The National tribune., 1908-01-23

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the floor Of the House, but not the
right of voting. The bill provides they
shall receive the same pay and al
lowances as members of the House.
Mr.. Bennet's bill is in line with the
suggestion of former President rleve-
land, who has recently written a mag
azine article, in which he says that
some provision should be made by the
Government for the proper material
care of retiring Presidents. Mr.. Cleve-
lands suggestion has had the approva
of a number of Senators, including
Senator Allison and Senator Newlands
but they have given it as their opinion
that it would hardly be suitable for
former Presidents to have seats in the
legislative bodies. They favor rather
an out-and-out pension.
w. H. Leavitt, son-in-law of Will
liam Jennings Bryan, who is in Paris
characterized as absurd the reports
that divorce proceedings by his wife
were contemplated.
Mr. Leavitt received a letter recently
from his wife, who is at Brindisi. Mrs.
Leavitt and the children. accompanied
by Mrs. Bryan, are going to Cairo to
spend the Winter. for the benefit of the
-
to Paris and join him in April, Mr..
Leavitt says.
Uncle Sans herd of Is buffaloes,
which were taken from the New York
Geological Gardens to the Wichita ma
tional forest, Oklahoma, in the early
Fall, are doing well in their new home,
according to advices which have been
received here from the supervisors
headquarters at Cache. Since leaving
New York the herd has celebrated the
birth of two fine buffalo calves. one of
which has been named Hornaday, after
the name of the director of the New
York gardens which gave them to the
Government, and the other Oklahoma,
after the new State, which was also
just born after the herds arrival.
Keeper Frank Bush, an old Western
cowpuncher and experienced buffalo
man, who has handled the herd since
it was taken from New York, says that
alfalfa hay has Put his charges in fine
shape, and that the big prairie beasts
are again thriving in their native land
The buffaIoes have an 8,000-acre
fenced park in the Wichita forest in
which they can charge and snort.
During the Winter the animals will be
fed alfalfa hay and protected from the
weather and disease in a number of
large shelter sheds which have been
built in the inclosure. In the Spring
they will be let out to roam over the
Wichita range, and gradually they viii
be encouraged to rustic for themselves,
an instinct they have partially lost
through years of domestication in city
parks Government experts figure that
in time they will regain the prowess
of their forefathers, who were kings
of the plains before civilization made
its march westward.
The President may have no skele-
tons in his closets, but he's got 'em
under his church. Yes, indeed. The
old cellar under the little parish
church which he attends at Oyster
Bay is being deepened and what should
they dig up but the body of young
girl. Shocking? Well it might be,
but you see the burial was probably
made properly.
When the Sunday school building
was built and the addition made for
the choir room human bones were ex-
humed. When the main church was
built there were number of graves
on the place, and these are now under
the church. big tombstones lying fiat.
marking the spot where bodies were
buried years ago.
church during the Summer to see
President Roosevelt and his family,
who attend church there, were ignor-
ant of the fact that there was a grave
yard under their feet. The rsctory
building was once used as a barracks
by the soldiers during Revolutionary
times, and the grounds are historical.
In the Senate the other day the clerk
had read the title of "a bill providing
for the appointment of members of the
Board of Charities of the District of
Columbia and of the Board of Chill
dren's Guardians" whereupon Mr..
Kean,. of New Jersey, objected to its
consideration.
"My objection is" said the Senator
from New Jersey, with mock serious
ness, that it limits the appointing
power of the President" The Sena-
tors Uttered.
II will say to the Senator from New
Jersey that the President was consult
ed" said Senator Gallinger, land he is
bility."
"Oh, well. then I withdraw the OBJ
lection" said Mr. Kean IF the
President wants to yield the power of
appointment, the bill ought to pass
1t passed.
And now some of those members
who objected to being "shelved' on a
committee that couldn't even get per-
mission of the House to have stationery
printed, and VINO consequently. resigned
in a huff, will wish they had been a
little more foresiyht..d.
After several years of somnolence
the Committee on Ventilation and
Acoustics in the House will probably
have number of meetings this year
and assume a place Of more or less i'm
portance. 1t will come about because
of the agitation concerning the chang
ing of the seating arrangements on the
floor of the House.
The committee has been assigned q
room in the new office building, and
will probably report ont bill during
the Sixtieth Congress for a rearrange-
ment of the seating plan.
There is much agitation for the use
of benc. es. This is q matter that re.
ee:ves: ;he approval of the late Speaker
Reed, who believed that with an ar.
rangement similar to that in the Eng.
iish House Of Commons, the transac.
ton of business would be facilitated.
For long time, there has been dis.
satisfaction among the members whose
seats are in the rear of the House, be.
cause they cannot make themselves
heard, or hear what is going on. The
matter was a subject of debate during
the Fifty-ninth Congress, when Repre-
sentative Crumpacker led in the fgh
| for a new arrangement of seats. H,
made the declaration that 1t was be
cause of the increased membership %
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