The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-01

we're In the majority in the house they
would cut off debate by the power
which numbers gave them, and that
today they had no rightful cause to
object to being done by as they had
done by others.
A fellow correspondent who is. pos
sessed OF some ancient records insists
that the same things happens over
and over again In congress" Then hO
has gone on to say: The filibusters
of today which are of frequent oc-
currence have their counterparts In
the history of legislation ever since
congress began" Thomas Burke OF
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 10. 1878. the continental con-
gress took into consideration the draft
of letter in answer to General WASH
ington's letter of the 4th. and some
progress being made thereon. mo-
ton was made to adjourn, 1t being ten
o'clock"
Censured For His Filibuster.
AS the story goes on. it is discov-
cred that Mr. Burke after voting Tot
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 to find 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 ne
would return presently. but that Mr.
Burke had replied that the devil might
take him If he would come, 1t was too
late and too unreasonable.
The upshot of the whole business
was the adoption of the following reso
luton:
AANSOifNd hdb NhO
which Mr.. Burke withdrew on thu
evening OF the said 10th instant wa
disorderly and contemptuous; and tina
the answer then returned by him wa
indecent. That the principle upo
which he has attempted to justify d
withdrawing from the house Is dal
gerous. because It strikes at the yer
existence of the house. and. as In II
present case actually happened. wou
enable a single member to put an
slant stop to the most important pr
ceedings of congress"
In these colonial days Delega
Burke was a true states Fighter.
declared to the house that while
might be criminal in members OF CO
gress to withhold their attendan
when the public safety required
they are to be judged and punish
by the laws of the state they rep
sent and by no other power"
The continental congress decla
that its resolution touching the case
Mr. Burke should be transmitted
the assembly of North Carolina.
there so far as the present histor
knows the case ended
Conserving the Bison.
In the agricultural approprta
bill reported recently from
proper committee to the be
! there Is an item OF 1900 W
will be used to care for and
tect the bird refugees where
birds may be unmolested. and W
have been set aside by executive
der, and the bison or. as most pc
say, the buffalo, reservation In
tana.
There is a good deal of interef
congress attaching to the bison,
this means all through the country
cause it has been appeals from
people which have stirred intere
the congressman. In a Montana
ervatiou a government herd OF
ranges in virtually wild state
gress was led to take action to
and preserve these wild animal
appeals from the American Biso
ISOLATION. Of which William 7. II
day OF the Bronx Geological pa
the moving spirit. Senator Dix
Montana introduced a bill to
aside a tract of land containin
square miles 1t is located on
Flathead Indian reservation, an
land, while making fine bison
is almost totally unfit for agricu
purposes. In other words, 1t Is
tically waste land.
Wood Buffalo In Saskatchew
Most people do not know that
ia still in existence herd of
" wild bison. Little Is known
corning it, save the fact of it's
ence. How many animals theI
and what their chances of con
existence. may be put down, al
as a mere matter of guessing
somewhere in the northern part
Droyince of Saskatchewan there
few left, possibly more than
animals known to the people as
buffalo.
The layman's belief Is that tn
buffalo and the buffalo of the
are different species, but they a
They are identical, except for &
that the wood buffalo are littl
er than their southern family
bers. How long a lease of
wood buffalo may have no one