The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-26
Ask for Diamond Dyes
TAKE NO OTHER.

Senate these days and evidently feels
the modification keenly
Wellington came to the Senate with
a reputation of being one of the
shrewdest political strategists in the
country. He was credited with over
thro wing the German combination in
Maryland; something at that time sup
posed to be impossible. Wellington
soon broke with his party on the Span
ish war policy and had a serious row
with President Mckinley. From this
moment his popularity in the Senate
languished and to-day he is hardly
spoken to by Republican or Democratic
associates. There never was a Sena-
tor more completely ''out of his ele-
ment" than he.
McLaurin, the young commercial
crusader from the Palmetto State, is in
the same boat with Wellington. He
broke with his party on the Dingley
bill and followed It % with speaking
against the peace treaty with Spain,
and then at the eleventh hour voted
for the ratification of the treaty. In
the South it is an unforgivable offense
for a man to vote against his party
on a party measure, hence what prom
Used to be a brilliant career is snuffed
out
Pritchard is the first Republican to
come to the Senate since the days of
the carpet-bag regime in the Tar
Heel State. He was influential and
popular until the Democrats recaptur-
ed his state and now he cuts but little
figure in either the Senate of in ma
tional affairs.
The Concentration Camps.
1t was noted in Senator Hoars speech
of Thursday that he consistently ad-
hered to the use of the word recon
centrado," in referring to the camps in
III
concentrate. When Senator Bacon,
of Georgia, was speaking earlier in the
week, Senator Spooner called him down
on the use of the term 'reconcentrado,"
and suggested that the proper term to
use in reference to the concentration
camps in the Philippines was "concen-
trado." The Wisconsin senator de-
clared rather hotly that the Georgia
senator was trying to give the idea that
the concentration camps of the Amer
leans were equal in their horror to
those Of Weyler in Cuba. Senator
Hoar interrupted to say that Senator
Bacon could adopt the gratituous sUg-
gestion of Senator Spooner If he choose,
but that for himself he proposed 10 use
the term applied to the Weyler camps,
''reconcentrado. and he was careful
throughout his speech to roll out the
longer term.
COmnufaf1Om PRISONERS
An act of Congress which will in
terest some people temporarily residing
in Fulton County is that to regulate
Communication for good conduct Of
United States prisoners. The act pro-
Vides that each prisoner confined in e
United States penitentiary or jail for
a definite term other than for life
whose record of conduct shows that he
has faithfully observed all of the rules
and has not been subject to punish
ment shall be entitled to a reduction
in the term of his sentence as fol-
lows: Commencing on the first day of
his arrival at the penitentiary, prison
or Jail:
Upon a sentence of not less than
six months nor more than one year,
five days for each month.
Upon a sentence of not less than one
year and not more than three years,
six days for each month
Upon a sentence of not less than
| three years and less than five, seven
days for each month.
Upon a sentence of not less than
five years and not more than ten,
eight days for each month.
Upon a sentence of ten years and
over. ten days for each month.
When a prisoner has two or more
tentences the aggregate of his SEN
fences shall be the basis upon which
his deduction shall be made.
The Attorney Generl is given the
power to restore to any such convict
who has heretofore or may hereafter
forfeit any good time as may be proper
in his judgment upon recommendation
and evidences submitted to him by
the warden in charge.
For the Exposition.
A strong effort is being made by the
friends Of the Interstate and West In
dian Exposition. which Is the official
name OF the Charleston Exposition. 10
secure an appropriation of $4,000 70
make good the loss which the eXposi-
ton has sustained.
When the original bill was passed
Senator Tillman and Mr. Elliot Of
South Carolina. who were active IN ~
support, pledged themselves that they
would make no effort - secure the ap-
Precipitation Of a larger sum. This
pledge ties their hands. ana they are,
therefore, taking 10 active part 10 the
present movement The biu providing
for the aDpropr isfiOn ~ this additional