The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22

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reaches the floor, and that, IN his
judgment, if the Committee on Agri-
culture leaves matters as they are
(which it is understood is the inten-
tion) the sections Of the bill relating
to the Bureau Of Statistics will b
badly mangled in the floor debates.
The State Department received
from che Christion Herald through
the Red Cross, and has forwarded to
the American embassy at Toxic, $780,
600 for the relief Of the Japanese
famine victims. This is q toad Of
$50, 900 which the Christian Herald
has forwarded to the department for
this purpose.
The third Of series Of conferences
in which practically every branch Of
the publishing interests Of the coun-
try is represented began at the IL
brary Of congress for the purpose Of
completing for the action Of congress
a codifcation Of and amendments
to the copyright laws. The two pre-
vious session resulted in tentative
draft Of the proposed codifcation, and
at the present meeting it is contem-
plated to complete the work, that con-
gress may have the result at the pres
ent session. It is expected the con-
gress will continue several days.
The news that President Reyes Of
the republic of Colombia is to soon re-
sign was received in this city with
great surprise, as nothing in his re-
cent statements had indicated that he
had contemplated leaving an Office to
which he had been elected only one
and half years ago. The Colon
bian minister to this country, Senior
Diego Mendoza is absent, having left
for New York some time ago, and the
affairs Of the legation are in the hands
of the secretary, Senior Triani.. He
stated today that no official news Of
President Reyes resignation had been
received at the legation up to this
time.
Secretary Taft called on Represen-
tative John Sharp Williams Of Missis-
sippi at the Capitol and held short
conference concerning bill which
Mr.. Williams has introduced grant
ing an electric railway the privilege
to cross government property in
reaching the National Cemetery near
Vicksburg. Secretary Taft favors the
bill and will recommend its passage.
The house committee on naval af-
fairs decided to make a favorable re-
port on the Foss bill for the establish
ment Of naval militia by the several
states. It extends the provisions Of
the Dick army militia act to naval
militia, placing the same under con-
troll Of the Secretary Of the Navy.
President Roosevelt is now an hon.
orary member Of the United Veterans
having been elected by the camp at
Poplar Bluff, Mo. The resolutions
of the camp creating the president a
member of the organization were pre-
sented to him today by Senator War
ner Of Missouri. The organization is
composed of Union and Confederate
soldiers.
The house committee ON Military
affairs decided to report favorably
the Hull bill appropriating 100000
for government powder factory.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions has adopted an amendment to
the Notifications Appropriation bill
providing for a government powder
factory.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce decided to
make a favorable report ON the
Townsend joint resolution providing
for am appropriation Of $4,000 to
enable the interstate commerce COM
mission to investigate railways and
monopolies under the Tillman- Giles
pie resolution pointed out by the
president.
The United States Supreme court
decided that witnesses in the anti
trust proceedings against the paper
trust and the tobacco trust must an
swer questions propounded to them
and produce books called for by the
government.
Justice Harlan of the Supreme
Court Of the United States denied the
writ of error applied for in the case
Of Charles L. Tucker, under sentence
Of death on the charge Of numbering
Miss Mabel Page at Weston, Mass,
in March, 1904.
The supreme court Of the United
States holds that the Federal courts
have no jurisdiction in the case Of