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CONGRESS.
Report Of Proceedings Prom Day to Day.
Senate.

Senate.
Monday. May 24.-The Senate meets
at II o'clock every day.
BY a vote of a to 35 the Senate de-
clined to accept any proposed reduction
OF duties on the lead items in the tariff
bill, and sustained the rates reported
by the Senate committee. These rates
are those of the existing Dingley law.
In reaching this conclusion IL Re-
publicans voted with the Democrats to
reduce rates. and two Democrats voted
with the majority of the Republicans
to maintain the higher rates.
The Presidents message on Porto
Rico was received and referred to the
Committee on Porto Rico and Pacific
Islands.
The Presidents message on Porto
Rico was read. An attempt to have 1t
referred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee was frustrated by the Demo-
Gratis, who demanded that the Commit
tee on Insular Affairs be appointed to
take the message in charge. There was
no quorum present The message is now
lying on the Speakers table.
Representative Payne, of New York,
reported the Philippine tariff bill from
the Ways and Means Committee to the
House, and gave notice he would call 1t
up for consideration on Thursday.
Representative Steenerson, of Mtnne-
sofa, introduced several resolutions call
ing for an investigation of alleged sus-
pensions of the pure-food law by the
Departments of Commerce and Labor
and Agriculture.
At 12:45 the House adjourned until
Thursday at noon.
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The Old Army Kettle.
by Comrade A. r. Thain, ID. D., Co. d,
96th III, Canton. Ill.

10Th H., Canton, Ill.
Tune-"'The Old Oaken Bucket-
In r mental review there oft passes before me
Inc scenes, grave and gay, Of my past
Old Glory In splendor see floating DER me,
My feet feel the tnrill of the drum and
Yes even the "sick call," cannot decry IL.
Each scene and each sound Is now dear "a
The ambulance team, ard the suffers tent
nigh IL,
And cen the black kettle that huup on tha
pole.
The old army kettle. the sheet-iron kettle.
The old battered kettle that hung on the
pole.
When that kettle was new it pleased NOT
my palate.
For after the drill. when sharp set as q
bear,
1t offered me something-oh, what shall =
call 1t?
deacon to swear;
For the pea-soup was scorched, the coffes
was greasy,
The beans and the rice irked both bodv
They had to go down, but my stomach was
And turned 1rneSy' ,esinst tho te,t,s ,h., ,n,.
on the pole.
The new army kettle. the sheet-iron kettle.
The brandnew iron kettle that hung on
But in subsequent days of active campaign:
Ing
When my nerve pneumogastric was tough
ened and free,
To that kettle / turned, no longer disdain.
ing
Its contents, from mess-pork to skilagalles
And often at morn. when returning from
picket,
Its range Of camp pot-luck was sweet t.
my jowl,
Nothing then came amiss, but seemed 'Iusa
the ticket"
Which came from the kettle that hung on
the pole.
The old army kettle, the sheet-iron kettle.
The old battered kettle that hung on the
pole.
Though decades have passed since my cam
paigns were ended,
My mind Oft recurs to those old army
days.
When sorrow and laughter so closely were
And the 'sDead-March" trod close on
lyrics of praise;
But sadness grows less as the swift years
fit DER me,
And NOV; a10n,.,.lII@ mhsa my memory beats the
An army Of shades swiftly muster before
me,
Including the kettle that hung on the pole.
The old army kettle, the sheet-iron kettle,
The soot-covered kettle that hung on the
pole.
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VETERANS IN THE CITY.

W. H. Kenney, 18th Ohio. Pleasant
Plains, o. Comrade Kenney, who is in
the grocery business, has been Post
master of Pleasant Plains for nine
years. He served thru the war in a
splendid regiment, and is now on a
visit to his daughter. who resides in
Washington. He is one of The National
Tribune colonists. and expects to go to
st. Cloud in the Fall and take up his
residence there.
Gen. Charles Candy and his wife
went to Gettysburg on Memorial Day
to witness the unvailing of the monu-
ment to the Regulars. II will be re-
membered that Gen. Candy served 10
years in the Regulars before the war,
rising to the rank of Sergeant-Major.
He was discharged just before the war.
and his services were In great demand
by his old officers, who knew him and
his value. He was called to Washing
ton and offered several positions, and
was sent to Gen. Lander as his Assist
ant Adjutant-GeneralfHe served on the
staff of Gen. C. P. Stone 9and at the
disaster of Balls Bluff he crossed in
the last boat to Harrison's Island.
bringing with him the body of Gen.
Baker. Later the Governor of Ohio
commissioned him Colonel of the 66th
Ohio, which he made a splendid fight
ing regiment, and ESPECIALLY distin-
guished himself at the battle of Port
Republic. He next commanded a bril-
gade for long time in the Twelfth
Corps. and won high conmendation and
brevet as Brigadier.General. He says
that he had no difficulty in recognizing
the positions of his brigadera at Gettys-
burg from the time thatit arrived upon
the field. He was sent to assist the
Fifth Corps on the extreme left. and
then returned to find his works cccu-
pied by the Confederates. whom he
drove out.
N. B. Shiff1er, 205th Pa, Ramey, Pa.
Comrade Shiffier is weighmaster for
coal mines, and has been In the en-
ploy of one company for over 20 years
He Is Adjutant of w. H. Eincaid Post,
Houtzdale, Pa, and had been down to
the unvailing of the monument at
Petersburg.
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Lecture on Lincoln.

