Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-06-16
Washington Letter.
Washington, ID. c.,
June. 5.

AT last the senate has gone in:,
night sessions. How long ,hes,
will continue no one knows; how
much advancement will be mad,
on the bill through them cannot b,
told. Holding three hours extrs
session six days in the week give.
eighteen hours, nearly three day,
OF debate. 1t may be that mat
ters will be hurried but exper,
prophets see no special cause for
congratulation.
Even these three hours extra q
day were not decided on without a
sharp debate. Many senators were
opposed to the order and wanted 10
go along as the senate was then
going. Democrats and republicans
alike opposed it. The West vir-
glnia senators, however, were in
favor of it and Senator Scott said
In reference to it that the country
demanded early action.
On Wednesday afternoon Senator
Elkins delivered lis second set
speech of the session. He took
for his topic the tariff on coal and
oil. The address was an exhaus-
tive study of both questions. L,
threw much light on these sub
jec,s and will help very much in
their final disposition. The atten-
ton paid the senior senator was
noticeable. Before he was through
there were several sharp running
debates in some of which Senator
Scott helped out.
Senator Elkins showed the i'm.
mense amount of coal mined i'm the
United States aud what West Vir.
ginia's share was OF this amount.
He also called attention to the
transportation charges and the
great number of people who relied
on coal and its mining for liveli.
hood. In the same manner he
treated the oil question. He show
ed the number OF wells in operation;
the amount of royalty paid the
farmers; the number of men EN-.
ployed and the capital invested. 4.
lie claimed, as his colleague did a
month ago, that coal and oil were
as much finished product in West
Virginia as shoes were in Massa-
chusetts or steel beams in Pennysi
vania. He reiterated the state.
men, made by Senator Scott that
West Virginia believes in pro-
lection that protects everyone alike.
He did not believe in protection
that protects barley, and wheat,
aud corn, and shoes, and iron aud
cotton goods ana refused to protect
coal and oil. Both of the West
Virginia senators intend to make
the fight of their lives on these two
paragraphs.
Hon Alban O. Snyder of Charles
ton, w. Va, has been in the city
for several days. Mr.. Snyder is
the new Consul. General at Panama;
he is nome after several years spent
as Consul-General at Buenos Aires,
Argentine. He liked Argentine
very much and enjoyed living in
the "ParIs of South America" as
Buenos Aires is called. His as
signment to Panama, however, is a
promotion and he will gladly take
up His duties there as soon as his
leave expires. He will be at home
in Charleston some little time be-
fore leaving. On Wednes sday
Senator Scott took him to call on
President Taft. After leaving
Mr.. Snyder said;
'1 saw in one of the West Vir.
ginia papers week or so ago that
Senator Scott was persona non
grata at the White House. wish
| were on just as good terms with
the president as Mr.. Scott. Why
the minute the senator was ushered
into the presidents room he Jump.
ed up and saluted him with, well,
ScOtty, Scotty, | am glad to see
you-always glad to see you This
vas only the beginning Of a con-
versation in which the prea;dant