The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19

TEDhElaL0a or SI8fUUV TOT fi4AS aAS-e The sum of $500 Is suggested for a small statue to Capt Charles Wilkes, who is chiefly celebrated n popular recollection for taking Mason and Sldell. the Confederate commission CTS, from the British mall steamer Trent in 1861. The United States government did not back up Captain Wilkes in his act Of taking the Con federate commissioners of 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 the Confederate and the British govern ments had a perfect right to protest. and that the United States authori- ties could do nothing else than 10 dis avow the naval officers act
 Admirers of Major Andrew s. Ro- wan. |. s. 4. who is still living. have put in bill appropriating s5,0o0 for some memorial of his famous exploit n 1898. when he was sent by Presi- dent Mckinley 10 Cuba to communi. cate with General Garcia. the leader of the Cuban revolution. He made landing rem az open beat near Tar. quino Peak and with much difficulty succeeded in reaching Garcia
 Mann Is Friend of Poultry.
 Representative Mann Of Illinois. who Is the leader of the Republican minority on the floor of the house has introduced a bill to require all common carriers engaged in inter state commerce to provide food and water for poultry in transit and to prevent suffering from oyer-crowding by providing crates of sufficient size 10 be humane and to be open on al least three sides so that proper venti- lation may be assured.
 Congress has acted before this or behalf Of cattle In transit and now t is proposed to extend the humane effort to chickens. One congressman said that because chickens wore feathers 1t was supposed that they were not susceptible to cold. He added, however, that feathers, while warm. did not provide food and drink The bill has gone to the proper com mittee and there Is a fair chance Of it's passage.
 House "5abiesn Have Frolc.
 At ore of the Washington res taurants the other night there was frolic of the babies" of the house Of representatives Men 10 the number of one hundred serving their first terms in congress gathered for dinner al the restaurant They formed house of representatives or their own and passed the time mak- ing fun of the methods of their older colleagues and the personalities ot some of their own number In the main. however, they pointed with pride" to themselves as the real statesmen and referred to mem bers of longer service as being entirely out of date and belonging in the pigeon. holes with the archives rather than on the floor of the house with the live ones"
 No party lines were drawn at this gathering Republican and Democrat ic babies had fun together The tar If came in for bit Of by-play.
 Protective Duty on Cats.
 A high protective duty was put on cats in order to protect the home industry. Every feline. whether a wildcat poleeat or a domestic cat imported into the United States or it's island possessions. fl was decid- ed, must hereafter pay Sl a head in order to be admitted to full American citizenship As rider to this bill eatnip vas placed or the free list
 X prize was offered to the member who could make the most stirring ora ton on the American flag Repre- sentative Llttleton was chosen as judge. but the oratorical flights Of Representative Connel Of New York and Witherspoon ot Mississippi were SO nearly eqnal in grace and distance that the judge gave each the first prize
 The senate galleries broke out into applause the other day when the name Of Theodore Roosevelt was mentioned The senate gallery has applauded at times the names Of Will liam Jennings Bryan and Of many other well-known Americans without regard to political party. but it must be understood that it is against the rules of the senate 10 allow applause in the gallery
 Mustn't Applaud In Senate.
 It makes no difference who fl ts that is receiving the applause, the yicepresident must bring down his gavel while the noise is continuing and say with all due solemity and severity that all demonstrations of ap. proYal are not allowed and that 1T they do not cease the galleries will be cleared.
 This word from the ice-president has been said thousands or times #1n the senate and its effect has never been visible for mere than an hoar at time. It is only rarely that the senators themselves laugh and if is