Comrade Smith StimrleI, an attorney
of Casselton. N. D.. has entered upon
the lecture field. He enjoys the dis
tinction of being one of the few men
now living who knew President Lincoln
personally. He was one of the members
of the Presidents bodyguard during the
last two years of the war. His list of
subjects are: Personal "reminiscences
of Abraham Lincoln" Pure Gold" set
i'm Again." and THE Price of Liberty"
His lectures have met with unusual sue
cess wherever he has delivered them.
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Getting Rid OF Rats

Seeing an item in Tie National Trib-
une that the Senate Chamber is badly
annoyed by rats. Mrs. .J.tS. Caldwell,
New Harmony. Ind. gives her expert
enee. She had tried traps. poison, rat
biscuit. etc. without avail and at last
got q box of Aliens rotfcIS Il lste. She
put . little on bit of breati or cracker.
covering 1t with another piece of bread,
and set 1t about at flight. taking it up
during the day. After THREE days trial
she got rid of all her rats and mice, and
has never found dead rat anywhere.
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Death of Col. John s. Loud.

Lieut.-Col. John S. Loud, u. s. Army,
retired, died at Fort Smelling, Mimi.
May "a. at the age OF 81. He enlisted
in the 7th N. Y. in May, 1862, and then
became First Lieutenant in the 18th
N. Y. Cav. He was mustered out of the
volunteer service at the close of the
war as Captain. and entered the Reg
ular Army in 1867 as a Second Lieuten-
ant. He retired in 1897 as a Major on
account of disabilities received in line
OF duty. He was Mason Of high stand
ing, and at one time commanded Column
bia Commandery, of Washington. D. C.,
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rates reported by the committee being
generally agreed to.
Mr.. Bacon offered an amendment inn
posing a duty of 20 per cent on cotton
for revenue purposes.
The Senate win meet tomorrow at
10 o'clock. as usual. Notwithstanding
the holiday.
House.
The House will not meet until Tues-
day at noon.
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Memorial Day at Elgin, III.

The veterans of Elgin. ILL.,, secured
Prof H. w. Graham, of Chicago, the
noted lecturer and writer, to deliver the
Memorial Day address. Prof. Graham
WAS only seven years old when the war
closed, but he remembers very vividIy
all the incidents of the war related to
him by his relatives who had partici-
pated in 1t.
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Memorial Review. 74,hs G. N. ".

The 74th N. G. N. Y. furnished near
ly 300 officers and oyer 1000 enlisted
men to New York's Quota In the war of
the rebellion. These had Seen educated
In the regiment. and received their mil
itary education there which was of so
much value to other organizations. The
regiment was twice mustered into the
service of the United states. on Mon
day. May "a. the regiment held a Me-
mortal Review in honor of those mem
bers who had fallen during the war or
died since.
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The Largest Metecrite.

The United States Government has
given permission to Horace G. HeroId
to remove l2-ton meteorite which ne
discovered In the Washington National
Forest in December, 1907 This is said
to be one of the largest. n not the larg-
est. meteorites in the world
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The Two Greatest Productions.

