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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
House Comedy.

The conferees of the House had yielded
to the conferees OF the Senate as TO GER
tain items OF the Legislative, Executive
and judicial Appropriation bill. The
House jealousy of the Senate was
awakened in the discussion of the con-
ference report, and was uttered by the
Hon. JAMES NJ. ROBINSON, Democrat,
OF the Twelfth Indiana district.
why Is 1t that we hear so much OF the great
powero the Scnalc' Why Is II that when some ono
think, that the House sentiment is against sone
proposition OF Legislation tina. they 90 10 the Senate
and invoke that body 10 assist thefnf Its because
the House conferces have legisared for years
against the Interests Of the House body. usurped
It's province. and !essened lts power and dignity.
and have taken the power out OF our hands by
ocular parliamentary procedure under tho rules
and have thrown It against US and the Interests and
the dignity OF this body. Our ina,tcntlon to fidelity
Of conterees. their usurnaon OF powers no, justly
theirs. made that power TO exist In the Scnate and
these powers arc confirmed In conference
This Is a shallow diagnosis. II the
House Of Representatives suffers in
power, in influence, in public respect.
rs compared with the Senate, the cause
lies not in the weakness of the House
conferees. but in the weakness. good
nature, demagogsm or insincerity of u
majority of its members.
1t is no new habit of the House TO pass
a bill which it does not want to lie
law. II depends upon the Senate to
slay the House bill. Thus the Senate
becomes. in some sort, court OF review
and error. 1t corrects the often con-
scious and deliberate mistakes OF the
House. 1t carries out the real intention
of the House by putting on the shelf this
and that House measure.
In these cases the House acts ire
sponsibly; the Senate responsibility.
Mr. ROBINSON and every other mem
Der knows this old humbug of driving
bill through the House because the
Senate will kill it,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
PETE BRINGS DANCE.
Incident Of Rural Life Half Century
AGO.


To the EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir. One Of
the principal men Of this recion fifty years
AGO WAS Pete Brink. who frequently enter
tanned his neichbors by giving dances, or
"breakdowns. "a ne called them. Pete added
and furnished the music and called of
The spring Of 1857 was made memora bic
b. a ereat -novstorm, which set In on April
iund continued with brief let-ups for a week
The ground was covered throughout the
upper SusQuehnnna country with an avera ge
depth of four feet OF snow. Forage for stock
became very source. Hay was sold az $40
a ton and rye straw NJ two shilung "a bundle.
II was III licu!t mntter to get either OF these
necess1ric= even at such prices,
After the highways had been made pass
able. old Pete mt upon happy way OF get
ting n supply OF forage for his stock He
popular entertainments and that each man
who attended should bring a bundle OF straw
Instead OF paying the usual fee OF two shll-
ings.
Pete had thoroughly rosined the how and was
vigorously scrHpinS away when the first
conner Knocked at the door, bundle OF straw
under one arm end gal on the other He
your straw Pete Ind built a large pen OF
fence rails to receive the straw. As each
mne guest produced his bundle az the door
Pete shouted AN right put Il in the pen ."
the bis stock OF straw that would greet his
eyes IN the mornnc, His calls Of Lemon
hde ull ana -saSSlirds across the floor were
prompt and VIGOROUS, The nisht wore away,
Of molasses. After the last dancer had gone.
Pete vent out to his straw pen, There he
saw only. one bundle Of straw.
After the first conner each succeeding ruest
had taken the same bundle and presented 1t
at the door Verify. the jig was up.
ONEoNTA, Feb. /. d. 81. G.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
CRY NALL Walls SAG.
subway Perhaps to mame--scwrr TUNE,
work stoned

