Rock Island Argus., 1898-03-04

the Sort Of Vegetables They Raise in
Aiasisa-Cansdian racinc's Business in
1897 In Goods In bond.
Washington, March s.-The Loud bill
to correct alleged abuses of the second
class mail matter privilege. which last
year passed the house by g majority
OF lA to i0i, was buried under by an
overwhelming majority BY the house
yesterday. The vote was not taken di-
recily en- ;hc b!.l. hut on 4 motion To lay
IL on the table. by vote OF ls2 to ll9
the motion vas carried. Forty-seven
Rerabhsa; a;ls Joined with the Democrats
ard popllists in accomplishing this re-
suit. AMI ten Democrats voted with the
majority of the Republicans. The re-
fdz-d Of Loud 10 permit a vote on an
amendment at the last minute was re-
sPDns!s!c in a measure for the result,
su; the strength oS the measure un-
doub,cdly waned throughout the three
days debate. The announcement was
greeted with burst Of applause.
Analysis of the Vote.
The following Republicans voted with
the majority of the Democrats and
POpuiists 10 lay the bin on the table:
Baker OF Maryland, Barney of wiscon-
sin. Barrett of Massachusetts,, Beach
of Ohio. Bingham. Boute!le, DrodericK,
Brown of ohio. Brownlow. Brumm,
Bull of Rhode Island. Burleigh OF Maine.
Caproa of Rhode Island. Codding of
Pennsylvania, Cooper OF Wisconsin.
Curtis. Davenport of Pennsylvania. Da-
wilson Of Wisconsin, Dayton of West
virginia, Dinrley. Dovener of West
Virginia, Gibson of Tennessee. Hopkins,
HowcS of New Jersey. Hurley of New
York. Kerr of Ohio. Kirkpatrick of
Pennsylvania. Knox of Massachusetts.
Kulp q Pennsylvania. Linney OF North
Carolina. Mcfwa of New Jersey. Ohm
stead of Pennsylvania. Pitney Of New
jersey. Powers OF Vermont. Pugh Of
Kentucky. Robbins OF Pennsylvania.
Russell OF Connecticut, Saue-herins of
Ei-consin. Snuthwlck Of New York.
stewart Of New Jersey. Sulioway of
New Hampshire. updegraf, walker OF
virginia, Weaver OF Ohio. White of
North Carolina. Wilbur OF New York
and williams II Pennsylvania.
Tine following Democrats voted
against the motion: Allen of Mississippi.
DcVcy OF Louisiana, Fleming OF
Georgia. Iiinriohsen. Howard OK Georgia.
Love of Mississippi. Ogden o. Louisiana,
Taylor cf Alabama. Underwood OF Ala
hama AMI Young of Virginia.
Vest sat Enthusiastic Over Air.ka.
Washington, March i.-D-,ing thee
tire session yesterday the senate had
under consideration the Alaskan home
stead and railway right-of-way biil. Orc
Of the features oc the discussion was a
speech delivered by Vest. in which he
ridiculcd the idea Of homestecGing any
par; Of Alesl:a or constructing railroads
In that district. HIS Eoticn to eliminate
the homestead feature of the bill by
striking out the first section wcs de-
fcated. He ridicrlod the report made
by Rev. DT. Sheldon Jackson upon the
agriculture Of Alaska. ALASKA" de-
Clared Vest. is not an agricultural section,
ard IL Fever can be made one. sneak
from personal knowledge ard not from
government reports" He said that in
that great sectioL-two and haiftimes
larger than the state Il Texas and ten
times larger than the state of Gccrsia-
there WIS net siagle farm: yet the
report of DIR. Jackson extensively pic
turcd the wonderful potatoes and the
remarkable cabbage produced there.
lie Had Experienced Those Potatoes.
Yes; said he knew something II those
potatoes and oahbsSes. The potatoes
were iarrc and-fuIi of water, nothing
clse. lie saw. nc said. cabbsses that
read over the ground like TIE blanket
ct Sancho Panza. and caulihcwer that
Weighed twenty-five pounds: yet when
they were cut they contained nothing
but water. AS TO the grasses which DIR.
Jackson referred to so elouuently. il
was vegetable blasrhemy" To- compare
them with the blue Srass Of Kentucky.
He thought the purchase of Alaska for
S.5oo Geo had been made rec k.csssly and
heedlessly. Since 1851 IL had cost the
government sal. COO. and to REV. Shell
don Jackson. II. D.. and IL. D., mis-
sionHry to the Aleuts and manager Of
reindeer. S-o,ot5 for spending his winters
In Washington and his summers in
a