James II. Stoughton. Rcynoldsyille,
n. Y, says that Washington's farewell
address and Lincoln's Gettysburg speech
are two of the greatest documents in
history. and. next to the Constitution of
the United States, they deserve the most
admiration and veneration. They seem
inspired by the Divine Ruler.
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Memorial Day Poem,

A. j. Gleeson. Adjutaut. 18th Ohio.
contributes to the Register Tribune, Of
Roswell, N. NJ. Memorial Day poem
ture.
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Mrs A. l. Howe, Tuily. N. Y writes:-"'Actina' re.
moved cataracts from both my eyes. can read weD
without glasses. Am IS years DID," Robert Baker
Ocean Park, CAL, writes:-"I should have been blind
had not used .Actina'"
.'ActIna' will be sent trial, postpaid. II
you Will send your and address to the
AETNA Appliance Co., Dept. GLIB. 81 Walnut ST..
Kansas City, No., you will receive, free, vaiu.
able book-Prof. Wilson's Treatise Disease
book that will instruct and interest you.
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Col. Joyce in Marriond

Col. John a joyce delivered the Me-
mortal Day address at Thurmont. Md,
under the auspices of Jason Damuth
Post.
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Military Defenscs.

The military defense of the "Bie
Ditch" down on the Isthmus Is now oc-
cupying the attention of the Secretary
of War. tho he has no. recovered suffi-
cientIy to attend to business. Secretary
of War Dickinson took with him his
Chief OF STAFF. Gen. Bell, when he went
to the Canal Zone. and together they
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Senate.

oChdtC.
May Ex-senator Beveridge submit
ted quotations from speeches of Presi-
dent Taft to support the contention that
the Republican Party is pledged to re-
vision of the tariff downward.
Mr. Shively, of Indiana, spoke against
the tariff bill in general, but with par
ticuiar criticism of the maximum and
minimum features.
Senators Foster and McEnery, Of
Louisiana, made extended addresses
favoring the duties reported in the
sugar schedule.
Mr. Stone Of Missouri, defended him.
self from the criticism of William ].
Bryan because of his vote for a duty on
iron ore.
The House was not in session.
Senate.
May 26.-Mr. Bristow, Of Kansas,
made an elaborate speech in criticism
of the sugar schedule, and urging his
amendment lowering the rate of duty
on refined sugar and to strike out the
Dutch standard color test.
Speeches advocating the retention of
the high duty reported by the commit
tee were made by Senators Burrows,
Smoot and McEnery.
House.
The House was not in session.
Senate.
MAY 27-The Bailey income tax
amendment was offered by its author,
and by a vote of so to 80 its considera-
ton was postponed until June 10.
The amendments to eliminate the
color test and to reduce the differential
on refined sugar were defeated by votes
of Al to SO and So to 80 respectively.
Mr.. Cummins spoke at length in crit
icism of the sugar schedule.
Mr.. Bradley, of Kentucky, will speak
to-day on the tobacco provisions Of the
tariff bill.
The Porto Rican financial and poll
tical condition was discussed at length.
The Olmsted bill dealing with the mat
ter will be voted upon to-day.
Senate.
May 2S.-The sugar and tobacco
schedules were completed, and consid-
Grafton of the agricultural schedule be-
gun.
Mr.. Bacon criticised the reading clerk
for his haste in calling the roll, charg-
ing there was collision between that
official and Republican leaders to en-
lOTCe d SpeclcS VI CtotuIc.
Senator Bradley spoke at length.
dealing particularly with the tobacco
industry.
The provisions of the sugar schedule
were attacked by Senators Clay, Bristow
and Gore.
House.
The Porto Rican bill was discussed
for two hours, after which the House
adjourned until noon Tuesday.
Senate.
May ga report from the German
Government, giving information con-
cerning wages paid in that country, pre-
cipitated a general discussion, in which
the Finance Committee was charged
with bad faith in suppressing the data
and the German Government was ac-
cused of being ''impertinent" in seek
ing to influence legislation. The report
was received from the President and
ordered translated and printed.
Some headway was made with the
agricultural schedule, the increases in
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falling eyesight, cate.
racts, granulated lids ana
other Affections Of the
eye by Actina-a safe and
humane method Of treat
nent, which has given
complete relief In many
cases after they had been
pronounced incurable.
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President Taft has been made Trus-
tee of Hampton Institute. the Normal
and Agricultural Institute for Indians
and colored students at Hampton, Va
In accepting the mission the President
said that he considered it an honor to
be made a Trustee, and that he would
be glad to contribute what he could to
the continued success of the school.
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EYESIGHT RESTORED

A Wonderful Discovery THAT C0rreets At
nicti0ns or the Eye without
Cutting DrugginS.
There is need Of cutting. drugging or prob
ing in treating most forms Of eye disease. Hun
dreds OF nenrlIa renort having been relieved Oh
The National tribune., 1909-06-03