II was discovered yesterday that In,
southern wall Of the wost wing Of the Civ
Hall had begun TO sag, and Borough Pre.i.
dent Ahearn stopped the tunneling under
the building, which has been going ON
for the purpose of removing the cesspooIs
and putting In large sewer pipe. Tha, the
outer walls on two sides OF the Broadway
wing had settled was apparent from the
assures which are found in tho wooden
panelling OF the large reception room
In some places the cracks were an inch
wide. while there was decided slant In
some parts of the floor toward the walls
On the outside of the building are many
cracks between the layers OF stone, although
only a few weeks ago tho masonry was
pointed.
Mr.. Ahearn will employ several engineer
to look over the building and upon their
report will decide what action to take.
In the opinion Of the contractors at work
renovatlng the City Hall, the settling OF
the walls has been caused by the subway
excavations. The City Hall loop OF the
subway runs almost directly underneath
the west wing. Chief Engineer Lewis OF the
Board Of Estimate said yesterday that hs
thought that the subway was responsible
The sewer tunnel was begun Mt the east
end OF the building and has only reached
the centre of the structure.
The weakened walls will have TO be
underpinned and 1t was estimated yca-
terday that this work would cost about
ar nnO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
school Version ot"rho star spangled Banner. >,

To TuT EDITOR or TIE SuN-.il'. Very few New
YorscrS are aware that our rational anthem, The
Star SpAngled Banner Is emascuatcd 10 recent
editions OF school readers In use In some OF the
public and the paroohial schools OF this city. The
third stAnHA. And where Is that band who so
vauntngly Ewore.- &c, IA omitted. In reader
entitled History Reader Tor Elementary Schools. q"
edited BY l.. L. ". Wilson ana published by tbs
Macmillan Company. the emAsculnted version Of
tue national antuem Appears al page S0i. There
are no asterisks 10 indicate that the version Is Ia
complete. THIS reader u In use In Grammar School
los
In the Fourth Reader OF ihe columbus Series
edited by W. r vylnen Pm. D.. and published By
Schwartz. KiTwan & Lyman, q Barclay street.
New York. the emasculated version Of THE star
Spangled Banner" appears al page 3i1 AsttrlSks
indicate that this version 10 Incomplete. The BOOKS
OF the Columbus Sertes are In In ST. IosepAs
ParochlA School, Washington place and SlAtn
avenue.
IL Is Certainty more than q coincidence that In
several OF INC -tlood Is thicker than water
speeches which came Into vogue soon after tho
outbreak OF the Spanish American war the Ginning
ton OF the third verse OF the national anthem his
been frequently advocated by some OF our prou
lntnt "couslns~ WHO had no regard Tor the pro-
pretles. The American iincrB considered Il IN
necessary W rcbuke tbs ardent Bntons 40 the suR-
geAtlons were attributed 70 tie Inspiration OF good
wine.
II IL Indeed a bold scheme when foreign inrp-
encrs dare NEEDLE with the ecucatian OF Ar.ert~ar.
children. Any aeauloscenoe In this impudent inter-
meddllng will surely lead 10 further encroAca-
ments. II tbs American public be lot vlgtlaut.
Sir Edward ClArkes ridiculous designation TOR our
counlry-the designation usona--wlll soon be
Incorporated. II indeed. Il Is not ALREADY lncor-
porAted IN the new editions Of our school maps
Hnd school reAders, y
NEW YORK, Feb. ?.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
CRITICISES THE PRESIDENT.
A. ID. SticiSncy ArralEns Him for Accepting
Free TranSpO rtation on Railroads.

A. ID. SiiciSncy ArraiEns Him for Accepting
Free TranSpo rtation on Railroads
WASHINGTON. Feb. "a soathing c-i'i-
cism OF President Roosevelt for his prac,ioe
Of riding free on railroads was uttered
by A. B. Stickney. president Of the Chicago
Great Western Railway, in an address he-
fore the Washing on Economic Society TO-
night.
Unless the American people have mis-
judged his character. If be realized that be
was transgressing the law in accepting
the courtesy Of free transportation. sac
Mr.. Stickney. Theodore Roosevelt would
have the virtue and the courage and the
ability to set the example which shall vaken
ofticialdom and all good citizens to sense o.
the individual duty to obey this Law. No
one. says Mr.. Roosevelt, can too strongly
insist upon the elementary fact that yon
cannot build the superstructure OF puoAo
virtue save on private virtues"
The announced subject Of the address, "as
the Defects of the Interstate Commeroe
Law Mr.. Stckney refrIIeu 10 violations
OF the law and was especially bitter n us
denunciation OF public officers WHO disrN-
gard certain features of the law. he d.
plored the fact that, although the s'afu'e
makes il a misdemeanor for any incrl1la.
not an officer or employee Of d railway
company TO use a p ss, the provision y
vi b few exceptions iEnorod by Short'
District Attorneys, Governors. Judge
Congressman and Sent s:s. eud cTcl Pr W
dents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
WAGGAMAN SALE TOTAL s3fr,s4t.
Yesterdays Concluding Session SO, .2o
-BeautifuI Things We're Cheap.


