The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
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Two of the American claims
against Venezuela have been settled
and three are to be submitted to
The Hague for arbitration.
President Roosevelt returned to
the White House from his trip to
Lincoln's birthplace.
Chief Engineer Goethals says the
Panama Canal will be finished by
January /, 1915.
w. A. Clark, special agent of
the Bureau of Manufactures and an
expert in textiles, has been assigned
to investigate market conditions in
Latin American countries.
The charges of corruption and
fraud in connection with the Pana-
ma Canal purchase made by Repre-
sentative Rainey recently were re-
vived in the House of Representa-
tives.
That express companies cannot be
compelled to perform c. o. d. serv-
ice for the liquor traffic was held
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The Committee on Postoffices and
Post Roads of the Senate practically
completed consideration of the Post
office Appropriation Bill.
In letter from Culebra TO Major
j. b. Cummin, of Augusta. the Presi-
dent-elect praises the work on the
Panama Canal.
In his invocation Chaplain Cou-
den, of the House of Representatives,
paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln.
The Senate adopted a bill to repeal
the provision raising the salary of
the Secretary OF State in order to
make Senator Knox eligible to the
premiership in President-elect Taft's
cabinet
Ferdinand C. Fox filed complaint
with the Department of Justice
against the Confectioners' Associa-
tion of Baltimore, which he charges
to be an Illegal combine.
A Senate bill was passed by the
House extending the time for the
construction of the Lake Erie and
Ohio River ship canal.
Senator McLaurin, in a speech in
the Senate, upheld the President In
discharging the negro soldiers who
Shot up" Brownsville.
Labor leaders in conference with
Secretary Straus blamed the lack of
employment on the immigration
laws.
A review of the work of the Re-
clamation Service was given TO the
House committee by Secretary GAR
field.
The House leaders have practically
abandoned the effort to pass the Cen
tho DracfHnatt-
The House passed the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill as 1t was reported
by the committee.
Secretary Newberry discussed with
a committee of workmen in the Phil
adelphia Navy Yard his plan for the
consolidation of bureaus in the Navy
Department.
The establishment of a children's
bureau in the Department OF the
Interior is provided for in bill
which the House committee will re-
Fort favorably
The Postal Savings Bank bill was
before the Senate during most of
the session and Senator Hepburn, OF
Idaho, spoke In opposition to 1t.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
tion of John ID. Pringle, to be APP
praiser of merchandise at Pittsburg.
Robert w. Breckons. United States
attorney of the Ninth circuit OF
Hawaii, is to send In his resigna-
tion to Attorney General Bonaparte.
That an ad valorem duty on woods
would result in many abuses was
the claim made before the House
Ways and Means Committee.
Many prominent labor leaders par
ticipated ia a council OF labor" al
the Department OF Commerce and
Labor.
The Senate Committee on For
eign Relations did not take up the
Canadian boundary water ways
treaty.
The President signed the Urgent
Deficiency Bill and the resolution ap-
propriating $16,000 for the expenses
OF the ipaugufaticn Of President
elect TAFT.