Washington Is being annoyed just
now by an epidemic of dog poisoning
II those who are doing the poisoning
would only kill the worthless ours
which run about the town there would
be no objection, but 1t is the finch blood
ed stock that is suffering. Several very
valuable dogs have been killed. which
would go to show that tho criminal
who is doing this poisoning Is ac.uated
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The last and the prettiest of the
White House lawn parties was given last
Friday. The day was ideal. and the
grounds never looked more beautiful
Mrs. Taft was not able to appear, but
her sister. Hrs. Lewis More of San
Francisco, took her place, and was as
sisted by the President. who really
seems to enjoy these garden parties
The table was set out under the trees,
and Judge Heron, father of Mrs Taft
and Mrs. More. sat close beside the
President in a big arm chair. The Ma
rine Band played during the afternoon,
| and the White House attendants served
sandwiches, ices. cakes, punch, tea and
coffee The guests included members
OF the Diplomatic Corps. the members
| OF the Cabinet, the Supreme Court,
Army and Navy officers stationed here
abouts, many of the divines of the city,
and members of smart resident circles.
Col. Cosby and Capt Archibald Butt
made the introductions
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The Navy Department is quite con-
vinced of the availability and economy
of the use Of oil for fuel, and is arrans-
ing to buy and store in large quantities.
There is one objection to the use of oil
for fuel in battleshipg, and that is that
1t is hard to get in some ports, SO that
the ships viii be equipped with coal
burning engines as we'll
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Sometimes stupidity is SO dense as to
become absolutely humorous After
having been used as a shade to keep
the sunlight out in Summer and a
screen to keep the wind away in VIM
ter. valuable oil painting of Speaker
Cannon, which disappeared mysteri-
ously" nearly year ago, was discoy-
cred last week by an amateur sleuth in
the Washington ticket Office of the
Washington, AlexaBdcia e. Mount Yer
non Electric Railway. The painting is
a life-size portrait of Uncle Joe." and
Is considered by the artist. George Bag
by Matthews, of Washington, one of his
best efforts. Last Summer Mr.. Mat
fllews took the picture to Alexandria to
exhibit 1t to some friends, and mis-
laid 1t.
As soon as he discovered his loss the
artist returned to this city made
fruitless search for his treasure, and
HSi>.!SS, months ago, reported the matter
to the police. Mr.. Matthews had about
como to the conclusion that his proper
y was irretrievably lost when the anna
The National tribune., 1909-06-03

Mrs. Anna Cleveland Hastings, sister
of the late President Cleveland, died at
an advanced age at her home in Hart
ford, Conn, last week. She was 79 at
the time of her death. Mrs. Hastings
was the favorite sister of Mr.. Cleveland,
and he visited her very often. His death
was a shock to her from which she
never fully recovered.
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Now, what do you think of that?
Senator Penrose was illustrating some
point in the United States Senate the
other day and raised an umbrella. 1t
Is thought he was demonstrating to
some of the recalcitrants that it would
be good plan to get in out of the rain,
30 to speak, but he surely did not re-
member that it means trouble and dire
woe to open an umbrella while in the
house.
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Gen. and Mrs. Henry c. Corbin have
gone to Ohio for brief visit, and on
June II will sail for Europe to spend
the Summer. Gen. Corbin has been
mentioned for several good foreign
berths, but he is not sure that he cares
to expatriate himself for so long time
rs foreign office might demand.
The National tribune., 1909-06-03

President Taft has been elected hon.
orary President of the newly-formed
National League Of Unitarian Laymen,
of Boston.
The National tribune., 1909-06-03

The Porto Rican financial and poll
tical condition was discussed at length.
The Olmsted bill dealing with the mat
ter will be voted upon to-day.
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sumers' satisfaction that high duties
mean high prices without a CORE
spending advance in wages the people
are writing here TO let Il be known
what they want is revision downward.
This the Payne bill does not give
them.
The rates provided for In the Payne
bin. as IL stands. average 1856 per
cent higher than the Dinghy rates.
When the maximum and minimum ar
rangement begins operation, according
to Minority Leader Champ Clark. they
will average 2I.56 higher than Dlngley
bill schedules.
In repeated instances the Payne bill
openly discriminates against articles
particularly stockings. gloves. hats.
and wOolensD Of the class purchased
b. women and children OF little
means. in favor OF the more expensive
articles used by the rich.
An illustration Is found In the du-
ties imposed upon hosiery and knit
cotton goods. WOmen's and children's
hose. Of the grade valued at 81 per
dozen. which Is very cheap. are In.
creased In the bin from IS per cent
to 90 per cent. The expensive grades
of hosiery are left as I'm the Dingley
bill at 65 per cent.
Women's aud children's gloves show
the same large advances In taxation
upon the cheaper grades. The In
crease I'm duty upon the cheapest
grade Is from IS per cent TO 1875 per
cent. which means that the poor will
have 10 pay Is cents more ON every
dollars worth OF gloves purchased.
The increase In taxation upon the
costly gloves. or the kind purchased
by the wealthy. Is from 80 90 90 per
cent. which means that the rich will
have 10 pay but az cents more on ev-
cry dollars worth OF gloves purchased.
Contrast the fgures-75 per cent ad.
vance on. the gloves Of the poor. who
are least able TO stand H. and AZ per
cent advance on the gloves Of tho
rich. 10 whom increased living expen-
ses have little interest
In the matter OF hats. the duty upon
Continued on Page Two)
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PAYNE BILL WILL BE-
GOOD FOR DEMOCRATS
House Of Representatives Will Have Democratic
Majority in 1911 II History Repeats Itself.

