The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happenings of the Week Briefly
Told--The Latest News
From the Capital

The advocates of an income ia,
appear to be losing ground in tn
Senate.
Mrs. Taft is economizing and cut
ting down the expense OF the Whit,
House
l.s itslae af REasid tent Taft to
q ward the tafiM biii u causfn Est III,
Republican leaders n the Senat,
much worry.
An effort is being made in th,
Senate to reach an agreement OF
the sugar schedule and avoid a pro
longed debate on the subject.
The Louisiana members of Con
gress have been swamped with ap
plications for positions in the cen
sus service.
| Peaceful conditions throughout the
Turkish Empire are rapidly being
restored, according to advices re-
ceived at the State Department from
Constantinople.
The Republican leaders in Con.
gress are SO disguised with the cen.
sus bill tangle that they are threat.
ening to allow the measure to die in
conference.
Mehmed v was formally recognized
by the State Department as Sultan
of Turkey, after the receipts of off,
cial advices of his accession to the
| throne.
The supporters of free lumber
claim they have discovered joker
in the tariff bill. The duty on Dress
ed lumber is much higher than the
tariff On rough lumber.
President Taft attended the cele-
bration in Alexandria, Va, Of the
one hundred and twentieth anniver-
sary of George Washington's inaugu-
ration and the dedication of a park
to his memory.
Congressman Hillingsworth, Of
Ohio, proposed to offer a resolution
in the House protesting against the
portrait of Jefferson Davis being
placed on the silver service of the
hattleship Mississippi.
Mr.. Taft will sign the census bill
as soon as It reaches him, it was
authoritatively stated, although he
will insist that the Director Of the
Census follow the general directions
df me xeea1t1
Following Democratic tariff
speech by Mr.. Rayner, OF Maryland,
in the Senate, Mr.. Nelson, of Min
nesota, precipated an animated dis
cussion by some of his remarks in ad-
vocacy of free lumber.
Robert Watchorn, Commissioner of
immigration at New York, was fore
ed to resign because he blocked the
policy of the Federal Government in
regard to the distribution of immi-
grants.
After a long battle, former Rep
resentative Joseph W. Babcock, of
Wisconsin, who was at one time
Chairman of the National Republi-
can Congressional Committee, was
claimed by death.
A notable speech rejecting the
Democratic view of the tariff ques-
tion was made in the Senate by Mr..
Bailey, of Texas, in advocacy of his
proposed income tax amendment. to
the pending bill.
: The memory of Major L'Enfant,
who designed the National Capital,
was heralded by impressive exercises
held in the rotunda of the Sapital
body in Arlington Cemetary, after
for more than one hund-
red years on Maryland farm.
The Senate Finance Committee has
decided to change the automatic
operation of the maximum and mini
mum feature Of the tariff bill, SO
that the maximum rate of duty would |
only be applied by proclamation of |
the President.
Because of the objection of Mr..
Macon, of Arkansas, the House refus-
ed to take action on a resolution Of |
fered by Mr.. Wanger, of Pennsylvan-
la expressing the good will Of the
American people for the people Of |
Turkey nnd the hope that every eff
fort will be made to suppress the
massacre OF Christians.
Prospects for the Presidents fu-
ture trip through the West this sum-
mer assumed brighter hue. Chair
man Tawney, Of the House Approp-
riations Committee. after conferen-
se with Mr.. Taft, announced that he
would offer bill appropriating $685.
300 for the Presidents travelling ex-
penses for the current fiscal year.
The Senate finance Committee re-
ported its substitute for the maxi
mum and minimum provision of the
Payne tariff bill, practically revers-
ng the latter, in that any country
@ receive our minimum rates must
lot in any way discriminate against
,ur products. Senator McCumber, of
North Dakota, spoke in favor of free
umber, while Senator Fletcher, of
Florida, spoke In favor of retaining
he Dingley tax on lumber, long-sta-
,le cotton and other Southern pro-
lucts.
George W. Woodruff, a former
Yale athlete, was nominated to be
United States District Judge for Ha-
vail.
Retention of the existing tariff on
umber was strongly urged by Mr..
simmons, of North Carolina, in a