The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-29
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/ progress in his fight against the in
| come tax
Work of restoring the name of JET
ferson Davis to Cabin John Bridge
/ has been completed.
| Secretary of War Dickinson wa.
taken i'll at sea and had to leave Ha
vana hurriedly for Washington
Insurgents in the senate seem tt
be getting some results by their per
lsistence.
stockholders of the Union Pacifi,
Railroad are buying shares of the
Southern Pacific Railroad in order tt
| retain control of the property.
Washington real estate owners are
trying to hold up the government by
demanding exorbitant prices for their
property.
The income tax proposition is being
fought by Aldrich, who seeks to post
pone action and may crack the party
whip on it.
The senate heard a debate on the
income tax by Mr.. Sutherland, while
Mr. Smoot discussed the duty on
razors with much dramatic effect.
The house had lot of fun with
Mr. Hollingsworth over editorial
comments In Louisiana and Missis-
sippi papers.
Mr.. Burleson has gotten through a
resolution inquiring into the pur-
chase of the Tennessee Company by
the steel trust.
President Taft received a special
envoy from Nicaragua, who came to
settle the Emery claim, and talked to
him in plain language.
Senator Clay delivered a speech at
tacking the sugar trust and urging a
reduction in the duty on refined su-
gar. The senate has completed the
metal schedules.
A statute of the Rev. Dr. John
Witherspoon, one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence,
erected in this city by public sub
scription, was unveiled with impress
i've ceremonies.
Acknowledgement Wickersham has
announced that a test law case will
be made out of the decision of Secre-
tary Wilson that it is, violation of
the pure food law to use the bleach
ing process in making -four.
Presidential nominations of VIII
liam Williams to be commissioner of
immigration of the port of New York,
and Walter F. Clark, to be governor
of Alaska, have been confirmed by
the senate.
The supreme court decided against
Pilot John Leech; sustained the court
of appeals in the Alabama rate case,
and against the Chicago Tribune in
libel case of woman whose picture
was printed in a whisky ad.
Colored passengers paying the
same fare as white passengers can
not be legally Disseminated against
in the way of accommodations, ac-
cording to ruling of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Attorney-General Wickersham has
decided to suspend proceedings in the
Oklahoma land fraud cases until evil
dence purporting to substantiate the
charges against the governments at
torneys has been received here and
Mrs. Taft probably will leave for
the sumner capital" at Beverly,
Mass, early in June, it was an
nounced, in the event 1t appears that
the president will be detained in
by the tariff until after
July 1.
Imported automobiles, under the
new tariff law, must pay duty equal
to one-half their value, If the action
Of the senate stands. The house pro-
vision for a duty of As per cent ad
was accepted as to bicycles
and automobiles.
1t is announced that the coalition
Of democratic senators and progress
i've republicans" has been broken, SO
far as the income tax question is con-
cerned, and that amendments on the
subject will be presented by both
Senator's Bailey and Cummins. Both
OF these amendments will provide for
fiat rates of tax, but they differ on
some Dther important features, par
ticularly the proposed tax on corpo-
rations.
Senator Aldrich is making progress
In his efforts to sidetrack the income
tax proposition and create dissen-
sions among its advocates in both po-
litical parties. On this question the
senate closely divided, the insur-
gents claiming to have seventeen
votes in sight for the amendment.
while the democrats appear to be
solid for it. Senator Aldrich, on the
other hand, does not concede a ma
jority against him on straight
vote, and on the proposition to refer
the question to the judiciary commit
tee for an opinion he believes he can
get a comfortable majority.
Enthusiastic over his two days in
vasion of the south, President Taft
has returned to the White House,
conferred with the members of his
cabinet and received numerous call
ers.
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in the Portland gateway case by
decision rendered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. requiring
railroads to sell through tickets be-
tween Seattle and other points in the
Pacific northwest and eastern points
wa Portland, Ore.