The National tribune., 1904-03-31
WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY MARoH 81 1901
of protest to the extent Of sending It to

OF protest to the extent Of sending It to
Congress.
A bill has been introduced in Congress
which will, II IL becomes q law, promote
Surgeon General Sternberg, retired. to the
rank of q Major General. The bill Is
drawn in general terms, but it authorizes
the President to select from such officers
OF the Army ON the retired list as have
served IL years or more in the Medical
Department of the Army. nine years Of
which shall have been as Surgeon General.
and by and with the consent of the SEN
ate, appoint him a Major General upon
the retired list Of the United StatesArmy
Gen. Sternberg has been in the service A.
years and the bill would affect only himself,
but it Is considered but fitting that his
long and excellent career should be thus
recognized.
Senator Hoar desires to have erected In
the District Of Columbia a monument to
l. Enfant, the distinguished French En-
gineer who laid ont the ''City Of Magnif-
cent Distances" and who saw with such
clear eyes into what it should one day ex-
pand. IT is certainly fitting that Mai.
L'Enfant should have this testimonial.
Ex-Governor Stanley, of Kansas, has re-
signed from the Dawes Commission, to
which he was appointed about year ago
Gov. Stanley is about the only member Of
that Commission who has not been scored
for laxness, il not real wrong doing He
did not want the job little bit, but took
it, 1t is said, as pay for getting out Of the
contest for United States Senator when
Hon. Chester l. Long was elected. Gov.
Stanley is comparatively wealthy man.
and does not need the office, anyhow.
Senator Tillman has gone South for his
health, which was almost wrecked by the
attack of bronchitis which he had, being
prevalent this Winter
Postmaster-General Payne has been or
dered away from Washington for q rest
of several weeks duration. The attack Of
govt has left him in very weakened con-
dition, which has been increased by the
excitement and annoyance of the discus
sion Of the Post Office scandals.
Hon. Clifton r. Breckenridge, formerly
Representative in the House from Ar
kansas, has resigned his place on the
Dawes Indian Commission.
Robert Baker o.. " made another
break in the House the other day. The
Post Office Appropriation bill was under
consideration, and this Mr. Baker sent an
III.
1t was vicious attack on the President
under the guise Of a resolution ito REIN.
burse the railroads for the cost Of sup
plying the President Of the United States
with special trains. cars. and the food,
wines, cigars"-but that is as far as the
Reading Clerk got with that amendment.
point of order was made against it and
he was ''gavelled" into his seat. Mr..
Boutelle ull) was in the chair, and he
very quickly sat on Mr.. Bakers evident
intention to feed fat his ancient grudge
against the President.
President Roosevelt pays for his private
cars, and he never touches tobacco in any
form. nor does he ever drink liquors, and
1t is well known that he does not like to
have tobacco used around him. President
Roosevelt would make an ideal candidate
for Prohibition President, for he is alb
sOlutely temperate in all these tastes,
Mrs. Roosevelt, with Theodore and
Kermit, took q trip down the Potomac in
the Sylph last week. the purpose Of the
trip being to bag ducks or any other game
that might be on the wing. The day was
fine, but no game was bagged. The boys