The new South-news., 1909-01-30

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salaries Of Federal Judgea-
The new Railway MAN Dlvhtea q :
New Orleans Will b. opened ~ y
The senate vosed ia favor y ~ \
creasing the salary Of tho ->peAker q
the House.
The Louisiana Misatssippl-Afkan-
sAs boundary dispute resolution vas
passed by tho Senate.
Secretary Garfield asked congress
for an appropriation OF <1.00e. .0eo TO
prosecute land fraud cases.
Prcsitcrt-elect raft will abolish
the Federal referee system In the
South when he assumes office.
ahe advocates OF rivers and hAr-
bors bill hope to pass measure At
the extra session OF Congress.
The Senate will confirm the nom
ination of Rufus Z. oste-. to be
Federal Judge at New Orleans.
Congressman Willett OF New
York, bitterly attacked President
Roosevelt in speech in the House
The War Department has ordered
Fla, to attend the Carnival at Jew
yrleans.
The House passed the Humphreys
resolution authorizing Louisiana and
Mississippi. to settle boundary line
disputes.
The House Rivers and Harbor1
Committee has app intel sub-com-
mittee to draft 4 small rivers and
harbors bill.
Secretary Root will resign inmes
diately following his election ~
United States Senator by the New
York legislature.
The renewal Oh the anti-Japanese
agitation in california is causing
much concern in administration cir
cles at Washington.
The House ..lvers and Iiarbors
Committee will probably report an
appropriation OF $4,000 for South
west Pass improvements.
Fenton W. Gibson was appointed
Surveyor of Customs at New Orleans.
The senate ratified the extradltlon
treaty with Honduras.
President Roosevelt Las sent tSV
the Senate the nomination of Hebert
F. Seawell to be Judge Of Tho Eastern
District of North Carolina.
Congressman Broussard. OF Lou
isiana. introduced bill in the House
to increase the salary OF United
States Marshal Loisel at New Or
leans.
Secretary Wilson submitted reg
port to Congress on the work of the
Department of Agriculture in its war;
against the cotton boil weevil in the
South.
Secretary Root and Senator Knox
were witnesses before the Federal
Grand jury at Washington. which
is investigating the Panama Canal
scandal.
The Senate adopted an amendment
to the legislative and executive ap-
preparation bill, increasing the sal
airy of the President to 100000 u
years.
George l.. Lilley, who was inau-
gurated governor of Connecticut on
Jan. 5, while occupying seat in the
House. was dropped from member
ship of that body.
Senator Rayner, of Maryland, in
troduced a resolution calling on the
, Attorney General for a report on the
libel cases growing out of the Pana-
= ma Canal scsNldal.
. Secretary Root. Senator Knox and
: Assistant Attorney General Russell
were summoned to appear before the
/, Federal Grand Jury to testify in the
Panama Canal scandal.
e Senator Frazier, OF Tennessee.
spoke in the Senate in support Of the
:. the action OF President Roosevelt
, in discharging the negro soldiers
!. who shot-up Brownsville. Tex.
The Senate adopted a resolution
making Feb. l2 special holiday
and providing for highway from
Washington to Gettysburg to be
. known as the Lincoln ,,ay
Congressman Pujo, of Louisiana
introduced tive bills in the House
= providing for the survey and con
, struction OF an micronesia canal
from New Orleans to the Rio Grande
River.
u Friction exists between the Gen
9 ate judiciary Committee and Attor
, ney General Bonaparte. over the re
! fusal OF Bonaparte to appear and ex
plain the absorption of the Tennessee
e Coal and Iron Company BY the stee
% trust
4 A resolution offered BY Represen
a tative Hughes. OF West Virginia, pr
vidins for a special committee to re
st port what disposition should be mad
" OF the srreech made in the House b.
r. Representative Willett, Of New York
It attacking the President was passe'
by the House.