Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-30
news NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happenings of the Week Briefly
Told--The Lateet News
From the Capital

H. C. Warmoth filed his brief In
his congressional election contest.
The National Waterways Commis-
sion will visit Europe this summer.
w. F. Willoughby will be appoin-
ted assistant director of the census
President Taft is using the House
as a club to force the Senate into
line on the tariff bill.
Orville Wright made two success
full flights in his aeroplane at Fort
Myer.
The Federal Geological Survey
will aid in drainage work in Lou
isiana.
President Taft entertained the. Re-
publican conferees on the tariff bill
at dinner at the White House.
The Emery claim against Mica
ragua will probably be settled at
an early date.
Preparations are being made for
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress at Washington.
The House passed the deficiency
appropriation bill. 1t carries $685.
600 for Taft's travelling expenses.
President Taft has found it q diff
ficult task to bring the Republican
factions together on the tariff bill.
The Navy Department has decid-
ed to give tho figurshead OF the bat
tleship Louisiana to the city of Ba-
ton Rouge.
The tariff conference committee
decided that the customs court
should be established in Washing.
ton instead of New York.
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota,
will probably prevent Ex-Congress-
man hcCleary from being director
of the mint.
Secretary of State Knox will soon in
itiate proceeding with a number OF
foreign governments looking to a
reconstruction of treaties.
President Taft was invited to
make a trip of inspection down the
Mississippi River from st. Louis to
New Orleans.
The bill authorizing the issuance
of bonds to complete the Panama
Canal may cause renewal of the
fight about the type of the canal.
President Taft has taken steps to
prevent the water power trust from
securing control Of all the valua-
BILE water-power sites in the country,
The omnibus bill authorizing the
building of bridges across various
waters of the United
States was passed by the House.
President Taft's intinerary through
the South and West was announced
He will make a steamboat trip from
st. Louis to New Orleans.
President Taft outlined his posi-
ton on the tariff to q delegation Of
Western congressman. He Is not
only fighting for free raw material,
but for downward revision.
The fight for a lower duty on
netting has been won by
Senator Foster and Representative
Ransdell. They received definite in
formation to that effect from the
tariff conferees.
Orville Wright made q flight in
his aeroplane OF one hour and twen-
ty- minutes. duration at Fort Myer,
circling the parade grounds eighty
three times, executing a series OF
figure eights and landing successful
ly.
The conference committee of the
two houses of Congress on the tariff
bill agreed to accept the Senate's
tax amendment after the
provision had been rsdrafted by the
attorney general and many changes
had been made.
Representative Tawney, of the
House appropriations committee, ad-
mittsd In the House that Francis ].
Heney had received from the gov
ernment $4,000 last year for which
Mr.. Heney had performed no service
Mr.. Tawney said Mr.. Heney had re-
ceiyed In all $4,000 from the 60
vernment.
It was learned on excellent author
ity that Representative Payne, chair
man of the House conference COM
mittee on the tariff bill, had refus'
ed to permit any proposition to go
to a vote and that he would not sign
any report simply because a major
ity of the House Republican con-
ferees had voted for 1t.
Plans for a s1e,000,00o river
concern are being dis
cussed in Washington. st. Louis
attorney acting, they say, for finan-
cial interests able to carry out the
immen5e project of building line
of steel vessels and parges to ply
the Asp and its tributaries, are In
teresting congressman in the scheme.
Indications are very strong that
the tariff conference committee will
report In favor of the following rates
on the articles which have been the
cause of SO much recent controversy:
Cial, As cents per ton; Iron ore, 20
cents; hides, cents a pound; lum-
ber, SIPS per thousand; petroleum,
free.
The possibility Of depreciation OF
outstanding securities of the govern
ment in case the treasury throws on
the market any portion OF the Pan
anna Canal bonds, the issuance OF
which is to be authorized to the ex-