Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-05-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
BY CARL scHoFIELD. Special corre-
sDondent.


BY CARL scHoFIELD. Special corre-
sDondent.
a piece Of wood about three feet in
length aud an inch and half in
diameter which was sawed from some
Of the timber Of historic old Long
bridge. across the Potomac river. near
this city. was the present received by
General Isaac II. Sherwood. represent
ative from the Toledo COl district.
few days ago. The donor was b. +.
Howard OF Gulfport, Miss. a member
OF the Eighth Ohio artillery during
the civil war aud a native Of the
Buckeye state.
Cane From Long Bridge.
Mr. Howard accompanied his pres
ent with a lengthy letter. in which he
related considerable history Of the old
Long bridge. The timber rapidly dis
appeared when the viaduct was finally
torn down to make room for a new
steel bridge. and what little remains
gt this day is priced very highly. The
cane sent General sherwood was cut
from the supports Of the bridge
Mr.. Howard said in writing:
This IS not presented as a big
stick to be welded in authority or
bossism. but as a silent reminder that
,he sect that once pressed the planks
Of the old Long bridge. supported by
the uprichts and brace Of which this
is a niece. have by great majority
now crossed the silent river flowing
through a dark valley. forming the
great divide between the known and
the unknown. This great army. before
which the soldiers OF any nation might
have retreated that day without dis
grace or kings have stood with heads
uncovered. comes back to us now ia
memory only"
Historic Old Bridge.
The old Long bridge was the route
iraversed by the million or more I'm
ion soldiers who participated in the
great Jubilee and parade in Washing
ton lust after the war closed. at that
time it was the only route by which
fhe broad Potomac might be crossed.
and il was also used by the thousands
u soldiers who went to the war from
the north Atlantic and New England
states The site Of the historic struc-
tlre is unmarked. but visitors at the
uanonal capital sn their rounds of the
places OF interest rarely miss viewing
the spot.
Pay Of Representatives.
when you ask why this or that rep
resentative Is here there is little
chance for mistake in the reason Civ
eu. WIKI mighty few exceptions mem
fers Of the lower house are here he
cause they had a chance to come. The
pay Of a representative is $500, and,
ahle as this or that representative
may be. $500 is pretty good pay
AssO each representative draws Sl25
a month with which to provide him-
self a secretary. The representative
draws it. you notice. not the secretary.
There was one representative from
the west who made no secret Of it
that he lived on the S125 n month.
p
down the $3.50 untouched.
The Seeretary's Stipend
The representative when they draw
this S125 a month sign statement
that the money is TO be used as pay
for their secretary. This is mentioned
merely in passing. Most of the secre-
taries get the fuN amount drawn by
their representatives-or good many
do Yet the secretaries would like 70
be en- the payroll for this amount, pay
able to themselves, and they have
been trying for years 10 get there.
II they got on the payroll-and CON
cress has never consented TO put them
there-they would be sure of getting
the Sls5 a month they are supposed TO
get Clerks Of senate committees (and
each senator has a commiJteel are on
the payroll. ard they get an extra
months pay when congress adjourns,
an extra months pay which comes in
very handy when thenong summer is
Just begun. That is another reason
why the secretaries would Ike TO get
on the payroll
Near Crown Suggested.
A petition is before congress asking
that an executive emblem Of gold and
Jewels 20 include the seal Of the Unit
ed States be designed and presented
20 the president for wear on state oc
casions.
The thing would be IN the form Of 8
collar, with this difference-it would
he worn as a monarch would wear Z
crown. At other times it would be
kept in 4 safely guarded vault and no
left lying around the White House
where visitors might run of with it,
The petition came from Michigan
The point worthy OF note is tina
Washington generally takes the ide;
seriously. Washington has decided
that the suggestion viii be rejected a
not suited to the chief Office OF thi
American sort Of government
Uncle SANS Soldiers.
President Roosevelt thought tha
army officers should be eOmparstiyei.
tan men. SO he made a change In tn
army regulation providing that c1Ddi
aates for admission must be at leas
i've feet FIVE inches In height Nov
&c happens that 4 private soldier ma
oe enlisted though considerably short
er than this. vet the law authorize,