The new South-news., 1909-05-29

Happenings of the Week Briefly
old The Latest News
From the Capital

Senator Altrich is making some
progress In hts nsht against the in
come tax
Work Of restoring the name Of JEFF
ferson DAVIS 10 Cabin John Bridge
has been completed
Secretary OF War Dickinson was
taken 81 at sea and had TO leave Ha-
yans hurriedly for Washington.
Insurgents in the senate seem 10
be getting some results by their per-
sistonce.
Stockholders OF the Union Pacific
Railroad are buying shares OF the
southern Pacific Railroad In order TO
retain control Of the property.
Washington real estate owners are
trying 20 hold up the government By
demanding exofbitant prices Tor their
I property.
The income tax proposition is being
I fought by Aidrich. Who seeks 70 post
ponc action and may crack the party
whip on g.
The senate heard a debate on the
income tax by Mr. Sutherland. while
/ SIR. Smoot discussed the duty on
razors with much dramatic effect.
The house had lot Of fun with
Mr. HollingswoDh over editorial
comments IN Louisiana and Aiissls-
sippi papers.
Mr.. nurleson has gotten through a
resolution inquirlng into the pur-
chase Of the Tennessee Company by
the steel trust.
President TAFT received a special
envoy from Nicaragua. who came 70
settle the Emery claim. and talked to
him In plain language.
Senator Clay delivered speech at.
tacking the sugar trust and urging a
reduction In the duty on refined su-
gar The senate has completed the
metal schedules.
A statute OF the Rev. DR.. John
Witherspoon. one OF the slgners OF
the Declaration OF Independence.
erected IN this city by public sub
scription. was unveiled with impress
i've ceremonies
Attorney-General Wickersham has
announced that test law case will
be made out OF the decision OF Secre-
tary Wilson that It Is a violation OF
the pure food law TO use the bleach
ing process In making -four.
Presidential nominations OF VIII
liam Williams to be commissionsr OF
immigration OF the port of New york
and Walter y. Clark. TO be goFrnol
OF Alaska, have been connrmkd By
I The seSate.
Tho supreme court decided against
: Pilot John Leech: sustained the couri
OF appeals In the Alabama rate, case
and against the Chicago Tribuni In o
libel case OF woman whose picture
] was printed In a whisky ad.
Colorcd passengers paying the
same fare as white passengers can.
not be legally Disseminated against
In the way OF accommodations. ac-
cordlng to ruling OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
AiiNIHAN ~AfUtfai Nl'ktl@Ndil hfts
b decided to suspend proceedings in the
Oklahoma land fraud cases until evil
dence purporting TO substantiate the
/ charges against the governments at
torneys has been received here and
Investigated.
Mrs Taft probably will leave fol
, the summer capital at Beverly
Mass. early in June. II was an
, nounced. in the event It appears thai
q the president will be detained IL
/ Washington by the tariff until aftei
July l.
4. Imported automobiles, uader th'
n new tarir law. must pay duty equa
+, to one-hslf their value. II the actor
= OF the senate stands. The house pro
=, vision for duty OF as per cent az
= valorem was accepted as TO bicycles
! and automobiles
/. II is announced that the coalition
!. OF democratic senators and progress
i've republicans" has been broken. s.
far as the income tax question is con
cernei. and that amendments on th'
subject viii be presented by boil
l. Senators Bailey and Cummins Boil
OF these amendments will provide 70
fat rates Of tax, but they differ ol
e some other important features. par
IS ticularly the proposed tax on corpo
e rations
y Senator Aldrich Is making progres
u In bis efforts 20 sidetrack the incom
tax proposition and crcate dissen
" sions among its advocates in both po
iitical parties. On this question tn
senate closely divided. the insur
gents claiming 10 have seventee'
Z votes in sight for the amendment
while the democrats appear to b
a solid for Il. Senator Aldrich. on III
e other hand. does not conoede a ma
Is iority against him on straigh
"a vote. and on the proposition TO refe
r. the question TO the judiciary commit
,r tee for an opinion he believes he ca