The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-04-19

The sum Of 1900 10 suggested for
small statue to Capt Charles wilkes.
who Ia chiefly celebrated In popular
recollection Tor taking Mason and
slidell. the Confederate commission
ers, from the British mail steamer
Trent In 1861 The United States
government did not back up Captain
wilkes IN his act Of taking the Con.
tederate commissioners on the Brit.
ish vessel In fact. nearly all diplo-
mats thought, and think today. that
wilkes acted without proper authority
under international law and that tho
confederate and the british govern.
ments had n perfect right 10 protest.
and that the United States authori-
Ties could do nothing else than TO dis
aNoW the naval ofiicers act
Admirers NJ Major Andrew 8 no
wan. u. S. a. who Ia stlll living. have
put In a bill appropriating 5000 for
some memorial Of his famous exploit
In 1898, when he was sent by Preai.
dent Mckinley 10 Cuba TO communi-
cate with General Garcia. the leader
" the Cuban revolution lie made n
landing from n open boat near Tur
quino Peak and with much difficulty
succeeded In reaching Garcia
Mann 10 Friend OF Poultry.
Representative Mann Of Illinois.
who Ia The leader Of the Republican
minorii~ on tho floor Of the house.
has introduced bill 10 require all
common carriers engaged In inter.
state commerce Co provide food and
water for poultry in transit. and to
prevent suffering from oyer.crowding
by providing crates Of sufficient sire
TO be humane and to be open on at
least three sides so that proper VENT.
lntion may be assured.
Congress has acted before this on
behalf Of cattle In transit and now II
Ia proposed 10 extend the humane
enort TO chickens. One congreanman
said that because chickens wore
feathers Il was supposed that they
were not susceptible TO cold. Ito
added. however. that feathers. while
warm. did not proYldo food and drink.
The bill has gone TO the proper com.
mittee and there In n fair chance OF
It's passage
House "Bables" Have Frolle.
AZ one OF tho Washington res
taufhntH the other night there was
rolio OF the babies" Of tho
house VI representatives Men to
the nNmber OF one hundred serving
their hrst terms In congress- gathered
for dinner at tho restaurant They
formed house OF Representatives OF
their own and passed the time max.
ing tun OF the methods Of their older
colleagues and tho personalities OF
some OF their own number. In the
MAN, however, they pointed with
pride TO themselves M the real
statesmen and referred TO members OF
longer service ms being entirely out
OF date and belonging In the pigeon.
holes with tho archives rather than
on the floor OF tho house with the
live ones"
No party lines were drawn at this
gathering. Republican and Democrat.
ie babies had fun together. The tar
IN came In for bit OF by.play.
Protective Duty on Cats.
A high protective duty was put on
cats In order to protect the homo
industry. Every feline. whether n
wildcat n polecat or n domestic cat
imported into the United States or
its island poasessiona. IL was decid.
ed. must hereafter pay 81 a head in
order to be- admitted 20 full American
citizenship. As a rider 10 this bill
catnip was placed on tho FREQ list.
A prize was offered TO the member
wNo could make the most stirring ora.
ton on the American nag. Repre-
sentative Littleton was chosen ma
Judge. but the oratoricnI nights OF
Representative Connoll OF New York
and Witherspoon OF Mississippi were
30 nearly equal in grace and distance
that the Judge gave each the first
prize.
The senate galleries broke out into
applause the other day when tho
name OF Theodore Roosevelt was
mentioned. The senate gallery has
applauded nt times the names OF VII.
liam Jennings Bryan and OF many
other well. known Americans without
regard TO political party. but II must
be Understood that II In against tho