Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS AND GOSSIP
By Ralph smith

valuable grades both in this and in for
eIgn countries.
Some of those at present engaged IN the
manufacture of naval stores remember
the time when they found ii unprohtable
to preserve the residue Of the tuipen-
tine still-rosin. A few years preceding
the civil war there were few uses for
rosin and only a Slight demand During
that period rosin was permitted te' &C
cumulate with other discarded and value
less refuse about the turpentine still But
gradually has the demand for rosin in
creased and year by year it has been
climbing higher in the scale Of value ana
Importance. until II has succeeded in pass
ing turpentine. the heretofore vastly more
valuable and more important product OF
the naval stores farm.
The position which rosin has assumed
in the naval stores markets argues well
for increasing the use of conservative
methods which have resulted TO such
great extent in increasing the value Of the
resin by producing paler grades.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 2s-The
presence of the naval stores joker in the
census bill serves to illustrate the as
sertion that personalities have no place
| in the consideration of economic or leg
! ilative questions. Except for the personal
| attack E. S. Nash, president of the
American Naval Stores company, Of Sa-
vannah. made upon United States Senator
: Taliaferro. IL Is altogether likely that the
Joker would never have found a place in
the bill. This statement is made without
reference TO the merits of the controversy
between Mr.. Nash and Senator Taliaferro,
or to the motives or justification that Mr..
Nash had for attacking the senator in an
open letter.
Senator Taliaferro was author of the
| bill to regulate the naval stores business
which was offered at the last regular ses-
sion of congress. The measure eneoun-
! tered the opposition of the naval stores
! people of Savannah, the American Naval
Stores company among the number. The
/ bill was bitterly assailed and as aggres-
sively ckampioned in the committee.
| The committee never reported the meas
ure, and II died.
| subsequently, Mr.. Nash wrote an open
| letter to the public which was published
| In several newspapers. In this he crit
icised Senator Taliaferro severely. ques-
| tioning his sincerity of purpose. etce
| Copies of this letter found their way to
/ Washington and fell into the hands of
/ members of congress. Senator Tallaferro
| has many friends in both houses among
! both parties. These people resented the
T: attack upon the senator.
! When the census bill came along for
l consideration, Senator Taliaferro, natur-
| ally angefed over the letter. and none
the less determined in his fight to regu-
! late the naval stores business, offered his
| original bill as an amendment to the GEN.
| sus measure. The senate, recalling the
Nash letter, readily adopted the amend
| ment, over the protests of the Georgia
| senators.
The bin went to conference. The house
accepted the naval stores amendment but
the senate declined to adopt the confer
enee report. The matter is still open.
with Senator Taliaferro one of the con-
feres on part Of the senate. The chances
are more than even that the naval stores
joker will remain in the bill.
Sherman Learning
II has been said that the United States
senate is a good breeding place for dig
nifty and decoruna. and persons who have
watched Vice President Sherman closely
during the past month are constrained
to accept this statement as true. When
Sherman became vice president and, By
/ that token, president Of the senate he was
one Of the most informal man, in public
life He cared not for the dignity of the
upper house Of congress, wore his every
day clothes to work and did other things
that indicated his Independence OF the
leonventionalities of the senate.
/ But the senate is getting Sherman.
Slowly but surely his manner is chang
ing. The everyday sack suit has already
given way to a handsome Prince Albert
Il coat, and the nobby little derby has
been replaced by a shining silk hat. Soon
| Sunny Jim" win be a memory and In
HIS place we'll have Gentleman James,"
4 or something OF the sort.