-
tering the campaign.
Chairman Babcock. of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee. ha.
announced the following Executive Com
mittee:
J. A. T. Hull. Iowa, Chairman; n. C
Loudenslager. New Jersey; William Con
nell, Pennsylvania: Victor II. Metcalf
California; f. c. Burleigh, Maine: Jane.
A. Tawney, Minnesota: j. X. Mann, Hi
nois; Nicholas Longworth. Ohio. ani
George L. Lilly. Connecticut. Messrs
Tawney, Mann, Longworth, and Lilly ar,
new members.
The officers Of the Congressional Com
mittee, Chairman Babcock, Vice Chair
man Sherman, New York, and Secretar,
Overstreet, Indiana, are ex oficiO mem
bers Of the Executive Committee. The in
dications are that headquarters will b
established in this city.
Senator Cockrell has a constituency tina
10 worth while. The Democrats Of Cha,
County, Mo-, met the other day and sen
Senator Cockrell the following telegram:
I'VE indorse the candidacy of Hon
Francis NJ. Cockrell for the Presidency O.
the United States. the Senate. or anythin;
else In the gift of the people"
Clay, be 1t known, il the banner Demo
ocratic County Of Missouri.
The Philippine Honorary Commission
ers whom the recent act of the Philippn
Commission has authorized to visit tn
United States. have been invited to visi
Japan also. The men are leading Filipino
from all parts of the Islands and are com
Ing here to study American institutions