Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

Noh6k TESS Ue1du. iuOmdb DuIkS On
North Carolina 1873 years ago conduct
ed filIbuster In congress. For time
he had one follower. Edward Lang
worthy OF Georgia. but only for short
time
AT about ten o'clock on the evening
OF April TO- ITS. the continental con-
gress took into consideration the draft
OF letter in answer to General Wash
ingtons letter of the 4th. and some
progress being m2de thereon. mo-
ton was made to adjourn. 1t being ten
O'clock"
Censured For His FiIihuster.
AS the story goes on. it is discov-
cred that Mr.. Burke, after voting for
adjournment, declared that the others
might vote as they pleased, he would
upon his honor adjourn himself" and
thereupon he Immediately withdrew.
by which means congress could not
proceed to business" Mr.. Lang
worthy. the delegate representing
Georgia. also withdrew.
Congress sent a messenger toadnd the
absent members and to request them
to return to attend congress. When
the messenger came back he reported
that Mr.. Langworthy had said that he
would return presently. but that Mr.
Burke had replied that the devil might
take him If he would come, it was too
late and too unreasonable
The upshot of the whole business
was the adoption of the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the manner IN
evening OF the said 10th instant was
disorderly and contemptuous; and that
the answer then returned by him was
indecent. That the principle upon
which he has attempted to justify his
withdrawing from the house Is dan
gerous. because it strikes at the very
existence Of the house, and, as in the
present case actually happened, would
enable single member to put an In
slant stop to the most important pro-
ceedings of congress"
In these colonial days Delegate
Burke was a true states Fighter. He
declared to the house that while It
might be criminal in members Of con-
gress to withhold their attendance
when the public safety required 1t,
they are to be judged and punished
by the laws OF the state they repre-
sent and by no other power"
The continental congress declared
rhaf In hA IA IF
Mr.. Burke should be transmitted to
the assembly of North Carolina. and
there so far as the present historian
knows. the case ended
Conserving the Bison.
In the agricultural appropriation
bill reported recently from the
proper committee to the house
there is an item OF $4,000 which
will be used to care for and pro-
tect the bird refugees where wild
birds may be unmolested, and which
have been set aside by executive or
der. and the bison or, as most people
say. the buffalo. reservation in Mon
tana.
There is a good deal of interest III
congress attaching to the bison. and
this means all through the country, bey
cause it has been appeals from the
people which have stirred interest In
the congressman. In Montana res
ervation a government herd OF bison
ranges in virtually wild state. Con-
gress was led to take action TO buy
and preserve these wild animals by
appeals from the American Bison as
ISOLATION, of which William T. Horna,
day OF the Bronx Geological park Is
the moving spirit. Senator Dixon OF
Montana introduced bill to set
aside a tract of land containing 20
square miles. 1t is located on the old
Flathead Indian reservation. and the
land, while making fine bison range,
is almost totally unfit for agricultural
purposes. In other words, it is prac-
tically waste land
A Flathead Indian named Pablo liv-
Ing in Montana had in his possession
q few years ago a herd Of $50 bison,
or, to begin using the common name,
although 1t Is wrong, buffalo. The
NduduldA SOtCA tCd4 ACQ VI bAV
existence of the herd and bought 1t
from the Flathead, who was tempted
by the offer because Of its seeming
generosity, and probably because he
did not know the full value OF the ami
mails In this day of their scarcity The
Canadians took about half the herd,
divided the half into two parts, and
turned the animals loose on ranges on
the other side of the border, where it
is said today they are thriving. The
understanding is that since then Can
ada has taken the rest of It's pur-
chase. Pablo. the Flathead. however.
retained In his possession about 80 of
the animals To these he added oths
ers. and with the natural increase he
had quite fine herd for Uncle Sam.
Wood Buffalo In Saskatchewan.
Most people do not know that there
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