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| David B. Henderson, Speaker of the House. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, June 30, 1902.
REVIEW OF CONGRESS.
First Session of the 57th Congress Has Been Notable.
SOME LARGE MEASURES PASSED.
Notably the Isthmian Canal Bill—Philippine Government Bill—Last of the War Taxes Wiped Out—Irrigation and Oleomargarine—Chinese Exclusion—Permanent Census Office.
Washington, June 30.—The work of congress is now practically closed so that it is possible to sum up the record of what has been accomplished during the past seven months which constitute the first session of the Fifty-seventh congress.
The session has been marked by exceptional business activity, with many questions of far reaching general interest engaging attention. With the exception of the Cuban reciprocity bill, most of the larger subjects of general legislation have been enacted as laws, or will become such before the session closes.
Notable among these larger measures is the isthmian canal bill, which consummates the efforts of half a century to link together the waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific. Aside from its national and international importance this bill probably involves a larger sum of money than that covering any other single undertaking by the government outside of war expenditures.
The Philippine civil government bill is another measure of far reaching importance extending to our remote Pacific possessions a system of internal civil government, together with coinage, currency, banking, corporation, timber and homestead laws.
All War Taxes Repealed.
Among the other important general laws enacted are those repealing the war revenue taxes; extending and making more effective the Chinese exclusion laws; establishing a tariff for goods to and from the Philippines; extending the charter of national banks for 20 years; establishing a permanent census office; restricting the sale of oleomargarine by placing a high tax on imitation butter; providing a consular and diplomatic service for Cuba; establishing an extensive system by which the government will aid in the irrigation of the arid sections of the West.
The repeal of the war revenue taxes reduced taxation $73,250,000 and is said to be the largest single reduction of taxation ever made in this country. By this step the last of the taxes imposed at the beginning of our war with Spain was wiped out.
The Philippine tariff act imposes 75 per cent of the Dingley tariff rates on articles coming from the Philippines to the United States, and also imposes on articles entering the Philippines from the United States the rates of duties established by the Philippine commission,
The oleomargarine act results from several years' agitation. It places a tax of 10 cents a pound on substances colored to imitate butter.
The irrigation act is of special importance to the development of the West. It creates an irrigation fund in the treasury department into which is to be paid the proceeds of sales of public lands in the arid states. This fund in turn is to be used in storing water and establishing irrigation systems, the irrigated sections to be open to homesteaders who are to be charged a proportionate share of the cost of the improvement.
The Chinese exclusion law continues exclusion "until otherwise provided by law," and also applies the exclusion "to the island territory under the jurisdiction of the United States."
Aside from these important laws there are a number of other measures of general importance which have passed one or both houses but have not progressed to the final stage. These include the anti-anarchy legislation, which grew out of the assassination of President McKinley. Bills restricting anarchy and throwing safeguards about the president have passed both branches of congress, but it has been impossible to reach an agreement in conference so that the subject goes over until next December.
A bill giving statehood to Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, known as the omnibus statehood bill, passed the house and the senate has determined to take up the matter early in next session.
Ship Subsidy Bill Put Over.
The ship subsidy bill received early attention in the senate but the end of the session has come without the measure being reported to the house. As it passed the senate the bill grants graded subsidies to steam and sailing vessels of American build. In the house it has been deemed desirable to let the subject go over until the short session when it is expected that a bill on the subject will be reported and urged to passage,
The bill creating the Appalachian forest reserve, including a vast tract in the Appalachian mountain section of the South, has received favorable attention in both houses, but has gone over for final adjustment of differences until next December.
Several other measures have advanced to a certain stage and have then halted without much prospect for further advancement. These include the bill for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. It passed the house by practically a unanimous vote but in the senate has received little attention and is not likely to pass.
The Fowler bill probably was the most important financial measure which has been brought before congress. After considerable public discussion and several conferences by the members of the house it has gone over for consideration next December. Another financial measure known as the Hill bill, providing for the coinage of subsidiary silver and for the retirement of the present standard silver dollars, has passed the house but has not been acted on in the senate.
The amount of appropriations for the session will run unusually high owing in part to the amount required to build the isthmian canal. When Mr. Cannon submitted a general estimate of appropriations a few weeks ago, he made the total up to that time $391,445,000. Since then the canal bill has passed, carrying a present appropriation of $40,000,000 for the franchises and enough more for the rights of Columbia and for beginning the work to carry the total up to $50,000,000. The entire cost of the undertaking is approximately $184,000,000.
There have been several investigations during the session which have attracted much attention. An investigation of conditions in the Philippines conducted by the Philippine commission of the senate has led to the examination of many witnesses high in the conduct of the civil and military affairs in the Islands. Another senate inquiry related to the condition of affairs in Cuba, especially as to sugar. In the house sensational charges made in connection with the purchase of the Danish West Indian Islands led to an investigation which disclosed the groundless nature of the charges.
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| King Edward VII. |
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Showing the Steady and Constant Gain in the King's Condition.
