The Republican journal., 1903-02-05
s,,er Things in Colombia.

II
..,ondence of The Journal.]
COLOMBIA, December 80,
Be'''1 .ordlng to the Colombian con-
e. " tb4 Presidents term of office
:rt'' V- bat in reality he sticks to
s', .rs,atiye chair for as long or as
he NV s,i,d AS his military authority
Ad' d He is assisted by a vice
Ga' w. seven ministers and a Coun-
f'a.,+e Congress meets in Bogota
" ar.t lay of the new year, the
'g "' ami House of deputies both
$''' .ime room, which is a very
a'.s soartment, having galleries
ai. sides Original legislation be-
ta ongress, but the Cover
o-' -...,arlous departments, or
has. power to issue edicts
..,.,syd 10y Congress, for facll-
r -ajrs of their respective
,,various departments are
.r-u. y departmental assem-
.,.t meet once in two years;
has Us own municipal coun-
...-.r aurt and district judge.
f...1d, criminal and district
rurcial courts are also
+he text of the law is
.t jguers enjoy equal rights
...... ans in this so-called re
..l would not be advisable to
..... -tluu in any native court OF
r-- The matter is weighty
....-...r1 with it the fear OF
-4..ls iong, strong arm. I'm
... f.. debt has recently been
.t with and trial by jury in
.- ..,es established. The only
. Hr country is that of salt,
.,s...f lu The hands of the central
...-..ft and III some departments
+.. In distilleries, which is
...m.,ata for the benefit of their
,c.l..futl revenues. The trade in
...-.. .....I ammunition has been free for
.r. wear, There is a large public
l...,.... to t0reignerS, three-fourths
+.... ue to British creditors;
s..tsl. MS ,ecurity mortgage on
au.l5 taIef source OF revenue,
..-Lrs -U rom the customs. A syS-
I'd, rp.1.t 10 place the commercial
.- ,nH redIt Of the country on a
..... .l--- vas introduced some time
5. .tt already largely developed.
81 ~ .fat is known as a bill and dis
..- muy was established in Bo-
20. M .9mmauds public confidence
-.t.- ia al. this changeful world
...s ..tIng that varies more than
d. r market. The principal ma
-.. .s the half-dollar: but that
.. below par, is not thought of
load, and is nearly value
-- .'.3' America, where drafts
s u- sought by business men
... ..-.H For the purchase of
q. -he silver dollar of Peru
St. iormer called soles, the
a- -- are preferred and are
1ae to 10 per cent above
-e ui olombia. The demand
.elgn dollars. however,
-. r0r price of local drafts is
induce purchasers to buy
81. where the gold of the
.' ,- is brought for Panama
a.a lses The latter is general
.. .e., aId is eagerly bought up,
., | month. by mechanics and
-a- n4 away to their friends
a M t- ut home. When the for
- dad MAS introduced, the gold
Wis ." at par; but domestic want,
W" {. tie bi.monthly calls above
o0-H I. bas sent American money
H the market. Therefore, the
.g hest -ult Of funds one can possibly
". ~oGth America is United States
.4. r r-mum on which is always
n-u- IL last quarter century, in
u. Intervals of revolution, the Colon
4H -teument had occupied itself
rag with the educational problem.
Il I-aulation of national schools
modelled ou the German method, took
Ha"F >-", and already there are
a'9H twrtnousand educational inStitu-
AI>tt various classes in the country,
'-A"'i-- from the public treasury.
-L'0g -arm is a national Normal
.@'o Z. each province, for the special
-t 'ug of teachers. Graduates from
."r >oimal schools are appointed to
t 'He Common branches in the
la opU public schools. There are
-'A9 semlnaries and colleges of higher
s.aHf besldes innumerable private
,aqHs jon girls, where needle-work,
'lseao.d economy and the lives OF the
'dAJ8 receive much more attention
'Hdl tar higher mathematics.
ne practice of all trades and profess
''l' ucluding those of law, medicine
did That O. the apothecary, is absolute
y UNRESTRICTED, so that one need not
.'' possess d license or diploma.
'''is' TOO much liberty, it seems to me,
4 P'acAs human bones and bodies at
" lutrHV of lpv Hod r1ipr who ahOOSpS