The National tribune., 1907-01-10

,DAI, JANUAR1 10, 1907.
tugal, Roumania and Servia. Sweden
Switzerland. Greece and Montenegro, Boz
livia. Ecuador. Haiti. Persia and Siam.
Mr.. Root contends that the compensa-
ton at present received by these Off
GERS Is Inadequate to meet the increased.
cost of living. and that~they are unable
to represent the United States in al
manner to meet the requirements of
their position without personal pecu
mary loss.
Mr.. Root will urge upon the sub
committee that it incorporate in the
bill an increase of s55,000 in the pres
ent lump appropriation of 100000 for
Consular clerks. These clerks were
formerly paid a part of the fees of
Consuls, but now that the fee system
has been abolished and as Mr.. Root is
endeavoring to employ only Americans,
the demand for more pay has consid-
ably increased. Mr. Root therefore
wants q larger appropriation in order
that he may distribute it wherever he
thinks necessary. There will be some
opposition to this in the committee.
Could there have have been method
in their madness-somebody's madness
in that miserable Brownsville raid down
there in Texas, where it is reported
that United States Senators are obliged
to tote round hoss pistols to protect
their characters from assault? Already
suits for damages against the United
States Government have been filed and
bills introduced in Congress.
Representative Garner, of Texas. has
introduced bill appropriating $25,0G0
for M. w. Dominguez, of Brownsville,
that State. In the opinion of many
Members this is probably only the first
of what may develop into a long list of
claims for damages growing out of the
Shooting up of the Texas town by
celored soldiers last August. Mr.. Do
minguez, the proposed beneficiary Of
Mr. Gamers bill, was Chief of Police
at Brownsville on the night the "shoot-
ing up" occurred, and in the melee that
STATED the amputation of an arm. The
money is intended as compensation for
his injury.
Now, just look at what a fine graft
that will be for impecunious Texans
who want to fill their pocketbooks.
The South is still sending in it's bills
for war claims. some of them as worth
less as last years birds nests, but good
as the Bank of England if the claimants
can catch the House in the right hu-
NOR. and it may be expected that 40
years from now some Brownsvilleite
will be sending in to Congress asking
reimbursement for the loss of sleep the
night of the Brownsville Shooting up"
A prominent Member of the House said
Of the bill for damages:
"If Congress should establish a prece-
dent by appropriating $4,000 or any
sum on account Of the Brownsville
shooting affair there is no telling how
many similar claims 1t would be called
upon to pay. OF course, If 1t be clearly
established that the soldiers did the
shooting up 1 suppose that the Fed
eral Government is morally as well as
legally bound to pay all damages re-
sulting therefrom. But, good gracious.
victims will grow If Congress evinces a
willingness to settler
The President has at last succumbed
TO the sentiment of the House, and has
permitted the information to slowly
percolate thru the minds of National
statesmen that he will not try to force
tariff revision and that he will not call
the 60th Congress in extraordinary ses-
sion to amend the tariff laws, as has
seemed for some time to be the pro-
gram. The President had long talk
with Speaker Cannon the other day,
and since then-well, since then the
Standpatters are smoling an expansive
smile and Revisionists are looking like
weary Willies. 1t is said that the Pres
ident is willing to accept any plans that
the leaders see fit to form, but that this
has been done in expectation that the
1908 National platform shall contain
a tariff revision plank.
Representative Richard Bartholdt, of
Missouri Chairman of the American
Branch of the Interparliamentary
Union, has received through Nicholas
Murray Butler bronze medal, which
he values most highly. 1t came from
Baron d'Estournelle de Constant, Presi-
dent General of the Council General Of
the Association for International Con-
ciliation, and was the expression of the
appreciation felt by the association of
the services rendered by Mr.. Bartholdt
to the cause of universal peace.
Senator William B. Allison of Iowa,
has arrived in Washington, and will
take up his work as Chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations at once.
The aged Iowa Senator says that his
health is much improved, and he hopes
to remain in the Senate all the rest of
the session.
W tiit VI d Icoo-
luton of Dec. 13, 1906, the Secretary of
the Interior has transmitted to the
House of Representatives a description
of public lands which have been with
drawn from entry filing or selection
since July 1, 1906, furnished him by j.
F. Pollock, Acting Commissioner of the
General Land Office. Mr.. Pollock states
that, under orders of the Secretary of
July 26, Oct. 10, Is, II and 81, and
Nov I modified nv the nri.ar of
Dec. II, 64,193,640 acres were with
drawn from coal entry.
On these lands the Director OF the
Geological Survey had reported that
workable coal is known to occur" In
addition. all public lands in Alaska were
withdrawn from coal entry. For irriga-
ton projects 1,006,457 acres We're with