The National tribune., 1907-02-28

the money TO the NAtlo1al banks for
no interest. Wall Street. he said, re-
flected the mind Of the Secretary of the
Treasury
$50 far as. am concerned" con-
place where a man Is a,h9l one day and
bear the next. and a hog every day"
This sally was greeteds%Rh laughter.
Washington society. 5usteo now is exer-
cised more than usual ,about the ar
rival of Lady Isabel Howard. wife of
Esme Howard. CounciI3r and First Sec
retary of the British Embassy. Mr..
Bryce, the Incoming inbSssador. Is un-
derstood to care compafatiyely little for
social activities. and y y thought the
like pretentious sca!f,s 30 far as the
British establishment,S concerned. will
be undertaken by the First Secretary
and his wife. They have leased q large
house just OFF Dupont Circle. and those
who profess to have advance informa-
ton of what Is to be expected say an
elaborate sncial campaign has been
planned by the Howards. An awkward
point arises in the question Of prece-
dence. and blue books and every other
work that can throw any light on the
delicate subject are being studied eager
ly. Lady Isabel Is the daughter of The
Earl of Newburgh. and could If she
wiskt. take The higher title of Princess
Guistiani-Badini. since her father has
relinquished his British title in favor
of the higher one which descends to him
thru his Italian Princess mother. But
so far as official Washington Is concern
ed. Lady Isabers position is only that
of the wife of Secretary. and it pronl-
ises to be difficult question to decide
between her personal and official claims
to recognition in the way of precedence.
Personally Lady Isabel is tall. with a
presence and dignity that fit well with
her lineage as the daughter of q hum
dred Earls."
Representative wanger, OF Pennsyl-
vania. introduced bill q few days ago
making Sept 23 paul Jones Day in
the Navy. and providing that all Amer
lean naval vessels in United States ports
shall dress ship on that day.
When the Democrats attempted TO
arouse the country against the Republi-
cans at the end of the first House over
which Tom Reed presided with the cry
of "a billion-dollar Congress-" the only
reply the Brobdingnagian Speaker made
was: -s-- ~.
The country forthwith returned a
Republican House and Mr.. Reed was
reelected Speaker.
The present Congress. whose life will
expire next week, promises to stand out
in history as the first twO-billiOn-dOllar
Congress. At any rate. the prospects
at present favor that unique distinction
for the 59th The total appropriations
of this session alone will almost equal
= ;aks 1,4k y
sessions of Speaker Reeds first "billion-
dollar Congress" The totals have not
yet been footed up. but members of the
Committees on Appropriations in both
Houses think they will reach about the
billion mark, and may possibly exceed
1t. The only item in the present budget
that was not In the budget of the last
session is about $s7.000,000 for rivers
and harbors and it is, THIS that brings
the grand total of the, sessions appro-
priation up to such a istupendOus figure.
The Republican leaders do not show
trcpidation when privately. discussing
the unprecedented appropriations made
by the 59th Congress, They say that in
the past decade this Has become "two-
blllion-dollar country and the voters
can be made easily tonnderstand it.
Senator carmack. 81 tennessee. who
was defeated for reelection to the Sen,
ate by "Fiddiing Bbb"s Taylor. and
whose term will expire con1 March 4. was
asked by some benevelent1y inclined Ia
dies to buy tickets to a musical enter
tainment for charitable purposes.
what kind of mnsics will it be?"
asked Senator Carmack. ~
1T is to be violin, recital" was the
answer. -@-@@+-i 'At'eN
Don't want them," said the Senator
Il don't like that kind of music"
Miss Ruth Mason, one of the clever
daughters of ex-senator William E. Ma
son. has apparently relinquished all idea
OF becoming a legal light, for her en-
gagement has been announced to Eu-
gene Charles Hall, of Glen ElIyn, Ill
Miss Mason Is full-fedged lawyer, AMI
when she graduated with honors it was
supposed by her friends that she meant
to practise. She entered her fathers
Office. and won case which proved SO
remunerative that she felt justified In
resting on her laurels for long time.
Whether Mr.. Hall had anything to dc
with the abandonment of her legal ca
reer is not known, but as she has been
acquainted with him for four years il
is probable he had.
The marriage is to take place in June
The bronze tablet given by New
York citizen showing Washington cross
ing the Delaware was set in the front
of the new building for the New York
Custom House and dedicated on George
Washington's Birthday.
A number of protests had been re-
ceived by President Roosevelt against
the use of this tablet. 1t being asserted
that it lacked the artistic effect which
should characterize such an interesting
event. The protests We're considered by
President Roosevelt, but he decided that
the tablet should go in.
''I formally and solemn!y aver that in
every vote and action us United State.
Senator, l shall be governed in the fu-
ture, as 1 have been in the past, only
by my convictions of what is best for
the whole people of the United States
I have never taken any oath or Obliga-
ton, religious or otherwise, which con-
fIets in the slightest degree with my
duties as a Senator Or as a citizen.
owe no allegiance to my Church or 9TH
er organization which, in any way, in
terferes with my supreme allegiance, in
civil affairs, to my country-an alle-
glance which i freely, fully and gladly
give
With these words ea ..nestly and effec-
lively delivered. Reed Smoot, of Utah
apostle of the Mormon Church. on the
floor of the Senate concluded the only
speech he ever made in that body ir
defense OF his right to retain his, seat
His address was characterized by q spir.
n of dignity and franknaas without q