The National tribune., 1904-01-28

'a0Ah4 OANUAItI 20, 1SV4s
rested election cas-. It seems that the
politics down there are % corrupt that, al
though the man who is--or was--contest-
ing for the Runcombe County seat is dead,
the sitting members claims are 30 clouded
draw It mild, that he il liable to be I'M
seated and the seat declared vacant.
A great many years ago this same
County of Buncombe had a Representative
in Congress, and he talked as nearly all
the time as 1t was possible for him to
much greater in that day than they are
now. What he said was for the people
of Buneombe County alone. It could not
be utilized for any other section of the
country. Finally, as soon as the North
Carolina member got on his feet his col
leagues would file out OF the chamber,
declaring that it was useless to waste
time listening, as he was talking for Bun
combe" only. And so it happens that the
member, whose name is lost, and whose
utterances are not worth recording lives
in new word in the latest dictionaries.
Senator Gallinger has introduced a bill
for the establishment and organization Of
q nurse corps of trained nurses i'm the
McGee, who was Assistant Surgeon G. en-
eral with the rank of Major during the
Spanish American War. is the author of
the bill. DIR. McGee has done much to
bring the trained nurse into good repute
in Army hospitals, and she now desires to
have them in Naval hospitals as well. DIR.
McGee will probably go to Japan and enter
the service there, II there is war.
Senator Morgan is nothing If not radi-
cal. He has introduced bill for the an
nexation of Panama and the payment of
indemnities. AS matter OF fact, Sena-
tor Morgan does not expect his bill to re-
ceiye any consideration at all, though he
took mp about $4,000 worth of time in the
Senate in voluminous speech.
By an unanimous vote the Senate Gem
mittee on Privileges and Elections has lie.
cided that Senator Reed Smoot has TO
fight to retain his seat in the Senate. The
Committee says that the charges are OF
such character that they demand in
vestigation. The Senate on Monday was
asked by the Committee for authority to
conduct an investigation, to send for per-
sons and papers, administer oats, employ
a stenographer to take the testimony and
have the expenses of the whole business
paid from the contingent fund of the
Senate.
The conditions in Utah, religious and
political will probably get such an airing
as they have not had before since the
Edmonds bill was before Congress. The
whole question OF Mr.. Shoots obliga-
tons to the Mormon Church, whether
they supersede his obligations to the Gov
eminent in his capacity as Senator and
the authorization by the Church of the
practice Of polygamy will be fully venti-
lated.
Senator Smoot has entered a specific
and general denial of all the charges pre-
ferred against him. He denies that the
oath to the Church is inimical to the laws
of the land, and gives it as follows:
Il am bound to accept and obey such
revelations SO far as they relate to things
spiritual, or to the property, business or
affairs of the Church itself. And / espe-
cially deny that / am, or can be, bound
in any way to obey any such revelation
when such obedience would be a viola
ton Of the Constitution or laws of the
United States or Of the State OF Utah.
. The Government has completed its plea
against Mr.. Machen in the Post Office
scandal cases, and the defense begins this
week. 1t is said that the Government
has not made up q particularly strong case
and that it has fallen down in several of
its previous contentious. On the other
hand, it is said that Mr.. Machen, who will
be one of the first witnesses for the de-
Tense, has some startling disclosures to
make, and that these will strengthen his
case materially.
s3s.tDa.s
Word came to the War Department re-
Gently that there was starvation and ex-
treme restitution among the residents of
Fairbanks, Alaska. The communication
came from the Mayor of the town, and
asked that the War Department afford re- |
lief by the sale of rations in limited guam
titles. The Department wired Gen. Funs-
ton to look into the matter and report.
:. Now. if there is anything that Gen.
Funston hates it is red tape. He goes
directly to the heart of the thing. and you |
can like it or lump it,, just as you please.
that there is no particular famine up there.
Gen. Funston suggests that able-bodied |
men capable of travelling who would sit |
down at Fairbanks and await Government
relief are entitled to little consideration, |
reach Dawson or any three towns men
toned, where there are abundant supplies |
for sale. He sarcastically states that i'll
these men heard of gold strike they would |
snow -shoe a thousand miles, to reach the |
diggings.
Senator Hanna declares that his chief |
aim in life is to eliminate prejudice between
Capital aud Labor.
Representative Littlefeld, of Maine. de- |
clares that the Democrats are going to
carry New York next year. For stall |
wart, Mr.. Littlefeld, Of Maine, makes a |
mighty poor Republican prophet.
Representative William r. Hearst has |
been placed in temporary mourning by the |
death of his maternal grandmother, Mrs. |
Randolph w. Apperson, of San Jose, Cal. |
Mrs. Apperson was the mother of Mrs. /
Phoebe Hearst. who is now in far away
Appreciates Commissioner Ware.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: am 65 |
years old, and great sufferer from rheu-
matism of the back, shoulders and hips, |
which has totally incapaeitated ME from
doing any work. / am pensioned at SIT
per month and have a claim now pending
for increase. Hope to be found worthy /
at least of the $30grade rating. The |
news that Comrade Ware thinks of re-
signing as Commissioner OF Pensions has |
cast gloom over all the old soldiers, as