Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-05
WASHINGTON / ! !. NOTES N

ey from one man TO gave another IN
order to encourage him in The pursuit
of an otherwise profitable business,
Senator bailey, of Texas, Monday de-
livered SET speech on the Democratic
side in opposition to the pending tar
if bill,
The announcement that Mr.. Bailey
would address the Senate was sufi-
cient to bring to the chamber almost
every Senator, and the galleries were
crowded to their full capacity. Mrs.
Taft occupied seat in the Presi-
dents section and was an attractive
listener throughout the session.
Senator Bailey was not interrupted
until he had proceeded with his re-
marks for an hour or more, when
several Senators engaged in colloquies
with him. Senator Aldrich called
especial attention to = statement by
the Texas Senator to the effect that
the duties Of the pending bill might
be lowered SO 1-3 per cent and asked
whether. he supposed the profits Of
American industries equalled that
amount. Mr.. Bailey replied that in
the case Of the United States Steel
he believed they had, and he cited
the increased capitalization of that
organization as an evidence of en-
ormous profit. He insisted that such
lowering of the rate Of duty would
not seriously. affect importations be-
cause he believed American mahufac-
turers would be stimulated by the
added foreign competition and would
continue to supply the markets.
On Tuesday, when Senator Scott,
Of West Virginia, rose in his place in
the Senate to deliver O set speech up
on the tariff, the hum Of conversation
by many Senators and their apparent
indifference to listen to the speech
caused the Vice President to, rap loud
ly for order in the chamber, and gave
the Senator occasion to administer a
mild rehuke to his colleagues.
~ do not wish the Senate called to
ORDER" said he, addressing the chair.
"I do not expect this argument to
change vote and consequently I
am indifferent whether Senators re-
tire to the lobbies or indulge in con-
versation, because / do not care
whether thew listen to my remarks or
not"
''The chair does care" replied Mr..
Sherman.
He criticised the Senate bill and
does not believe it to be as good as
the Dingley bill. He favors protec-
tive tariff.
TIE most important happenings in
the nstion's capital Wednesday were
as follows: ~
nized by the State Department as
Sultan Of Turkey, following the re-
ceipt Of official advices Of his acces-
sion to the throne.
The memory of Major L'Enfant,
who designed the national capitol,
was honored by impressive exercises
held in the rotunda Of the capitol,
previous to the re-interment of the
body in Arlington Cemetery, after
remaining for more than one hundred
years on a Maryland farm.
George w. Woodruff, q former
Yale athlete, was nominated to be
United States District judge for
Hawaii i.G 49, .;54. :si'E ,f
Retention Of the existing tariff on
lumber was strongly urged by. Mr..
Simmons, of North Carolina, in an
exhaustive speech in the Senate.
The present prospect is that the
proposed amendments by the Senate
committee on finance to the tariff bill
will be postponed for some days pos
sibly until the beginning of next
week.
The committee is understood to
have practically decided to place a
duty of SIS per ton on printing paper
and Of $1.39 per ton on wood pulp,
which is q slight reduction from the
Dingley rate in both cases.
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The most important happenings in
the nations capital Friday were as
follows:
President Taft attended the cele-
bration in Alexandria, Va, Of the
12Gth anniversary of George WASH
ington's inauguration and dedication
Of park to his memory.
The President cabled his congratu-
lations on the birth of an heir to the
throne Of The Netherlands.
Justice Stafford, in the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia, de-
clined to compel Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Wilson to vacate his decision to
institute prosecutions under the pure
food law against -four manufacturers,
who use tie bleaching process.
The Senate finance committee re-
ported its substitute for the maximum
and minimum provision Of the Payne
tariff bill, practically revising the lat