Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-28
n WASHINGTON A NOTES

AICer twenty fHOuIS ueFoteu w
counting and recounting the ballots
cast Thursday the Daughters Of the
American Revolution Friday found
the honors of the biennial election Of
their society divided between the ad-
ministration and the anti-administra-
ton forces. The big fight Of the con-
gress was won by the administration,
in the election Of Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott, Of Illinois, to be president
general. The second officer IN point
Of honor, that Of vice president-gen-
eral in charge Of organizations, how
ever, went to the anti-administratian
followers by the election Of Mrs. Mi
randi B.. Tnlloch, Of this city.
+ With majority over Mrs. William
Cummings Story, Of New York, Of
only 8 votes out Of S73 ballots cast,
Mrs. SCOTS victory goes down upon
the records Of the society as one Of
the most closely contested IN the his
tory Of the organizatin. Scarcely had
the first wave Of disappointment at
the narrow defeat Of Mrs. Story
swept over her followers before
action was taken to renew the fight
to elect the retiring State regent as
.president-general two years hence,
WIN Mrs. Scots term of Office will
expire.
So close an election stirred the con-
gress beyond the experience of years.
It was characterized by a bitterness
that prevented the motion Of Mrs.
Story to make the election Of her
rival unanimous being adopted, with
dissent from group Of anti-adminis.
tration delegates.
Senator McCumber, Of North Da,
kota, Tuesday, in criticising the con
ference report on the census bill,
made the charge that the census Of
fee has in its employ in one bureau
the wife Of o secretary Of Represen-
tative in Congress, the wives Of two
officials Of the War Department and
the wife of a prominent official in
the Treasury Department. fPromo-
tion," he said, "seems to be almost
wholly for women who have husbands
in the departments. This is getting
to be city of official families hold
ing positions under government"
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In the Senate Wednesday cotton
seed oil was the subject of an ex-
change Of opinion between protection
lists Republicans and tariff f-fes-revenue
Democrats.
Senator Simmons, Of North Caro-
lima, protested against such action,
declaring that he was free to say that
he was not in favor Of placing cotton
seed oil on the free list.
Stating that the importation Of
cotton seed oil in 1908 was 202 gal
Ions, worth $s1, and yielded revenue
Of $S.2s, Mr. Aldrich said the tax
on that article was "for protection
pure and simple.
"Any pretense," declared Mr.. Till
man, rising in his place and speaking
in vigorous language, "that there is
protection on cotton seed oil through
such duty is a humbug. Cotton
seed oil producers do not want any
protection at all'' vi i
Senator Cummins' bill for an in
come tax provides as follows:
Upon incomes not exceeding $10,-
600, 2 per cent; upon incomes not e1-
ceeding $4,000, 2 l-2 per cent; upon
incomes not exceeding $4,000, 8 per
cent; upon incomes not exceeding
100000 3 1-2 per cent; upon incomes
not exceeding $4,000, 4 per cent;
upon incomes not exceeding 100000,
per cent; upon all incomes exceed
ing 100000, 6 per cent.
Mr.. Cummins believes that the
graduated tag so provided for will
produce q somewhat less revenue
than fat tax Of 8 per cent and is
Of the opinion that the amount raised
under his amendment would be about
$40,0O0,00O.