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Show Too Much for Senator Allison. Tho Sennto was discussing tho project of filling In near Ellis Island and making ground for somo Immigration Immigra-tion station buildings. The paragraph In tho sundry civil appropriation bill road: "A new Island near Ellis Island." Senator Kean of New Jersey allowed that If there wero to be any new Islands In tho vicinity they should bo ceded to Now Jersey. They struck out tho word "now," and Senator Allison read the phrase "a Island." "That won't do," said Senator Alii rich hastily. has-tily. "Mako It 'an Island.'" "Mako It a continent If you like," sniffed Senator Sen-ator Allison, whose grammar had been corrected, "but establish your geographical geo-graphical basis and let's get on." |