The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-05-17

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Rate amendment which bears his name
Isn't his et oil, and that somebody took
advantage OF big fitness to force
through an amendment in his name.
Well, well!
This is one Of the stories which Sec
rotary Taft tells to describe the domi-
neering statesman:
"He fills men with dread. They quail
before him. They can't call their souls
their own In his presence. Altogether
he makes me think OF q waiter l once
met in the West.
I'm small Western town many
years ago put UP at the Palace Hotel
Il was assigned to a room. There
was no water nor towels in the room
and I rang.
There was no reply.
81 rang again.
"Still no reply.
"And again and again and yet again
1 rang. and finally waiter appeared,
This waiter was q robust man OF
stern and forbiddiny aspect.
Ibid you ring?' he said, in rum
bling bass voice.
81 did, / answered.
Well. don't do it again. said the
waiter, with a menacing scowl, as he
withdrew"
Representative and Mrs. Longworth,
while in Cincinnati, and Miss Marion
Harrison and Tyler Fields, one of Mr..
LOngworth'S chums, were held up on
Madison avenue shortly before mid
night by two policemen for alleged
violation Of the automobile speed ordi-
nance. The officers took possession of
the machine. arrested Fields, and left
the rest of the party to get home a.
best it could.
James r. Day. Chancellor of SYRIA
cuse University OF New York. evident
ly differs with the President from the
following, which is culled from several
paragraphs Of like choice roasts of the
Chief Executive which Day delivered
in defense Of Standard Oil:
ct is an amazing blunder for our
Chief Executive to ride into the Senate
with a roundup of the commercial in
terests in which hundreds of thousands
of people have their investments. which
threatens the permanency Of great cor
poration interests before hearing a
word which the representatives of these
vast interests may have to say for
themselves.
1T is an amazing blunder for the
President to exceed his constituted
rights and the judicial functions of his
office and attack the integrity of the
terview. as he did the other day. IL our
Federal Courts are to act independent
ly and without fear"
Senator Allison. who has been quite
ill., was able to be in his seat portion
of the time the latter part of the week
Senator German. Of Maryland. has been
very sick man for long time, but his
physician denies that the Maryland
Senator's condition is at all dangerous
Just the same. it is doubtful IL Senator
German will ever take up the reins OF
leadership in the United States Senate
again. and SO the Democratic Party in
that body loses its leader. 1t does not
look just now as though there is any
body to pick up his mantle. either.
Secretary Taft has issued an order
designed to reduce to a minimum the
volume Of the annual reports OF mill
tary commanders and Chiefs Of Staff bu-
reaus for the current fiscal year. He be-
lieves that altogether too much litera-
ture Is published each year from The
War Department, and that the time
has come for discouraging prolixity In
such documents 1t has been decided
there shall be careful revision of re-
fine the Official statements and COM
ments to the least possible space.
Senator Gearin. Of Oregon. called
upon the Acting Secretary of the Navy
last week, and requested that a naval
vessel be sent to Portland the latter
part of this month. during the ceiebra-
ton at that place. Mr.. Newberry prom
ised to make the order, IL the ship
could be spared from duty at San
Francisco. where all OF the sailors and
marines Of the Pacific fleet are now en-
gagged in relief.
The House Committee on Territories
has authorized a favorable report on
a bill granting to the Alaska Central
Railway 500 acres Of land AMI reliev
ing it from the license tax of 500 a
mile during construction and five years
after completion. The road is to run
from Seward to Fairbanks.
This from Speaker Cannon on the
eve of his 10th birthday Is worth the
consideration of men who hope to reach
his age and more.
1.-The "reminiscences which come with
the 10th birthday are In the main pleas
ant, but / am thankful that the duties
Of the present give but little tine for
"reminiscences. and am still more
thankful that l have not entirely lost
ca pacity for the building Of castles in
SpaiE.' In fact. I have been 80 busy
for the last 10 years l haven't hdd time
to stop and think how it feels to be 20
or 60 years old or young. OF course.
should be glad to live to the age OF
Methusaleh IL in the living Iacouid con-
tinue to be useful. But when the time
comes for me to go, / can lift my hat
and say good-by with the assurance
that l have lived in the 70 years OF
greatest progress-measured by re,
sults-the world has known. and with
the confidence that the next 20 will
show as much, or even greater. prog
reas."
Henry B. F. Macfarland, who was
appointed by the President for a third
term as Commissioner OF the District
of Columbia, and who has been one OF
the most capable and efficient Commits
sioners the District has ever had, took
the oath of office last week for another
TWO years. Commissioner mcfarland
was one Of the foremost Of the Wash
ington correspondents when he accept
ed the Commissonership, and under
stood public men and public measures
thoroughly. This has helped him to fill
the Office of Mayor" of Washington
most acceptably.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has
recommended to Congress the appoint
ment OF a Commission to inquire into