The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-07-03
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| The federal government is prepa
ing to Investigate the sugar trust.
Senator Beveridges speech has ha
the effect of stirring the senate to a,
tlon. on tobacco legislation.
| President Taft's corporation ia
scheme was introduced in the senat
1 by Senator AIdrich.
The opposition to Taft's corpora
4 ton tax scheme is increasing in th
senate. ~
Congress passed : special act mai
ing the fiVers ana harbors appropria
ton available.
The indications are that Presideu
Taft's corporation tax law will b
passed at the present session of con
gress.
Republican members of the senai
finance committee say that the cor
poration tax will be passed at thi
session of congress.
Stuart Mcnamara has resigned a
assistant district attorney to devot
his whole time to the prosecution O
the Panama libel cases.
The United States government ha
warned Nicaragua that American in
terests at Blue fields must be pro
tected.
Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Endi
colt, U. S. ~, retired, who has beer
performing active duty, was detached
from service.
To encourage American shipping
Senator Elkins introduced an amend.
ment to the tariff bill which would
allow to American vessels reduction
of per centum in tariff duties.
The hot weather apparently has
had no effect on congress. Senators
have provided themselves with elec-
trio fans and lemonade and are pre-
pared to talk all summer.
The government suit against the
New York, New Haven and Hartford.
the Boston and Maine and other rail-
roads for violating the antitrust law
has been dismissed.
Amendments increasing the duty
on shoes from / s to 20 per cent ad
valorem and On sole leather from 5
to 10 per cent, the lower figures rep
resenting the house rate, were adopt
ed by the senate. The duty on colo
dion also was increased.
In the senate the finance commit
tees amendment to take hides from
the free list and place a duty of Is
per cent ad valorem on them was
under discussion all day. Senators
Warren, of Wyoming, and Carter, of
Montana, spoke in favor of the
amendment, while Senator Page of
Vermont, opposed it.
An emergency appropriation of
$1O,000,000 for the taking of the
next census was authorized by the
house of representatives. The bill
met with much opposition, although
it was explained that unless the
money was forthcoming the census
bureau would be compelled to sus-
pend business.
The question Of the eight-hour law
was submitted to President Taft in
the form of request by Thomas Do
AN, president of the Steam Shovelers'
Union, that the president obtain from
he, attorney general an opinion as
% whether the law prohibiting pay
nent for overtime Is not being vio-
ated on the Panama canal.
Much voting and little talking
the work in the senate.
rhe lumber schedule was disposed of,
md the duty on pineapples was in
'reased, the finance committee suf-
ering a defeat in the latter case. An
Lttempt to reduce the finance COM
nittee's rate of $3.50 per thousand
N sawed lumber to 81, the house
ate, was lost.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
lenies the report that he will resign.
A duty of Is per cent ad valorem
N hides was agreed to by the senate
" a vote Of As to so This is the |
resent duty, being applicable, how
yer, only to hides weighing more
han twenty-five pounds. Senators
IcCumber, Gamble, Hepburn and
'aylor spoke in favor of duty on
ides, while Senators Burton and |
'oster advocated free hides.
The entire wood tariff schedule
laking reductions of about 25 per
ent from the present rates was
greed to by the senate. A new
to the coal schedule, Of
cred by Mr.. Aldrich, reducing the
uty On bituminous coal from 81 to
0 cents a ton, and eliminating the
clause from the house bill,
as adopted by the senate. The two
enators from Florida, pineapple
reducing state, in upholding the
to Increase the duty on
ineapples from 81 to % per thou
md, we're opposed by the two SEN
tors from Maryland, in, which state
lere are number Of large pineap-
lie canning factories.
Three mighty speeches by Senator'S
everidge, Bailey and Newlands were
elivered in the senate Mr.. Bever-
ge attacked the tobacco trust. "
r. Bailey talked about free raw ma
rial, his object being to justify his
,te against free iron ore, lumber
Id hides, and Mr. Newlands spoke
/ the income tax question, agreeing
/ the whole with President Taft's
.rnoratian tay IDEA hut suggesting