The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-03-23
POLITICAL.

ton.
q Bulltt county democrats will nomi-
nate county officers by a primary on
June 5.
president Taft was the honor guest
at New York banquet given by lYale
students.
mThe new tariff bill was favorably re-
ported to the House by the Ways and
Means Committee.
II is reported at Jefferson City that
Gov. Hadley, of Missouri, is to resign
to accept Federal judgeship.
Luther Willis, a nephew Of Luther c.
Willis, of Shelbyville. has been appoint
ed stenographer to Senator Bradley.
The first piece of legislation to be
acted on by the House during the spe-
cial session was the bill providing for
the taking of the thirteenth census.
The Standard Oil Company is well
taken care of in the Payne tariff bill.
The provision concerning the irnporta-
ton of oil is the same as in the Dingley
law.
Both branches of the Utah Legisla-
ture passed the bill extending local OPP
ton to cities of $4,000 population or
more. County local option also is pro-
vided.
1t is reported at Washington that
President Taft will extend the order
placing fourth-class postmasters under
the civil service to include the Southern
States.
Speaker Cannon has set his foot down
on general legislation at the specialses-
SION of Congress. He has announced
that committees will not be named IN
til adjournment.
Louis A Coolidge, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, has resigned. He
will be succeeded by Charles d. Nor
ton, of Chicago. a personal friend of
Secretary MacVeagh.
President Taft will ask Congress for
authority to give retired officers who
serve on the Brownsville Court of In
quiry full pay. Until the authority is
given the court will not be appointed.
President Taft, Gov. Hughes, Chief
Justice Melville Fuller and Judge
George Gray were among the speakers
at memorial exercises in honor of Grow
err Cleveland in Carnegie Hall, New
| York.
President Taft has told the members
of his Cabinet that he will not inter-
fere with them in their selection of as
sstants and that their appointments
are to be made for the purpose of in
creasing efficiency.
Former Representative James +.
Watson, of Indiana, who was the re-
publican whip in the House. and
who lost his fight for the governorship.
has been offered and has declined the
governorhip of Porto Rico and the min
istry to Cuba.
Judge ]. M. Galloway withdrew from
the race for reelection in the Bowling
Green judicial district. j. Mckenzie
Moss was nominated by the Republican
Judicial district committee for Circuit
Judge, and John H. Gillian, of Allen
county, for Commemorative Attorney.
June and a primary were decided
on as the time and manner for nominal
ing a democratic candidates for judge
and Commonwealth attorney in the
Hopkinsvile district. Judge Thomas
p. Cook and Judge J. T. Hanberry are
the candidates for judge and Denny p.
Smith for Commonwealth attorney.
DIR. w. d. Crum, the Negro who was
relieved as Collector of the Port at
Charleston by the appointment of +.
W. Durant, will be given lucrative
position in the Panama canal zone.
Crum is a physician, graduate of
Howard University, and it is said he
will go in the sanitary service in Pana-
ma.
While the Payne tariff bill may get
through the House in short order and
with few changes, the outlook in the
Senate is.lfor prolonged consideration
and many amendments. The maximum
and minimum rate provision is consid-
cred of doubtful expediency by many
Senators and others are preparing to
make hardlfight to restore the Ding I
ley provisions: in schedules affecting
their constituents.
The two Houses of the Illinois Assem-
bly, IN joint session considered the re-
ports from the joint committee that
heard the gubernatorial contest brought
by Adlai f. Stevenson against Gov.
Charles S. Deneen. The joint session
adopted the majority report by
strict party vote. Ii finds that the con-
testant has failed TO make prima facie
case sufficient TO warrant the opening