The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

President Taft has sent to the Sen
ate the nomination OF Col. Richard T.
Yeatman, Eleventh Infantry, to be
brigadier general.
President Taft has been elected hon
orary president of the newly formed
National League of Unitarian Laymen,
organized at Boston.
s. N. d. North. director of the
census, has rendered his resignation
and 1t has been accepted. e. Dana
Durand, deputy commissioner of cor
porations, has been nominated to sue
ceed Mr.. North.
The plans for the Denver public
building prepared by the firm Of
Tracy, Swartwout & Litchfield have
ben approved by the cabinet board,
consisting of the postmaster general,
secretary of the interior and secretary
Of the treasury.
Mrs. Virginia McCiurg, president OF
the Mesa Verde National Park Asso-
citation, has requested the director Of
the Smithsonian institution to permit
relics from the park to be stored in
the capitol building at Denver until a
permanent building for their preservn-
ton is erected in the park
President Taft has issued an exec
utive order directing that when ma
tional holidays fall on Sunday all gov
ernment employees entitled to holi-
day shall be granted leave the Mon
day following. except in states where
the laws provide for a Saturday cele-
bration, where the government will
adopt the state rule.
Messr. Goudy and Potter, represent
ing the Palisade (Colo.) Protective
Fruit Growers Association, called
upon Secretary Ballinger and present
ed their claims for adequate compen-
sation for right Of way for the pro-
posed government canal over lands OF
the Association members, and were
told that the matter would receive
careful consideration.
President Taft has been informed
that the English grand lodge of Ma
sons has granted dispensation for
the organization Of blue lodge of Ma
sons at London, Eng, to be composed
entirely of Americans. The dispensa-
tion was granted by the Duke of Con
naught grand. master of the grand
lodge Of England. The duke and
President Taft will be made the first
honorary members of the lodge.
Senator Curtis OF Kansas has in
troduced the interstate liquor ship
ment bill prepared by the National
Anti-Saloon League and introduced in
the House by Representative Langley
OF Kentucky. This bill prohibits the
shipment of liquor from outside state
or territory where shipment to such
| point would be unlawful from other
| points within the same state or terri
tory.
Senator Bailey of Texas and w. s.
Manning, representative of the New
York Times in the Senate press gal
lery. exchanged blows as a result of n
conversation they had In reference to
an article printed by the New York
newspaper questioning the sincerity
of the senator in his course on the in
come tax. They were separated be
fore either was injured. Bailey on the
floor of the Senate denounced Manning
violently. calling him liar.
The Supreme Court of the United
States, in the case of the Common
wealth of Kentucky VS.. the Adams Elk
press Company. has decided that al
express company has right to shiI
liquor into local option county, con
trary to the law of the state.
Speaking to the colored graduates
OF Howard University, near Washing
ton, President Taft declared thai
never at any time has the future Of
the negro. as a race. appeared more
hopeful and bright than at the present
day. He presented diplomas to elias,
] Of over 100.