The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-04-22
WASHINGTON NOTES

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Congress will hare many ship SUD-
sidy bills to select from, if it con.
cludes to act on that kind of legisia.
ton during the Sixty-first Congress
Representative Sulzer, of New York
is the latest members to introduce
bill on the subject. His bill pro.
vldes for graduated system of ton.
mage taxes in favor of American
built ships and against foreign ships
1t follows Glossy the poicy of the
early statesmen" said Mr.. Sulzer
explaining the bill. "During the con.
tlnuance Of the old law the United
States had the finest deep sea carry
ing feet in the world" -.
The Democratic senators will not
delay the passage of the traiff bill
They held their second conference
Saturday and while no formal conclu-
sion was reached on any point there
was consensus of opinion in favor
IF permitting the Republicans to take
entire charge of the measuSe with the
understanding that they assume, rs
they necessarily must, the entire re-
sponsibility for it.
1t was stated that the postponement
Of proceedings in the senate was due
to a request from the Democrats, but
n e,
and say they will be prepared to pro-
ceed with he consideration of the bill
whenever the Republican senators de-
sire to take it up.
The nearest approach to a formal
agreement of the senators was reit-
Grafton of their former expressions in
Favor of an income tax. There is no
doubt that the party in the senate is
anited on that point, but there was no
effort to bring about a concerted un-
1erstanding on rates of duty on any
OF the articles covered by the tariff.
There was no divergence of opinion
as to the desirability of general re-
ductlon OF rates on necessaries Of
life, but there were some indications
that individual Democratic senators
would stand against specified .le-
creases in the interests of their own
localities.
Secretary of War Dickinson and
his party who are to accompany him
20 Panama left here Sunday for
Charleston, S. c., where they will en-
bark on the Presidents yacht May
flower, for the isthmus Wednesday
morning. Monday they spent at
Fortress Monroe, reaching Charles
ton Tuesday morning where they did
some sightseeing before the special
leaves. The Secretary expects to get
back to Washington about the mid
dle Of May.
Mr.. Dickinson's purpose is to ac-
quaint himself fully with every de-
tail of canal administration and con-
,truction that may be possible in the
ten days he expects to spend between
Colon and Panama. 1t is President
Taft's wish that members of his Cab
met shall do more or less travelling so
that they may come in closer contact
with the people. particularly where
work under their departments is such
hat personal investigation will be
helpful.
The Rev. Haig Y. Yardrmain. pas
tor of the Armenian Evangelical
church in Philadelphia. tho only Ar
menian church sin this city. has sent
letter TO President Taft asking him
to use his influence TO prevent the
wholesale massacre of Armenians in
Asia Minor.
Rev. 1ardumian says in part:
"We appeal to yCu TO use the influ-
ence of your great office in order to
stop the hand of the slayer. in rhe
name of God, in the name of human
ity and justice known to and upheld
by the noble American people"
Senator Taliaferro, of Florida, has
! again introduced his bill to prevent
the manufacture and sale of adulter-
ated, misbranded or falsely graded
naval stores. Several hearings were
given on the bill by the committee on
| interstate commerce lest session at
which arguments were heard for and
against the proposed Legislation, but
the measure was not reported.