The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-11

method OF procedure II there was a re-
mote chance that We could defeat the
previous question
The result Of the vote an hour later
showed that De Almond had correctly In
terpreted the generosity OF his Republi-
can opponents.
Contrast in Colonies,
1--WE get along better with our colonies
than YOU do" remarked Mr.. George II
Ham OF Montreal a man who although
q Canadian, is first OF all a Britisher and
loyal TO and proud OF British institutions.
We do not undertake to interfere with
the pursuits. religion or morals OF the ma
tiVes In our colonies. We are willing that
they should have their own religion and
their own code of morals We do not un-
dcrtakc 10 reform them, TO enforce our re-
lgion upon them, to make them adopt our
customs. language or dress We handle
our colonists with view Of giving the
people the greatest prosperity and allow
ing them to live In the way that best
suits them"
Just thea he realized that he had been
serious q long time for him, and switched
off on funny story and great truths and
examples he was going to impart were
lost. He forgot to state also that Eng.
land had been two centuries acquiring the
knowledge OF how to make colonies In all
cliInes as a part Of her system
There has been no weather to speak OF
from Medicine Hat this winter Last sum
mer a score of Washington newspaper
men made a trip to all the important
places IN western Ian9Oa, ana "ntn lneS
reached Medicine Hat away out In the
Saskatchewan country they expressed
great pleasure and declared that they had
longed for years TO visit the place where
real weather was made. For years there
had been an impression that all cold
waves originated at Medicine Hat In
the lobbies of the Senate and House are
large weather maps. upon which the tenn
perature and other conditions in every
section reached by wire are recorded.
Many day that far off Medicine Hat
station has been marked "a. IS. "A. Sc, etc.
and the prediction would, on these occa-
sions read cold wave coming from the
northwest. 1t signified that the thcr-
mometer was down below zero, anywhere
from - and 60 degrees. which means
mighty cold weather But this year
Medicine Hat has not been Keeping up
Its record 1t has been a failure as
producer of great cold waves, In fact, II
looks as If there had been n mild winter
at Medicine Hat
Senate is Enlivened.
ono of those refreshing pleasant inno-
vations has occurred in the dry routine OF
Senate procedure. publication among
tho documents Ike an oasis In sandy
desert has appeared in the Senate, 1t is
addressed to the "Erudite and distin-
gulshcd gentlemen And thence forward
it is an olliterativo treat Here IS para
Y, TO cut a waterway through the 18TH
mus OF Panama.
with much pomp and ceremony such
as has always been pardondbly pleasing
10 fame-fosteriDg Potentntes and other
renowned persOuages of uncommon celeb
rity that exceptionally pTodlgious and
praiscworthy design was proudly planned
and promulgated three hundred and
cighty-slX years ago.
In the next line then is deep discredt'
and 'dircful disgrace" The United States
is the "reasono blcst and ruling and rich
est republic" Reference TO the canal Is
made as running steadily and straightly
and stoutly." The document advocates an
Kotc n
measure in magnitude Near the end Of
this document is the following warning
wider and worse and more woe tul
crimes arc now plotting In connection
With the projected Three Americas rail-
way and In order 10 fully Illustrate and
0naIly defeat the atrocious designs so
entertained | ardently request you, with
woll-pondercd and sincere Views Of Inn
rz:cnscly promoting the mental ana moral
ard material interests OF our cntlre West
crn hemisphere, to do nothing at all IN
the expansive premises here outlined un-
IN after you shall have heard from me
again on the subject,
Sugar for Sugar.
Daniel ID Colcock. who appeared before
the .ainppincs committee representing
l ouisIana sugar interests I'm opposition to
Inc tsrih reduction bill may not have
made many converts. but ho certainly
presented his case in an amusing man
ier He referred 10 Secretary Tnft 0s
our loye-worthy and amiahlc Secretary
OF war. who last summer gathered TO-
gsther quite n flock Of Senators and Con-
Srcssmcn and took them across the Pa
cihc" He said he spent some tmo In
absorbing Information about Philippines
with a = and Flllpinos with an F." He
sI.o Ind something to say about Chair
man Serene +. Payne Of the Ways and
Means committee and the bin In tho
House. and concluded: Between Aguln-
aldo the Christmas present, the Serene,
the night waIchman. this Filipino busi"
ress has become pretty Kettle OF fish,
snd 81 tho bin goes through, the cooks
w!Il lave a lard time 10 serve up tho
Doesn't Accept Passes.
Senator Burkett Of Nebraska is an emf