The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19

LOUISIANA FARED WELL
In Present Session and Has Two New
Projects i'll the River and Harbor
Bill. Intcrcoastal Canal AMI Locking
and Deepening the Upper Teche.

New orleans States Feb. y: Senator
Murphy J. Foster arrived in the city last
night at 7 o'clock on a train that was
nine hours late, having started to his
home because of the severe illness of
Miss Wade, who reared his wife. But
Miss Wade died last night, so the SEN
ator will only reach his home tomorrow
in time for the funeral He was at the
St. Charles Hotel last night.
| lndlscussing affairs that have recently
attracted attention in Washington. the
senator said he had never believed in
the possibilities Of war with Japan
/ Now it seems that the Japanese issue
/ which grew ZIP out of the exclusion of
the Japanese from the public schools of
San Francisco has been finally settled"
said the senator. through the confer
ences and the resultant agreements as to
amending the immigration bill The
amendment agreed to and which i'll all
probability will become part of the bill
when passed, authorizes the President to
use his discretion in keeping undesirable
immigrants ont of this country This is
satisfactory to the Californans and tn;
| japanese will be allowed to rc-enter the
schools OF San Francisco The japanese
will be allowed passes to go to the
American colonies, the Philippines, thi
Hawaiians AMI others, but they will not
have such an easy time in coming to the
United States proper. The coolies and
the undesirable classes may he restricted
The immigration bill is held by those
opposed to it to nulfify the recent rul-
| ing of Commissioner Strauss to the eff
feet that the authorized representatives
of States might go 10 Europe and solicit
desirable immigrants. Those who favor
the bill say there will be no such null
ication in its terms. | am i'll favor of
the States having the right to go abroad
and seek desirable immigrants.
As to the Brownsville investigation.
if tpromised to extend beyond the present
session Of Congress. SO far the testi
mony of the negro soldiers seems to be
almost Identical They say they know
nothing about the shooting up. OF
Brownsville and that the white people
did the shooting.
Louisiana has Jared very we'll during
this session of Congress. 1t has had
| fpr 70 he
Southwest Pass work, for the river and
the various streams throughout the
| State, for the immigration station, and
two new and important items have been
put in the rivers and harbors bill. an
appropriation of $4,000 for the build
| ing Of the nter-coastal canal from the
| Mermenteau river to the mouth of the
Sabine, and for the deepening and lock-
ing of the Upper Teche to depth of
six feet.
Appropriations have also been put in
the bill for the building of the inter
coastal canal in Texas The value of this
| canal to the people of Louisiana is very
! great It will provide all of the coun-
trv from Franklin to the Sabine with
direct water connections throuhg the
Plaquemine locks to New Orleans. Con-
gresham Puio has been very energetic
| in this matter He will have hard
fight in the conference, but IS ener-
getic and he is most likely TO win. Con
gresham Davey told me he thought the
immigration station would come out all
right.
The other new project in the bill,
that of building locks in the Upper
Tecne to provide six feet of water from
| St Martinsville up, is one that will b.
of great benefit to the people of that sec
ton.
In the matter of the appointment OF
Hon. E. D. Saunders to the Judgeshlp
for this Federal district made vacant by
, the recent death of Judge Pariange,
J, President Roosevelt rose above party
, and appointed a Democrat, because he
!, was convinced he was pre-emnentiy the
!, man for the place Prominent men all
J, over the country now demand that the
judiciary OF the South be made up OF
the very best legal talent the South al
fords. regardless of party lines And
.hc President fully comedies with thls
view and appealed for the appointment
of Judge E D. Saunders. Of course ths
President would prefer to appoint Re
publicans whenever possible, but he vii
mot hesitate to go outside of his party IT
judiciary appointments.
In the matter of the use OF sulphur
in the manufacture Of sugar. Senatoi
McEnery and myself, as has before beer
Ipublised, conferred wit DIR. Wiley ane
now the sugar manufacturers have al