The National tribune., 1908-12-17

nation "considered' in committee, and
they all consented. Then the Senate
went into executive session, and con-
firmed the action of the Committee or
Post Offices and Post Roads. and then
the nomination was immediately report
ed back as confirmed. That is straigh,
sentiment and nothing else. Mrs, Long.
street is the widow of the fameds Gem
erai. She is not SO young, but is q
handsome woman, and was his second
wife.
Representative Gardner, of Massa.
chusetts, who has come out publicly fer
a revision of the rules. has introduced
a resolution calling upon the Secretary
Of State to furnish Congress, if prac-
ticable. with any information he may
have as to whether the British House
Of Commons has recently adopted q
resolution to the effect that a commit
tee Of eight be appointed To- consider
the existing rules of the House, and to
report not later than Feb. 1, 1909, what
changes it is desirable to make.
The United States Senate has work
cut out for its consideration which will
keep it right smart busy for time,
and it will principally hold executive
sessions. The President sent in over
They were all recess appointments.
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Great doings in Hampton Roads Feb.
%. The President Is going down to
welcome back TO their own the feet
which on that day will have completed
the most wonderful trip around the
world that-anybody ever dreamed Of
Details are now being worked out in
the Navy Department. The President 8
yacht, the Mayflower, is to be anchored
exactly as it was when no. went down
to bid the ships and men good-by and
Godspeed Dec. 16, 1907. Admiral Ar
nold's third squadron of the Atlantic
fleet is to meet the battleships OUT in
the Atlantic. possibly well on toward
Gibraltar, and escort them home.
About $500. OF the blue jackets of
Sperry's fleet will be brought to Wash
ington to participate in the Inaugural
Hampton Roads the fleet will GO to
New York. where the men Will be given
shore leave.
Contrary to the previous inclination
OF the Department, there will be no
parade. of the men OF the fleet on the
jamestown Exposition grounds.
Secretary Of War Wright has an
nounced that the American occupancy
Of the troops will be withdrawn in jan
uary, about the middle of the month,
and the remainder some time in April.
This is a change in the earlier plans,
For It was announced that the troops
would all be withdrawns at once. It is
more than probable that the conelu-
sion has been reached In the War De-
partment that It will be wiser to evac-
uate sort of peacemeal, and try by de-
l. Iii. t. ~os, A.
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Maybe some reporters are color blind.
There was a swell musicale in WASH
ngton which was attended by all Off
,ialdom and then some, and, of course,
afss. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt
Longworth were present. Mrs. Long.
worth was starred in three newspapers
and in one paper she wore a. dark
dress. in another it was
purple cloth. and in a third il was a.
shade of rich blue. Mrs. LongworNh
really wore a dark red broadcloth Of
he chiffon variety: and, by the way,
his is fourth costume for the identi-
,al doings, but this report is correct.
By the way, OF all the frauds in clothes
the chiffon broadcloths are the limit.
The very handsomest and costiiest of
them "strfng" like cotton mousselain,
and in week'se wear the gown looks
Did. The woman with limited means
should steer clear OF Chiffon" any,
hing, particularly in broadclotl1.
Mrs. Bryce, wife OF the British EN-
will entertain at an evening
party at the British Embassy In honor
Of Miss Ethel Roosevelt on the even
ing of Jan. IL. Miss Roosevelt bids
fair to be as popular a beile in the few
brief months of her reign as was Kate
Chase, tho she has not the political
ac8men in all probability that Kate
Chase had.
Secretary of War Root is II a very
precarious condition, some OF his friends
think. During the campaign he was in
and in getting into his car
riage his foot slipped, and he fell, In
juring his knee. He has been about
ever since, but his knee has been rather
painful, and he has made use Of a heavy
cane. Mr. Root has had an immense
amount Of work to do, and while he
has had the knee treated not much
good could be accomplished while he
used 1t constantly. His physician has
much as possible for a week or two.
hoping that by that time the knee will
have responded to the treatment.
District OF Columbia officials have at
last come to realizing sense OF the rot
ten stuff that children are eating in
the shape of candy. While the bad milk
crusade is valuable, there isn't a bit of
doubt that !ne penny dreadful candy
sold at almost nothing pound is the
cause of lot of sickness among school
children.
Samples Of cheap candies being Of
fered for sale at various small stores
thruout the city are being purchased
by the District Health Office to deter
mine whether the grade which is being
sold to Christmas shoppers is Of a high
standard.
The samples will be anaIyzed to DEM
onstrate whether the goods come under
the pure-food act. Vendors and mer-
chants will be prosecuted IL it is found
the candles are adulterated with gIu-
cose and other foreign substances
The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Is to visit the
Canal Zone again. President Roosevelt
strongly urges this trip. 1t practically
has been decided by Representatives
Hepburn and Adamson, representing
the majority and minority, respectively
that 1t will be necessary to make the
trip. The President, the Secretary OF
War and canal officials think the tins
has come for Congress to enact laws
for the government of the Canal Zone
as many peculiar and embarrassing
problems have arisen on the Isth,nu.
under existing methods. AS soon as the
committee is ready to make the trip tbs
War Department will place a transpor
at its disposal.
TT vo,1 want to pet sifnaurial pnt,t