The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-12-21
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

Railroad Commission of Mississippi
in putting in effect a uniform rate
of 31h cents On all grain shipped
from Meridian to Vicksburg.
The Senate and House Committees
ordered a favorable report of the
bill for a loan of 100000 to the
jamestown Exposition.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Afford w. Cooley, Of New
York, to be assistant attorney gen
eral.
The House began consideration OF
the Indian Appropriation Bill in COM
mittee of the whole.
The Supreme Court decided the
quarantine order of Secretary Will
son to be unconstitutional.
The Senate agreed to resolution
directing an investigation OF the al
legged Harvester Trust
The Senate agreed to the resolu-
ton to adjourn on Thursday until
January 8.
Testimony was given the House
Committee on Agriculture by editors
of farm journals to show that the
American press has not been in
fluenced by pecuniary inducements
to take up the fight against the gov
eminent free seed.
The report of the commission
which has been engaged for num-
Der of years in codification ana
revision of the general statues OF
the United States was submitted to
President Roosevelt.
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency heard Joseph ?. Tai
bolt, of Chicago, and ]. c. Walruff,
of Pittsburg, on the elastic currency
proposition.
The Secretary of War has called
upon the governor of the Philippines
for a report on the death of 10 in
mates of the Bilibid prison from
plague serum.
Transatlantic steamship men de-
MED the Interstate Commerce Com
missions's Jurisdiction to interfere
with rates beyond the waters edge.
The Indian Appropriation Bill for
1908, carrying about 100000, was
agreed upon by the House Commit
tee on Indian Affairs.
The Senate passed bill adopting
the regulations agreed on 10y the
International Maritime Congress to
prevent collisions at sea.
The House in committee OF the
whole voted for the retention OF the
entire board of pension appeals OF
the Interior Department.
President Roosevelt, by an execu-
tive order, has revived the system OF
permitting enlisted men in the Navy
to purchase discharge.
Congress received from Secretary
Bonaparte the draft of the plans for
the big battleship provided for at the
last SESSION.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has begun the investigation OF
competition in transatlantic traffic.
Prof. Henry F. Osburn declined
the position of secretary of the
Smithsonian Institute.
The Senate confirmed nominations
of William M. Moody to be associate
justice of the Supreme Court; Charles
J. Bonaparte, to be Attorney Gener-1
al; Victor H. Metcalf, to be Secretary
of the Navy, and Oscar S. Strauss, to
be Secretary of Commerce and
Labor.
President Roosevelt is said to have
in contemplation a message to Con-
gress asking for such legislation as
will give the Interstate Commerce
Commission jurisdiction over the dis
tribution of freight cars.
In the Senate Mr.. Rayner, of Mary
land, made speech in which he as
sailed the position of President
Roosevelt in reference to the admis-
sion of Japanese into California
schools.
The urgent need of more drydock
facilities is emphasized by Rear Ad-
miral Caps, chief of the Bureau OF
Construction and Repair, Navy De-
partment, in hts annual report.
Thomas w. Garrett, for many
years secretary to Senator Morgan,
has been discharged because of his
alleged activities for the lobby be-
hind the Congo Free State cruelties.
The Farmers and Drovers' Nation
al Bank of Waynesboro, Pa, was
closed by order of the Comptroller of
the Currency.
MEDALS FOR BRAVE MEN.