The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22

resentatlves was made the basis of
lhearing of the senate committee on
women suffrage. II live in the Dis
itrict of Columbia where nobody
Votes" said Mrs. Belva Lockwood.
"and / am just as good as man.
Both she and Mrs. Colby argued in
support of the constitutionality Of
the bill. In addition TO announcing
her conclusions in xbehalf of her sex,
Mrs. Lockwood expressed the hope
that the congressional representation
OF the southern states would be re-
duced unless the negro citizens were
protected in their rights of suffrage.
The declaration brought smile to. the
face of Senator Bacon of Georgia, who
lis chairman of the suffrage committee.
The Isthmian Canal Commission
has invited bids on large quantity of
provisions for the use Of the govern
ment hospital at Auction, Canal Zone.
The announcement states that the
proposals must be submitted in trip
licate, the bids to be opened on Jan.
Fa7. All articles must be delivered G..
l. F., at either Colon or Laboca, at
(which place they will be inspected by
Echief of materials and supplies of the
department. Each proposal must be
F'be accompanied by certified check,
made payable to the chairman of the
fIsthmian Canal Commission, for a
sum equal to 10 per cent Of the aggre-
gate amount Of the proposal, or, in
lieu thereof, bond in like sum, with
Igood and sufficient security.
Harry S. New, Of Indiana is not the
imam slated for the vice craftsmanship
fof the republican national committee
when Mr.. Cortelyou retires from the
craftsmanship to go into the cabinet.
Just who will succeed in that place is
not yet settled, but it is argued that
News appointment might make it too
Eeasy for Charles w. Fairbanks to cap
ture the next presidential nomination.
Mr.. Cortelyou is determined not to
carry the Craftsmanship into the cabi-
met, reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. The vice chairman, whoever
is selected, will practically head the
party organization until the next ma
tional convention names his successor.
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| There promises to be an animated
controversy over the question as to
the public building in which the in
Faugural ball shall be held. The house
! Headers asserts that under no circuln-
stances will they favor the passage Of
the senate bill authorizing the use Of
the Pension Bureaus building. Early
in the week they suggested that the
library Of Congress might be used for
he purpose. If that does not suit the
Senate that body will have the alter
native of selecting the Capitol. Either
lone or the other, the public leaders
Fsay, must be taken.
One Of the important things in
Roosevelt's plan for the coming four
wears is the work he has cut out for
(George B. Cortelyou as head of the
kpostal service. The magnitude of the
undertaking may be partly realized
when it is recalled that the expendi-
Ftures Of the department now reach
E$180,000,000 year. The service en-
bodies 27,13S rural mail routes, serv-
ling 100000 people, but this is mere
lily recently organized adjunct to the
great postal organization which ham
dies and delivers mail to the centers
tof population.
The senate by vote Of A to 90
lpassed the Philippine civil govern
ment bill. The final vote was pre-
coded by the presentation of many
amendments and general discussion of
them as well as Of provisions Of the
BILL The discussion was confined quite
generally to the merits Of the measure.
On some of the amendments suggest
led by Democratic senators several
western Republicans voted in the af-
ffrmative, but Mr.. McCumber was the
only Republican who voted with the
democrats against the final passage
of the bill.
Representative Livingston Of Geor-
igia introduced resolution requesting
the secretary Of agriculture to for
ward to the house all data on the last
report of the cotton acreage. The pre-
amble recites:. "That there is great
dissatisfaction and want Of confidence
in the reports on cotton acreage and
production by the department of ag-
riculture, especially as to the last re-
port made on December 3, 1904
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