WASHINGTON. March 3l.-Politi-
clans here In the National Capital
who make IL a practice TO keep one
ear close TO the ground for rumblings
giving an indication OF changes in pub
lie sentiment are fast reaching the
conviction that IL the Payne bill Is
passed in anything like It's present
form II viii mean disaster to the Re
publican party.
The Mckinley bill. far less Cypress
i've OF the poor than the measure now
before Congress, defeated the Republi.
cans overwhelmingly in 1890 Speak.
er Reed, discussing that defeat. said
that the commercial agents who went
through the country explaining to the
small merchants why the price OF
goods had advanced. and the women
who reAu.od increases I'm prices. were
factors in determining that defeat.
There Is a growing fear amonE Re.
publican that the Payne bill may nave
a similar effect The storm Of public
resentment has already begun TO gath.
er. Letters are pouring In upon the
members Of both houses Of Congress.
The Senate is getting them from wO-
mems clubs and sufragettes. Com
ola Et Is coming from every section of
the country, and from all classes OF
the people. II comes from the East
and from the West: the North and
the South: from the people who wear
wOolons. and those who drink coffee;
from women who wear gloves and
from those who drink tea. The trend
of the complaint Is that the Payne
bill increases instead Of decreases the
duties upon articles OF general use.
The letters indicate that the senti-
mcnt Of the average American toward
tariff as a protection measure has
Undergone q decisive reversal since
the DAYS OF the Dingley act 81 that
time the people were led TO place
more or less confidence In the theory
that II capital engaged in production
were given big benefits by the tarin
IL would fairly divide up with labor:
labor would prosper. and everyone
would have money enough 90 pay the
high prices.
Il having been proven to the con
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BEXLE N CASE
Co.. SUDDEN END
Jury DiSChal Sfe Introduction Of Evidence
and Cas- utnued to the May Term.


Judge Wills bad 1 20 or
der at S:36 O'Clock .ay morn
ing. when consideraiIon 81 ire Bexley-
Osteen case was resumed solicitor
Rivers addressed the coal saying ne
observed the record did hos show ar
raignment of the prlsoaefa prior to
swearing the jury. and ~ therefore
moved arraignment of tha defendants.
Miss Lois Hale. court alenographer,
was present to keep the record and
take down evidences IN the case.
Col STRIPPING. leading counsel for
the defense. addressed the court, say
ing that il the State Solicitor would
consent to reOrganizing the jury as at
present constituted defense would I'm.
terpose no objection, that be believed
the present jury was as fair as could
De obtained, but II Il was the inten-
tiOn Of the Solicitor to empanel anoth-
or jury from a new Venire. then de-
Tense objected. Solicitor Rivers made
no reply and asked for arraignment,
which was proceeded with and the
indictment read. In answer TO the
question as whether guilty or not
guilty. defendants replied that counsel
would answer for them.
Col Stripping then made the follow.
ing plea:
The defendants. VIM. A. Bexley
and TRULY Osteen, having heard the
Indictment herein read. say. that a
jury has been organized. empanelled
and sworn 90 try said cause; that-said
jury Is still empanelled. and they say
that they have been placed i'm jeopardy
upon said charge and are entitled to
have a verdict of said jury. and they
Ibmit to the court whether they shall
'r requires To make any other or
Irther answer 20 said Indictment
Solicitor Rivers demurred TO plea
.. defense as follows:
Now comes the State. by J. VI. Riy-
rs. State Attorncy and demurs 10 the
lea entered by the defendants. and
fYr cause of demurrer showeth:
That said plea sets zap no sufficient
flcts 10 bar the further proceedings
in this suit; and asks that the same
in Oyer-ruled and stricken
The. matter was submitted without