London, June 30.—The following official announcement was made at Buckingham palace this afternoon:
''The king was lifted to a special couch yesterday for a few hours. He was much benefited by the change. The queen is in constant attendance. The king occasionally sees his children, but the interview is very short. The utmost quiet is enforced.
''The king sees no correspondence and is not approached on matters of state or business.
"The king's courage and patience call for the greatest admiration. His wound, which is of considerable depth, is dressed twice daily at least, from the bottom, as it is essential that it should heal from the bottom. The dressing causes considerable pain, which is borne with great fortitude.
"The temperature in the king's room is kept down by electric fans which have proved of great value.
"Doctors Laking, Barlow and Treves have not left the palace since the operation was performed, except for an occasional hour."
PANIC IN CUBA.
American Firms Moving Out Because of no [Tariff] Reciprocity.
Havana, June 30.—The failure of the United States to grant reciprocal concessions to Cuba has had the effect of driving from the island many large American business interests that had been established during the period of intervention. The fear of an approaching commercial and financial crash has assumed the proportions of a panic and all who can leave at all are doing so. The past week saw the departure of Armour & Co., and Swift & Co., the two great packing concerns who have supplied the Cuban markets with Northern meats, etc., for the past four years. Their departure from the field was decided upon as soon as it became apparent that Cuba was to receive no trade relief at this session of congress. A number of other concerns are now preparing to evacuate the island as soon as their affairs can be gotten into shape so that within a few weeks Cuba will be in truth turned over to the Cubans. While the commercial evacuation has been far more gradual than was that of the military government it has appealed strongly to the people of the island who think they recognize in it the same species of intuitiveness which actuate the rat in leaving the sinking ship.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
And It Didn't Occur at All.
The Cunard line steamer Lucania, which arrived in New York from Liverpool on Saturday, held festivities on June 26 to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII, not knowing of his illness. The passengers awoke on Thursday morning to find the steamer decorated with bunting and all the principal rooms showing a gala appearance. Musical instruments played popular airs. At noon the ship's crew was mustered on the fore castle head, the passengers joining them to witness the firing of a salute of twenty-one guns and all united in singing "God Save the King." Games, races and athletic competitions filled up the afternoon entertainment, with a final tug of war between teams representing England and America. America won. In the evening the usual concert was held. The next day, June 27, at 9 o'clock in the morning the Lucania got in communication by wireless telegraphy with the French line steamer La Savoie, from New York for Havre, and learned of the king's illness.
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| 1894 map segment of Cortland Wagon Co. buildings and neighborhood. |
PERPLEXITY CREEK
Cortland Board of Health Takes Action to Close it all Up.
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Sanitary Condition Must be Improved—Board of Public Works Asked to Sanction the Action—Other Unsanitary Locations to be Looked After.
Perplexity creek will no longer perplex the board of heatlh, for by the action of that board last evening it was voted to do away with the creek entirely, provided that the board of public works sanctions the plan. If the board of public works determines that this creek is no longer needed to carry off the water from the eastern portion of the city, the stream will be abandoned.
Commissioners Santee and VerNooy, who had been named as a committee to investigate Perplexity creek, submitted the following report:
To the Mayor and Board of Health:
Gentlemen—Your committee, appointed for the purpose of ascertaining the present conditions surrounding the "Perplexity creek," in company with Street Commissioner Becker, on the 7th day of June, made a careful examination of said creek and found it to be in a very unsatisfactory condition from a sanitary standpoint. The water is stagnant much of the time. There are no springs until it reaches the point where it leaves Hyatt-st., and the only water now emptied into it before reaching Port Watson-st. comes from the drip of the D., L. & W. water tank and kitchen drains from houses along its route. It contains much frog spawn, dead fish, dead frogs, tin cans, broken crockery, glassware and sewage from the houses.
The stream starts on land of the D., L. & W. R. R. Co., near Elm-st., and on the east side of the tracks; runs parallel with said tracks to a point opposite the south end of Keator & Wells' factory where a stream containing the surface water from Railroad-st. used to empty into it and which is now dry. Here it turns easterly and crosses a corner of land owned by J. A. Jayne. (At this point it has become filled somewhat, causing a stagnant pool above.) It next comes back upon the Railroad property and is very filthy by reason of the railroad men using it as a sewer. Along near the ice house, near Pendleton-st., it flows through some low swampy ground. After crossing Pendleton-st. through a covered sluice, it crosses the lands of the Ellis Omnibus & Cab Co., where it is kept comparatively clean. The property owners between here and Railroad-st., are Mrs. Wm. Walsh, Alexander Lansing, Mittie L. Kinney and H. F. Benton. After crossing Railroad-st. it is still covered across the lot of Hatch and Stoppard. Here it has been diverted somewhat from its natural course, so that there is an acute angle at the rear of this lot, sending it east along the rear of a lot owned by L. J. Fitzgerald for about a hundred yards, after which it turns south again and crosses East Court-st., and onto the land of the Cortland Wagon Co., where it is kept in a very good condition. It next flows through what is known as Dunsmoor's park, over land owned by M. L. Alexander, where an attempt has been made to make it run up hill, (with the usual result) in order to get it back of the houses. Here it is in a very unsanitary condition, owing to its being stagnant and the fact that at each of the three houses of this street there is a drain pipe emptying into it, making it from this point on an open sewer. It next crosses the land of J. A. Graham, where it has been covered, but has caved in in three places, causing the water from above to back up. Here also there is a kitchen drain from the house of Frank Rounds emptying into the creek.
