Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-04-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular espondent.

Labor's bill grievances. amour
ting to a demand for certain leg
Iislative enactment in the inter-
ests OF labor at this session of
Congress, and prepared by Sam
uel Gomper1, President oil the
American Federation of Labor,
in collaboration with the heads
OF other organizations affiliated
with the federation, has been sub
mitted to the Vice. President OF
the United States and the Speak
er of the House of Representa-
tives. The only tangible result of
the conference was the declara
ton OF Mr.. Cannon that t h e
House would undoubtedly pass
a bill re-enacting the employ
er's liability act so as to meet
the constitutional objections
found in the old law by the Uni
ted States Supreme court. AS to
the other Congressional enact
ments sought by labor, Speaker
Cannon assured his callers that
they would have consideration
by tine proper committees of the
House.
Representative Bourke Cochran
is a frequent White House visl-
tor these days. In fact heis there
80 often that there is much spec
ulation as to his real mission.
its a case for smiles rather
Ethan comment" he replied the
other day when asked, as lie was
!, leaving the White House to talk
about the action OF Charles +.
Murphy in leaving him off t h
Tnmmany committee. "Are you
a Democrat today?" Mr. Cochran
was asked. ~ don't know what
the definition is today" replied
Mr. Cochran, land SO can't tell
| whether I'm within the breast
works"
David Bennett Hill, Of Albany,
was in the Senate and about the
Capitol this week. MIR. Hill says
emphatically that he is out Of
politics and that he il over here
to argue o case before the Su.
preme Court. 1t is fresh in t h {
= memory OF all Democrats t h a [
there was q time wheifa ex-Sena
tor Hill was a power in the poll
tics in the Empire State and con.
tested honors only a few years
ago for State leadership, W til
Richard Croaker, the boss, al
n that time, of Tammany Hall
iSeveral times Mr.. Hill has hat
: his name on many tongues as a
probabable candidate OF the Deu
ocratic party for the Presidenc,
of the United States.
The House of Representatives
passed a resolution this week in
itroduced by Representative Har
rison, of New York, calling on
|" the President for information re
i. garding his authority OF law fol
# exercising the functions OF gov
ernment on the CanalZone. Mr.
:. Harrison charged the President
with exceeding his authority ant
: charged, the Republicans in thu
House with negligence in t h e j ]
conduct OF the government.
: Senator Bacon of Georgia i
doing q work which must appea
to every unprejudiced mind il
' his endeavors to secure an in
:. crease in the pay of employees o
q the executive departments. Th'
4 pay Of Senator's and Represen
tatives was increased fifty pc
cent at the last cession to NEE
the acknowledgement increase il
the cost OF living in Washington
but until Senator Bacon took VI
R the cudgels in their behalf, NJ
one considered the poor govern.
ment clerks who are obliged tt
a a keep up with the procession u
= !, best they may on the salary al
. . llotment OF years ago.
- The Tatsu Maru incident b
tween China and Japan h a
= passed into history. Minister W
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