Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-02
NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON


ont outlook is that if will be impn.si.
bio 20 begin consideration Of this
amendment until wedBsslay next at
the earliest. A wholly erroneous
impression has gainud some oredeneS
and that is that there issome dsngor
u the amendment being killed in
conference, or possibly Of being re-
iected by the House As q matteF
Of fact the 9enatA conferess are
pledged to tho President to preserve
tho measure in conference, and 30,
too. arc Speaker Cannon and Repre-
sentative Payne, who win DO chair
man Of the Hous0 conforaes. All Of
the House leaders are committed TO
the Presidents proposition and It IL
their intention to bring in rule
which will send tile tarin bill, includ
ing as it will the corporation gax
amendment, 10 conference with ek
trslnely little debate. Representa-
tive Dwight, the RepubIican whip,
has assured the President that he
leadera controlled abundant votes to
adept such rule and carry out the
proposed programme. However, q
very interesting report wus going
the rouhds in inner circles at the
Senate yesterday to the effect III !
one or two OF the n:ast radical Reppb
iican insurgents in the Senate WHO
have been unsuccessful in securing
the adoption Of their views by that
body, are endeaYoring to organizs
an insurrection in the House and
that they have secured already the
si"natureS Of Ssventesn Republican
members pledging themselves 10 do
all in their power 10 kill the entire
tariff bill, and further, that they
have in sight tie remaining twelve
Republican Representatives whose
votes would be necessary to destroy
the wtrk Of the special hesslSn. ar
sunling Of course that tsa Democrats
would vote solidly agsIast she bill.
Whether or not tho Speaker and
Representative Dwight werl cogniz-
ant Of this rumor when they assured
the President Of their complete con.
troi Of ma!ority of the House, is
not known, but sufficient crsdence
was given the report to set she lead.
ors to counting noses. The Senate
LADDERS insist that ar. Cannon will
be able TO control the situation in the
House and that sufficient number
Of Democrats are interested in the
tariff bill 80 prevent it's defeat, sven
though some Republicans turn
against it.
Second only 60 the interest in the
corporation tax is that taken in the
Wright aeroplane, fiights OF which
arc to be taken at Fort Myer in a
short time. The machine to be used
in these test fights is a little shorter
bnt the propel!ers are identical with
those used last year. The prscar :
tions taken a similar accident 10 that
which killed Lieut.. Sslfridgs and
severely injured Orville Wright con-
siss simply in braclng the propellers
more firmly. The brothers decided,
after thoroughly going over the
wreck Of the old machine, that tho
accident happened through the pro-
pellers themselves working loose and
getting in the way of the wires sup
porting the rudder. With the new
framework in which the propellers
are set, it will be practically impos-
sible for this to happen.
The passage OF tho bill appropriate
ing $4,000. coo for taking the thir-
teoEth CENSUS has prevented the clos
ing OF the Census Ofiiee on Wednes.
day nexs because Of lack Of funds.
Il assures, also. that whether or not
the House passes the measure now
IN conference governing the admins
tration OF the Cen us. 1t is NOT
agreed to b. both houses, the censu.
will be taken under The existing law,
which provides Tor non competitive
examinations and Is bitterly opposed
ny all Civil Service advocates, being
similar to that vetoed by President
/ Roosevelt.
Republican State Ticket
Judge JupTsms Court,
ROBERT Won MOsCHZIsKER.
Philadelphia.
Auditor General,
4. L. sISsON,
Erie.
State Treasurer,
JEREMIAH A. sTORER,