The National tribune., 1906-06-21

Why? Well. they always feel 1t neces-l
sary to chaperone Willie to the cir
Gus. and the other day when an airship
began to cut the air above Washington
Congress simply got up and walked out
OF doors. That's what 1t did, sure. /
Senator Bailey was addressing the SEN
ate, and somebody was making q |
speech in the House. Word passed |
round that the airship was coming up
to the Capitol above Pennsylva MIA Ave-
hue, AND Pretty soon Senator Bailey had !
for an audience the President of the
Senate. and In the House the Speaker
was left to listen to the Representative
who was talking to his constituents at
home. and the House simply had to
suspend operations till a quorum could
be obtained. The Speaker forebore to
press the matter, however. until the
airship had sailed round the dome Of
the Capitol like a bird, and then grace
fully made landing on the asphalt Of
the east Capitol grounds. Then the
members OF Congress went out and
asked to "Shee wheelsh go wound" ex-
amined the airship thoroughly. and
went back to listen to Senator Bailey
and the member Of the House.
Congress is after the Spanish Claims
Commission with sharp stick, and it
looks as though the Commission might
be discontinued. 1t Is now about six
years since 1t was established, and 1t
should have considered all that was
necessary to come before 1t in little
war that lasted three months. The
Commission up to now has cost nearly
as much as the war in Cuba.
The new Senator from Kansas, A. w.
Benson, who was appointed by Gov.
Hoch to fill the vacancy created by the
resignation Of J. Ralph Burton, was in
Quoted into office Flag Day. Immediately
after the beginning Of the session Of
the Senate. His credentials were pre-
sented by Senator Long, who escorted
him to the Vice Presidents desk. where
the oath Of office was administered. The
new Republican Senators who sit on
the Democratic side Of the Chamber.
Up at White Plains, N. Y, BILLY
Mu1doon." the ex-champion of the prize
fighters ring, has sanatorium where
only men of wealth and position are
taken. Their physical being Is looked
after by the ex-prizefighter himself and
no physicians or nurses are allowed
there. 1t lis said" that Senator De-
pew has been at Muldoon's sanatorium
resting" Muldoon will not say that
he has not been there, but he says en-
phatically that he is not there now
Senator Depew is just at present out Of
the ken Of friends and foes. If friends
know where he is they will not tell, and
his foes are quite satisfied that their
work is done. so they are not caring.
The Senator is very sick man, wher-
ever he is.
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle Of the
President. died at his home at Sayville,
L. l.. last Thursday. Mr.. Roosevelt was
IS years old. He was lifelong Demo-
crat Educated for the law, he prac-
ticed his profession in New York City
for more than 20 years, retiring in 1871
to devote himself to literature and state
craft. He was editor of the New York
Citizen for several years, an Alderman
OF the city OF New York, a member Of
Congress. 1873-'75; Chairman Of the
OF Seventy in the fight against the Tweed
ring. United States Minister to the Meth
erlands, 1888-'90, and was Treasurer Of
the Democratic National Committee at
the time Of Clevelands second election.
From early life Mr.. Roosevelt was
deeply interested in field sports, and
active In promotion of societies and
clubs for the protection Of game.
Among his best-known works in the
field OF literature were: Game Fish
Of North America" Game Birds" "Su-
,perior Fishing" Fish Matching and
Fish Catching" Florida and the Game
Water Birds" give Acres Too Much"
Progressive Petticoats.' and Love and
Luck"
The United States Senate has it's full
quota Of Senator's for the first time in
10 years or more. Delaware has her
full complement Of Senator'S. also. since
Senator Dupont was elected. One or
the other of her chairs has been vacant
for decade until now.
Representative Kahn. whose district
comprised a part Of the city Of San
Francisco, has just returned from that
city, and little interview with him
shows what the devastation there means
in politics.
II have only two Assembly Districts
left out Of 10 and only 1000 voters out
Of the $4,000 had before the earth
quake and fire. / also have a portion
OF third district. and out Of the 10
precincts in the seven remaining dis
tricts, only seven are left one for each
district. The peculiar part Of 1t is that
all the Democrats were wiped out and
that OF the 1000 voters very few are
my opponents. Let it not be thought
that this is anything to rejoice over.
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to the city, a loss which is being made
doubly hard by the delays in adjusting
insurance"
Here is a leaf out OF the past from the
book OF memory Of Senator William
Pinkney Whyte. successor to Senator
German, Of Maryland:
THE greatest political evil that has
grown up in this country since first
came to the Senate, nearly 40 years ago.
is the tendency toward Capitalization
Of power In the Federal Government"
The Senator Is 81, but his eye is clear,
his face Is rudy, and he looks Is years
younger.
There has been wonderful growth
in the wealth of the country, and the
population has doubled" he went on.
land along with them has come the
Capitalization. Life is not SO simple as
1t was in the late SOS. 1t is not as
it was when Silas Wright locked the
front door of his cabin. in the interior
OF New York State, put the key in his
pocket, and came to take his seat in the
Senate.
1.-The outward appearance Of the Cap