The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-18

commerce. In 1878 Rengan passed his re-
introduced bill through the House, and 1t
died In the SENATE Committee on Com
mcrcc. In 1854 Reagan rcintroduccd his
bill ito establish Board OF Interstate
commerce Commissions and TO regulate
commerce" It passed both House and
Senate, but tho conference report wne
never adopted.
In January lSS6. William p. Hepburn OF
| lown introduced II bill of the same title
as Reagan's. but II received an adverse
report from tho Commerce committee
Shelby NJ Cullom. senator from III
| nols, first appeared on tho Interstate Com
| mcrce horizon I'm March, 1885. when he In,
| troduccd and secured the adoption of n
resolution FOR a select committee to in
| NeStiE1to the whole subject OF interstate
| commerce. Out or that grew tho present
| Interstate Commerce committee. Cullom
| Was made chairman: tho other mombcrs
| were warner Miller Orvillc II. Platt, Ar
| thur +. German and Ishom @. Harris
| This committee made a very thorough and
| exhaustive report on railroad conditions
| IN January, 1856. and Cullom introduced
| n bill, and later reported IL from his COM
mittee, II was amended and passed by
| tho House, went to conference and wns
| finally agreed to. and approved by the
| President February 1. 1887 II is the pres
ont Interstate commerce law. although II
has been amended a number OF times.
| were proposed by Senator Cullom An
other was proposed by Scnotr Elkins.
Suffrage for the District.
In every session of Congress the prop
osition Is advanced to confer suffrage upon
| people OF the District OF Columbia But
| the people do not want suffrage. They are
content not To vote, not TO be represented
| by Delegate in Congress- and TO have
Congress legislate for them and be gov
crned by commissioners appointed by tho
President, as long as the United States
| pays half the expenses OF maintaining the
District Government. They are willing
to forego the right to elect Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, to whom they could
complain, rather than run the risk of dan
gers that might follow unlimited suffrage
In tho District The citizen who stands
wrathfully on one OF the main thorough
fares waiting for the car that is always
behind time forcgoes the pleasure IL
would be To complain TO his Alderman on
account or the greater benefits that ac-
cruc The taxpayer who believes that
strange methods are in vogue I'm the pub
lie schools pockets his complaints when
he considers the very reasonable tax rate
IL citizens were TO have the pleasure OF
kicking TO their Alderman because OF poor
car service and curious school manage
ment they would have to pay for these
luXurles In increased taxation ON account
of these reasons the proposition for local
self-government never receives very ia
Vorable consideration in Washington. Cit
liens associations there may be who have
something TO say but citizens cannot
GUST the Alderman at the next election
they might well save hall rent and the eN-
pcnses OF light and heat for their meet
lngs- They cannot improve car service or
stop fantastic innovations in the schools
~ lHS same llTnS w uSnlnHtOn l3 Il we'll
governed city, almost as well governed
as some OF the larger cities. such as New
YORK and Baltimore, and perhaps better
than some cities, where ring rule pre-
walls The slums In Washington may be
Il little worse. owing 10 the peculiar pop
uation, than the slums in some OF tho
larger cities, but the residence and busl-
ness portions are well cared for and kept
In good condition, Bitter complaints are
sometimes made in Congress against the
manner In which certain things are done
I'm Hn Of ~. 4 -
plain of the methods in Congress but It
IS impossible TO get the whole OF Congress
Interested In The affairs OF the District
and the capitol, although TO the credit of
quite a number. be il said, they do the
best they can In the limited time allowed
each month 10 consider the legislation
necessary for Washington
White House Attendants.
Some OF those attendants at White
House receptions arc becomming very cN-
pert, remarked young man who had
struggled through the tunnel" where
tho long line of Invited guests crowd their
way to shake the Presidents hand. There
are some OF them" he continued who |
toss your hat up into the upper tiers OF
boxes where wraps are kept. with as
much deNterity as the clowns with the !
wool hats In the circus
Not always remarked another, who |
heard the conversation. The fellow who |
handled my hat missed two or three |
throws one night and my hat looked ike |
a cat when ! went out
The Girl and the Ship.
Did you ever hear how a slip of an army |
girl held up ship for ten days in Ma
Mia? Well. she tells 1t herself IL seems |
that her father was commanding "a reRi- |
ment In the Philippines and her mother
was In Manila This girl went over TO |
Hongkong on trip and very enjoyable
one 1t was. While there shc received a |
cable from Mrs Taft, which said: Bring
Chinese nurse girl. This army young
young lady went out and engaged nine |
to meet her at the dock the day the ship |
man and guessed that most OF them
would not show up. Perhaps she had |
lYed In Washington and learned how the !
faithful CD colored servant promises nyo
tunes over TO come the next day at
o clock and Is never heard OF again When |
the snip sailed there was one Chinese Wo-
Iran out OF the nine on hand, and our
heroine TOOK her aboard as a maid Sc
cured quarters for her and all was lovely
until the ship steamed into Manila bay
! Zen II was found that Chinese exclusion
laws prevailed and the amah could NOT
land Moreover. Chinese cholera was sus-
pected TO be concealed about the amah
and no one else could land
Then were" said the yoiInr Iod,
out there in Manila bay and the whoic
shipload OF people giving me and the
amah Hall Columbia ! begged and plead
ed with the officer TO let me get OF he
cause | was missing several parties T
told them ] had brought the nmah for
MIS- Tafts but they said IL didn't make
any difference, the Governor OF the Ia
lands could not evadc the laws. Well.
they hXcd II up some way. | think she
apme In as my personal servant or some
thing. ANY way. after being held up ten
days we were allowed To go ashore and
the amah went 10 Mrs. Taft But I tell
you l was the most unpopular person I'm
the orient for that fen days"
No Regimental Pride.
1t is only older officers who have anv
reg'mental pride. II is said There Is no
ours In the army. Nor is there any
sentiment about a ship in the navy. No
1ihcer remains aboard one shlp until no
learns 10 love II as In the old DAYS. ReRI-
mental pride in regiment has been de-
stroyed by the promotion and transfers
without regard TO regiments. An officer
loeS not serve in regiment until he he
comes brigadier. but he may be a Iion- J
tenant In one. captain in another a ma
lor In third. lieutenant colonel I'm a
lourth and command a sixth as colonel
Ihcre arc men who arc proud that the,,
have been famous In the history of Tho
country. but there is not that "my old
regiment sentiment existing rs when nm
oi1cer was Identified with enc organiza-
uon for quarter OF a century.
ARTHUR w DJTNN