The new South-news., 1909-03-06

Happening OF the Week Briefly
1oid--Thc ixscx; News
From the Capital

was passed by the House.
There is a naval cadet vacancy in
the First District of Louisiana.
The Panama Canal scandal was
again the subject of debate in the
House
The Brownsville negro soldiers
bill is to be raiiroaded through the
House.
Dr. $. A. Knapp has prepared a re-
port showing how rainfall affects the
cotton boil weevil
The House rejected the proposition
OF the Senate for salary increases al
ter stormy debate.
Congress forced President Roosc-
yolt TO personally sign for tickets TO
witness the inaugural ceremonies.
The District Attorney at Washing
ton Is making another effort 10 iuiic<
Waldemar Bile. OF New Orleans.
Georee W. Wickersham. who Nil.
be Attorney General In Tafts Cab
net. has bought home in Washing
ca.
prcsident-elect Taft will be called
upon to settle the dispute In north
Alabama over the appointment OF a
Federal Judge.
The Arizona-Ncw Mexico statehood
bill which passed the House. has
been sitetracked in the Senate and
win probably fail
The Department OF Agriculture
ovsrruled DR.. II. w. Wiley. and is
sued regulations permitting the use
OF berzoate OF soda.
All OF the items In the rivers ard
hsrbors bill affecting this section of
the country were favorably reported
by the Senate committee.
Because of important military ac-
tivity in Nicaragua, the State Depart
ment has asked that warships be sent
to Amapala. on the West coast
There win be two vacancies in the
tf'ba " w Ittt'h tN t'AVtA' VI iit'
failure OF Hopkins. of Illinois. and
Stephenson. OF Wisconsin. to secure
reelection.
Frank H. Hitchcock. Chairman OF
the Republican National Committee.
put pressure on the House Commit
tee on Postoffices and Post Roads
and forced favorable report on the
mail subsidy bill
The Democratic members OF the
Senate have failed to put President
Roosevelt In Z hole" as they ex-
pressed It, The Presidents order .'e-
storing Jefferson Davis pamc IL on
Cabin John bridge is Expected tc
popularixe him in the South
That the Interstate Commerce la "
prohibiting the issuance OF passes on
railroads is applicable to the grant
ing of express franks. was held by
the Supreme Court to the United
States In the case OF the American
Express Company against tho United
States. The case originated in Chi
cago.
EenAtor Tillman introduced a rcso-
luton instruotins the Senate Com
mittee on Postoffices to inquire and
report whether the recent message
OF the President forwarding TO Con
gress the report of the Home Com.
mission should not be excluded from
the mails az matter improper fol-
transmission.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary
adjourned without action on the Sub
committees report. holding that the
President had no authority to sane
tion the merger of the TENNESSEE
Coal and Iron Company with thu
United States Steel Corporation. The
committee agreed TO take = vote on
next Monday.
Deciding the case Of the Hammond
Packing Company, OF Chicago. vs.
the State OF Arkansas, favorably te
the state. the Supreme Court Of tht
United States, upheld the constitu
tionality of the Antitrust Law o.
Arkansas. The company was finec
$40, 900 in the Arkansas state courti
Tor falling to observe the law.
The House passed ths vundry civil
appropriation bill An amendment
directing prosecution OF the stee
trust was voted down. Provisions tf
pay 100000 for Catholic lands IL
Porto Rico. and for raising the wreck
OF the 5Iaine. we're stricken out Th<
salary OF the Secretary of the 18th
milan Canal Commission secretax1
was cut to $4,000.
The Qualifications and the diplo
matte and consular appropriation
bills were passed By the Senate.
The Supreme Court OF the Unitsd
States decided the case Of the Cum.
berland Telephone Company W. thu
Railroad Commission Of louisiana
involving the right Of the Commits
aloo - reduce the eompany's long
tistascs rasas, favorable to ths state