Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-13

erty Of the federal government, j. a men
ace to the border territory on account of
H. disastrous oscillations with every flood,
into the other. and causing endless dis
puteS the settlement or attempted settle
ment Vt which has already cost the nation
about $500 UO.it l. clear that the federal
government should take a substantial in
%tereSt ~ correcting such conditions. Ny
bill appropriating $4,000 for the investi-
CATION was tavorably reported BY the sen
ate committee on irrigation and was OH the
senate calendar when congress adjourned.
\ committee II representative citizens
came from the Lower Rio Grande Valley
to Washington and dad splendid work in
behalf ri thi~ proposition.
-. Dissertation of Flag. Fish Cultural
Station. Additional Judge, Cotton Seed
Meal and Cake introduced and secured
the passage Of the following bills through
but were pending there when congress ad-
journed:
a-Bill to prevent the dissertation 81 the
American flag
Bill establishing additional fish cul
tural stations in Texas.
Bill providing an additional Judge III
the fifth circuit.
Dill providing for a wider domestic
market Tor cotton seed meal and cake.
25.-Military Highway on Rio Grandc
My bill for a survey Of a military high
way along the Rio Grande from FL PaSo
10 Brownsville was favorablv reported bv
the military affairs committee. but con
Sideration was always blocked bv obiec-
tions of Senator Smoot Of Utah and one
or two other republicans. The war de
partment took I'm adverse view of the bill.
but II may assume 4 different attitude dur
my the next congress I'M view Of recent
developments along the border. The Gus
toms division of the treasury department
and the immigration bureau OF the depart
ment Of labor favored the proposition. and
II was the position OF the latter two IA
thorltIeS, - well a. the urgent reprr~rn
tations ct a committee from the Rio
trande section that prompted the military
affairs committee to report favorably.
26. Prohibition have taken an ac-
tive interest III behalf Of prohibition IN the
nation and IN the District ~ Columbia. III
Producing the national prohibition amend
ment 10 the federal constitution III the SEN
ate and also a bill for prohibition III the
District of Columbia. The nationwide
"A paaulr..s.t r...t.l 4. 80 M. "a. 49,
December %. 1914. and the cause II ma
tional prohibition received III enormous
impetus from the fact that q majority Of
the American house Of representatives
went on record in behalf Of the submission
~ the amendment, although ii failed to
Obtain the necessary two-third~. More
remarkable and more significant still. eight
If the eleven Southern states hat seeded
from the Union supported the amendment
with = majority Of their representatives
IN the house. South Carolina, the first
state to ~ecede. Arkansas. and Tennessee
voted unanimously for the amendment.
Alabama divided equally. while the only
two Southern STATES of the old Cnnfed
eracy To oppose the amendment with n
majority Of their representatives Ia the
house were Texas and Louisiana.
~. Woman Suifrage-When the na-
tional suffrage amendment came before
the senate voted for it, submission ~
the states that they might exercise their
fundamental right ~ deciding. under the
method prescribed by thq> constitution
whether the amendment should BE- en-
bodied ~ the constitution. and whether the
subject was one of national or local char
acter, This amendment provides that ms
citizen shall b. DISTINGUISHED On accoun,
OF sex. II applies u men aS well az ~
women, and 70 the federal government ~
well - to the states.
y. Trips Of ImSpection-Since my
election 10 the senate | have visited the
Following polnts and projects ia order To-
be able 10 speak ii them la the senate from
personal knowledge: Iniracoa>taI canal
and tributaries. Sabine Ncche~ canal: hnr
bors at Orange. Port Arthur and Bean
mont. Port Arthur ship channel. CALVES
ton harbor and channel. Houston harh,,
and ship channel. Texas City harbnr and
channel, Port Bolivar harbor and channel
kockport, Texas, harbor and channel
Port Arkansas harbor and channel. channel
from Port Arkansas to CORPUS Christi. Rir
Grhndc section tributary to hnrbor ~
BrhZo~ Santiago, harhOr vi Brazn- San
tiago. Guadalupe river M Victoria. PaIa-
cios river. Navidad and Lavaca rivers.
Brhzo~ river, Trinity river. Red river. Sa-
bine rvcr' Taylor's bayou. Cypres- bavou
and Caddo lake, Elephant Butte dam and
irrigated section tributary Ia FL Paso. Pc