The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-13
DISl;jlg !, .,.Il Is
The TARIFF.
Humorous incidents Of the De-
bate In the Senate.
FORGETFuL OF THE RULES.

Some Members Get In the Habit or
Talking as If There Were Mo Pressd-
Inc offieer-Trade Conditions and the
Effect of the Revision Of the Customs
Duties.
Washington, June TO- Especial =
The chief topic of discussion In leg1sa-
tive and political. circles is the tarin.
AS is we'll known, congress is constd-
ering no other subject. When the sen
ate viii pass the bill is question that
can be heard many times day at the
capitol, in the hotel Hobbies, in private
houses and even in the assembling
rooms of the executive offices When
well known men are waiting to have
talk with President Taft. Reports are
started every now and then that Presl-
dent Taft soon will have to use the
power of the administration and hurry
up action. Reports which reach Wash
ington differ widely as to what is real
ly the condition Of business generally
Some are to the effect that there mas
been a gratifying revival in most OF
the industrial lines. Others are that
things are not going as they should,
and it is all laid to the doors of con-
gress for the slowness with which the
promised tariff legislation is forthcom-
ing.
Readjustment Of Salaries.
The other day the postoff1ce depart
ment made the usual annual readjust-
ment of the salaries of postmasters of
the presidential class throughout the
United States. This, Of course, did not
include the higher classes of postmas-
tiers, whose salaries are fixed by act
of congress-those in the large cities
of the country The salaries In this
particular list readjusted range from
as these postmasters are concerned
the increases in salaries greatly out
number the decreases, probably three
to one for the whole country. Offices
of the fourth class are not In this cal
cnlation. Those postmasters outnum-
Der all the others. 1t is difficult to tell
from this latest readjustment whether
business is reviving or not, If the post
Office receipts are to be the judge.
indication of Trade Conditions.
AS usual thing the treasury re-
ceipts sre fair index of the general
state OF trade in the country but this
is an extraordinary year. It is con-
ceded on account of the delay and I'M
certainty of tariff legislation that man.
ufaeturers and importers are holding
off. The treasury deficit proves that.
Then, too, the prohibition wave that
has been sweeping over the United
States has greatly lessened the internal
revenue collections from liquors and
beer. The demand for stamps at the
treasury on these products has fallen
off perceptibly during the present year.
Lived Too High.
1.-THE fate of John Wesley Gaines of
Tennessee said a member of the
house, warns us that we must not
go around our districts telling the yot-
eFs that we cannot live ON the salary
we receive You will remember that
Gaines worked very hard to have the
600 to 81 500 a year. His opponent in
the Democratic primary went for him
on that and, learning that Gaines
stopped at the SWEETEST Washington
hotel, sent for price list of what
that tavern served. Re went around
the district reading to the plain people
the delicacies in which Gaines prob
ably was indulging and insisted that
1t was no wonder he could not get
through on $1,000 if he persisted In
being that eXtravagant Besides, he
declared that it was not only a great |
waste of money, but that a statesman
who lived SO high could not properly
perform his duties The result was
that Gaines was left at home.
Forgot the Proper Form.
Senators Smith of Michigan and |
Cummins of Iowa were having hot
talk over the sugar question. They |
went for each other in lively fashion |
and forgot all about the senate rules.
You" each would say to the other.
Now, that is great breach in the |
American house of lords. and Vice
President Sherman was compelled to |
admonish these excited statesmen that
IN referring to each other they must
say 1.-The senator instead of syou."
Cummins got along all right, but
Smith soon became careless and said |
YOU several times after being called |
down, whereupon the Iowan asked |
that the presiding officer be resnected |
all of which caused much laughter in |
the chamber, and Sunny JIM Sher- |
man enjoyed the spat so much that
be later told some of his old cronies |
IN the house that it was more finn
than he usually counts on while being
compelled to preside over the uDper
branch.
Proposed Statue of Indian.
IT a bill recently introduced in tho
senate becomes a law there will ba
.rected in Washington the first statna
honor of an Indian. IT is nronosod