The eale OF the art collection OF Thomas
T. waggamRn OF Washington. bankrupt
who pledgel his collection as part OF tho
secdrity for his bond az treasurer Of tbs
Catholic University at the capital cams
q, an end at the American Art Galleries
yesterday afternoon. The offerings OF
the concluding session vera Japanet@
porceIains and potteries, with some OF
tho furnishings Of Mr.. Waggamal resi-
dence. They realized SOTO.
lesson that the pessilnists may read
from the prices brought by the japanese
objects Of the collection is that people will
not. as yet, pay much for beautiful objects
unless they have the stamp OF approval ami
popularity which the support OF collectors
generally Is wont to give them.
Indeed, one artist Of considerable OBJ
servaton declared that, aside from tbs
artists and collectors who taught the
general public what was desirable, 'th4
people do not know what il beautiful:
they want to be told; and they buy for the
adornment Of their houses not the objects
Of beauty which they recognize as such
but those which they have come TO believe
are beautiful because OF the Importance
attached to them by collectors and tho
praise bestowed upon them by collectors
Trends.
The contrast in tho prices paid for the
paintings and the Chinese poroclains In the
Waggaman collection and these paid for
the Japanese objects certainly AFFORD sup
port for these dicta.
Bunkio Matsuke bought an Imari vase
yesterday for SEQ, jar OF Siinato iaiencs
Of the eighteenth century sold for 800;
q figure Ct Kwanon, from Japanese temple.
for sos; a Japanese fountain in bronze for
$500. a bust OF Washington in Carrara
marble for $500 and Swiss arbaletta OF
the sixteenth century for $40.
The total receipts OF the sale were $34i SA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
one CAUSE OF CRINE.
New York's Overcrowded Labor Market
-Intrs TO Relieve The situation.

To THE EDITOR or THE SIN Sir II should
not be overlooked that the police force OF
New York city Is at present contending With
unusual II not alto gether Unprecedented con-
ditlons Superintendent Yorke OF the Munio-
ipal Lodging House recently stated that there
were 20 per cent. more Idle men In this city
than at the same time last year. Our expe-
rience confirms this. Indeed. 30 far as we are
able 10 judge. there have never been so many
men die in the city at one time.
Every morning At ociock we giva a break
fast 10 900 homeless men In our bread
line there is an appalling proportion OF decent
men, who are not drunkI rds or idle lolfers.
but men who have been foolish enough 10
come to the city expecting to find work here
1t is because OF the city's prosperity and
wealth that the present conditions have
arisen. Tho news Of its huge undertakings
lts subway. bridges. tunnels. mammoth eiIlce
buildings theatres. hotels ana parks has gons
around the world. and attracted shoals OF
men here who cannot believe anything else
than that employment IL one OF the easiest
things to be secured London "a also at The
For many Of these men. disappointed and
des perite AZ they are, there seems 20 be no
The Bowery Mission. IS Bowery. has under
taken "a work " hch certainly pronus "a to be
considerab bic relief to the city, On Jan. We
opened our Free Labor hureau. and vo try
to find employment for good. strong, wilhnr.
sober men IN the country districts whore they
orc 30 much needed and TO pay trunsporta-
ton within radius OF City miles from \ee
York city. 50 that without cost to either
employer or employee We seek TO put the
man VINO is willing and able to work down
at the door OF the man who Is ready to give
him honest woTk AT living wuge. During
january We have sent ont 10 men. Nelrly
all of them have proved satisfactory We
have 500 men registered and " you can help
US bv giving publicity 10 our offer. thus inter.
estnR employers In different nurts al no
country, we have not the sh shiest doubt
but that we can easily find work for the Ereuter
portion OF the unemployed men now on our
streets. j. q. hALLIMoND,
NEW YoRK Feb g. Superintendent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04

Our sales 10 our southern neighbors re-
peat the experience Of the preceding year,
and show a wholesome increase. In 1902
our exports TO Meyico. Central America
South America and the West Indies reached
a total Of 1927 10000. In 1903 they rose 10
3 1000. For 1904 they appear as $780,
10000. These arc all for calendar years
Ten years ago they we're about $40 10000
The record Of our trade relations with
the nations OF the western hemisphere
shows one thing very clearly: There is
trade there, and the United States can have
it by going after it,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
LIE PresrrrInr ncnchn.

