The National tribune., 1906-03-15

stand! The grounds your own. my
braves: and IL ever that Resolved"
gets q reply of the right kind. the Con-
gressional Record viii quadruple Its
circulation for the time that the discus
sion goes on in the House, and don't
your forget it. The rollicking times
when Jerry Simpson read Coins
Financial School, and several other
copyright books into the Congressional
Record will stand no show alongside
what will happen il Town Topics gets
mussed up with the expenditure scan
dals of the Government Departments
and all that sort of thing. 1t was i'm
the offshoot of this publication, "Fads
and Fancies," in which appeared the
biography and pictures Of President
Roosevelt, the proofs of which were
corrected at the White House and re-
turned to the editors of the publica-
ton, afterward withdrawn when the
President found that he had been bam-
boOzled. A very handsome edition of
the book, specially bound for him, was
sent to the President, but at once re-
turned to the publishers.
There is an employe in the Congress
sional Library, aged "A years, who is
confessedly incompetent because Of old
age to perform any sort of labor. but
who is kept on and on. He has been
recommended for separation from the
service" many times. but remains on.
Librarian Putnam says that the infiu-
ence behind him is "Chief Justice
fancy" AS Chief Justice fancy has
more. it looks as though his pull
might be at an end. AS a matter Of
fact. this old fellow is employed in the
Supreme Court part of the Library.
and the Supreme Court will not fire q
man appointed by the man who rem
dered the decision In the bred Scott
case, which was one of the powerful
influences to bring on the war of the
rebellion.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision Of the lower courts in dis
missing the suit brought by the Gov
eminent against Senator William A.
Of patents to 80 tracts of valuable tim
Der land in Montana, which. it was
alleged, he had fraudulently obtained.
The lower court held that the Gov
eminent had not established the fact
that Clark was q party to the fraud,
finding of fact, declined to upset the
patents. Justice Mckenna concurred
in the result and Justices Harlan and
Brown dissented.
DR.. Edward Palmer. Botanist Of the
nCpdI lHlCHt VI Has 6O1c
for an eight-mOnths' exploration Of the
tableland OF Mexico. DIR. Palmer is q
specialist in tropical plants, and has
been largely instrumental in introduce
ing many new food plants into the
United States. The object of his trip
is to study the food plants of that sec
ton with a view to Introducing them
into the southwest section Of the Unit
ed States. He holds that at present
there are thousands of acres lying idle
in New Mexico and Arizona, upon
which the agave or century plant could
be grown with success. The latter In
addition to furnishings "pulque," the
and eaten, the enormous hearts of such
plants being sold by the slice in all
Mexican markets. Roasted it tastes
very much like plum pudding soaked
in heavy syrup, as it is full Of sugar.
DR.. Palmer holds that in failing to
the United States are allowing a good
food plant to go to waste.
Calling cards are not a necessity to
those on Government business. Geo.
w. Scott has discovered this to his
sorrow. Mr.. Scott made trip through
Europe several years ago in the inter-
est of the Library of Congress. and
while in Paris he purchased calling
cards to the amount Of $6.1S, which
he deemed necessary in his work.
His bill for the amount has been
held up by the Comptroller of the
Treasury on the ground that a calling
card is not a legal necessity. the mere
fact Of his appointment to the position
being q sufficient Introduction to those
with whom he came in contact.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States has at last settled, once and fo-
f1>c 1ur hath t1n
States Of Louisiana and Mississippi in
favor of the former. which was given
it's full claim for jurisdiction over the
swampy islands and oyster beds claim
ed by both.
The boundaries fixed by the acts ad-
hitting the two States were at vari-
ance, Louisiana being given the islands
within three leagues from the coast
and Mississippi those within six leagues
from the shore. and the dispute arose
over the islands covered by both and
the contiguous oyster beds.
isiana's rights to the territory had
been recognized by the United States
Government and acknowledged by Mis-
sissippi for 80 years, and that was
conclusive.
The Judiciary Committee of the
House has refused to consider the Ran
for a member Of Con-
gress Or any Government official to ac-
oept q railroad or steamboat pass. or
a frank from a telegraph, telephone
or express company.
The question was put to a vote in
executive session of the committee and
resulted In O tie, six to six. The mo-
ton was declared lost. as a majority
was necessary to carry it.
An effort will be made to bring the
matter up again. but the chances are
that the committee will never again
be called upon for q vote on the ques-
ton.
49, For ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain the heather Chinee is no
mere peculiar than some other races
of people-the Syrians, for instance.
One of the stringent immigration laws
of the United States is that persons at
fiicted with trachona shall not be per-