Logan Republican | 1903-04-14 | Page 6 | Too Much for Senator Allison

Too Much for Senator Allison. Tho Senato was discussing tho project of filling In near Ellis island and making ground for some immigration immigra-tion station buildings. Tho paragraph In tho sundry civil appropriation bill read: "A new Island near Ellis Island." Senator Kean of New Jersey allowed that If thero wero to be any new Islands In the vicinity thoy should bo cedod to New Jersey. They struck out tho word "new," and Senator Allison rend tho phrase "a island." "That won't do," said Senator Aldrlch hastily. has-tily. "Make it 'an Island. Mako It a continent if you like," sniffed Senator Sen-ator Allison, whoso grammar had been corrected, "but establish your geographical geo-graphical basis and let's got on."