The National tribune., 1906-07-12


almost entirely to the construction of
steel steamers along the Great Lakes.
During the last fiscal year l,463 mer-
chant vessels, measuring 421.144 gross
registered tons, were bdilt and officially
registered by theiiDepartment. while
1901 vessels of s2S212 tons were built
during the previous year.
Three steamers of more than 1000
gross tons were added to this years
Lake fleet. the largest being the ]. Pier
pont Morgan. of 7-16I tons. But two
steamers were built on the coast for
foreign trade. Only five schooners over
1000 tons were built. as compared with
IA built in the fiscal year of 1905. No
square-rigged vessels have been built in
more than three years.
The jury impaneaedto inquire into the
cause of the death of Mrs. Tanner. wife
of the Commander-in-Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. found
that the chauffeur, Joseph H. Seller.
was to blame for the tragic accident.
and that the tragedy was helped along
by the bad condition of the roads. That
does not bring back lost life. however.
The Chief of Ordnance of the Navy
has recently been under the necessity
of purchasing 1000 Krag Jorgensens for
use on shipboard. a rather unusual cir
eumstance. considering the fact that this
type of gun has been officially declared
obsolete in the Army. The explanation
is to be found in the lack of funds to
supply the entire Navy with the new
Army rife. or Springfield of 1903. Al
ready there are on Shipboard the Krag
and the old type Lee rife. and it is re-
garded as inadvisable to have in use at
the same time three kinds of small
arms, with all sorts of possibilities of
In he ha Of m i
tion for them. Therefore. not being
able to buy the $4,000 rifles of the 1908
pattern. which would be necessary to
arm the sailors and marines, the naval
authorities were obliged to buy the Krag
in a limited number to make good the
present deficiency. This decision has
led to the issue of special order by
Secretary Bonaparte, temporarily an
nulling the new code of small-arm In
structions which was about to be ,ap-
Piled.
There was considerable interesting
discussion about the Capitol over the
fact that the Journal of the House
showed the adjournment of Congress as
of the legislative day of June 20. while
the Senate's Journal showed the date to
be June 80.
Some persons were inclined to believe
this might invalidate the acts of Con-
gress passed during the closing hours,
This fear is laughd at by the officials of
the two Houses and such members as
..appen to be in the city. The House
never did adjourn from the time 1t met
Friday morning last until the Speakers
savel fell at 10 o'clock Saturday night
1t took one recess after another. The
Houses Journal shows the point. how
ever, where the legislative day became
tho calendar day.
The Senate, on the other hand. in
stead of taking recess Friday night,
adjourned. and its legislative and cal
endar day were one and the same. The
House has frequently. toward the END
of its session. in order TO facilitate busi-
ness. under the special rules controlling
closing days, continued its legislative
day through several successive calendar
days. and the legality. of the business
transacted has never been questioned
The only result is t6 cahase the members
charged with the flutM of running the
titious discrepancy could easily have
been avoided byh adtou fning Friday
night in place of faking recess, had
the leaders thought of IT.
As9 -
At the close of business on June 30, a
statement issued by the Treasury shows
that the Government's total debt. less
CASH IN tHe easuIsfHaBBresdteu $So4,
435,ss7. a decrease for the month of
s17.518.o05. -, .,,c
the value of s30,806!000 are to be
placed on sale by the, Secretary of the
Treasury. They will bear interest at
two per cent, and will be dated from
Aug. l.. 1906, the interest to be paid
quarterly.
The denominations will be $40, 800,
Of
500, $1,000, and $4,000 of registered
bonds. They Will be redeemable at the
pleasure of the United States 10 years
after date OF issue, and payable so
years from such date. The law forbids
their sale at less than par. They will
be exempt from taxation. and will be
receivable as security for public de-
posits In National banks.
Bids for the bonds are solicited, and
must be submitted to the Department
on or before July 20. 1906. Each bid
must state the amount of bonds desired
by the subscriber, whether coupon or
registered, and the price he is willing
to pay, and the place where payments
are to be made. --...s As4-f
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson de-
clares that he is making preparations
to have meat inspected from pasture to
package.
The Longworths have reached Paris,
and have been received by the Presi-
dent of France. They have also had
many attentions paid them by En-
bassador Mccormick and others.
t-..
Harrison Terrell. a venerabl mes
-senger in the War Department. acci-
dentally fell down a flight of stairs in
the building occupied by the Records
Division of the Department, and suf-
fered a fracture of the skull. He died
without recovering consciousness.
Harrison Terrell was in the service
of Gen. Grant during the last six years
Of the Generals life and the ex-Presi-
dent became greatly attached to him.
He nursed the distinguished General
through his last Illness. and was con-
stantly at his bedside both in New
York and at Mount McGregor. The
newspaper men Of that day became
well acquainted with Terrell and wrote
many complimentary things about his
faithfuiness to President Grant and his
courtesies to them.
Mr.. Terrell was 65 years of age. He
was born in Virginia, and came to
Washington Immediately after the civil
war. He leaves three children, Robert
II. Terrell, who Is graduate of Har-
ward College, formerly the Principal Of
the Colored High School of this city,
and now one of the Magistrates of the
District; William H. Terrell, an en-
ploye In the Gas Meter Inspectors Of
fee, and Laura TeEreil-Jones, teacher
in the Tuskegee Normal Institute
He was appointtd 81 laborer In the