Arizona republican., 1907-10-26

which will come before congress, is
the recommendation of General Muir
ray, Chief of artillery, that there be
employed on the defenses of the sea-
coast states a certain portion of that
arm of the organized militia. This is
made necessary by reason of the lack
of a sufficient coast artillery force to
man these defenses. 1t is also under
stood that a bill will be brought for
ward to put the naval militia on the
same basis with the navy department
as the national guard holds with the
WI department.
Despite the desire of the revision
lists" that the tariff be overhauled to
meet changed conditions. it is safe to
predict that congress will not touch
this subject at the approaching ses-
sion. The stand patters" are in the
majority and Will resist all efforts to-
ward revision. The Philippine tariff
bill is expected to come up and its
passage is considered very likely. In
the last two congresses successful
fights were waged against the bill by
the American sugar and tobacco inter
ests. the sole opposition. last session
compromise was suggested by the
opposition. providing for the admission
of only a limited quantity OF these
products each year TO this country
under the reduced tariff The propo-
sition was agreeable to Secretary
Taft. who has fathered the proposition
since its inception, but conditions in
congress prevented its acceptance and
Ii Il.
By Secretary Taft in the Philippines.
ii is understood that the compromise
bill will be presented to congress this
winter and that legislation of some
character reducing the tariff on goods
entering the United States from the
Philippines viii be passed
Senator Elkins of West Virginia, the
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission. does not see the neces-
sity for further railroad legislation
While admitting that federal incorpo-
ration and regulation of stock and Sc
curity issues may come in time. he
advises waiting to see if the present
laws will not protect the people and at
the same time insure prosperity to the
4 foNS. 1AN SOY ~ - iiAOAt Aiipoi NeaiAh
to enforce the railroad laws we have
now. than TO enact new statutes on
the subject. Mr.. Eikins says that,
owning to the agitation against the
in West Virginia railroad
building is at a standstill. notwith
standing that two thousand miles of
road are needed.
Civil war veterans will be interested
i'm the announcement that Congress
man Sherwood of Toledo, Ohio. will
introduce at the coming session. bill
granting a pension of one dollar a day
to all veterans who served two years
or more in that conflict.
Brigadier General Godfrey. whose re-
tirement on account of age, was an
nounced u few days ago. has the dis
of being one of the last of
the high commissioned officers who
saw service in the civil war. He was
a private in the Ohio infantry before
his entrance to the West Point Mill
tary Academy from which he gradu-
ated in 1867. For distinguished gall
lantry in action against the Indians
in Montana in 1877, having led his
command while severely wounded, his
was given a medal of honor. General
Godfrey participated in the campaign
in which General Custer was killed
and i'm the expedition which captured
Chief Joseph.
Speaker Cannon's friends are per-
sistentlV booming him for the preSi-
dency. Prominent Illinoisans visiting
Washington are authority for the
statement that their state will send
her fifty-four delegates to the nation
al convention pledged to Mr.. Cannon.
They say that Mr.. CInnon's age Che is
now ~ years ODD does not enter into
and that when the con-
vention meets Mr.. Cannon will make
such a show of strength as will sur
prise the other candidates.