The new South-news., 1909-01-23
NEWS NOTES FRou WASHINGTON
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IisppsaIngs of . Week Condens<
For Our Busy Rssdsrs.


f'~4t~H Win 'pk'S Hlfa ana thlts-
The American FORESTRY Association
named many prominent men ~ ON
GERS
The omnibus claims bill was ta-
ken up by the senate but no vote
was reached
Tho engineers submitted favor
able report on the Isoulsiana-Tesas
Iutsrcosstsi Canal
Speaker Cannon ~ blocking sbe
passage Of the Southern cotton
claims bill In the House.
The naval appropriation bili u
provide for the maintenance OF the
New Orleans Naval Station.
Tho city Of Natchcz. Miss. has
asked the Navy department for a
warnhip during the Carnival
conTrpennn Mann. OF Illinois. has
started a fight In Congress for add.
tional railroad rate Legislation
Attorney General nonaparte Issued
statement IN reply 10 the speech
OF Senator 1iliman in the Senate
Senator Tillmau announced that
he would deliver another speech 10
the Senate on President Roosevelt
Arizona and New Mexico are 10
fair way 20 iccomc full helRed States
during the present ression OF Con.
greau
The Democrats may bo able 10 force
the passage OF a rivers an hnrbors
bill during the present session OF
Congress
The Federal Government has been
asked TO transfer tho public land
records In this state TO the Louisiana
Land once
senator Forster. OF Louisiana. ia
making an effort to secure an approp
Ration of t2so,ooo TO nsht the cot.
ton boil wceyil
The Democratic members OF the
iiouFc Ways and Means Committee
have begun the preparation OF the
ininority's tariff bill.
The a. -emocrats have decided to
force vote on the rivers and mar.
bofs bin In the House Committee on
Rivers aud iiarbors.
hearing was given Monday by
the House Rivers and usrbors Com
mittcc in the inherent OF a new dred-
sc for Southwest Pass.
The Southern Commercial Con
grees hna made arrangements 10 con
Htrnct a Southern building al Wash
ington at cost of si.00o.oo0.
Tho fact has been developed that
President RooseveIt's barber and Mrs
NooHsvclta private messenger are
carried on the Government pay rolls.
senator Milton. OF Florida. intro.
duccd a bill to prohibit marriages
between white and negroes In the
District OF Columbia and the Terri
tories
Senator Tillman, OF South Carolina
attacked President Roosevelt. At,or.
ney General Donapartc and Post.
master General Meyer In a speech In
the senate.
hNl authorizing the payment OF
S2ic,00o 10 the Citizens Bank of
New Orleans for money seized by But
Ter In iS62.
President Roosevelt was reported
In fine fcttlc over HIS horseback per
formance OF Wednesday. Unnamed
army officers rcdiculcd at as grand 4
stand stunt"
IL was reported that Senator AID. /
rich chairman OF the Monetary
Commission. has q plan for a central I
government bank 10 solve the cur I
rency problem.
ny unanimous vote the House Com
mittec on Naval Affairs agreed to |
recommend placing the marines hack I
on the ships in tho Navy contrary |
TO the action OF the President.
No change In the form OF govern !
mont OF the isthmlan canal zone In
10 be recommended 10 Congress at
this session by the House Committee
ON Interstate Commerce.
Tho controversy betwcen President
Roosevelt and Senator Tillman dates |
back to the Presidents dinner to
Prince Henry OF Germany. when
Roosevelt withdrew an invitation to
rillman.
Senator Foraker. Of Ohio. IA
speech in the Senate. attacked plesi-
dent Roosevelt and Judge Taft for
using detectives 10 investigate the
negro soldiers who shot up Browns
vile. Tex
The House Judiciary Cimmittec
submitted favorable report on the
Humphreys resolution authorizing
Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas
IL settle boundary line dispute be-
tween the States.
President Roosevelt and the mem
bers OF the Executive Council OF the
American Federation OF Labor had n
long conference upon the subject of
the right of asylum in the United
States for political refugees