The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-24
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM.
Pithy and Pointed Paragraphs
of Recent Interesting
Happenings
EVENTS At HOME AND ABROAD.
The Dolnas Of the Government OF.
ficIals-crlmes and Casualties
and other Notes Of Gen.
eral Interest.
connresslonal Items.

After seventy days OF almost contin-
uous elaboration the senate passed
the railroad rate bill by the practically
unanimous vote of II to 3. The three
negative votes we're cast by Senators
Foraker. republican. OF Ohio; and
Morgan and Pettus. democrats. of Ala.
bama. There was an almost general
sigh Of relief among the members.
The bill has received more attention
from the senate and from the country
at large than any measure that has
been before congress since the repeal
of the purchasing clause Of the Sher-
man act in 1898. II was reported TO
the senate on February 26 and was
made the unfinished business on
March ~. From March ~ to May 4
the bill was under general discussion
without Limitation on the duration OF
speeches, fifty-eight of which were de-
livered.
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing nearly a bundled million dollars.
was completed on on the 10th in the
house, after one of the busiest days OF
the present session. The feature OF
the days debate grew out Of the at
tempt to defeat the appropriation for
the largest battleship OF its class In
the world, and the tenor OF the speech
es for the big ship was that the Ameri-
can republic must be abreast of the
nations OF the world in the strength OF
her navy.
Tho ho,sa corou,tttaa On nuhiic
lands on the 10th authorized a favor
able report on a bill granting five per
cent OF the sale price Of public lands
10 the various states in which such
lands have been sold and which have
not been given this benefit hereto
fore. The bill viii entail the payment
out of the treasury OF an aggregate OF
t5,0O0.00O
The president transmitted TO con-
gress letter from Secretary Taft, ac-
companied by numerous appendices,
bearing on the controverted right OF
the Isthmian canal commission to pur-
chase supplies abroad II they can be
purchased cheaper than in America
The president, In letter to Secretary
Tafr, says that the views expressed by
the latter in the affirmative have his
full approval The letter of Secretary
Taft to the president relates to the
purchase Of dredges for use in the con-
struction Of the Panama canal
President Roosevelt transmitted to
congress the complete report Of James
r. Garfield. commissioner OF corpora
lions, OF thu Investigations which he
made irto the operations Of the alleged
oil trust. A full synopsis Of the report,
accompanied by a message from the
president dealing with the fact deyel-
oped by the inquiry, was sent to con-
gress on Friday, the 4th inst. The
publication Of the message and the syn
opsis OF the report attracted wide
spread attention. Comments on the
message and the report we're made by
officials Of the Standard Oil Co. and by
officials OF the several systems Of raj,
roads
Senator Morgan reported to the sen.
ute his plan for a canal across the 18th
mus Of Panama. The plan Is for a sea
level canal from each ocean to Cula'
bra and for locks lifting 70 a 60-foot
level for eight miles. The senate com
mittee on inter-oceanic canals declined
to consider the type and the Alabama
senator made an adverse report in or
der to get the plan before the senate
After two weeks debate the house
passed the naval appropriation bill car
rvinq the so9. 764.OOO.