The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.

what surprising suggestion that lmmi'
grants be compelled to have n knowl
edge of the Ten Commandments. In
his speech on the question he said:
at is in no spirit of levity, that l In
troduce what consider to be very
much the most important feature or
education into this measure, for an
education on the Christian basis of the
American Government Is something
which every man ought to have before
he acquires at least the rights of citi-
zenshlp by adoption Of this Govern
ment. need not enlarge upon that.
only want to dlsabuse any impression
that possibly might arise In the minds
of the Senate of the country that In the
introduction of this feature or the ser
ious intention of making every man
who comes to the test to acquire Am
erican citizenship to show before the
officer, the Judge who admits him, that
he knows the foundations OF the
Christian religion as they are taught
I'm the Ten Commandments. If he can
read the Ten Commandments in his
own way, whether he pursues them or
not he is that far advanced toward
real civilization, and until he Is ad'
vanced that far toward real civiliza-
tiop he has never made one step in the
march in that direction. The man VINO
has not taken that step, the man
whose mind and conscience do not
recognize the supreme and divine au'
| q H.. Ttn m a N
the basis of all Jurisprudence and all
| law, has no right or qualification under
| the flag of the United States. That Is
| not n religious test by any means. IL
| Is a test that goes to the constitution
| of society; it Is test which relates
to that organism which pervades all
| Christendom, and 1t Is a test which nc
| nation In this world and no people III
this world would dispense with or can
afford to dispense with without invok
| ing upon themselves the destruction oi
the Almighty
| Senator Morgan's amendment did moi
| impress the Senate favorably; although
eight Democrats, five Republicans anC
three Silverites voted for it.
The Washington Post is the author
| ity for n good story on Senator Cullon
| If Illinois. 1t says that the night was
cold, and Senator Cullom, warmed II
| his blankets, was sound asleep
Ring-g-g-g-g! went the electric door
bell. and the Senator, wondering wh'
wanted to disturb him in the middle O
the night, put ON his dressing gown ant
descended the stairs to the door. Ther
stood telegraph boy with a dispatch
The Senator took the envelope and tor
it open hastily. Out in Illinois the con
gregation of church had held meet
ing, and had taken action on the Gu
ban question. The telegram read
'Hurrah for Cuba and your nobl
speech!" The Senator is friend o
| Cuba, and he likes compliments, but a
8 o'clock in the morning-well, til
Senator didn't say a thing!
People who want to know what
going on in the United States Senat
ask Aldrich of Rhode Island or Lodg
of Massachusetts. These handsom
members are known as the newsgatl
erers of the Senate. Aldrich Is tn
Chesterfield of the chamber; LodS
the literary member. They seldom r.
, main in their seats. 1t is impossibl
to spot them by referring to a Senat
, diagram. They are always in some
body else's seat, Ginning with a co
league, picking up the latest commi
tee-room information and gossip. The
visit from aisle to aisle, from Repul
lican side to Democratic, not mfr
auently dropping down beside a Popl
list or a Silverite. Nothing gets b
I them except lightning, and Lodge eve
S defies that.
= The scheme for having the inaugur'
Z ball in the elegant new library buil'
9 ing was abandoned owing to the opp
sition of Congress and citizens WI
:, thought the building might be dan
!, aged by the not always orderly ba
: crowd.
I The District of Columbia, whlC
r probably has more legislation than ar
} other territory of the United States,
t the subject Of n bill on the subject
q good milk The bill provides that !
n person shall SELL exchange, or deliv
= any cream that contains less than
per cent. of butter fat. Another b
changes the names of the alphabetic
streets in Washington, so that heref
8 ter they are to be known as Adam
;. Bancroft, Clay, Decatur, Emerso
n Franklin, Grant Hamilton, Kane, Ii
a coin, Marshall, Newcomb OglethorI
! Perry, Quincy, Randolph, Stantc
a Taylor, Union, VanBuren, and We
ster. SENATOR.