TO IHR EDITOR OF THE SuS--sir. The slooun
trial reminds OF an idea which suggested Itself
directly after tbe disaster. 1t will be fenern berrd
that many victims Jumped overheard. Erssping
camp ehAlrH- The chairs would suppou them
and they sank. Now, Why cannot rivrr Gtc-lnboA,s
be equipped with loug benches having NE pre-
servers attached, which, on being throan over.
board would hosi and support whoevcr might
hold on 70 themf G. r.
AI.ElNY Eeh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
An Extraordinary situation.

y
We asked yesterday whether the pro-
posed treaty with Santo Domingo had
been put into force in advance Of its
ratification.
Our news columns yesterday con-
tanned an answer to this question in the
form OF a cable despatch from Santo
Domingo City announcing that on Feb
representatives OF the United States
took control OF the custom house receipts
in accordance with the terms OF the
protocol signed here on Jan. 20 This
'signed protocol" is the document which
we have published in full 1t has been
previously described in an official state
ment issued by the Administration
through the State Department as nothing
more than memorandum OF pro-
posed agreement Yet, according to
the Information from Santo Doming its
provisions are actually in effect. pre-
cisely as if il were constitutionally
completed treaty
Let us try 20 analyze the extraordinary
situation thus created by Mr.. RoosE-
vBLT's Administration. Let tn 5 be
done n a spirit Of absolute fairness to
the President. with the unqualified as
sumpt on that his motives are wholly
patriotio-even with the further assump-
ton that the proposed new departure
in American policy under the Monroe
Doctrine is wise and necessary.
Treaty making is legislation. It Is
leg slatlve AMI not an executive funo-
ton. A treaty when concluded becomes
rart Of the laws of the United States.
The Constitution declares in one place
that all treaties made, or which shall be
made under the authority of the United
states, shall be the supreme law Of the
land
The t';thority Of The United States
which ia competent TO enact supreme
law in the form Of treaties is rig.dly de-
fined in another part Of the Constitution.
For the making of treaties the legislative
authority consists Of the President and
two-th.rds OF the Senator's present when
the treaty is voted upon. sometimes
the advice end consent OF the Senate
las been s cd by the President in ad-
vance OF the negotiation OF a treaty.
Oftcner the Senate has performed its
part OF the joint leg station after the pro-
POSED treaty has been negotiated and
signed by the negotiators But in either
case tho concurrence Of the Senate by a
two-th.rds vote is Indispensable. The
Executive can no more make a treaty
without the advice and consent OF the
Senate than he can enact by HE ndivid-
ual edct a law OF domestic application
which has not passed the two houses OF
Congress.
These are elementary and fundamental
prinif les which ought to be plain as
daylight to everybody. lit we're other
wise-if it should ever come to be other
wiss-the republican form of govern
ment which has blessed this nation for
more than a century would cease 10
exist; and irresponsible autocraoy like
that Of Russia would be the hideous
substitute.
What has occurred in Santo Domingo?
treaty which Is a treaty not the less
because it is styled an agreement-a
treaty Of vast import in itself and Of far
reaching significance as a precedent
has been negotiated and signed in the
name Of the American Government" by
representatives, Of Mr.. RoosEvEL1's Ad-
ministraion and Of President MORALES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04

Some extraordinary accounts have been
received in Paris from Tonquin about the
Russian ships that escaped from the Jap
anese fleet in August last The Askold was
very slightly damaged, and could have been
put in good condition in twenty-four hours,
but the officers and crew did not want to
Put 10 sea again, having no desire 10 take
any further part In the var, The Diana
was pierced by one shot only and lost one
junior officer and after coallng could have
left for the Mediterranean without diff
Guilty. but her officers and men also refused
to go further. preferring TO leave their ship
in neutral port. On arriving in the Bay
Of Along coal was fun | he'd 10 the Diana
by the manager of the Hongay mines, NJ.
LUo. to tho value Of 10000 francs; but the
officer making the payment asked for the
account to be made out for COCO; which
was done, as If merely in the ordinary
way OF business
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04

