The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-23

| new orleans Naval SIat1On.
The city of Natchez, Miss, has
asked the Navy department for a
warship during the Carnival.
Congressman Mann, of Illinois, has
started fight in Congress for addi-
tional railroad rate legislation.
Attorney General Bonaparte issued
a statement in reply to the speech
of Senator T1llman in the Senate.
Senator Tillman announced that
he would deliver another speech in
the Senate on President I Roosevelt.
Arizona and New Mexico are in
fair way to tecome:full-fledged States
during the present session of Con-
gress.
The Democrats may be able to force
the passage of rivers an 4 harbors
bill during, the present session of
Congress. =,
The Federal Government has been
asked to transfer the public land
records in this State to the Louisiana
Land Office.
Senator Forster,'.of Louisiana, is
making an effort to secure an approp
ration Of $250,O00 to fight the cot
ton boil weevik -.2.'.
The Democratic members of the
House Ways and Means Committee
have begun the preparation of the
minority's tariff bill.
The -emocrats have decided to
force a vote on the rivers and har-
bors bill in the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors.
A hearing was given Monday by
the House Rivers and Harbors. Com
mittee in the interest of new dred-.
ge for Southwest Pass. -.
.rsass The Southern Commercials Gen.
gress has made arrangements to con-
struct Southern building at Wash
ington at cost of $1,000,000.
The fact has been developed that
President Roosevelt's barber and Mrs
Rooseyelts private messenger are
carried on the Government pay rolls
Senator Milton, of Florida, intro
duced bill to prohibit marriages
between white and negroes in the
District of Columbia and the Terri
tories.
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina
attacked President Roosevelt, Attor-
ney General Bonaparte and Post
master General Meyer in speech in
the senate ~.
President Roosevelt signed the
bill authorizing the payment of
s216, 900. to the Citizens Bank of
New Orleans for money seized by But
ler in 1862.
President Roosevelt was reported
in fine fettle over his horseback per-
formance of Wednesday. Unnamed
army officers rediculed at as grand
stand stunt"
1t was reported that Senator Aid
rich chairman of the Monetary
Commission, has plan for a central
government bank to solve the cur
rency problem.
BY unanimous vote the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs agreed to
recommend placing the marines back
on the ships in the Navy contrary
to the action of the President.
No change in the form of govern
- s~Al -
to be recommended TO Congress at
this session by the House Committee
On Interstate Commerce.
The controversy between President
Roosevelt and Senator TflIman dates
back 1a the Preside ali1lnss@
Prince Henry Of Germany, when
Roosevelt withdrew an invitation to
Tillman.
Senator Foraker, of Ohio, in
speech in the Senate, attacked Presi-
lent Roosevelt and Judge Taft for
Using detectives to investigate the
negro soldiers who shot up Browns
7ille, Tex.
The House Judiciary Cimmittee
submitted a favorable report on the
resolution authorizing
louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas
% settle boundary line dispute be
.ween the States.
E President Roosevelt and the mem
oers of the Executive Council of the
American Federation of Labor had
ong conference upon the subject of
he right of asylum in the United
States for political refugees.
To enable him TO collect series
If photographs and make a study Of
aaleys comet. which he first saw
when he was a baby in his mothers
Fredrick Hess, of Pasca-
,oula,, Miss, has petitioned Congress
70 appropriate $4,000.
President Diaze, of Mexico, will
within a few days, be presented with
In invitation from the President OF
the United States to have his Gov
srnent represented in the proposed
Conservation Congress ct North
Aas.riss On Feb. 10.