The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-19
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happeni ninas Of the Week Briefly
Told-- he Latest News
From the Capital

b Income tax advocates feel encour-
aged at late developments.
Consideration of the income tax
question has been postponed by the
1 Senate until June I 5.
The American National Red Cross
society sent IS 900 for relief work
I'D Asia Minor.
Ingufgents in Senate are planning
to delay vote on tariff biIf IndeH.
Enftely.
Speaker Cannon is working on his
committee lists and wishes he had
more unimportant committees for
the Democrats and insurgents.
Democrats are worried over Bry-
ans senatorial candidacy, especially
since he has come out for prohibi-
tion.
| Opponents of Dutch standard in
sugar conducted test for President
Taft, who was interested, but did
not commit himself.
After conference with President,
Senator Aldrich canyassed Senate
and found majority for tax on cor
| poration dividends.
Contracts for four torpedo boats
have been awarded, one to each of
the four Eastern shipbuilding COM
| panies.
Three naval officers have been de-
tached from active duty-Rear Ad-
mirals H. N. Manney and J. N.
| Hemphill and Commander C. P. Per-
kias.
Secretary Ballinger has eliminated
the common carrier and the social
ed conf1scatory clauses of the old
oil and gas pipe line regulation in
operation in Oklahoma.
Congressman Broussard has ar
ranged with the War Department
the troublesome question of the in
demnity bond, so Teche improve
| ments can proceed.
AlgernOn SartOr1s has again re-
signed from the diplomatic service.
Isthmian Canal is fully protected
against accidents such as occurred to
Canadian locks.
The Department of Agriculture
has decided to investigate the
charges made by j. F. Harms
against the meat inspection system
EsHs $
That a III not desirable TO build
a fourteen-foot waterway from st.
Louis to the gulf was the report
made to Congress by special board
of engineers appointed to make a
careful investigation and estimate
Of the question. They say it would
cost $128,000,0O0 to build and $6,-
100000 annually to maintain.
In recognition of their wonderful
achievements in the world of aero
nautics. there were presented to
Wilbur and Orville Wright, Of Day
ton, by President Taft, in the his
toric east room Of the White House,
two gold medals, one for each of the
brothers, from the Aero Club of
America. Prominent representatives
of this and foreign governments
were present.
Whisky, in the legal meaning of
the word, is whisky, even when col
ored or favoring matter is added, ac-
cording to an opinion rendered to
President by Lloyd w. Bowers, So
licitor General of the United States.
He holds that as such coloring and
1avoring have been used in all the
history of whisky, such addition can
not be illegal or incompatible with
the name whisky. The decision, how
ever, is not the final word in the
case.
In the consideration of the WOOL
en- schedule of the tariff by the SEN
ate, the Finance Committee won sew
eral victories, three of its amend
ments to increase the rates by the
House on wool top and other wastes,
on shoddy and on tops being adopted
Senator Dolliver declared that he
had discovered rag trust. which
was denied by Senator Warren. Sem
ators Warren and La Toilette were
the principal speakers, the former
speaking in favor Of increased and
the latter in favor of lower duties.
In the senate, where the woolen
schedule of the tariff bill was under
discussion Senator La Toilette de-
clared that Senator Aldrich had for
feited the confidence Of other Repub-
lican Senators and had stated half
truths which have discredited his
leadership before this body and be-
fore this country" when the chair
called Mr.. La Folette to order be-
cause of his personal allusion. The
latter said he had not noticed that
the rule forbidding personal allu-
sions had been applied equally TO
all Senators. Twenty-four amend
ments to the wool schedule offered
by Mr.. La Toilette and voted on en-
bloc were lost, as also were several
amendments by Senator Bacon and
by Senator Gore.
Congress is again interested in a
report that the President will veto
the tariff bill. A White House state
ment is to the effect that no state
ment of the Presidents Intentions
have been made Conferences with
Senators have ceased.
A proposed amendment to the IN
terstate Commerce Law to give ship
pers the same right of appeal to the