The National tribune., 1910-06-16

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United States is allowed by law to count
making the five years necessary for
citizenship. The Bureau of Commerce
and Labor is inclined to the view that
residence in the Canal Zone is not resi-
denCe in the United States within the
meaning of the naturalization law.
And now another member of Con-
gress is going to quit of his own ac-
cord. This time it is Representative
George \. Bartlett, of Nevada. He
says he cannot afford to remain in Con-
gresS. and declares that it is an empty
honor, this being member of Con-
gress. Il sometimes think" he added,
that vanity is the sole inspiring mo-
tive that leads a man to seek election
to Congress. ! have found in my two
terms as a member of the House that
a man cannot live as a member of Con-
greSs should live and break even finan-
cially. so | am going back to the prac-
tice of law. Some members of the
House, | understand. spend a great
deal more than they get in salary to
obtain a nomination. and | suppose they
spend a great deal more to win in the
election"
Senator Burton. of Ohio. is an old
batChelor. In way me might be called
a crusty old bachelor. altho he is not
really crusty except on that one par
tfcular point Recently Senator Burton
attended an official society function at
which there We're many swell society
women, whose gowns, Of course, had to
be described in the society columns of
the papers One engaging young socie
ty reporter approached Senator Burton
as follows: Mr.. Senator. will YOU be
kind enough to tell me what sort OF a
gown Mrs. Burton will wear?" Senator
Burton Very carefully pulled his eye
glasses from his pocket and perched
them with precision on his nose, and
then. looking the young lady square in
the face, replied with frigid emphasis:
Young lady. there is no Mrs. Burton,
and if I have anything to say about it
there never will be"
The friends of Hon. Jesse Overstreet
formerly a member Of the House from
Indiana were much shocked to hear of
his death a short time ago. Death was
due to Bright's disease complicated with
arterio sclerosis.
Mr.. Overstreet was born at Franklin,
Ind, Dec. IA, 1859. He served seven
terms in Congress. He was the author
of the gold standard law passed by
Congress in 1900. He was appointed
by Speaker Cannon as a member of the
Monetary Commission when his last
term in Congress expired in 1908. He
was succeeded by Charles 0. Korblcy,
a Democrat. He served as Secretary of
the National Congressional Committee
thru the campaigns of 1898, 1900, 1902
and 1904. He was one of the managers
of the committee continuously from
1895 to 1904. He was married June Z,
1898, at Columbus, Ind, to Miss Kath-
crime Crump.
Mr.. Overstreet was a member of the
Columbia. Country, Marion and Com
mercial Clubs the Board of Trade and
numerous other organizations He was
also a member of the Mystic Shrine,
the Scottish Rite Masons and the
knights of Iythias. He came to In
dianapolis in 1895.
Even big men are not above getting
even" in small matters when occasion
offers. The Speaker of the House went
over to the Senate a few days ago, and
sat in the rear of the Senate Chamber
talking to a friend during the time
Senator La Toilette was making a
speech. The Wisconsin Senator looked
in the direction of Mr.. Cannon, and
after d dramatic pause announced that
he would not continue until conversa-
ton had stopped. one day last week
during one of his almost hourly visits
over to the House side Senator La Fol-
lette busted himself by moving about
among his Democratic friends, giving
them pointers on how to talk and vote
on the railroad bill which was then un-
der discussion. The disturbance that
he was making among his friends be-
came SO pronounced as to disturb those
who were trying to speak. Speaker
Cannon raped his gavel several times,
and finally declared that if gentlemen
occupying seats in the House by cour-
tesy did not cease conversation the rules
would be enforced. Speaker Cannon
was looking right spang at Senator La
Toilette when he said it. and the little
bit of a Senator from Wisconsin red
dened visibly. Enforcing the rules"
be it known, would mean the firing out
of the Senator from Wisconsin under
stress of pressure from the Sergeant
alarms The Senator stopped talking,
and very shortly afterwards he left the
Chamber.
- One of the chief amusements aboard
the warshipS in time of peace when
several of them are lying at anchor
together is to engage in prizefighting.
The matches are arranged usually be-
tween two warships. A match was re-
Gently arranged between Jim Hill,
lightweight champion of the st. Helena
Training Station, and Bob BracewelI, of
Va. Several thousand dollars had been
put up, and everything was going
bravely until Capt Parker, executive
officer of the Navy Yard, stepped in and
put a stop to it. The fight was to be
held in the sails loft of the Administra-
ton Building in Norfolk. He also dis
approved of the proposed fight at the
Navy Yard which was to take place on
June IL 1t is said that this action of
the executive officer has created feeling
among the enlisted men in the Navy
and that they will appeal to Admin al
Marshall. Commandant of the Norfolk
Navy Yard, and IL necessary to the he
partment at Washington. 1t Is explained
that these fights are never to the finish,
and that the weight of the gloves and
the number of rounds are strictly linn
tied. A medical officer is always pres
ent and a line officer in charge to make
sure that the contest is not fight to
the finish or too rough, and in several
instances it is stated the Chaplains Of
the ship have acted as referees. 1t is
thought that the appeal to the Navy
Department will not be of any avail
and yet the officers in charge freely ad-
NIT that il is the general purpose to
encourage sparring in the Navy, and,
In fact, there is q circular which pre-
scribes the rules and conditions under
which contests should be conducted
These are carefully drawn to prevent
as far as possible any injury to the
contestants. 1t is more>than probable
that the death in two or three instances
of young enlisted men who were en-
gagged In rounds with the gloves has
made the officers decide that they do
not care to have any more of this kind