St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-27

preventative government. isn't it a
farceF he exclaimed. Mr.. Williams has
not recorded the number of votes in the
record to tell how many were given him
IN his own state. The bill passed by 160
to l25 votes, amidst republican applause
Senator Dillingham; made a report for
amending the code of laws tor building
associations in the District They are to
be under the supervision of the comp
troller OF the treasury, and to conform
to the law by July 1909. The Southern
societies are planning to observe Con
tederate Memorial day, June at Airing
ton, by public exercises when they dedi-
cate their monument. Gov. Glenn of
North Carolina and Rep. Sims of Ten
nessee, are to be the speakers Rep.
keiter of Ohio, has bill for erecting a
monument for volunteers in all of the
wars of the U. S., providing 100000
for the site and monument. Through
all of the long weary months of winter,
the people of Washington have eagerly
watched and waited, to see if the bill to
have a street car service to the new
Union station, would be passed. People
old and young, the citizens associations,
the board of trade, in fact all of the
visitors to the city have asked and
begged to have the tracks laid to the
station. The Evening Star has contain
ed cartoons, showing how men and
women look toiling back and forth with
bags and knapsacks, from the station
out few blocks through snow, rain
and mud to the car lines, because Con
gress would not or could not agree on a
bill to have the tracks laid. They began
to fear they would adjourn and nothing
would be done. but Thursday, May
22nd, the conference report of the two
Houses was adopted by a vote of 1914
to 122, and it was to be sent to the
President for his signature. Rep. Sims
kept up fight until the last, declaring
he would not yield unless they granted
| universal transfers in the District. 1t
was learned that the railway systems
were not owned by the same party and
they agreed they would not exchange
transfers. 1t was finally decided that
the laying of temporary tracks within
so days should be under the charge of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
| instead of under the Commissioners of
the District and they would defer de-
manding universal transfers for two
years.
Congress has appropriated 81 100000
| for expenses for the Tokyo exposi-
ton in Japan in 1912, which may
cement the friendship between the two
countries. The Japanese have voted
$5,000,000 for holding such an exposi-
ton, and some argue this will be better
than an arbitration treaty.
1t was matter of some surprise to
learn that Senator Burrows OF Michigan
was selected to be the chairman of the
Republican National convention at
Chicago instead of Senator Beveridge,
but the former is an able and experienced
man and he has called on Secretary Taft
since his return. 1t seems TO be universal
ly conceded that Taft will be the candi-
date for the presidency, but it is an open
| question who is to be his running mate.
Vice President Fairbanks and Sec. Cortel-
YOU have both been named. but it is
claimed that the former expects first
place on the ticket. Cortelyou's friends
| are strongly urging claims for him as
representing the state OF New York and
| belonging to the old Hanna guards. Wee
President Fairbanks has most Loyalty
and faithfully presided over the sessions
of the Senate, with a quiet dignity, aim
ing to be impartial in his rulings. He
has been called upon to make addresses
| by various societies, and accepted the
| invitation to be one of the orators at the
unwilling of the statue OF Hanna ex-
pecting Congress would adjourn by
| that time but was obliged to withdraw
| his acceptance at last. 1t is now report
ed that Congress will adjourn next week
Tuesday.
President Charles S. Mellen of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Rail
road is in Washington to attend to the
petition which was filed in Boston.
| The suit was determined on two or
three months since, but it seemed to be
| a surprise to some of the railroad ON
Gals. Senator Beveridge in an address
recently said that the Dingley tariff law
| had been in force more than 10 years,
which was a longer period than any
other since the civil war and longer than
anv but two in our history. He SAID
there have been greater changes in the
industrial world than in any 80 previous
wears and tariff rates must be adapted
to the times. He thought we ought to
have a maximum and minimum tariff
such as France and Japan have adopted.
The Senate has asked the finance com
mittee to employ experts to collect data
so as to construct an intelligent tariii
after the election of the president
Many leading families will soon be
going to their summer homes y, will NE
Others are going to Europe. we are
having frequent showers. Preparation;
are being made to observe Memorial
Day. Washington is talking, about
defeating the new municipal building
upon the 4th of July, the same as
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Washington, D. {.
| Nav %. 1908.