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| Henry M. Teller. |
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| Henry Cabot Lodge. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, March 4, 1903.
CHARGES OF FILIBUSTERING.
Senators Teller, Aldrich and Elkins Blamed the Republicans.
Washington, March 4.—Mr. Lodge expressed his anxiety to have the Philippine tariff bill disposed of at this session. Mr. Teller stated that there was no more possibility of passing it than there is of passing the Aldrich bill.
Mr. Teller replied to Mr. Aldrich's charge that the Democrats had filibustered against his bill and said the senate had listened to the dreary readings and dreary speeches made against statehood with no pretense that they were for the purpose of enlightening the senate.
He said the statehood advocates finally were compelled in the interests of the public to surrender to the minority. He declared the Republicans were afraid of the Democratic party in the West. A man was a fool, he said, who had sat in the senate and did not know it and it is a coward who, knowing it, is not willing to declare it.
Mr. Teller pleaded for action regarding the trusts.
The Philippine tariff bill then displaced the Aldrich bill.
Mr. Elkins said that the Aldrich bill, the Philippine bill and the treaties had been defeated by the Republican filibuster against the statehood bill. He expressed regret. Every time a spadeful of earth was thrown on the statehood bill, he said, there was one put on the Aldrich bill.
"This is the first time," said Mr. Aldrich, "in the history of the Republican party that it resorted to filibustering." He said he was not ashamed to be in the camp of the Democrats when they were for so just a measure as the statehood bill. "The minority opposing statehood in this senate," he declared, "is responsible for all these failures and these disasters are causing us so many regretful tears at this moment."
Mr. Lodge gave an explanation of the Philippine bill.
When the senate reconvened at eight o'clock thy bill providing for the appointment of three commissioners from Porto Rico was taken up and amended so as to require the commission to report to congress instead of to the president and as amended the bill was passed. A committee was appointed to represent the senate at the [declaratory] exercises of the St. Louis exposition. Senator Depew is a member.
Mr. Fairbanks then presented the conference report on the omnibus public building bill and after some debate it was agreed to. A joint resolution was agreed to transferring all the authority and jurisdiction conferred on the secretary of treasury by the immigration bill to the secretary of the department of commerce and labor.
At 1:40 a. m. the senate agreed to the conference report on the naval bill and Mr. Hale immediately followed it up with the conference report on the general deficiency bill.
The provision for the department of commerce and labor inserted by the senate remains in the bill. The bill also contains appropriations for public buildings and sites as provided in the public building bill which passed yesterday. At 1:50 a. m. the senate agreed to the conference report on the deficiency bill.
At 1:52 a. m. the senate took a recess until 10 o'clock this morning.
VESSELS RETURNED.
Asserted That a Dynamite Bomb Was Left in Coal by the Germans.
Caracas, March 4.—The Venezuelan warships Zamora, Veintitres de Mayo and Zumbador, captured by the British during the blockade, were returned to Venezuela Tuesday at La Guaira. The Bolivar is expected at La Guaira today.
It is asserted that a dynamite bomb was discovered by Venezuelan stokers among the coal left by the Germans on board the Venezuelan warship Restaurador. The report has created intense excitement. The newspapers here refer to the Germans as "anarchists."
The revolutionists are still retreating from the Caracas district and are now at Rio Chico.
The government forces have abandoned Barcelona and Carupano and these two towns have been occupied by the revolutionists.
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| Guest editorials. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Growth of Equal Suffrage.
From some facts and figures lately given out by the advocates of female suffrage or, as they prefer to term it, equal suffrage, it would seem that no small degree of progress has been made in the last decade despite some recent defeats in certain states.
It is pointed out that the defeats in South Dakota, Washington and Oregon were partial victories, as compared with former defeats of similar amendments in the same states. In Washington in the amendment campaign of 1889 the adverse majority was 19,386; in 1898 it dropped to 9,882. In South Dakota in 1890 woman suffrage was defeated by a majority of 23,610; in 1898 this majority was reduced to 3,285. The majority against woman suffrage in 1884 was 16,953; in 1900 the adverse majority was only 2,033.
In 1893 full suffrage was granted to women in New Zealand and school suffrage was granted in Ohio, a limited municipal suffrage in Iowa, a parish and district suffrage in England to women both married and single; in 1895 full suffrage was granted in South Carolina, and in 1896 full suffrage was accorded in Utah and Idaho. In 1898 the women of Ireland were given the right to vote for all officers except members of parliament. Minnesota gave women the right to vote for library trustees, Delaware granted taxpaying women the school suffrage, France gave women the right to vote for judges of the tribunals of commerce and Louisiana gave taxpaying women the right to vote upon all questions submitted to taxpayers.
