The National tribune., 1907-01-24

And one time the House reckoned
without its host. The House wanted its
salaries raised, oh. so bad. but had not
the backbone to vote for it on a roll
call, so that provision was stricken out
of the bill, hoping that the Senate would
insert it, and the Committee on Confer
ence would leave it in. and the House
would then let itself be "coerced'' into
raising the salaries of Representative.
But, alas, the Senate never done ii, so
it didn't and there won't be no salaries
raised this year, unless, oh, blessed
hope there is a special measure intro
duced for that purpose.
Here's a novel idea. and if carried out
will rid the Navy of a battleship which
is a regular hoodoo.
Representative Mudd, of Maryland. 4
member of the House Committee on
Naval Affairs, has prepared 4 bill which
he will shortly introduce. providing for
the destruction of the Inflated battle
ship Texas by using her as a target upon
which 10 test hieh explosives 1t is pro-
posed to bring The Texas up the Poto-
mac TO indian Head proving grounds,
anchor her in shallow water, turn in
her guns, turn off her crew, and fire q
dynamite shell at her from 12-inch
gun, just to determine how well heE
. armor viii stand the shot.
The test is sought by William Isham,
the /. VrntOr of the fsham shell. 1t
whose requ st FIR. Mudd viii Introduce
his bill AIr. Isbam. for number of
wears has been working to develop the
theory that the greatest destructive
power of a she'll IS obtained by outside
explosion rather than by penetration,
and to prove that this is true it is pro-
posed TO Gre 1T the thickest portion OF
the, armOr of the Texas at the water
line.
Congress win soon be principally en-
gagged in Investigations. Representative
Murphy. of Massachusetts,. introduced a
resolution last week calling upon the
Acknowledgement for Information as 20
what steps have been taken to dissolve
the so-called harvester trust, and what.
if anything. has been done by the De-
Dartment Of Justice toward prosecuting
the officers of the International Har-
vester Company for violation of the
Sherman antitrust law.
Here is a bill that looks to be well
intentioned.
Representative Perkins. of New York,
has Introduced a bin embodying the
recomnle nda tions of the Passport Com
mission of the State Department sub
mitted to Congress by Secretary Root.
The measure is intended TO cure the
evils which arise from the action Of 4
certlin class Of aliens who come to this
country and remain long enough only
10 become citizens, and then return 10
lhefr native land TO reside permanently
and claim the protection of the Ameri-
can Flag.
Mr.. Perkins's bill provides that whcn
= man Becomes naturaliZed or takes
the oath OF allegiance, and then re-
mains away from this country for FIVE
ysars, he shall be presumed TO have
abandoned his American citizenship,
and not be entitled to the use OF an
American passport. 1t further provides
that where an American woman mar
ries a foreigner and removes to a for
eisn country she shall be regarded as ?
foreigner. but may reclaim AInerican
citizenship in the event Of the fermina-
tion Of the marital relation by death or
otherwise.
This Is the way that members Of the
House have their fun. Mr.. James, of
Kentucky. called up bill for passage
which is TO give the local chapter of the
II. A. r Of <entucky the right 20 erect
a drinking fountain on the lawn Of the
Custom House IN Paducah.
The presentation Of the bin led Mr..
Payne, the Republican floor leader, to
inquire:
what Is the need of a drinking foun-
tain in Kentucky"
TO which Mr.. James Responded:
81 understand it is for the use of the
ladies'"
Charles E Hunter. President of the
Rough Riders Association, and Com
mander of the Department of Okla
that President Roosevelt will visit Okla
homa next Fan during the National En-
campment Of the Spanish War Veter-
ans, the date for which has not as yet
been fixed.
President Roosevelt viii also.-it IS
said, attend the annual meeting of the
Rough Riders. which viii be held AZ
Prescott. Ariz., probably some time in
July. At this meeting viii occur .he
uuvaiIing Of a monument given by the
association in memory of Buckle O'Neil,
the first Of the Rough Riders to lose his
life in The San Juan campaign.
There died in this city last week a
most reinarizab BILE woman. and one whom
nearly everybody loved. certainly all
those who knew her best. Miss Eliza
beth Bryant Johnston. who died after
short illness was probably known per-
the latter half Of the last century. Miss
Johnston was native of Mason County
Ky. and the last OF her family For 30
wears she was identified with social and
literary life in this city, the trend of
her mental powers being along historl-
cal lines. chiefly on the life and services
Of the first President Her volume on
"OriginaI. Portraits OF Washington hrs
long been accepted as authority. and
her second book. Washington Day by
Day." is used as a text book IN the pub
Iic schools The versatility of her tai
cuts is shown in the dialect stories.
"Christmas in Kentucky, 1852" and
The DAYS That Are No More" vivid
deseriDtioas OF incidents in her native
St2te in ante belium days.
Miss Johnston was identified with the
Garfield Memorial Hospital from its be-
ginning, and always had a place on the
BOARD Of LarE Managers. and from her
cTperieDcs there. faresecing the need of
skilled sz,Gses, she spent nearly year
IN efforts 60 raise money for the first
%urses' Training School established in
ibis city. She WAS an active and euthu-
tsiastic member Of the ID. A. r.. having
held The office of Historian General, and
hey interest in Memorial Continental
Rail WIS especially notable because OF
her ners'z ztenJ and successful adyocacy
OF omu5tmorating the 13 original
states br stately columns on the east
ern portico.