The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-03-09
Representative Kehoe of Kentucky,


Representative Kehoe Of Kentucky,
introduced concurrent resolution TO
annex the republic of Panama to the
United States. The resolution recltes
that ssas it will be to the best inter-
est of the world, and especially bene-
fetal to the contracting parties, the
president be requested to advise the
congress upon what terms the terrific
nv embraced within the republic OF
Panama can be annexed to the United
States, the inhabitants thereof to en-
JOY all the rights, privileges and I'M
munities guaranteed to other citizens
under the Federal Constitution.
President Roosevelt is preparing an
address on divorce and subjects re-
lated to it, which he will deliver be-
fore the Congress of Mothers to be
held in Washington, beginning March
10. Much interest attaches to what
the President will say. He is prepar-
inc his remarks with the greatest care
and has submitted his manuscript to
prominent pastors, some Catholic. In
view of the President s warm advoca
CIV of the Crumpacker resolution, it
may be presumed he will favor uni
form state laws on the subject OF dl-
vorce.
Agreeably to appointment, Gov.
Blanchard and the members of his
staff called at the White House to
pay their respects to the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. The ladies of the par
ty accompanied them. The visitors
were received in the east room of the
executive mansion. Mr.. Roosevelt
could not have been more cordial, and
complimented New Orleans and ex-
pressed the hope of being able, in the
near future to visit the city. Mrs.
Roosevelt was especially gracious to
the ladies of the Governor party.
No action will be taken by the
House at this session ON the Kehoe
resolution for an investigation of the
tobacco trust. Representative Smith
of Kentucky, who was designated by
the Judicial Committee to consult the
Attorney General on the subject, has
found it impossible. to arrange sat
isfactory interview, and he expressed
the opinion that with the steel trust
and the Standard Oil investigation
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor will be running in its full capaci-
ty during the summer.
The president has appointed d. A.
Gudger, of North Carolina, to be judge
of the supreme court of the Panama
Canal zone in place of Judge Osceola
Kyle, of Alabama, resigned. One OF
the reasons for the resignation of Mr..
Kyle was his inability to understand
Spanish and another his unfamiliari
ty with the customs of the lsthmus.
Judge Gudger is especially well-equip-
ped in both of these particulars. Sec
retary Taft said that the change in
velved no reflection upon the charac-
ter of Judge Kyle.
On account Of the delay in passing
the general deficiency appropriation
bill through the senate there are no
funds in the treasury with which to
pay officers and employees in the Gus
toms service in New York and several
other large cities, the customs en-
ployed will have to wait several days
before receiving pay for services rem
dered during the last half of February
1905.
The following dispatch dated March
LIST, was received by the Panama Ca
nal Commission from General Davis
governor of the island zone. Gone
death during last month, 7. S. Clarke.
w. B. Ledyard died recently. Among
employees and families from the
United States of America, seven eases
yellow fever, three deaths since May
1904"
The bill of Senator McEnery au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to exchange the site for a new
public building at Natchitoches, La,
passed the senate.
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The bill authorizing the county of
Quitman, in Mississippi, to construct
bridges across the Coldwater river
and the Tallahatchie river, passed the
senate.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion rendered decision, declaring the
new lumber rates of the Illinois Cen
tral and Southern Railway excessive.
Congressman Binger Hermann, of
Oregon, was indicted by the Federal
Grand jury at Washington on
charge Of destroying public records.
The President sent to Congress the
report of the Commissioner Of Corpor-
ations, showing the result of the in
vestigation of the Beef Trust.