The National tribune., 1906-12-13

, Speaking OF the bill Senator Lodge
said: There is great interest in the
question in my own State, where we
have had for a long time excellent laws
on the statute books forbidding the
employment of child labor. and In the
last three or four years the matter has
been very much discussed in Massa-
chusetts, especially by Gov. Guild, who
has been most earnest in advocating
some National regulation
The President had as his guest one
day last week Lord CurZon and Sir
Mortimer Durand Lord CurZOn came
to Washington to have himself appoint
ed guardian for his three children, who
inherit the fortune of their American
mother, the income of which is about
$4,000 a year each. Lord CurZon also
spent oIe evening with his mother-in-
law, Mrs. L. z. Letter. who came to
Washington and opened up the big
Letter mansion for this purpose.
Sailors of the American Navy are
well fed. in the opinion of President
Roosevelt. for their rations are good
enough for him. He has tried them
and he knows, SO he has written about
it to the Navy Department.
In a letter to Secretary BOnaparte the
President describes his experiences
aboard the battleship Missouri off Oys-
ter Bay one day last Summer. when he
attracted attention thruout The coun-
try by sitting down TO dinner with the
blue Jackets.
Mrs. Roosevelt spent most of last
week in New York shopping. 1t is her
custom to go to New York in the Spring
and Fall to stock up with pretty things
for the Winters social season, and also
to buy the presents which she bestows
during the year.
AS another step toward world
peace, Representative Bartholdt has in
troduced in the House bill providing
that there shall be a Fourth Assistant
Secretary Of State, to have charge Of
all matters relating to international ar
bitration and peace.
Representative Lacey. of Iowa, is ono
of the Congressional lame ducks who
March 4. II am a good deal like
hard-working Swede up in my coun-
try" said Mr.. Lacey, when the Saliva
ton Army Captain asked him IL he did
not want to work for Jesus. No. said
Yon, I've got a job. workin' for Vim
HILL tJim Hill, of the Milwaukee
Railroad.)
i've kept up my law practice during
all the years I've been in Congress, for
pauper. OF ali the pitiable objects on
earth think the most pitiabls is a
Congressman out Of q job who can
turn his hand to nothing" p.
An extra session of Congress to re.
wise the tariff ought to be called next
Summer. believes Representative Nc
Call. Of Massachusetts. .-="AsNGOngress
will be busy with the big appropriation
bills until the very last day Of the ses-
sion," said Mr.. MCCALL ....it will be SIM
ply Impossible for it 60 take UP any new
legislation Refore March4. @9S ~.
zs q,
Representative Sheppard, of Texas,
has introduced bill in the House to-
tax all incomes of more than $4,000 q
year. The measure fixes schedule of
taxation according to the amount of the
income. Incomes of more than $4,000
shall be taxed at two per cent. OF more
than $4,000 at three per cent, and Of
more than $4,000 at per cent.
Representative MAYNARD. of the Nor
folk. Va. Congressional District, wants
the National Government to loan the
Jamestown Exposition Company $l,-
100000.
He will in the near future submit to
Congress a proposition that the Gov
ernment loan the Exposition Company
$1.000,000, secured by the gate receipts
addition to the appropriations that have
already been given the Exposition by
the Government.
On the desk in Senator La Follette'sl
committee room, on the morning OIL
the opening day OF the session, wasl
noted florists pasteboard box from
which protruded the greenery incident
to bunch OF American Beauty roses.
There WAS no card: IT was the tribute
OF an anonymous admfrer
Later In the day an unregeneratel
man fused around the desk
a few moments. and after he was gone
this inscription was noted on the box:
Hon. Robert NJ La Toilette, with
the compliments OF Joseph w. Bab-
cock"
Still later another newspaper mani
dropped I'm and opened his eyes inl
wonder at the spectacle. He went awayl
and appeared again. In propitiOusi
moment he got busy with the box when
nobody was noticing, and made ours
ory examination Of its contents, tieingl
1t up after he had done.
Later still. when the box was opened, |
1t was found to contain along with the
roses three large. juicy lemons.
For the devoted friendship Of theseI
two distinguished Badgers is as we'll
in Washington as in Wis-i
cofsin.
No more polling OF Committees ont
nominations L. Il. decision reached byi
the Senate In executive session. This
means that hereafter. before an ap-i
pointment IS acted on, 1t will have to
be referred to committee, acted onl
regularly at a committee meeting, and
reported In regular form. The ques-
ton arose Wednesday In connection
with the proposed confirmation Of Cab
met appointees. The committees to
which these appointments were re-
feFred had not had time to meet, ex-l
cep< In the case Of Secretary Metcalf, |
and 1t WAS decided not to confirm anyl
OF the appointees until all had been
regularly reported. The only excep-
tloh VIII be in the case Of former Unit |
eo states Senators who have received
appointments. Objection to the "poII-i
ing system was raised because Of thel
unfortunate complications last session
over members of the Isthmian Canal
1t was represented that
Interoceanic Canals Committee hadl
been polled. but it was found later itl
had not been. and combinations based
on the supposed poll were rescinded.
Senators La Toilette and Spooner of !