The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
LAFOLLETTE HAS
 BEE IN HIS BONNET Chance for Wisconsin Man In
 Hearst's Party ALABAMA WILL GET FUNDS Many of the Smaller Towns of the State VIII Be Remembered in Pub lie Buildings BII-To Improve
 Tennessee River Locks.
ALABAMA WILL GET FUNDS

Washington, March 16-(Special.)- )-Sen- ator Lafollette of Wisconsin is. expected to address the Senate tomorrow, and his speech, while deiN on the Aldrich bill, will probably go into the general polit- ical discussion, the senator being a eandi- date for the presidency. The Wisconsin senatci has s;eau;]y gone the President one better in supporting "my policies In fact, when the senator first became a member Il was freely predicted that he would De the Presidents candidate for the republican romii.ation. LaFollette is a sincere man, ana means what he says, and is generally recognized as the man the President should support. The Presi- dent, however, is for Taft, and thus through the Columbus, O., press bureau plays the radical ends against the conser- vative middle.
 In connection with LaFollette, an admit ted radical, an interesting report reached here today. It was to the effect that Will liam R. Hearst's Independence league may indorse LaFollette for the presidency. La republican votes.
 That Alabama will get a good share of the public buildings and grounds bill which is shortly to be reported to the House is predicted. Representative Bur nett is member of the committee. Ow- ing to the fact that the bill will be mod crate one there is little chance for ap- propriations for Birmingham, Montgom- cry or Mobile, but the following Ala bama cities promise to be taken care of to about the extent of the figures following them:
 Ensley, s66,0O0; Talladega, $50,OOO; De- mopolis, $5O.OOO; Troy. s4OOOO; Eufaula, s5O,Ooo; Gadsden, $3o.O0O additional, an ap- propriation having been made in the last bill. Representative Burnett will probably get sites for Jasper and Gull man. which insures them buildings in the future.
 Representative Moon of Tennessee to- day introduced a bill appointing board of engineers to examine and report to the next session of Congress to what extent existing projects for open channel work upon the Tennessee river, between Muscle Shoals and Hale's bar. may be modified and amended advantageously so as to af- ford full and continuous use of these locks, dams and canals there on what are now constructed or projected, and so as to permit the construction where prac- ticable of such other locks. fixed or nov able, and dams thereon as may be nec- essary, proper and sufficient to provide uninterrupted slack water navigation of the river between Muscle Shoals and Hales bar, and locate proper places for necessary locks and dams to this end
 The fertilization appropriation bill re- ported to the House today carries an ap propriation of $5S9,500 to complete the re- pair and restoration of batteries for the defense of Mobile, and rebuild the sea walls for the protection of Notifications of the garrison post. The beginning of the work was authorized by the last Con- gress and the appropriation made by the new bill is deemed sufficient to complete the work.
 Charles H. Scott is here to confer with the Taft managers and the distributors of postoffices. w. s.