The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-05
Which Controls, Railroads
or Government?
Amazing Influence Exerted
by Big Corporations.
Spanish in the Senate - Grand
Achievement Of American Art.

Try, ana inc flilNay corporations In Iass-
ing this bill gave signal exhibition OF
their power in the lower branch. While
there is an honest differsncc OF opinion as
TO the public policy of driving the ticket
brokers out Of business, the bill as ID passed
the house Is far too drastic. For instance,
tickets must be purchased by tho person
who Is 60 use them. "A man cannot under
the law buy % ticket for the use of his wife.
She must go and buy it herself
Owned by Railroad Corporations.
When this bill came up for passage, o
man stationed in the gallery and looking
down upon the floor below was able to tell
who would vote for the bill and who would
not. He was ~ newspaper correspondent
familiar with the politics in most of the
states. "That man belongs To the Wander
bits, ~" THAT one TO the Northwestern, I"
"this one to the Atchison, there Is n
member whois owned by the Burlington"
"he is all right because he votes as the l..
and ~ tells him." These were samples
of his charactorizations. In most cases he
was right. The extent to which the rail
road corporations of the country control
votes upon the floor Of both house and sen
ate Is national scandal. The wonder Ia
that the railroads are not able to get every.
thing they want. do not mean TO say
that oil the men who voted for this law
were owned by railroads, but a majority
OF them were There never will be any
reform in this matter till political parties
are reformed. One party is about as bad
as another in this respect.
"Hooiio sangeeIy.-
One Of the amusing incidents of the re.
cent Cuban debate in the senate was a
bout between Senator's Lodge and White
concerning pronunciation Of Spanish
names. Senator Lodge Is well known as
scholar. A year ago he visited Spain,
and it is supposed acquirsd some knowl
edge Of tho Spanish Language. Itwas only
natural therefore that when Senator White,
in on effort 60 ridicule the jingoes who had
been demanding that warships should be
sent to Cuba, pronounced the name OF
Julio Sanguilly as'' Hoolio Sangeely," and
made the senate and the galleries laugh
by doing So Mir. Lodge should come to the
rescue. Mr. Lodge accused Mr.. White OF
mispronorncing Spanish names, and said
the question wns too serious one to be
treated in that manner. But Senator
White turned tho tables very neatly. He
showed that he not only knew how TO pro.
nouncc Spanish names, but that he could
read the Spanish language. Senator White
is said 10 be the only Spanish scholar in
the senate, and it will be long time be.
fore Mr. Lodge tackles the Californian
again on q question of Spanish pronuncia.
tion.
Some OF the Spanish names trouble our
statesmen very MUCH. Asa rule they get
them all wrong. Senator Sherman, tho
new secretary Of state, stumbles over all
foreign names, except those in most com
mon use. Some years ago he greatly
amused tic senate by persistently referring
10 Samoa as Sammy oh" A senator cor.
roctod him, whcrcuron Mr.. sherman used
the right pronunciation just once. Then
ho relapsed TO hi" Sammy oh, amid gen
eral smiles. Secretary Sherman admits
his inability 10 cope with the pronuncia-
ton of foreign names; but soys, quite
truly, that pronunciation Is matter of
small consequence.
When Major Mckinley stood before the
at the east front of the capitol
he looked for the first time upon one of the
yrandest achievements of American art
md architecture. mean tho new library
,f congress, which made a mangificent
foreground for the eptrancing picture Its
golden dome, its classical outlines, it's no.
bic facade, were things which every one OF
he vast throng of Americans present could
De proud Of Those who waited till tho
excitement of the day was over and visited
he interior Of the building were lost In
The new library Is the most
beautiful building in the world Its store
If richness, in both decoration and archi-
ectural lines, is not equaled by any palace
n the old world. lt is the show place of the
rational capital. 1t is the Mecca of ali
visitors. President Mckinley himself has
,eard so much of the glories of the new
structure thnt he says he Is going To take a
ew hours some afternoon and look it over.
At last the United States has perfect
building. At last il has a public building
which is beyond criticism. Best Of all, IL
$ an American work.
The Selfish Senate.
There has been great deal Of dissatis- |
action at the manner In which the senate |
ook exclusive charge of the arrangements |
or the inauguration at the capitol. The |
cnatc acted upon che assumption that this |
ias ceremony with which the house OF |
had nothing whatever To |
o. The house was invited To be present, |
mt only as guests All authority rested |
nth the senate. This notion was carried |
o such an extreme that the stand erected |
Or the accommodation of the presidential |
arty and invited guests was built alto
ether on the senate side of the capitol, the
rst time this wcs done. There have been
he usual complaints about unfair distri
ution of tickets, the senate being charged
'ith "hogging" everything In sight
/ am reminded of n comical incident of
io Hayes Inauguration. There was some
luabblc about the tickets then, and cards
admission to the presidential stand were
sued hy rival authorities. Ii chanced
rat when Justice Miller of the supreme
ourt walked down to take his seat near
resident Hayes he found his chair occu-
led 10y stranger The justice demanded
rat the chair be vacated. but It's occupant
as not willing to comply. Some words
isucd, when the justice became provoked
nd rcsortcd To violent measures. Justice
Iillcr was n perfect giant I'm size and
renRth. The intcrloper was little fell
w. I'm n twinkling the people I'm that
lIt oi the stand were surprised 10 see the