In 1900 West Australia granted full parliamentary suffrage to women, while in 1901 Norway granted women municipal suffrage. In 1902 full national suffrage and the right to sit in the national parliament were granted to all women of federated Australia.
On the whole the friends of female suffrage have little reason to be discouraged over the progress made during the last decade.
COMMON COUNCIL
Makes Appropriation for Decoration Day and Audits Bill.
A regular meeting of the common council of the city of Cortland was held at the office of the city clerk last night. There were present Mayor Charles F. Brown and Aldermen E. M. Yager, E. R. Wright, George F. Richards, C. E. Ingalls, R. Pettigrew and Vern W. Skeele.
A committee from Grover Post, G. A. R., composed of Messrs G. W. Edgcomb and O. P. Miner, came before the council and requested an appropriation to be used for the observance of Memorial day.
Mr. Edgcomb said that $75 was appropriated last year and that the amount was about what was necessary to cover the expenses. The Opera House needed to be hired, a good speaker secured, the band was already booked for the occasion, and besides these a gross of flags for markers had to be purchased. He said that the graves of all deceased veterans of the civil war, also those of the revolutionary war and the Spanish war were decorated.
On motion of Mr. Yager, seconded and carried:
Resolved, That the board grant the request and appropriate $75 for the G. A. R. for the proper observance of Decoration day.
Mr. Myres [sic] of the United States Standard Voting Machine Co. came before the board and read several letters from towns and cities using said machines and offered a resolution proposing the purchase of the machine.
On motion of Mr. Skeele, seconded and declared carried:
Resolved, That the resolution as presented by Mr. Myres and now on file in this office be offered and laid upon the table.
City Chamberlain G. J. Maycumber presented his report for the month of February which, on motion, was accepted and ordered placed on file.
The committee on fire limits was continued at the request of said committee.
The mayor appointed as commissioners of deeds, G. J. Maycumber, E. M. Santee, E. M. Yager and George Charron.
On motion of Mr. Skeele, seconded and declared carried:
Resolved, That these appointments be confirmed.
On motion of Mr. Skeele, seconded and declared carried:
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the city Chamberlain for the sum of $265.28, the balance of the city's share of the railroad bonded indebtedness of the former town of Cortlandville, and that the same be charged to the general city fund.
Bills were allowed and ordered paid as follows:
Fred Hatch, disbursements, $18.21
Jennie A. Kinney, court stenographer, 3.80
Chaplin & Peckham, coal, 29.90
E. R. Wright, disbursements, 15.00
Clark & Angell, groceries, 9.25
Forrest Seed Co., supplies, 19.48
Cortland Home Tel. Co., telephones for January and February, 64.00
A. R. Overton, seven arrests, 7.00
E. O. Alger, office furniture, 10.00
F. C. Parsons, printing, 31.80
C. & H. Electric Co., [street] lights, 580.80
Baker Vawter Co., supplies, 8.60
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| Cortland Hospital on North Main Street. |
THE CORTLAND HOSPITAL.
Report for February—More Room Needed—Questions Asked.
At the regular monthly meeting of the board of lady managers of the hospital Monday afternoon the matron reported that during the month of February fifteen patients had been admitted, and fourteen discharged. During the month there had been one birth and three deaths at the institution. There were seven operations performed. On March 1 there were eleven patients in the hospital. Total numbers of days of treatment for the month was 299.
Donations for the month were: Mrs. Eastman, 1 can fruit; Mrs. Mansur, 3 cans fruit; Mrs. Miles Peck, 1 can fruit; Mrs. Linus Peck, 1 can fruit; Mrs. Cobb, 1 can fruit; Mrs. Tanner 1 can fruit; McKinney & Doubleday, board for splints; Mrs. De Long, pickled pears and old muslin; Vesta lodge, I. O. O. F., flowers; Mrs. Case, rubber steam bath; Mrs. Latimer, night shirts; Mrs. Smith, old linen; Mrs. F. Smith, comfortable.
During the month thirteen patients were refused admittance to the hospital because there was no room for them.
There were chances for renting three private rooms, but no such rooms were available. The ladies ask a very pertinent question in the light of this report in regard to what would be done in Cortland should there be an epidemic here such as the one that Ithaca is now experiencing. They say that it has been suggested that the Copeland property be purchased and in the mean time sell the present building and premises. But they ask again, "Where would the money come from with which to buy the Copeland property?"
POMONA GRANGE.
