The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
news NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happenings of a Week Condensed
For Our Busy Readers.

Maine from Havana harbor.
| The conference report on the cen
sus bill was adopted by the house
Mrs. Lena Loeb of Selma, Ala, dice
in New York from the effects O
poison.
Ex-President Castro, of venezue.
la, says the Venezuelans are un,
President Roosevelt appointed /
commission to recognize the Navy Dt
partment.
The negotiations between the
United States and Venezuela are al
a standstill.
Congressman Bowers, of Missis.
sippi, introduced a bill to validate
military land warrants.
The relations between Chile and
Peru are strained. Both countries
have recalled their ministers.
Don Luis Corea, minister from
Nicaragua to Washington, was sue
ceeded by Rodolfo kspinosa.
Daniel J. Keefe's appointment as
Commissioner General of Immigra-
tion was confirmed by the senate.
Congressman Taylor, of Alabama,
introduced bill providing tor q
naval training station on Mobile Bay.
Congressman Broussard, of Louis
lana, has introduced bill provid-
ing for the improvement of the
Atchafalaya River.
Secretary Straus gave figures on
apanese immigration in which he
showed an increase in emigration
and decrease in immigration.
1t was announced that President
Roosevelt might ask congress to
take action looking to Federal con-
troll of wireless communicat tion.
President Roosevelt sent to Con-
gress message approving the re-
commentator of Governor Magoon
that an appropriation be made to re-
Congressman Rainey Of Illinois, re-
newed his exposures in the House.
Denials of completely were read from
c. P Taft and William Nelson Crom-
we'll.
Luis F. Corea, the Nicaraguan
Minister to the United States, pre-
sented his letter Of recall and will
make his future home in New Or
leans.
The speech of Congressman Will
lett, of New York, attacking Presi
dent Roosevelt was expunged from
the Congressional Record by the
House.
Every effort is being made by the
House Committee on Territories to
report the Arizona and New Mexico
separate statehood bills by the end
Of the week.
President-Elect Taft and party
will probably be transferred to tine
cruiser Birmingham and Salem for
their trip up to Mississippi itiver to
New Orleans.
The correspondence between the
Senate Judiciary Committee and
Attorney General Bonaparte in re-
gard to the Steel Trust merger was
made public.
Secretary Root has refused to ex
radite Christian Rudowitz, the Rus
sian for whose possession the Rus
'ian government has made Wig ,rous
representations.
The President nominated Afford
VI. Cooley, of New York, to be Assis-
ant Attorney General, and John
'umulong to be member of the
philippine Commission.
Congressman Rainey, of Illinois in
speech in the house, bitterly at
acked William Nelson Cromwell,
Charles P. Taft, Senator Lodge,
President Obaldia, of Panama, and
'thers for alleged completely in the
'anama scandal.
The speech of Congressman Will
att, of New York, attacking Presi- E
te have agreed on compromise bill
or the re-enlistment Of the negro
oldiers who "shot-up" Brownsville,
'ex., but southern senators are op-
osed to it and will fight 1t.
The prospect of favorable consid-
ration of Congressman Levers joint
esolution authorizing the Director
f the Census to publish additional
as to the amount of actual
otton on hand on Sept. 1, Nov. /,
lee. i, Jan. l and March l is very
right.
Advocates of forest reserves in The
White Mountains of New England
nd the Appalachian Mountains OF
le Southern States consider that {
ley won a significant victory when
le House Committee on Agriculture
greed to make d favorable report
the House on the Weeksbil, hav-
Ig the creation of these reserves in
ew
George w. Perkins, of the firm OF
P. Morgan and Co.. and Oakleigh
horne, President of the Trust Com
my of America. both appeared be-
re the special committee OF the
,nate Committee on judiciary when
convened to take testimony in the
vestigation of the Presidents au-
ority of law for permitting. the
of the Tennessee Coal and
On Company by the United States
eel Corporation.
The ssAate reuted ~ afeiattea
.atS will, Brazil.
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