The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-31


McCumber, of North Dakota, to place
lumber on the free list. Party lines
we're broken over this proposition.
Thirty-rire Republicans and II Dem
ocrats voted against free lumber Only
Is Republicans and 10 Democrats vot-
ed fer it. Southern Democratic SEN
ators refused to be bound by the free
lumber plank in the Denver platform.
The strength of the free lumberites
had been overestimated. Some time
ago the lumber protectionists conced-
ed their opponents between 30 and 35
votes, but unexpected recruits were
gained by the lumber industry on both
sides of the chamber. Senator Bailey.
of Texas, and Senator Dolliver, of
Iowa, are examples of this character.
The vote was taken after two whole
days had been devoted to discussion
of the lumber tariff. This does not
include the many speeches on the sub
Ject which were delivered during the
early stages of the tariff fight. At
one time or another probably every
member of the senate has spoken on
the lumber tariff during this session
of congress.
No doubt the lumber situation in
Canada had great deal to do with the
senate's action. That the Canadian
government is preparing to take adj
vantage of the proposed reduction of
tariff on lumber in this country by
increasing its stumpage royalties to an
amount exactly equal to the proposed
reduction of duty in this country; and
that, therefore, the lowering of the
tariff wall will have no effect upon
the price of lumber in this market are
facts shown recently by a dispatch
received by Representative Gaines, of
West Virginia From Ottawa which has
been printed in the Congressional
Record.
The lumber schedule has been with
drawn from consideration in the sen.
ate temporarily. No change whatever
has been made in it by the senate.
The finance committee is considering
to the lumber schedule.
1t will be reported perhaps in week
or two, or it may be held up until
everything else in the bill has been
disposed of.
To Convene a Year From Now.
The international conservation con-
gress proposed by ex-President Roose-
welt will not be held until next year.
It was originally thought that the con-
ference might meet at The Hague
next fall, but this has been found i'm
possible. Foreign governments reply
ing to the invitation sent by the State
Department have indicated prefer
snce that the congress should not meet
until next spring. Plans are unde
way for the congress to convene in
May 1910.
The State Departments invitation
IS meeting with almost unanimous ap-
prevail by foreign powers. About half
If them have replied so far and accept
ances are the rule. Acceptances were
received Tuesday from Itlay and Ar
5etina. Switzerland alone has declin-
I'd. More acceptances are expected
md it is doubted whether there will |
De another declination. Government |
officials here predict that the congress
will be a great success.
Rehearing Granted.
The Louisiana Supreme Court on
lay "a granted a rehearing in the case
# the state against Hackle, Hume & |
oyce, in which the state sued for very
-aluable timber land and for an &C.
ounting for timber worth fifty thou
and dollars which had been cut Oh
he land by the defendants. When the
ase went to trial before Judge Ellis,
n Tangipahoa Parish, he overruled an
reception of no cause of action. and
his judgment the Supreme Court sus
aimed in an opinion rendered on the
9Th of April, but on May "a granted
rehearing. The state alleged that
William T, Joyce, Thomas Hume and
harles H. Hackle were claiming to
e owners of several hundred acres Of
md situated in Tangiphoa Parish
trough a title acquired from the state
y w. r. Adams, NJ Bach, Thomas
[. Akers, o. E. Terry and Felix s.
X. The state alleged that the titles
ere worthless, as the original hold
s had acquired title by making fraud.
lent affidavits, alleging that the land
as subject to tidal overflow, and
ance worth % cents an acre, when in
.ality the land was not subject to
yerflow and was worth 1925 an acre.
1ippers Complain of Discrimination.
The complaint of the National Lam