The National tribune., 1909-07-15

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A controversy has arisen over the
marble bust of former President Roose-
velt which is TO be p.Sced in niche in
the Senate Chamber, along with the
busts of other Vice Presidents of the
United States, presiding officers OF the
Senate. He is to be accorded this non.
or, not because he was President, put
because ne was at one time Vice Presi-
dent.
The sculptor James S. Frazier. Of
New York, has made two models or MI.
Roosevelt. one showing him as the
calm, thoughtful Roosevelt, and the
other showing him as the strenuous
one" Mr.. Roosevelt himself favors the
calm-visaged bust, but the members of
the Senate Library Committee which
has the matter in charge favor the 9th
er, which shows a more accustomed
guise. 1t is possible that this knotty
problem may be submitted by the COM
mittee for final decision to the entire
Senate.
The Navy Department has received
dispatch announcing the death OF
Lieut.-Commander VIM. Z. Gise, at Tu-
tuila, Samoa
Lieut-Commander Gise came from
Dwight, ILL.,, and entered the naval ser
vice as cadet in 1899. He had served
as executive officer on the Dolphin, at
the Naval Gun Factory in Washington,
and as ordnance officer on the Ohio. He
reported for duty on board the Annapo-
lis. station ship at Tutuila, year ago,
and held that post up until the time of
his death.
Francis Hartzeu MCGOWAN, formerly
q Representative in the National House
of Representatives from Michigan, died
here last week, and his body was taken
back to his old home for burial Rep
resentative MCGOWAN was the only man
of his name who ever served in the
United States Congress. He enlisted as
private in the 5th Mich. Cav, and
was promoted to be its Captain. Later
he raised the 9th Mich. Cav, but was
disabled in a cavalry charge. and SO in
jured that he was forced to resign in
1864. He was a lawyer, and served in
the 45th and 46th Congresses.
The District is rid of Early. the man
who didn't have leprosy, and we are
glad of it. His was one of the cases
where we let our judgment be run
away with by our impulses. Early went
to New York at last, and at the hospital
there he was examined, and it was de-
clared that he did not have leprosy, and
that if he had had any skin disease ii
is now cured. And so they turned Early
loose. The man will now find that he
is in hot water. He has killed the goose
that laid the golden egg. On the
strength of his having lepro:sy he got
total disability pension. Now it is stated
at the Pension Office his total disability
pension will be discontinued, and he
will have to hustle for living. 1t will
be fluff. but it will be only just
Robert d. Evans, the owner of "Bev-
erly,'' which President Taft rents, was
thrown from his horse the other day,
and fractured two ribs. This would not
have been so bad, but it is thought that
the broken bones tore the intestines.
His recovery is not expected.
Apropos of the Fourth of July we
should not forget some certain facts:
The Declaration of Independence was
not signed by the members of the Con-
tinental Congress until Aug. 2, 1875.
AS stated in w. II. Michaels STORY of
the Declaration of Independence" pub
lished in 1904 at the Government Print
ing Office, Congress entered upon direct
consideration of the question of inde-
, pendence July 1, 1875, by voting to re-
solve itself into a committee Of the
whole to take into consideration the
resolution introduced by Richard Henry
Lee The entire day was consumed in
this debate, which YVES continued until
the next day, July 2, when the resolu-
tion of independence was adopted. Many
historians consider the I'd of July as
the real independence Day. On that
day, Immediately after the adoption of
tie resolution, Congress resolved itself
into the Committee of the Whole ito
consider draft of a Declaration of Inde-
pendence or the form of announcing
the fact to the world" Debate on the
draft was continued thru the 50 and
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committee arose and the draft was
adopted. 1t was ordered on the 18th
of July to be engrossed, and on the I'd
of August the engrossed copy was
signed by so members.
Col. William L. Tucker, U. S. Army,
retired, and recently divorced by his
wife, best known as Dolly" Tucker,
daughter of the late Gen. John A. Lo-
gan, is married again. The case, which
threatened to be long and unpleasing in
details, was brought to a sudden terni-
nation by Col. Tucker declaring that he
would go into court and fight the di-
vorce asked for by his wife, and tell
things" The next thing that the public
knew Mrs. Tucker had accepted terms,
and the divorce was granted. For which
the public is profoundly grateful. The
disgusting details of riddled married
lives are altogether too prevalent in the
press.
Job Winans Angus is dead at the age
of IS. He was the contractor and build
er of the Smithsonian Institute, coming
here from New Jersey for that purpose.
He never left Washington. During
President Lincoln's Administration he
was Superintendent of the White House,
and held the position that is now called
superintendent of Public Buildings
and Grounds"
President Taft has received from
Representative Kahn. of California, q
solid gold plate, three and one-half by
five and one-half inches in size. upor
which was engraved an invitation to
the golden jubilee of the San Francisco
Schuetzen Verein, to be held during
the first week of September.
Emperor William, MIR. Kahn told the
President, will receive a similar COLDER
invitation, which has been transmitted
thru Consul Franc Bopp, located a
San Francisco. The President said h,
was very much pleased to receive tn,
Invitation, and when he reached tn,
coast hoped TO meet the members o
the Schuetzen Verein. The Presiden
probably will not reach San Francisco
until after the festival is over.
There IS pretty much of shalle-u