First Quarterly Meeting—Resolutions Discussed and Adopted.
The first quarterly meeting of Cortland county Pomona grange convened in Good Templars’ hall in Cortland on Tuesday, March 3. The forenoon session was occupied with business matters, also in hearing the report of G. H. Hyde and W. L. Bean who appeared before the joint committee of senate and assembly on Feb. 17 in opposition to the enlargement of the canals by the state.
At the afternoon session the delegates to the state grange made their report. Worthy Lecturer G. H. Hyde had an unusually interesting program consisting of a well filled question box and the discussion of the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, It has been the policy of the United States government for many years, to appropriate large sums of money for the improvement of its rivers and harbors, such improvement benefiting comparatively few.
Whereas, We believe like appropriations for the permanent improvement of the public highways would result in a wide spread benefit to the citizens of the United States. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we the members of Cortland county Pomona grange., Patrons of Husbandry, N. Y., are in hearty sympathy with the principles involved in the H. R. bill, No. 15,369, now before the house of representatives, and do earnestly petition our senators and members of congress to use every honorable means to obtain the enactment of said bill.
Whereas, The members of the Pomona grange of Cortland county are in hearty sympathy with the work of the agricultural department of Cornell university and
Whereas, The present facilities are inadequate to accommodate the rapid growth of the department, and students seeking admission are frequently refused and,
Whereas, It is estimated that the sum of $250,000 is needed in buildings and equipment therefore,
Resolved, That this Pomona is in favor of such an appropriation by the legislature, and that the secretary be empowered to so instruct the Hon. Henry A. Dickinson and the Hon. George E. Green.
Resolved, That we the members of Cortland county Pomona grange heartily disapprove of the proposed enlargement of the Erie and Champlain canals at the expense of the taxpayers of the state of New York, as impracticable, wasteful and unjust to the majority of the people of the state.
Resolved, That we oppose further expenditures by the state of New York for the enlargement or extension of the canal as wasteful and extravagant.
Resolved, That we favor the improvement of the highways of the state, as a means of diminishing the cost of transportation facilitating the transaction of business and benefiting a greater number than can be accomplished by any improvement of the canals.
W. L. Bean, Secretary.
Member of the Band.
One of the recent victims of typhoid fever in Ithaca was Harry S. Norton, a leading cornet player in the Ithaca band. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon and the band attended in a body, playing at the house, leading the procession to the cemetery and playing at the grave.
ITHACA'S WATER SUPPLY.
Artesian Wells for Temporary Use—Hill Springs for Permanent Supply.
The Ithaca committee of 100 to devise ways and means of procuring a supply of pure water for that city bas recommended artesian wells for immediate and temporary use, but favors a pipe line from springs of pure water back on the hills with a gravity pressure for a permanent source of supply.
The committee recommends drilling wells at once on the flats south of the city as far away as possible from the sewage system. If a stream of water is not struck that will rise to the surface of its own pressure, the committee recommends the use of pumps, and thinks that in this way pure water may be procured in thirty days.
It is believed that the city will assume the expense of this, but in order that work may begin promptly the committee raised a guaranty fund of $1,320 from among its own number in a few minutes. This will be enough to start the work.
The committee wants to secure the mains of the water company at once for the proper distribution of the water to all the houses. There is a fear that the water company will object, and if this proves true some members of the committee advocate the confiscation of the mains of the water company and the settling of the matter afterward in the courts.
The committee of 100 has appointed a committee of twelve from its number to prepare the necessary bill for the state legislature to enable the city to establish a water works system under its own ownership, and to raise the money necessary for doing this.
In spite of the precautions now used only about seventy-five of the 1,000 students who have left Cornell university because of the epidemic have returned to Ithaca.
There seems to be no diminution in the number of new cases of typhoid. Eight new cases were reported yesterday, and three suspected cases. Two deaths were reported.
BREVITIES.
—District Attorney Thomas H. Dowd was in Syracuse today on business.
—The Athletics went to Utica today to play the Free academy team of that city this evening. Mr. C. B. Dowd accompanied them and will referee the game.
—There will be a regular meeting of Elon encampment, No. 59, I. O. O. F., at Vesta lodge rooms this evening. The patriarchal degree will be worked.
—Daniel Griswold of South Cortland has exchanged his farm of 73 acres in that place for the house and six acres of land near the brick school house west of the city belonging to Philip H. Niver.
—The Syracuse Post-Standard in its account of the sessions of the grand lodge of the A. O. U. W. in that city notes the growing strength of R. L. Davis of Cortland as a candidate for grand overseer.
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