The National tribune., 1909-05-13

up the Government.
The Pest Office Department alone
pays about s25.000 per annum, as
against about one-fifih of that sum 10
years ago. In order to obtain a Su5sti-
tute or bring the sellers of the bands to
terms. the Department has asked sta
tioacry supply houses 10 submit samples
of substitutes to be used in place OF
rubber bands, and several devices have
been offered.
Washington had 4 taste of the snow
stora of the West May 1. of course,
the snow flakes lasted only about as
long as they are supposed to last in a
famous hotter place than this; but they
were snow flakes. just the same, and
they furried around here for about an
hour
The postal authorities arrested man
named Max Simson the other day on
charge of running a lottery. The man,
who is Ga years of age. said that he had
a circuit. and that he visited Washing
ton about once month. taking in such
cities as Albany, New York, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore. He said he had
been doing this for more than 80 years.
Now, what do you think of that? And
right here under the nose of the Gov
ernment- Simson says that he has a
great iHahS cnentS IN washington and
elsewhere who are pretty high up.
AT 90. time of his arrest, Simson. it
is said, had in his possession uncashed
checks from his customers in this city
and in other cities of his circuit. Papers
found in his baggage. the inspectors
say, showed that his business has been
extensive, and that large percentage
of his customers are welI-to-do people
The postal inspectors said that Simson
t,sl6 oil int tod
bers of Congress in an insurance
scheme.
The Navy Department Is in receipt
of the information that the coast de-
fensa monitor Cheyenne has returned
to San Pedro, Cal, after a long cruise
The cruise was made to test oil as fuel,
and it is stated that the Cheyenne made
faster time with oil than she did with
coal. Her steam radius under the oil
test was $500 miles. and with coal it
was only 1900. The report to WASH
lngton is that the officers are strong in
their praise OF Oil as a fuel.
To get in close touch with the ex-
penditures in the Canal Zone, the House
Committee on Appropriations will meet
there Oct. Is next. The committee, of
which Representative Jas. A. Tawney
% VIII make Il CdreIuI
Spection of the work on the canal with
view to cutting down expenses there
as far as possible. The Government is
spending some 5000, 900 in the Canal
Zone at present, and it looks as tho this
expenditure would grow to still larger
proportions unless checked.
Under a provision in the last sundry
civil act, the Taft Administration is en-
tering upon program of retrenchment,
a "a 1Qi fhn
of the Government conform to the reve-
nues. This act directs that the annual
budget shall be submitted to the Presi-
dent before it is transmitted to Con-
gress.
During the trip to the canal the Com
mittee on Appropriations will go over
the estimates of the officials in charge,
and examine the waterway from ocean
to ocean. The committee expects to be
In better position to make appropria-
tions for the canal project after its trip
to Panama.
Charles Richards, Chief of the sta
tionery room of the Senate, last week
celebrated the 45t1 anniversary of his
in the stationery room. He
was appointed to the place from Massa-
chusetts on recommendation of Charles
Sumner and Henry Wilson.
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Something happened at the Capitol
the other day that Jared the proprie-
ties, precedents and all the precious
of past and gone proper |
things to do when you don't know what |
10 do, or words to that effect The rules !
Of the United States Senate are en-
crossed on steel. copper-bound and dia- |
That's what they are. !
II you do not belong to the elect you do |
not set your sacrilegiOus foot inside the |
glass doors of that little club of IRON |
pound precedents. The members of the |
wo Houses of Congress, the President |
ind members of his Cabinet, the Gov |
ernors of States. and few chosen mes |
sengers of these three are permitted on |
he floor of the Senate. Beside these
there are few dignitaries who have |
been given the thanks of Congress, and |
who by that proceeding are admitted to |
he floor, and all else stops outside. But |
the other day two clerical-Iooking gen.
-lemen. who wore long tailed coats, |
Prince Alberts'' in the yernacular, and |
'frock' in the language of the tailor |
man, walked right into the Senate |
Chamber when that august body was in |
session, and seated themselves on one |
IF the couches- They sat there half an |
hour. and then they got up and mean |
Tered out past the Doorkeeper, who i'm |
mediately succumbed to paralysis and i
heart failure superinduced by nervous |
when he saw those two men |
walk past MIN. The scene is said to |
nave been funny enough. for the Door
keeper went right up in the air. and |
nadly demanded where they had been. |
rhe two men, who were perfectly inno- |
cent of any desire to do wrong, were |
mildly puzzled by the frantic Doorkeep-
sr's antics, but calmly explained that |
hey had walked in, seen all they want
I'd to see and were now going to leave,
Ind they left. The Doorkeeper thought |
ne might as well leave right off as to |
wait till some u. s. S. got hold of him |
and fired him, but thought better of it |
ater. He is still bookkeeping. and the |
Senate still does business at the same
Did stand. so no harm was DONE But |
( dear old Senator Hoar were alive, or
John Sherman, or Senator Blaine-oh, |
ny goodness!
Olive Logan died last week in a mad |
house just outside of London. She had |
been deserted by her young husband,
which might have been expected. She |
vas deaf, blind, insane, penniless, the
;ubject of loathing and an object of
harity at the end. This despite the fact |
hat she had relatives in this country,
lephews and nieces, who got her few
rinkets and old lace. The selflshness of |
he human race shows out at such times
n q most unlovely way. Olive Logan
lad heart as big as an OK in her
,rimy days, and she lavished vast sums
IN her friends. Only one of them. Lady |