The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-02-06
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on election day we will defeat you by
about 400, 900 majority"
Fine" exclaimed the Secretary, ms
fat sizes shaking with laughter; III
YOU Texans will do that Mr.. Henry, 1
shall be entirely satisfied"
Senator Newlands gave dinner at
his home last Monday night week in
honor of Mr.. Bryan, to which he in
yited the half of the Democratic Senate
| that agrees on any one Democratic
subject OF course, the dinner was ex-
uuisitely served, as all affairs at the
home of Senator Newlands always are.
But the theme of conversation of
speeches, was. President Roosevelt has
stolen or, rather, adopted the Demo-
cratic platform Then on Wednesday
night Senator Newlands gave another
dinner in honor of Mr.. Bryan, and in
vited the other half of the Senatorial
Democrats. And again they said, Mr..
Roosevelt is bankrupting the Demo-
Gratis of their platform" well, by
GEORGE" as the President would say.
| A long list of appointments was made
the other day, among which We're new
lLieutenants. The son of the Confeder-
ate General, Jubal Early. who came so
near blowing the Capital and Capitol
| into kingdom come during the war, and
| who got closer into Washington than
any other rebel troops, was among the
| appointments, and his name is Jubal
Early, too. Query? We've get the
Lees and the Earlys and a whole litter
of other sons of other Confederate Cap
tains who forgot to fight for the Union
when it needed their help, but who
were glad enough of an education at
the hands of the Government, and
whose sons are now awaiting them
selves of the same magnificent oppor-
tunities. Will they in turn forget the
Union if the day of trial should ever
come again? A Civil Service test of
loyalty might be good thing, in view
of what has happened and in view also
of the flag" incidents like that at
jamestown.
Another young Lieutenant has been
appointed who also wears a historic
name, but it is name that bears no
tarnish. Cary L. Crockett, of Bristol,
Tenn. mas been made Lieutenant in
the infantry arm of the service. He is
a descendant of the famous Indian
fighter.
That whisky in which burnt sugar or
caramel has been placed after the
Government inspection is not subject to
forfeiture to the Government under sec
been decreed by the United States SUI
preme Court. The question was raised
in the case of the United States against
the s. Graf Distilling Company. The
suit involved the seizure in the Eastern
District of Missouri last April of three
barrels of whisky under the law which
prohibits the placing of things else"
than the original article in a package
after it had been marked by the In
spector.
The District Court decided the case
against the Government, holding that
the purpose of the law was to prevent
the use of stamped receptaclas for the
sale of other taxable articles after they
have been emptied of the original con-
tents, and declaring that as caramels
are not a taxable article they do not
fall within the inhibition.
There were in Washington and at the
Capitol during last week whole bunch
of mavericks" each of whom hopes
to be branded with. the Presidential
brand before the year is out. They
were William Jennings Bryan, Hoke
Smith, Joseph G. Cannon, William Taft,
Alton 3. Parker and several other lesser
lights who might develop into dark
horses. At one time Cannon. Bryan
and Taft were all in the House at once.
Senator Daniels bill for a $4,000, 900
memorial bridge across the Potomac
River to Arlington was passed by the
Senate last week without opposition. A
bill for the construction of memorial
bridge has been introduced and passed
the Senate before, but it has never been
favorably acted upon by the House.
By Senator Daniels bill the Secre-
tary of War is authorized to construct
the bridge from some point in the for
mer Naval Observatory grounds, which
lie at the foot of Gath street northwest
to the Arlington estate. The plans for
the bridge are to be approved by
board consisting of the Secretary of
War, the President pro tenn of the Sem
ate. the Speaker of the House and the
Chairmen of the District Committees of
both House and Senate. Five hundred
thousand dollars is to be Immediately
available for making the plans and be-
ginning the construction of the bridge.
For the first time in history the Sem
ate of the United States has 80 MEM
bers. 1t has been entitled to that
strength since the admission of Okla
homa but it now actually has that
mem bership. All vacancies have been
filled by election or appointment. The
latest one to be filled was the vacancy
in Rhode Island, where Senator Wet
more has been reelected.
! Senator Allison, of Iowa, has been
quite seriously i'll of grip, but is report
ed to be recovering. His age always
makes his friends fear the effects of n
/ siege of Illness for the eminent states
man.
| Mr.. Bryan went down into Kentucky
and mixed up in the Senatorial fight
there in favor of Beckham, and he i'm
mediately lost one vote. Now Henry
Watterson, the great Kentucky news
paper man, declares that Bryan has
probably lost to the Democrats the
Senatorship and the State in the next
election. Deary me! If the man is so
all-powerful as that, why can't he elect
himself President?
Bat Masterson is onto his job, as they
| say out West He Is Deputy United
States Marshal for New York, appoint
! ed by President Roosevelt, who is fond
of him. Masterson says he is for Taft
for President, because Roosevelt wants
! him. Il would be for any man whom
Roosevelt wants" says Masterson
That's the kind of friend to have.
Mrs, Nicholas Longworth is quite at
/ tractivs these afternoons, as she goes
about making calls in her automobile
/ She is wearing an Alice blue broad
cloth gown, with lynx toque, trimmed
! with uncurled plumes tipped with gold
and fastened with a single white rose.
/ The costume is completed BY a hand
some set of lynx furs.