The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-03

| this issue the announcement
the candi 1acy of Hon. John T.
Watkins for reelection to the
United States House of Represen-
tatives from the Fourth District
OF Louisiana. This seems almost
supertiuous, in this section as
there is no opposition and should
there be, it would. in our opinion,
amount to nothing. as he has been
an interchangeable worker for the
interests of his constituents. As
it is customary to have these an
nouncements. and. as a matter OF
fact, a number of men, who are
good men and voters, do not read
anything except their local parish
paper and are not posted as to
what the Congressman in the Dis
trict has done for his constituents,
there fore it will not be amiss to
mention some of the many things
he has, and is endeavoring TO do.
He has secured the following APP
preparations, which are available:
$4,000 for the determination of
the boil weevil, to be used in the
infected districts; $4,000 for the
eradication of the cattle tick in
the Southern States; $500, 900 for
new public building at Shreve-
port. He has introduced the
following bills which have been
favorably reported. and stand for
future action: A bill to have re-
paid to the persons from whom
cotton was taken by the Federal
authorities during and just after
The Civil War. The amount now
in the U. S. Treasury amounts to
about 100000 bill appro-
priating SIS. 1000. for the location
and maintenance of a Fish Cultu-
raj Station. He also introduced
the following bills which are still
in committee: The most important
is to have repaid to the people OF
the South. the 3 cent pound
Revenue Cotton Tax, which was,
illegally collected after the Civil
War, which amounts to about
So. ooo,o 600. that part which could
NIT be paid to those from whom it
vas collected on account of want
of proper proof. to be paid to the
Confederate Veterans of the Civil
War, as they were fighting for
those from the tax was illegally
collected.
He has worked zealously for the
proper regulation of. the salaries
of the Fourth Class Postmasters.
and the extension of the Rural
Free Delivery service, and to in
augurate the parcel post over the
same, i'm all cases where the mail
is sent out over the rural free
delivery routes as late as 10 a. m.
(there being more rural routes liz
the Fourth Congressional District
than any other district in Louis
isiana).
He has worked to procure the
removal of the tariff on wood pulp
and print paper; to restrict the
of the trusts upon
the rights of the people; and fol
the extension of the time limit on
patent rights.
He opposed the proposition to
build four battleships. which would
cost $50. 900. 900. and worked ear
nestly to prevent the passage OF
the ship subsidy bill.
He was appointed at this session
of Congress on the following
Revision of the Laws,
Marine, Fisheries andI
Naval Affairs. which kept his time
taken up with committee work.
He was one of the three members
Of the House of Representatives
on the board of visitors
10 the Naval Academy.
He opposed the passage of the
Aldrich Currency Bill. and ad, o
;ated one to procure to shippers
notice of change in freiget rates.
Space would not permit us to
give all that Judge Watkins has
lone or will do in the future. We