At this time the surface water from Port Watson-st. is emptied into this creek, but Commissioner Becker informed our committee that this water was soon to be carried over and down the street to the river. After leaving Port Watson-st. the creek runs in a drain that is covered by the sidewalk of Hyatt-st., to a point between the property of N. J. Peck and George Scrafford, where it is joined by the water from Mrs. Hyatt's spring and leaves Hyatt-st., going down through the old trout park. This sidewalk on Hyatt-st. is a very dangerous thing, owing to the distance from the walk to the bottom of the creek, in cases of defective planks, etc.
Your committee recommends that each property owner across whose land this creek flows, be requested to fill it up and obliterate it, and that the health officer be instructed to see that those who fall to comply with this request be compelled at all times to keep it in sanitary condition. All of which is most respectfully submitted,
Ellis M. Santee, C. D. VerNooy, Committee.
Action of the Board.
A resolution, adopting the recommendations of the committee, was carried with the provision that the board of public works is willing to abandon the stream. Commissioners Santee, Stockwell and Bliss were delegated to go before the board at its next meeting to present the matter.
It was argued at the meeting last night that the board of health would have no jurisdiction to go upon the land crossed by the creek and fill it up, so the plan of recommending that each property owner fill in his lot will be adhered to. If the creek is not filled after sanction of the other board has been received, the health officer will see that each property owner keeps the bed of the creek that is on his property in a sanitary condition.
The committee also reported that the property owners are glad that the creek is liable to be closed, and that they seem to be willing to fill in the creek.
Commissioner Ryan spoke of the unhealthy condition of the sluiceway on the west side of Main-st. opposite the Squires block. The grade was such as to cause the water to back up in the gutter and not to run off in the covered sluiceway that crosses the street opposite the Messenger House. He stated that this was not only very unsanitary, but that it was also spoiling the pavement. Mayor Brown said he would call Mr. Becker's attention to the matter.
Upon motion a bill of John Harrington of $20 for four days' labor fixing a drain back of the Cortland House was audited at $12.
Other bills audited were:
F. C. Parsons, printing health ordinances., $10.
Daniel Hurlehy, labor, 9.
F. T. Carpenter, services, 12.
CHURCH REDEDICATED
At South Cortland Friday Night— Impressive Services.
Last Friday night the Union church at South Cortland was rededicated in the presence of a congregation that filled the building to the doors. This church was for some years supported by the people of all denominations who lived in the vicinity and services were conducted by the pastors of different ones of the Cortland churches. Some difficulty arose concerning the title of the property, and several months ago it was sold at a forced sale and was bid in by Ridgeway Rowley who advanced the money so as to preserve the property for church purposes. A new society has been organized composed of all the denominations of the place and the following trustees were elected: Frank Haskins, Reuben Rood and George H. Hyde.
Sunday school is held there every Sunday afternoon, and there is preaching or some service each Friday night. The new church has the official title: The Union church society of South Cortland.
At the dedication Friday night Rev. Dr. David Keppel of the First M. E. church preached the dedicatory sermon, taking his text from Gen. xxviii, 6—"Surely the Lord is in this place." Rev. Robert Clements of the Presbyterian church offered the dedicatory prayer and made some appropriate remarks. Rev. W. Jasper Howell of the First Baptist church was on the program and had expected to be present, but was unavoidably detained.
Won the State Scholarship.
Max Smith Higgins, second son of Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Higgins, won the Cornell university scholarship from Cortland county in the competitive examination taken a few weeks ago. There were three contestants. The one who passed second in this county was Miss Ruth Cole Holmes, daughter of Mr. George H. Holmes of Cincinnatus. Miss Holmes' examination was so excellent that she is now on the eligible list and stands twenty-first on that list in the entire state. It is usually the case that a considerable number of the districts of the state fail to receive appointments and successful contestants from other counties are chosen to fill the vacancies, the list being drawn upon from the top downward. It is altogether probable that Miss Holmes will still be appointed if she should be in the university in the fall when the vacancies are discovered.
BREVITIES.
—A regular meeting of the W. R. C. will be held Tuesday afternoon in G. A. R. hall.
—A meeting of the Primary union will be held Tuesday evening at the First Baptist church at 7 o'clock.
—Cortlandville lodge, No. 410, F. & A. M., will confer the first degree at its regular communication Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—New display advertisements today are—Warren, Tanner & Co., Corsets, hosiery etc., page 4; Glann & Clark, Oxfords, page 6; C. F. Brown, Soap sale, page 6.
—The Fortnightly club will tomorrow night be entertained by Mrs. A. P. McGraw at their home in McGraw. Members of the club will take the car leaving the Messenger House corner at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
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