Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Roosevelt Order Revoked.

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The last remaining vestige Of the
Roosevelt order taking marines off /.
the battleships and cruisers of the
States navy was swept away
when President Taft, after
the matter had been considered at a
cabinet meeting. directed that an or
der be issued restoring the marines
to exactly the same duties that they
performed prior to their being order
ed ashore. After Congress had plac-
ed a provision III the. navy appropria-
ton bill to the effect that a certain
percentage of the marine corps
should be assigned to ship duty, an
order was issued the day before
President Roosevelt wentjout of Of
fee restoring the marines to ships,
but placing them under the orders Of
the captains of the vessel on which
they were to serve. Under the old
order Of things the marines were Civ
en- specific duties. One Of these was
to fight certain guns of the secondary
battery. The order placing them un-
der the direction Of the ships cap
tain made it possible to assign the
marines to any sort Of duty and to
deprive them Of fighting any part Of
the ships battery.
Punish Kidnapping by Death.
To define the crime Of kidnapping
and provide punishment therefor, in
the District Of Columbia" This is
the title of a bill that Representative
Rodenburg Oily introduced Tues
day. It was suggested by the har-
rowing experience Of little Willie
Whitla, Of Sharon, Pa.
Wants to Finish Canal in July, 1913.
It developed Wednesday that dur
ing a recent conversation between
President Taft and Chairman Goe-
thals of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion the President expressed his de-
sire that the canal be completed by
July 18th, 1913. Colonel Goethals,
however, is not at all sanguine Of ac-
complishing any such results, holding
to his heretofore expressed opinion
that Jnauary l, 1915, will see the
canal open to navigation. Colonel
Goethals will leave New York for
Panama next Saturday.
In order to expedite discussion OF
the tariff bill in the House, unani-
GUS consent Saturday was given that
the sessions hereafter shall begin al
10 instead Of IL o'clock a. NJ; that q
recess should be taken at 6 and that
resuming at s o'clock the sessions
should continue until 1890 p. m. each
day. The request for unanimous con.
sent was made by Mr. Payne, who
said that there already were 40 or 81
members who had indicated their de
Sire to speak.
Mr.. Clark, Of Missouri, the minori
ty leader, asked how long general de
bate would continue. He said he wa
much embarrassed by his lack of in
formation. When his Democratic col
leagues asked for time in which t.
speak he found it difficult to max
'a1lotments. MI. Payne replied tina
he was suffering under a similar EN-
barrassment, but did not supply tn
information desired.
Without any intimation havin
been given as to when the genera
debate on the measure shall cease tn
bill was laid before the House.
Declaring that there would be n
%dlssension in the Democratic rank
: OF the House with regard to the tart
| and that the Fitzgerald amendmer
!, to the rules made it possible for tn
minority to express it's views upo
: amendments to the bill by a reco1
vote, Representative Harrison, {
New York, discussed various feature
OF the PaVne measure.