The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-25
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)
Considered Relaxation Of ExeIu

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day 40 Representatives Kahn, Nc
kinney and Hayes, all of California, the
committee named by Pacific coast
representatives to oppose efforts TO
modify the Chinese exclusion act and
10 work for a japanese exclusion act.
The Californians stated that they will
fight vigorously the bill under consid-
Grafton by the committee 10 amend
the Chinese exclusion act by having
inspection of Chinese at ports in
China from which they sail, as well
as in the American ports where they
land. The Californians object 10 the
bill chiefly because it is a revision of
the act, and resent any revision or
change, as they fear that it will lead
10 a further relaxation of the exclu-
sion act.
Help for Jamaca.-The latest re.
ports OF the earthquake in Kingston
indicate that the extent OF the disaster
is greater than was supposed. The
/ suffering Of the people there, however,
canOt be measured by the fatalities
/ and physical injuries that were infict-
! ed; the destruction of property will
| cause great priyatiOn and hardship.
/ The machinery Of the Red Cross has
/ been set in motion at it's head
quarters here, and American warships
I have been dispatched 10 the scene of
/ the catastrophe. These immediate
steps fOr the relief Of the people OF
Jamaica who are in need Of aid are
| characteristic pf thac spirit Of prompt
and substantial sympathy which hui
man suffering never fails to inspire
in the people Of this country. Disas-
tcrs OF this kind always serve to bring
out that splendid expression Of the
sense OF human brotherhood
A Real "Indian EioteI.'-Washing
ton probably has the only real Indian
hotel in the country. 1t is on Third
street, and for more than half cen
tury has been the Washington head
quarters for all Indians coming here
TO see the great white Father" as
the President is always called by
them. This hotel has always been run
by the same family and has passed
from father to son. During every ses-
ing the recess is quite colony OF In
dians here. They come on from their
reservations for the purpose of con-
ferring with the President or secretary
of the interior about their needs, and
at least half Of them come attired in
their complete native costume, blan-
kets, paint, feathers and ALL They
are as gaudy as anything in the Wild
West show line, and are fixed up 10
Kill" All Of them are chiefs in their
various tribes, and are looked upon as
the big men" Of their nation.
Spooner Flags TiIlman.-The Sen
ate the other afternoon sat under the
spell of Mr.. Spooner's thunderous
words as he fayed Mr.. Tillman of
South Carolina. The Brownsville res
olutiOn was under consideration.
There was an immense audience, that
increased as the great Wisconsin
lawyer proceeded step by step in his
comprehensive argument, and to his
eloquent peroration. Senators say
that it was the most terrific eXcoria-
tion heard in that forum fOy gener-
alton. Temperate in his choice Of
terms, Mr.. Spooner none the less drove
his points home with tremendous
force. He rung the changes on the
unfortunate phases Of lynching, turn
ing frequently TO Mr.. Tillman, who
crouched in nearby chair, just
across the centre aisle. Although
man of small stature, Mr. Spooner has
a powerful voice, and at times, in de-
nouncing the South Carolinians course
il seemed to shake the senate cham
ber. 1t was an awful thing TO partici-
pate in lynching, Mr.. Spooner said.
1t was a thing that decent men keep
quiet about. Ii was shocking to hear
men boast of it, and declare that they
would do ii again. And yet Mr.. TILL
man had boasted from his place in the
Senate that so long as negroes con-
tinued to ravish white women, he
would favor lynching.
New Ship Subsidy BiIl.-After a
fight which lasted all day and extend
ed TO the floor of the House, threaten
ing TO bring about much flibustering
at one time, the House committee on
merchant marine and fisheries finally
decided TO make favorable report on
a ship subsidy bill prepared by Rep
resentative Littauer Of New York as
n substitute for the Grosvenor bill
which has been under discussion for
many weeks Seven subsidized mail
mail lines are provided for in the bill
TO be reported. with an annual subven-
tion estimated at s3.750,000. Two OF
the lines are 10 be from the Atlantic
coast 10 South America, and one from
the Gulf of Mexico TO Colon. From
the Pacific coast there are 10 be three
lines TO the Orient and one line to the
west coast of South America. Only
two changes were made by the COM
mittee in the bill as originally drawn
by Mr.. Littauer. Instead Of actually
fixing San Francisco and the Puget
Sound ne tho pnints of departure OF