New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
TOLD UNDER THE DOME
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WITH the close II the Sixty-second Con
w grcss there passed out Of public HE the
only two living members who had personal
acquaintance with Abraham Lincoln. There
are men who rs boys SAW and perhaps shook
hAnlswith Lincoln. but Shelby VI Cullomand
Joseph G.. Cannon actually knew him. They
had participated IN political campaigns with
him. and. IN fact. were the only men IN Con-
grcss IN recent times who actually knew the
famous war President Senator Cullom had
been active in politics during the four years
lSJ6-GO when Lincoln WAS paving the way
10 the presidency Mr. Cullom was elected
t. Congress for the first time the year that
Lincoln was elected President the second
time Mr.. Cannon, seven years younger
than Senator Cullom. was active IN politics
when Lincoln WAS looming large upon the
horizon Of public affairs. He WAS State At
torncy Of Illinois while Lincoln was Prcsl-
dent. and. like Senator Cullom, had been IN
touch politically and personally with the
President during the most serious period 81
the nations history II was the ambition
Of both Mr. Cullom and Mr. Cannon 10 see
provision made for a suitable memorial TO
Lincoln when they were both IN Congress.
DURI\G the DAYS when the struggle WAS
~ on over the Lincoln memorial. Senator
Cullom was told that Mrs John b. Henderson
was doing everything she could for the Get
jVsburg highway which had been proposed
for Lincoln memorial instead Of the plan
that the commission of which the Senator
WAS a member, had agreed upon. Mrs.
Henderson Is the wife OF John b. Henderson.
who was Senator from Missouri during the
Civil War Her interest in the Gettysburg
highway was because II would mean an cX-
tension Of Sixtccnth-st. in Washington.
street that Mrs. Henderson has done much
10 improve and bcau,iiy.
Senator Cullom was not much disturbed
over the report that Mrs. Henderson had
taken an interest in the Gettysburg propo-
sltion. at doesn't make very much differ
cnCc, remarked the Senator. Mrs. Hen
dcrSon has always taken great interest IN
public affairs. Several years ago She wanted
a certain person appointed 10 a vacancy IN
the Smithsonian Institution. The Board OF
Regents was entertained by Mrs Henderson
AT very handsome dinner The next day
the Regents met, and in the course of the
proceedings the vacancy was reached.
Gentlemen, said Mr. Henderson, who
was a member Of the board, 'our house Is
divided on this matter Mrs. Henderson
wants this person who has been named APP
pointed: | don't
Then a vote was taken, concluded Sen
ator Culom, and the person was not elected
to the vacancy"
JAMES K. MANN. better known as i'm
= Mann, the minority leader of the House
Of Representatives., is more prominent
figure than almost any other man i'll either
House. Mann creates stories by what he
says and does and here is one of them, told
by a member who suffered in consequence
OF Alann's Shrcwd manipulation of events:
There was pending before the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, of
which Mann was chairman at the time, a
bill relating to the life saving service. There
was hard fight for and against the meas
ure; but beyond question maority in favor
OF It. At least threc-fourthS of the commit
tee were IN favor of reporting the bill favor
ably; but Mann was opposed, and 1t was
held up. II was at a time when there was
much talk about "Smothcring bills in com
mittce, and one day number of members
interviewed Mann.
SAY, Jim said the spokesman, "why
don't YOU let that bill out ,"