The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-02-04
U. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.

York, who is called the floor leader Of thu
House, is the biggest man, physically, in it
He has been q member for 20 years OF
more. Mr.. Hardwicke, of Georgia, is ont
Of the youngest members of the House il
years as well as in service, and he is ais,
the smallest man. But his think tank
has the right kind of lining. He was in
troduced to Mr.. Payne the other day. Mr.
Payne smiled benignantly down on the
youthful legislator, and said, oh, SO kindly
I'm glad to meet you, Mr.. Hardwicke
are you member of the House"
Il have that HONOR" was the quick re
Spouse of the boyish-looking member, and
then i'll the most innocent tongue imag
nable he asked: Are you member too:
Talk about Rolands and divers!
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Genera
Bristow has the grip. If it should gel
as firm hold of him as he did on the Posi-
Office scandals he is sure a gOner. Gen
BristOw is improving, however.
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Representative Baker, of New York
seems to like to prance round in the lime
light of the public. 1t was he who so the
atrically refused a pass from the Balti
more Il Ohio Railroad last Summer, de-
claring in a self-written interview sent
broadcast throughout the press that he felt
himself insulted that the pass should have
been offered. He has broken out in
n new place, or perhaps it would be better
to say that he has broken out afresh on the
old subject. He is now going to have
Congress find out why the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad offers passes to people, and
if the acceptance of those favors does not
buy" the influence of the person using
the bits of pasteboard. That is not ex-
actly the way the resolution is worded,
but it means that. Mr.. Baker must sit
up nights to nurse that conscience of his
to keep it on the right track, and he evil
IDENTIFY has TO flag it about once in so
often to keep it from running over and
trampling him down. 1t is too bad!
Col. G. j. buffalo Jones, Game War
den of the Yellowstone Park, was at the
White House Saturday. exhibiting to the
President a beautiful robe made from the
hide of 'cattelo," the cross-breed be-
tween the buffalo and domestic cattle. Col.
Jones has been quite enthusiastic over
this kind of stock for number of years.
harder stock for the bleak Northwest
climate. The President was greatly inter
ested in the robe.
1t is whispered about that Representa-
tive Littlefield, who fills the seat in Con
gress once occupied by Tom Reed. will not
stand for reelection. Mr.. Littlefield is a
big-brained thinker, land he does not like
the restrictions thrown about man in
Congress. He wants to talk when he gets
ready and say what he pleases. He de-
tests the party lash, and more than once
it has cracked about his shoulders to no
effect. He can make more money outside
of Congress than i'm, but when he leaves
the House of Representatives it loses one
of its biggest and brainest men.
And now there is a question as to the
birthday of Mckinley. Mr.. Newton A.
Strait, of the Bureau of Statistics Of the
Pension Office, makes the discovery that in
all the Congressional Records and Con-
gressional Directories the date is given
as Feb. 26. Secretary Cortelyou was
asked about it and he said that the records
President was born Jan. %. Yet it is
known positively that President Mckinley
himself corrected his Biographical sketch
which appeared in the Congressional Di-
rectory. 49,
Miss Mary Lee, daughter Of the late
Robert T.. Lee, is now resident Of
Washington. Miss Lee is about to bring
suit against Philadelphia man to regain
possession of the Curtis family Bible,
which Martha Washington always used,
and which contains the records of the
births and deaths Of many Of the Wash
ingtOns and Lees.
The Lees tell the story that the Bible
was mislaid by Gen. Lees family i'm NOV
ing from their home at Arlington in 1861,
following Gen. Lees resignation from the
United States Army. Recently Mary Lee.
while visiting Philadelphia, learned
through an anonymous letter that the Bible
was in the possession of George w. Ken
drick. jr., OF that city. She wrote to Mr.
Kendrick and asked him to return it. but
he declined. and it is probable that the dis
pute arising over the ownership of the
Bible will be taken into court. Mr.. Ken
drick bought the Bible % years ago from
a man named Stein. who has since died
Il understand" said Mr.. Kendrick, that
MIR. Stems father, who was a soldier in
the Union army, bought the book from
sutler, who had previously purchased it
from a soldier, who found it in the house
at Arlington"
The Government is progressing with the
Machen investigation, and has developed
quite number Of things. 1t has found
that the letter-box fasteners cost 25 cents
and were sold for $1.25. 1t has learned
that Maehen personally dictated many let
tiers ordering the installation of the de-
vice, and that when the Groffs received
payment for fasteners, part of the money
went to the LorenZes. Quite as readily,
the Government has found out that that
part of the money received by the To-
renzes was Immediately forwarded to
Machen. In spite Of this, however, the
Government discovers that the Groffs pro-
fessed to not know the Lorenzes. and that
the LorenZes profess not to know the
Groffs. What tangled web we weave"
etc.
Capt. Henry A. Castle has retired from
the Authorship OF the Post Office Depart
ment and is once more q free man, much
to his delight. He already looks a hun.
dred per cent. better than he did when he
resigned in the Spring. and the President
insisted that he remain in office. Capt.
Castle has been at the head Of the division
for nearly seven years, and has asked re-
peatedly to be relieved from his duties that
he might take up his residence in some
other part OF the country where his greatly
impaired health would be benefited.
Until lately this wish has not been pos
sible Of granting at the hands of the Pres
ident, owing to the fact that the ONCE
pays too little to attract the right man and