The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-08
OUR COMMISSION
GOING ABROAD.
Senators and Representatives
TO Study Waterways In Europe.
LITTAUER IN the LIMELIGRT.


Much Discussion In Washington Over
His Responsibility For the High
Tariff Rates on Gloves and Hosiery
Illness of an interesting Character
A Colorado Problem.
Washington, Aug. 6.-tSpecial. J.
Within few days after the adjourn
ment of congress the members of the
national waterways commission will
sail for Europe and will remain abroad
until Oct. /. if not later. The commits
sion is composed of seven senators anC
Eve members of the house. the chair
man being Senator Burton of Ohio
who for several terms was chairman
of De house rivers and harbors com
mittee. General Alexander Macken
zie, formerly chief OF engineers in the
war department. will go along as al
expert. One of the chief things thu
commission will study will be the re
lations of the railroads and water
ways. They will investigate the sys
tenn whereby the countries of Eu
rope. especially Germany, protect thei
waterways so that the railways do no
drive them out sof business. In thi
country the railroads have general,
driven the river steamers out. In Ger
many it is said that disastrous compe
tition is prevented by law. The com
mission wants also to investigate rate
of transportation on the waterway "
the extent to which the canals and riy
ers are used and the methods of de
velopment and improvement. A repoT
will be made to congress at the mex
session.
Gossip of the Conference.
About the most thoroughly discusse
man around Washington in the las
few weeks has been ex-Representativ
Lucius n. Littauer of Gloversville.
Y. Whether justified or not. the tai
has been that Mr.. Littauer was chief
responsible for the high rates of dut
that were fixed in the Payne bill o
gloves and hosiery and against whic
the women of the country protested S
vigorously that even the high prote,
tioniSts of the senate would not col
sent to accept the schedule. but insis
ed upon restoring the Dingley rates Q
thoseA articles. Gossip has it that M
Littauer used his influence to keep
number of Republican and othe
members of the house in line la
March when an effort was made
change the rules and that the hous
leaders felt under such obligations
him that they granted him favor
when it came to arranging the gloy
and hosiery schedules. President Ia
is reported to have protested again
such arrangement, if it were made. ar
that is what caused such rumpus
the conference over gloves and hosier
Passing of an interesting Character
/ Jim Jones. a negro who has bet
employed for many years in the Sc
ate stationery store, is dangerously i
AS he is eighty-three years of age,
| is feared he will not recover. Th
negro is a most interesting characte
/ Throughout the civil war he was ii
body servant of Jefferson Davis, pres
/ dent of the Southern Confederac
Jones, who is quite intelligent. pro
i ably knows more of the secret wor
ings of that government than ar
man living. It always has been my
terry where the seal of the Confederat
went. Jones is believed to know, b
has persistently refused to give b
information to the public. he had
great affection for Mr.. Davis and W
4 faithful and true to him. Jones is
native Of North Carolina.
What Would She Be Called?
i The report from Colorado that 8
earnest movement has been started
send woman to congress from tn
state naturally causes some interes
ing gossip here. AS is generally We
known, no woman ever yet has held
seat In the national halls of legisl
ton, for woman suffrage in the we
is too modern departure to have I
suited in the election Of a woman
the United States legislature. Tho
sands Of women are holding postofh
commissions, but under the law thu
are known as postmaster" and n
postmistresses. In the house Of re
resentatives parliamentary terms /
Quire q member in abiding to anoth
to say invariably 1.-The gentlemal
from this or that state. If wom'
should come to the house from O.
orado and were to be mentioned in t
debates. it would be necessary to ord
change in language. as it would
: ridiculous to refer to her as the .ge
, tleman'' from Colorado. Probably
she became involved in a disoussi
! with the men they would of their ov
volition call her the lady" from G
orado.
Preparing to Press Sill.
: At the next session of congress Sc