The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-02

The Secretary to the President is still
''evoluting' A few years ago he was
just plain Presidents Secretary" Then
when a little bit bigger man got into
the Office he was called Secretary TO
the President" and now Congress is
taking a whack at the office, and the
Presidents Secretary is really to be an
Assistant to the President" if this bill
just submitted to Congress should hap
pen to go thru, and if he gets to be As
Sistant to the President his salary must
be commensurate to his title, and it is
suggested that his salary shall be $10,-
600 year. At the present time the
Office of Secretary to the President is
generally regarded as a Stenographlc
position and all stenographers are not
statesmen. 1t is thought that the Sec
rotary to the President being SO close
to him, should have at least a few ear
marks of the statesman. and be able to
assist the President with advice such
as the President might ask Of men,
Der of the Cabinet if that member were
as close to him as his Private Secretary
ought to be, so if we get a $4,000
Presidents Secretary it is likely to be
appropriated by some man who might
fill cabinet position. Nobody is sug
costing any names just now, but it is
thought that some of the lame ducks
will get the place if it is made big
enough.
1t is said that President Taft would
really like to know whats the matter
with Kansas" and so has half promised
that he will attend the State Fair at
Hutchinson next September and ascer-
tain for himself. He does not quite
understand why the State should be so
entirely given over to insurgency, but
the President should remember that
Kansas was conceived in tribulation and
born of war, and that it is only living
UP to its heritage.
Henry A. Du Pont, Republican, Unit |
ed States Senator from Delaware, was
reelected by the Delaware Legislature |
last week. He received just 10 more !;
votes than his opponent. Joseph e. /,
MARITIME, of Plainfield, N. j., Democrat, |
was last week elected to the United |
States Senate to succeed John King, Jr.. |
Republican, whose term expires on
March 4. Senator MARITIME was practi-
cally elected in the primaries held last
September.
That the proposal to authorize a par
GELS post cannot be put into law at this
session of Congress was made manifest
when Senator Penrose, Chairman of the
Roads, introduced a proposed amend
ment to the Post Office appropriation
bill, appropriating 100000 to enable +
the Postmaster-General to Investigate
and experiment. to determine the Tow {
est rate at which the Post Office De- {
partment can carry mail parcels not ex- {
ceeding IL pounds in weight" TheI
Enthusiastically is directed to report
TO the next Congress {
The mother of Bill Nye is yet alive at {
the age of SO. Her other son, Frank (
N. Nye, of Minnesota, is Representa- I
tive in Congress from that State. He is {
not tall and thin like Bill Nye was, but
is rather heayy-set. Representative
Nye is not in any sense of the word a Il
humorist, and it rather embarrasses Il
him to be introduced as the brother of
The famous humorist, as he is always i
to make some humorous re- '
mark, and it is not forthcoming, as he
is not comedian. OF course, when he
first came to Congress his confreres on '
the floor listened to him very closely, s
that the comedian would de- [
vefop. but it never has. On the other {
hand, Representative Nye is very fine
speaker. and has a wonderfully vigor-
Ous way of putting things that COM
mands just as much attention from
hearers as IL he made them funny. II
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It is reported that Tom L. Johnson, q
once a Representative in Congress from !
Cleveland and afterwards Mayor of I
is in very serious condition,
and his death is but matter of few :
brief weeks. Mr.. Johnson. while in s
Congress, was powerful-loolSing man, /
albeit little too heavy for real health, {
but he was vigorous in word '
Ind action, and one would have marked q
1im for long life. t
Mai and Mrs. S. Willard Saxton cele- 7
,rated their golden wedding in Wash c
ngton Jan. 19. Representatives from r
he Loyal Legion and G. A r., to which /
Maj. Saxton belongs. as we'll as his as @
'ociates in the Census Bureau, where [
lie has been for many years. also at &
ended the reception, and were among
he first to congratulate the aged cou-
Die. IL
Maj and Mrs. Saxton were assisted L
n receiving their guests by their daugh- j
ers, Mrs. Edward G. Seward of New /
York; Mrs Harry Clapp, of Chicago; 7
Mrs. ]. Edgar Miller. of New York; Miss j
Elizabeth Saxton, of Washington; Mrs. "
Robert B. Seward, of New York, and c