Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-02
Scraps aud faets.
NJ Roosevelt. Secretary

ferred by President Charles S. Bar
rett Of Union City, Ga, of the Nationai
Farmers Union committee, which or
ganization is in Washington to encour-
age certain legislation. Il am deilgnt-
ed to be a member of your body, de-
clared President Roosevelt when the
honor was conferred upon him, adding
that his sympathies and best wishes
were with the farmers. He expressed
the hope that they should meet WIN
success in their efforts to secure legis-
lation to prevent dealing in futures In
agricultural products.
- The senate committee or west
Virginia appointed to consider charges
that s11O. 900 had been used last year TO
defeat the prohibition amendment 10
the constitution, and that $l,ooo'oVo
had been or could be raised this year
for the same purpose, made its report
last Friday. The committee faiieo 10
ascertain what amount Of money was
raised, but specifically declared that
money was used to defeat the amend
ment. The report declares that some
of those who posed as ardent temper
ance workers were playing DR.. JeKyh
and Mr.. Hyde. 1t alleges that men,
ber of the judiciary committee was
offered $4,000 to kill the prohibition
amendment in committee and $e'ooo
for his vote on the floor Of the senate
The committee intimates that the
house was less virtuous than the senate
and that members Of the lower oody
openly solicited money for their votes.
The report mentions no names In con-
nection with the charges.
whilst waiting for the discovery
of the roads to Mars and Saturn, says
a Paris cable, France will soon possess
the first aerial road, which Is to be De-
tween Paris and Orleans. The idea
comes from the mayor Of Orleans, and
the plans have been drawn up jointly
by the municipal council Of Orleans and
the Orleans Aero club. The Road
will be indicated by high masts, or, II
necessary, by derricks which Will be
placed two miles apart, with long and
vividly painted pointers at the top.
The road is not to be, as some might
be supposed, Immediately above the
new highway which passes through
Etampes and is as straight as any Ro-
man road. Just as Macadam, General
Wade, and their followers looked hrst
of all at the gradients and natural OBJ
stacles, the engineers Of the aerial
road are looking for level plains and
suitable fields where aeroplane drivers
may alight or re-ascend with the great
est possible comfort. The distance,
accordingly, will be somewhat greater,
AMI It seems probable that the length
of the new road will be little short OF
a hundred miles. The various local
aero clubs will provide members with
a list of suitable stopping places when
the road is made, and the time comes
to use 1t.
- Nashville, Tenn, March /: Thir-
teen senators failed to answer to the
roll call Friday morning, thereby
breaking a quorum, and are still out
side the states borders. Practically
all appropriations for expenses OF gov
ernment run until March 18th and af-
ter that date nothing can be paid until
a new appropriation bill has been pass
ed, except appropriations provided Tor
by special statute. The salary OF the
governor and the heads Of the various
departments are provided for. Such
is also the case with respect to the
salaries Of judges, but all clerks IN
the various departments at the capitol
were provided for in the general ap-
propriation bill. This will have the
effect of seriously crippling the various
departments of the state and especially
that Of the department Of justice. NO
payments can be made to the old SOL
diers' home, the various hospitals tor
the insane, the industrial schools and
other state institutions until an ap-
preparation is made for them in a gen.
eral bill. Treasurer Folk will pay
members Of the general assembly only
for days of actual attendance. II is
said to be the purpose Of the runaway
state senators to force a compromise
in the selection Of the state election
boards. 1t is further stated that they
express a determination to remain out
of the state until this end has been ac-
complished.
Washington, February 2S: The
sixtieth congress will come to an end
next Thursday noon with the inaugur-
alton Of Taft and Sherman. Until that
time business in both houses will be
in a hurly- -burly condition with confer
ence reports on appropriation bills the
principal order of business. All Of the
big supply bills have been passed by
the house, and all but the sundry civil,
military academy and general detclen-
ty bills by the senate. The supply
measures in conference are legislative,
executive and judicial; the pension,
army, agricultural, fortifications and
rivers and harbors appropriation bills.
An effort will be made in the senate by
Senator Hepburn to have the confer
ence report on the penal code bill
adopted, but some opposition is antic-
ipated. In the house it is expected the
question Of changing the rules to es-
tablish a calendar day for the consid-
Grafton Of bills will be taken up on
Monday and on Tuesday an effort will
be made to pass the senate bill provid-
ing for subventions to mail carrying
vessels between United States ports
and South America, Japan, China and
Australia The passage of the bill will
be stubbornly resisted. The Appala-
chan and White Mountain forest res
ervation bill will receive first atten-
tion from the house Monday. The SEN
ate will meet in special session Thurs
day to consider presidential nomina-
tions.
Washington, February 2S: Inau-
gural week was ushered in today with
Washington ready, with gaily bedecked
buildings, newly erected stands and