The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The House Committee on Elections has deter
mined TWO more contests, that OF oodrich against
Bullock In the Second District of Florida and
McGinnis against Anderson In tie Third Dis
trict OF West Virginia. In both cases the major
ity of The committee decided in favor OF the Re-
publican contestants. The committee has also
decided to recommend the Appropriation of
$1,000 for The expenses of each contestant and
contestee in each OF the contests that were
prosecuted, except that OF Cate of Arkansas,
WHO is 10 receive only S10S9, all he asked. In
the General Deficiency Appropriation Bill there
is an item OF S71 ,0S0 for these expenses. These
cases have occupied SO much valuable time and
cost SO much for printing and other expenses
that added force is given 10 Speaker Reeds sug
gestOn that they ought TO be turned over TO the
courts for adjudication.
The Senators are trying to keep cool during
The summer session In Washington, where the
thermometer reaches 1902 In the shade, but to
maintain anything like comfort in the Senate
chamber Uncle Sam is called upon to provide
three tons of Ice 4 day for the purpose. One
secret of their success in attaining anything like
comfort is The scientific system OF ventilation
and the liberal use OF what is called the Id-alr
duct. in connection with the ventilation. The
three tons OF Ice are placed In the cod-air duct
every morning. and every breath OF air pumped
into the Senate chamber by immense fans passes
over the crystal mass. The chances are that
wien the Federal Election Bill comes up for con-
sderation there will be demand for double
supply of ice.
The ProvenZano- Matranga vendetta case. the
details OF which excited thrill OF horror a
short time ago in New Orleans Is being watched
with profound interest the evidence is I'M
folded. The vendetta, the term used to denote
the vengeful practice prevalent in Corsica of
individuals taking private vengeance upon those
who have shed The blood OF their relatives.
should not be tolerated Oh American soil. The
States in commenting on the situation of affairs
presented by the startling facts nnfoIded by the
prosecution. declares that there is no other city
in the country where the bloody ana terrible
vendetta occurs so often, and IL the courts are
found to be powerless 10 stop il, then The people
themselves must stamp out the evil and maintain
law and order.
Senator Sawyer's bill for the establishment OF
a postal telegraph service provides that all free
delivery pOstOflices shall be postal telegraph
stations aud In addition the Postmaster General
may designate other offices and telegraph Offices
postal telegraph stations. The Postmaster
General is to make contracts with telegraph
companies for period of ten years. The rates
proposed are: For twenty words or less between
postal stations in the same State less than 800
miles apart, 10 cents; between stations not less
than 800 miles apart and not In the same State,
20 cents for twenty words. No rate is TO be
greater Than so cents for twenty words
The potato blight is an unwelcome vistant.
when Its presence is manifested in this land
OF plenty, but in Ireland it has a terrible
meaning to the poor people who depend
upon their crop Tor sustenance. In County
Cork, so far The parishes of Castle
Haven and Mayross are concerned, and
all other parishes bordering on the sea, the
prospect Of the poor people is alarming in the
extreme. Distressing reports have also been re-
ceyed from other districts OF Cork and from
Limerick, Kerry ana Waterford, owing to ex-
cesslVe wet weather.