The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23
MAMMOTH DESIGN.
Senator Blackburn's Return to the
Senate Signalized.
BIGGEST COLLECTION OF FLOWERS,
This Was District OF Columbia Day in the
House.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Bla ck-
burns return to the Senate today after
the exciting and fruitless Senatorial con-
test before: the Kentucky Legislature.
was signaled by an unusual demonstra-
tion by his colleagues. On the Senator 's
desk was the most mammoth and elabo-
rate floral design ever brought to the
Senate, rising IL feet from the floor and
overhanging the desks of Sen ators Wall
hall and Vest on either side. The main
design represented the coat OF arms of
Kentucky with two dolls clasping hands
as the central figures, round which were
worked the State motto, "United we
stand, divided we fall." Above this was
a large horseshoe of in France and Perle
roses, while below and around were great
sheaves OF oak-leaves and lilies OF the val
ley. The whole was topped with wide
spreading branches of American beauty
roses. L he tribute cane from Mr.. Black
burns Senatorial associates. Several
other large designs were from personal
friends. =
In presenting petitions from Edward
Everett Hale, Julia Ward Howe, faculties
of Yale and Harvard colleges. and many
distinguished public men and scientists,
Mr. Gallagheo of.New Hampshire spoke in
advocacy of the philanthropic plan OF re-
moving consumptives to the Rocky Noun
tain region and granting the abandoned
Fort Stanton military reservation in New
Mexico for the use of the project. MIR.
Gallagher showed the heavy mortality
from pulmonary diseases and urged that
the government might well give that at
tention TO saving human life that 1t gave
through the bureau of animal industry to
overcoming pleuro- pneumonia in cattle.
Mr.. Blackburn entered the chamber
shortly after the session opened and was
warmly greeted by his associates. A
resolution offered by Mr.. Lodge was
adopted. empowering the committee on
civil service to investigate and report on
the administration OF the civil service
law at the government printing Office.
When Mr.. Sherman brought forward the
Cuban resolution there was an animated
debate as to securing final vote.
Mr.. Cullom, in charge of the executive
appropriation bill. said he could not
give way for indefinite discussion of the
Cuban debate TO the exclusion OF the APP
preparation bills. Senator Sherman re-
sponded that the committee desired a vote
and he thought IT remarkable with the
war proceedings in Cuba, the resolution
could not be speedily acted on. Mr.. Platt
(Rep., Conn said the trouble with the
resolution was that three Senators on the
conference had thrown aside the Senate
resolutions and had accepted the House
resolutions. "And venture to say,v
proceeded Mr.. Plat, "that not five SEN
ators approve the House resolutions now
before us. -
The Senator suggested to Mr.. Sherman
and his associates that they recede from
their agreement to the House resolutions
which the Senators did not want, aud
present something more acceptable.
s"If we had ANY assurance" said Mr..
Sherman, "that the Senate would accept
and dispose of the subject in another
form, then we would he quite willing
to accept the suggestion
MIR. Platt went on to say that he could
speak only for himself yet 1t must be APP
parent that Senators aid not wish to
adopt resolutions which were contradic-
tory in their terms.
81 suggest to the chairman of the COM
mittee." said Mr.. Hoar, rising and ad-
dressing Mr.. Sherman, "that he ask the
unanimous consent OF the Senate to a
disagreement to the conference report,
thus sending the subject back to the
conference committee"