The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-05-31

the foreign market to supplies for the
canal that cannot be purchased at
reasonable prices in the United States.
The resolution follows:
"That purchases of material and
equipment for use in the construc-
ton of the Panama canal shall be
restricted to articles OF domestic pro-
duction and manufacture, unless the
president shall in any case deem the
bids of tenders therefor to be extor-
tionate or unreasonable.
AS the result of the investigation
which has for some time been com
Quoted by the immigration authorities
in Baltimore and other places, sew
eral leaders of Italian anarchists will
be shortly arrested. 1t is stated at the
Bureau of immigration that since it
became known that many Italian an
archists have arrived in this coun-
try, the most diligent efforts have been
put forth to apprehend them. Mr.
Sargent, the Commissioner General of
Immigration, was in Baltimore yester-
day comforting with the local inspec-
tor, and it is said that several of the
men wanted are now under survell-
lance, and that warrants for their ar
rest will soon be issued.
After consultation with the two
Louisiana senators, Senator McCreary
of Kentucky, member of the senate
committee ON immigra ton, introduced
an amendment to the immigration
bill providing a regular immigration
commissioner for New Orleans. The
amendment was adopted. This means
that regular official will hereafter
be stationed at New Orleans which
will put the New Orleans station on
am equal footing with New York and
other large ports of the country.
The house committee on Industrial
Arts and Expositions authorized
favorable report on concurrent res
olution requesting the president to
invite the Governors of the States
to participate in the Tampa Exhibi-
ton, to be held from January to May
in 1908, to commemorate the begin
ming of work on the Panama canal.
The resolution was amended so that
if adopted it will in no way commit
the government financially to the en-
terprise. The president is however,
requested to hold naval review in
Tampa bay during the exhibition.
The resolution was introduced by Rep
resentative Sparkman of Florida.
The president is much concerned
over the Statehood Bill and is using
his influence to bring about an agree
ment between the two branches of
congress.
The house committee on Ways and
Means referred the matter of making
Port Arthur or Sabine Pass, Tex, a
port Of entry to a special sub-com-
mittee, with instructions to report
Saturday, when it is expected action
will be taken.
By a party vote the house commit
tee on Ways and Means refused to
take up for consideration or to lay
on the table the Williams resolution
reducing to 100 per cent all tariff
schedules in excess of that rate.
The house committee on Rivers and
Harbors agreed to an amendment to
the bill for the preservation of Nj
agara Falls calculated to meet the
demands Of t'se Chicag o drainage ca
nal. The amendment establishes the
principle that the United States gov
ernment reserved the right to be the
sole judge as far as other nations are
concerned of the amount of water to
be taken from the great lakes for
sanitary or domestic purposes. The
quantity is to be fixed SO far as the
domestic users are concerned, either
by congressional act or regulation by
the secretary of war. The bill will
not deal with the amount that may
be used at Chicago. Other features
of the bill were considered by the COM
mittee.
Chairman Cullom was authorized to
report favorably an amendment to the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
| bill, authorizing the president to ex-
| pend for consular buildings in China,
| Korea and Japan $1,000,000 of the
Chinese indemnity fund. He was also
authorized to report Senator Knox s
amendment raising the diplomatic
post at Constantinople, Turkey, from
a legation to an embassy.
| The senate committee on postoffices
/ and Post Roads agreed on amendment
to the appropriation bill adding $685.
| 735 to the amount to be expended
for the extension of the pneumatic
tube service making the total appro.
priation 81, ,25O,0O0 The new service
was confined by the house provision
to Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Kansas City
and Pittsburg, and the senate has
| added Baltimore and San Francisco