The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-02-08
TOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Senate Always Ready to Pass
Bills For This Purpose.

Senator Patterson Wants to Unite
Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Lodge and :hc President-Conare
siOnaI Salaries.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I. - Especial. l.
The senate may be mighty deliberate
about some things, but there is no de-
lay in public building bills The senate
committee decided that any town where
terms of United States courts are held
was entitled to Il public building if the
town was of a size to merit such a
building for its postottice Under such
a rule bills for hundreds of buildings
have been introduced and most of them
reported. 1t takes no time at all to
pass these bills. Let there come Il lit
tie lull in the business of the senate.
and some senator springs up and asks
to have building bill passed There
is never any objection, and the bill goes
through as soon as it is read. 1t would
take many millions of the surplus to
the 'watchdogs of the treasury" on
the house side. who insist that only a
limited number of buildings shall be
provided for at any one congress and
that these buildings shall go to the
larger towns where there is consider
Still it is quite likely that a eoodly
number of cities viii secure buildings
in this congress.
Proposed Territorial Consolidation.
Senator Patterson Of Colorado has
taken an interest in the territorial con
solidation project and introduced bill
to unite Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory and admit the whole us state
The object of this is to restore the old
boundaries of the tract which was all
Indian Territory at one time. When
large cessions were made to the gov
eminent, the western part of the terri
tory was soon occupied by white peo-
pie and is now oklahoma. This terri
tory is irregular as to boundaries now,
and if Indian Territory should be con
solidated with it the new state would
present a mere Symml tr.Cll shape. Ok
lahoma people oppose the c0nsolida-
ton, asking that their territory be ad-
mitted first Then If Indian Territory
desires to become a part of the new
state the matter can be arranged
would not be surprised. however to
see the consolidation plan prevail.
Demands of Labor.
If the labor Interests Of the country
want anything, they Go not hesitate to
ask for it. and nearly always succeed.
Besides demanding stringent Chinese
legislation, the labor organizations are
petitioning and urging that United
States warships shall be constructed at
government yards But they are also
insisting that the Marine baud and 9TH
er military bands composed Of enlisted
men shall not be allowed to play at
other than official functions because
they compete with musicians who be-
long to unions. Quite a sentiment has
been worked up in favor Of this con-
tention. Ben Butterworth, for many
years an Ohio congressman, once re-
marked to a group in the cloakroom:
"Talk about being brave, you fellows!
Why, | can go up in the gallery with
an old pair of Knights of Labor
breeches and shake them over the rail
ing and run every man of you out Of
the house" 'And, said the man who
told the story, "when you come TO
consider how we fear these organized
labor fellows when they once get after
us, I'll be hanged if old Ben wasn't
about right"
Close to the President.
Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot
Lodge have been warm personal friends
for many years. They have many