The University having accepted the en-
dowment of the Chair of Embryoogy, the
great philanthropist considered with her
self tho constitution OF the Faculty. All the
most eminent obstetricians in the country
we're passed in thoughtful review and by
elimination list was reached. why. it's
a veri;able Hall of Fame, or my name is not
REsTELL.' said the Benefactress Of Mankind
as she transmitted the document 10 the
President Of the fortunate Seat Of Learning
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04

At Lodore.
Pine cried the critics. but can you 1escrIbe
how they freeze IN the pIpesi-
Fearing the SdJeeuvos would not look veil In
PRINT DO vas obliged - toregn ths enou
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04

From ne Chrfsgdn fHselfgsncer
The American Bible Society last year sent forth
neATly 2.OOoOO0 Scriptures.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
virElnia Justice. Announcement,

From ne Richmond J .1pss Dspaleh.
Justice joan formally announced from the bench
on yesterday that he would not attend the much
talked OF pink coat dinner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04

10 TIM SuS can give chance 10 me
10 show HoE tainzs appear 70 be
! will say mat as far as ! can see
The voice l. the voice Of Austen c..
but the hand Is the hand Of Benjamin 3
4 IL. ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04

JohnnY-Pa, What Is hell
PA-The vermliorm appendix Of theology. Many
doctors remove II entirely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
rhrrmnmeter Talk.

Preerng-wh7t r flss folks make over Zero.
Tsmporate--l CO. md &c such . ipAsl al homA
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-06
JAPANESE SHOOTER MAKES
CONFESSION TO SHIOZAWA

Iwiei Saturday.
to the Judd.
a c.
shinpo crime He asked Sbiozawa
dn n Mr. Famous
think
this Iwlei
opened a
burned
and
store paid of the debts
with Two months she went to
stopped
to she living We
this week.
times her confused and do know
life n the $4,000
I Iwish
Il about
o age
he insured himself and he said
He he paid the premium Of 5000 but last
friends
see the agent November L. He is under the impression
in until the 18th Of November
if the died but he Probaty
Late Queens Hospital reported no important
stA IS reported her
yesterday
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-06
SAILORS SENSATIONAL
DESERTION FROM SHIP

! sea and possibly into the waiting jaws
| of a shark.
! If the ship or his comrades missed
| the man, there was no boat lowered to
/ save him. The ship went on her
| course apparently unmindful of the
possible fate of one of her crew.
When the Brenda was standing off
some three or four miles to sea,
pleasure craft from the French ship
| Ernest Reyer, whaleboat rigged with
a sail and manned by two of her COM
mon sailors, found Meinell with lungs
| half filled with salt water desperately
hugging the spar buoy.
The F'renchmen We're returning from
a Sunday sail when they spied the
British sailor. They hove to and asked
him if he wanted to come ashore ana
half by signs-for his lungs were so
full of water that he could hardly talk
and half by words he made them
understand that he did. So the French
men hauled him aboard and sailed into
the harbor to their ship, landing MIN
on Sorenson wharf where captain OF
police took him in charge and led him
to the police station, willing prisoner
on land but not at sea.
He mad been to the police station De-
fore. His ship arrived in Honolulu
October fifth, and almost Immediately
he tried to desert. but was roped IN
by the United States Marshal and tax
en- before L. S. Commissioner Mailing,
who sent him to the reef to appease the
majesty of British law and await the
pleasure of the British Consul and mis-
British captain. About a week ago
he was delivered to his captain on
orders of the British authorities and
taken back aboard ship: As the time
of departure approached. the captain
fearing he would again desert, put him
in the brig on a bread and water diet.
Just how he got out of the brig or VINO
broke his n1anacles is not known as
yet but if the United states Marshal
does not want him again, he Will De
today and if Uncle Sam stlll
has claims on him, under the treaty,
he will doubtless be given ample op-
portunity to tell his story. In order to
show cause for sane man TO take the
risks he did. il must be a fearful tale |
he has 10 tell.