Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-01
National Capital Notes.

Representative John S. Little, Gov
ernor-elect of Arkansas, has resigned
from Congress.
President Roosevelt entertained Gov
elect Hughes of New York at dinner at
the White House.
The opening of bids for the completion
of the Panama canal has been postponed
from Dec. II to jan. u.
Senator Frye Withdrew from the Sen
ate calendar the compulsory pilotage bill
because of its recent defeat in the House
REPRESENTATIVE Hardwick of Georgia
introduced a bill requiring all railways
to install the block system and providing
that railway telegraphers shall be licens-
ed.
Representative Goulden of New York.
in the debate on the Indian appropriP on
bill in the House. made an earnest plea
for larger appropriations for the improve
ment of waterways.
The House defeated a bill validating
10000 certificates of naturalization that
are clouded because court clerks failed
to ask the applicants if they were an
archists. The measure will be called up
again.
Miss Jane Adams and Miss Mary
Mcdowell of Chicago conferred with
President Roosevelt on the immigration
bill. They urged an investigation of the
immigration question before shutting out
aliens
The Senate agreed to a resolution re-
qUesting the judiciary committee to in
form the Senate if Congress can prohibit
interstate commerce in child labor-made
goods under the commerce clause Of the
Constitution.
The House committee on immigration
reported favorably a bill to validate 90
600 certificates OF naturalization which
are of doubtful legality because Of the
failure of clerks to ask the applicants II
they were anarchists.
American exports of meat and dairy
products have increased 60 per cent in
the last ten years and for the present
calendar wear amount to S250,OO000O,
according to a statement made by the De-
uartment OF Commerce and Labor.
Representative Mckinney of Illinois
introduced bills appropriating $1,000 for
tba purchase of additional ground for the
nublic building at Rock Island and in
crnasing the appropriation for a site and
nublic building at Moline to Sl25,OoO
Senators Cullom and Hopkins VIII
urgn the President to appoint Oliver b.
Pagin of Chicago, now special attorney
in the Department of Justice, to be an
assistant attorney general to succeed
James C. McReynolds, soon to retire.
rra Russian ambassador, Baron Rose,
announced that d man representing him
Golf rs Prince Magatch, who is said to be
in America negotiating for farm machln-
.rv for the Russian department OF agrl-
culture has no authority TO represent the
Russian government.
The interstate commerce commission
GOT Ian. 7 and for a hearing at Chl-
90 90 of the testimony in the cases grow
! mo ont of the terminal charges at the
| tool, wards and the advance in rates
non cattle coming from points west OF
! the Mississippi river
Tho House committee on elections de-
cidad unanimously to report favoraby the
TilIman bill forbidding national banks
and other corporations to contribute to
campaign funds after adding a clause
making the offense punishable by impris-
onment as well as fine.
Vice President Fairbanks received
from Representative Stevenson an invita-
| ton from several Chippewa half-5reeds
of Minnesota who bear his name and are
related to him to attend the iifteth ami
,,orsarv of the creation of the White
/ I'll Indian reservation.
The House committee on commerce
| u-ll begin hearings Jan. on the Sher-
man bin requiring railroads to sell mile
| aoe hooks at a rate Of cents mile
and Dec. IA on the Townsend bill for an
| arbitration to settle labor disputes af-
feeling interstate commerce or the mails.
The War Department has selected Do
/ yer. \. J.. as the site for the government
nowder factory for which Congress APP
nropriated S165,0O0 last session.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt the
| other night dned with the Vice President
and Mrs. Fairbanks, the company includ-
io.. among others Speaker and Mrs. Can
non and Ambassador and Mrs. Reid.
President Roosevelt has received from
Emanuel Nobel Of st. Petersburg,
4 neDhew OF the founder OF the Nobel prizes
and present head of the family, cable
gram congratulating him on receiving
/ the peace prize.
The Senate committee On industrial ex-
/ positions authorized a adorable report
/ on the bill for govern ent loan of ST.
! OOO. 600 to the jamestown exposition.
Representative Foster Of Vermont in
troduced a bin providing that the title
of American ambassador" shall be borne
bv all diplomatic representatives of the
| United States above the grade of charge
| d'afaires.
John II. Perrin of Indianapolis APP
peared before the House committee on
| banking and currency in support OF the
American Bankers Association credit
currency measure. He urged the neces-
| sity for 100000 600 more in bank notes.