The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-12-26
PASSES SENATE
Cuban Reciprocity Measure Ready
for Presidents Signature.
VOTE rIFry.sEvEN TO EIGHTEEN
saltot Taken After a Day OF Animated
Debste-0reaf Rejoicing Throughout
Cuba on Receipt OF News.

Washington, Dec. 19.--"At the con-
Iclusion OF this political battle ask the
senate to consider the Lewis and Clark
Centennial Exposition bill, said SEN
ator Mitchell, as he rose and was recog-
nized by the president pro tenn of the
senate, at tue termination of a heated
Panama debate that had engaged the
leaders OF both sides of the chamber
during the fore part Of yesterday after
noon.
Commencing at 3 O'Clock, Senator
Mitchell spoke continuously for more
than two hours, Senator Fulton presid-
ing over the senate.
During the impressive delivery Of his
elaborate appeal for government aid,
Senator Mitchell held the rapt atten-
ton OF the senators present, among
them being Senators Aldrich, Lodge,
Hoar, Foraker, German, Ankeny, Fos-
ter, Hepburn, Dubois, Cullom, Warren,
Fairbanks, Clapp, Daniel, Scott, Bacon,
Gallinger, Newlands and others, while
every Oregonian row in Washington in
behalf OF the fair occupied a seat in the
gallery.
Senator Mitchell's speech will form
the main argument OIL which the Ore
gon delegation will base its plea for q
liberal federal appropriation. Care
fully prepared as to facts and details,
it forms a convincing argument, not
only showing that the government is
in many ways indebted to the Oregon
country, but the event whose Tooth an
niversary it is proposed to commence
rate is Of such Importance as to warrant
federal recognition. especially in view
OF the government aid heretofore given
to expositions held in various cities of
the United States as we'll as for exhib-
| its abroad
Senator Fulton had intended speak
ing this evening, following his col
league, but, owing to the lateness of
the hour, he gave notice he would adj
dress the senate for 20 minutes or half
an hour at the conclusion of the morn
ing business tomorrow.
Senator Mitchell, in beginning his
speech, said that almost half a million
dollars had been raised by the sale of
stock IN the Exposition company, and
over $780, 900 had been subscribed by
different states for the purpose of max
ing exhibits, making total of 81 ,O86. =
907 OF available money for the enter
prise. He said magnificent site of
over 400 acres had been secured on the
Willamette river, which had already
been graded and planted to shrubbery.
Speaking of the event which the ex-
position is intended to commemorate
Mr.. Mitchell said:
No other historical event in our ma
tional existence of an Individual nature
has done so much toward the develop
ment OF American occupation and set
Element, American commerce, domestic
and foreign, and American civilization.
as has the geographical scientific and
military expedition across the then
trackiess American continent by Cap
tains Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark, 100 years ago."
Mr.. Mitchell made careful estimate
to show that the contributions of the
Oregon country" to the national
treasury exceeded the amount expended
there to the extent Of s37 900, 900. He
said that If the United States could
afford to contribute over Sc, 1000, 900 to
the st. Louis exposition, it could afford
to give one third of that amount to the
Portland exposition.