The new South-news., 1909-04-03

happenings 81 the Week Briefly
1 Old he Ixies, News
From the Capital
The denolt In ne Treasury !

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The census report on cotton stocks
~Sosa 5.2sz.cos bales In the United
ztatcA
President Taft has begun consult
BAG Aouthcrn Senators on southers
~ppolntmcia.
Ain Pierre Lorlllard. Jr. wife Of
s.s tobacco magnatc. committed sui
side at Washington.
Secretary OF war Dickinson viii
hzfc for Panama April 10. and viii
rciurn Wa New Orleans.
A big row is promised over the
Philippine section OF the iarin Bill
shcn u reaches the Senate
Tho Democratic caucus adopted
she ueI net Of rules submitted by
shc Committee OF Fifteen without
suendmont
aoa,or Aidrich So opposed TO apc.
siai iaten and ~ framing a tarin bill
Of hls own. with revision upward in
aead of downward.
Delegations Of Porto Rlonna viii
sppcar before Congress aud ask for
protection OF the islands products
IA the Payne tarln bill and for homo
suic
Much better feeling has developer
nj the caucus dcnunciation OF those
smonf the Democrats ns the result
-bo voted with the Republican regu-
lars.
Representative Wicklirc. OF Lou
sslann. gave notice that he would not
b. hound by the rules OF the Demo
cratic caucus in voting on the tariff
sui
After consideration at the Cabinet
stcctinR President Taft ordered the
restoration OF marines on board ma
val vessels upon the same footing
thst thoy wore before the Roosevelt
order relieving all OF them from
ship duty was issued some months
ago.
Minister Espinoaa. OF Nicaragua.
scft az the state Depnrcment Tor
Secretary Knox the reply of prcsi-
ssmsnd OF his Government that the
Emcry claim. which has been pend
TOR for years. be submitted TO arbi-
rstion.
The plan OF former Secretary New
berry for the consolidation of the
pork OF various navy-yards will be
couformcd to under the present Ad-
miniatrntiop and thoroughly tested
before any proposition 10 materially
modify 1t is considered. A state.
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The Navy Dopnremont
President TAFT has authorized the
statement that he will favor ship
Subsidy legislation. II also Is stated
hat he viii discuss ship Eubidy In
eip message 90 the next regular ses-
sion OF Congress lie has not pre-
pared any special plan for settling
shis question. After eight months
eonsidorntlon he will have definite
sccas 20 present
Director North of the Census nu-
,esu. has withdrawn his request for
al appropriation OF sfi,ll7.000 for
the next census and has substituted
. requcs, for $4,000. 200. The or
irinal estimate covered not only the
year 1910. but the three succeeding
years during which the reports VII
be tabulatcd and published The re
vised estimate covers the expenses
Tor only next year.
sioual directory for the sixty-nrst
Congress has been distributed among
Senators and members OF the House.
II was soon discovered that "Blll' "a
the most popular given name among
its names. there being six Senators
and forty-four Representatives who
scar this oognomen. Hence tn,
suggestion that "nill Club be es'
nhIishci at the Capital There ar,
thiyty-siS Johns In the two houses
combined
The monotony of the tarin dehat,
m the House OF Representatives wal
reile,od for time Friday by clasl
Between Nessrs Fordney. OF Michi
gan. and byrd. OF Mississippi, whicl
came near ending In blows. MIR
vordnoy had hoen making an oN
hausti,e criticism OF the lumber par
Agvaph, when he was interrupted b.
thc Mississippian, who insisted tha
thc lumber manufacturers. of whicl
Nr Fordney was one. were In
trust Mr. Fordney pcremptorily de
pied the statement and said that MI
Rsrd "did not know -- thin
about IT, The Mississippi membe
made a move toward MIR. Fordne
and was In tho act of removing hi
coat when some OF his pemocrati
colleagues took hold OF him. Late
Il developed that the incident gre'
cut Of misunderstanding. and bot
men made explanations and apolc
gtes
The threat OF the state Depart
Ucnt TO establish an American pro
soratc over Central American ri
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