The National tribune., 1911-03-09
WAsIHNGToN's BIRTHDAY.
1t Is Associated With TumultuoI
Events i'm Congress-.

1t Is Associated With Tumultuous
Events in Congress.
| perusal of the annals demonstrates
| that Washington's Birthday is associat-
| ed with tumultuous events in Congress
| sional forums. Disorders in the Sen
| ate or the House come to a climax on
| that day or thereabouts The great
| Tillman- McLaurin pugilistic bout in the
| Senate Chamber some years ago was
| pulled OFF, on WashingtOn's Birth
| day, to the great scandal of the men
who have the dignity of the body in
| their keeping and of legislative insti-
| tutions generally.
This years anniversary of the great
| Fathers birth and also of the physical
| striving of the two South Carolina SEN
| ators saw Mr.. Tillman in his seat. deep
| ly moved over that really remarkable
! speech of vindication that Senator Lor-
| liner. of Illinois, was delivering. He
| is broken in health, unequal to any
sustained effort, but grateful for physi-
cal strength that enables him to keep
about the Senate. His friends-and
they include nearly everybody around
| the Capitol who appreciates courageous;
| honesty and sterling manly qualities,
| even when combined with rashness in
action-shake their heads sorrowfully
| when the possibility of his resuming his
old-time position in the Senate is mem
| toned.
Other like events Of the Congress
sional turbulence that recurs about
this time in the calendar are cited by
| the local chroniclers. The Wicker
| sham Mondell bout in the House, be
| it noted, was only "a hours after the
holiday.
Somehow, fighting on the floor does
not provoke excitement in Washington
as it used to do. The parliamentary
etiquet Of fsticuffs on such occasions
IS now very thoroly understood. Par
Elephants realize at once that apologies
are in order, and the sooner the better.
The Senate demanded fulsor1e apollo
gies from. the South Carolina Senators,
and Furthermore suspended them for
a season. Delegate Wickersham, it
will be borne in mind. apologized i'm
mediately, and demanded that there be
no mistake about its getting into the
official record. Representative Mon
dell did likewise.
There have been many fights on the
floor of the House during the last CEN
fury. A witness of the Wickershaur-
MondeIl exchange was Representative
Charles Lafayette Bartlett. Of Georgia,
a fine old Southern gentleman, who
during the Spanish War period cata-
pulled a heavy tome at the head of
one Charles n. Brumm, of Mincrstille,
Pa, following which there was foot
bali-like pile-up of combatants and
Separators over in the Cherokee strip
Sometimes these Congressional pugi-
lists forgive and forget. Senator Bailey.
of Texas. a few years ago. exasperated
by the manner and the language of
Senator Reveridge. Of Indiana, grabbed
him fiercely by the throat, and might
have shaken him like terrier but for
the Senators who interviewed But they
long ago shook hands and made up
their differences, ana this very week
have haan fYafnrni2inp in iahafa y-itI
complete amity and accord.
Free TO Comrades.
A reliable treatment for gall-stones,
stomach ailments. kidney and bladder
troubles and rheumatism.-Dr. j. W.
Davis. 9Th Wis. Infy., Lansing, Iowa.
Throwing Stones mt Soldiers.
o. J. Kraft, 14th Ohio. Ross, Mich,
writes thar he was wounded and taken
prisoner at Chickamauga. He was in
service As months. 20 of which were as
prisoner of war. His three years were
to go with others of his regiment in
charge of a drove of cattle, and was
again wounded at Jonesboro, Sept l..
1864. He went back to Chattanooga
on crutches. Maj. John G. Parkhurst
wrote on the back of his pass to the
front: You went into the charge as
an American citizen, actuated by
the spirit of the American soldier,
which constitutes our great standing
army.-John G. Parkhurst, Provost
Marshal" Comrade Kraft says it does
not matter what station in life a man
has, if he throws a stone at the SOL
diers it strikes the seat of Government,
which has been made and maintained
by the soldiers.