The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-06-24
Tells Washington of the Busy
Activities in This Sec
ton of the State.
ELKINs AND SCOTT
Are Still Hard at Work
Fighting for West Vir-
ginia's Interests.

WASHINGTON, d. G., June 2l.-
The last week has been busy one for
the two West Virginia senators. Sem
ator Scott led II big fight on the pro
posed reduction on the window glass
duty, which developed into nearly an
all day affair. He opened his re-
marks by having a letter read from
the Patterson Glass Manufacturing
ing that the window glass manufac-
turer even with the cheap fuel of
West Virginia was not making great
profits. He called attention to the
failure of the window glass factory at
Ruckhannon and proceeded 10 show
that the reduction of this rate would
materially injurc large. industry in
the atate which he represented. Later
be showed. in answering charges
made by Senator cummins and 9TH
ers how 1t happened there. was so
much competition among the window
glass men. Senator Elkins spoke at
considerable length on, this. subject
and INDUCED In some severe criticism
ef the ,committee,, lie had several
wordy passages at arms with Mr.,
Aldrich, the chairman OF the finance
committee. aud Insisted that the re-
duction Of the window glass rate WAS
only In keeping with the efforts OF tho
finance Neommittee, to reduce every
thing in which West Virginia was iu-
terested..
After the debate a. yea and nay
vote was had on the free clist. sena-
tor Scott did not call for a yea and
nay vote on the committee amend
ment: IT was adopted viva yoce. lie
carries the fight to conference. Had
ne demanded yea and nay vote and
been beaten he would not have been
IN the shape that he viii he when
the conference on this bill is held.
1t Is now feared that the last mes-
sage by President Taft urging the
adoption OF a constitutional amend
ment granting to Congress the power
to levy an income tax has postponed
adjournment very materially. Sen
ator Bailey, of Texas. suggested on
the floor OF the Senate while discuss
Ing this question that they would want
month for debate. Conservative
senators think that at least two weeks
VIII be taken UP on this one subject.
so the day of adjournment Is being
pushed further into the future.
Mr. Howard Hazlett, OF Wheeling.
sent to Senator Scott a consignment,
OF stoSies from the Pollock factory of
that city. For several days there was
familiar atmosphere to all West vir-
ginians around the cloak rooms and
press gallery Of the senate. Senator's,
Republicans and Democrats alike. eS.
pressed their qualification over these
Smokes" So good were they tina,
Uncle Joe" Cannon begged box
which Senator Scott sent over To him
II Is quite probable that the next car.
toons will picture Uncle joe with 4
Pollock stogle Tilted in his mouth in.
stead of the big fat cigar of the past
Mr.. Sherman Denham. postmaster
at clarksburg, was in the city a da,
or two. he came 10 take NJ som,
postofiiee matters at the department
In talk about business matters Ii,
safd:.-
business In clarlssburg is boom
Ing. Early in the week our banks di,
the greatest amount or business eve
done In one. day. At present eighty
three oil wells are being drilled il
Harrison and Lewis counties at Al
outlay of about. one half million dol
lars. These wells are due within six
ty days. THE Philadelphia Gas Com
pany. OF Pittsburs, is also laying
sixtcen-inch main through Marion
Harrison and Lewis counties. The,
two ltems alone make things jumI
In addition, however. our mills. COT
mines and glass works are all rur
ming full. II Congress would pass III
tariff bill and adjourn l think ever
ONE would see that the sun of pros
perity' was well up the sky"
The coal schedule has not yet bee
taken up in the Senate. II is now III
derstood that the rates to be reportc
by the finance committee will be abo,
Fifty cents ton, with culm and slac
ut either nfteen or twenty cents. /
addition to this a definition of slack
TO be reported in the bin which wi