The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
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The advocates of a rivers and har-
bors bill hope to pass measure at
the extra session of Congress.
The Senate will confirm the NOM
ination of Rufus e. 4oster, 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
thef army band at Fort Barancas,
Fla, to attend the Carnival at New
- The House passed the Humphreys
resolution authorizing Louisiana and
Mississippi to- settle boundary line
disputes.
The House Rivers and Harbors
COMMITTEES has appointed sub-cofh-
mittee .to1draft small rivers and
harbors bill.
secfetafy Root will resign imme-
diately following. his election as
United States Senator by the New
York legislature:
The renewal OIL the anti-Japanese
agitation in california is causing
much. concern in administration cir
cles at Washington.
The House ..lvers and Harbors
Committee. will probably report an
appropriation of S750,00U for South
west Pass improvements.
Fenton Nv. Gibson was appointed
Surveyor of Customs at New Orleans.
The senate ratified the extradition
treaty with Honduras.
: President Roosevelt Las sent to
the Senatesthe nomina ion OF Hebert
r. seawell to beSJudgs Of the Eastern
District of North Carolina.
Congressman sBroussard, of Lou
isiana, introduced a bill in the House
to increase the salary of United
States Marshal .Loisel at New Or
leans.
Secretary Wilson submitted a re-
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. :, ;. 1s..f<
The Senate adopted an amendments ],
to the legislative ahd executive ap-*
preparation biIla-increasing the sal;
ary of the President 20 100000 a
years. ..7u0Gs ~
George L.. Llley, who was inau-
gurated governor of Connecticut on
Jan. 5, while occdpying seat in the
House, was dropped from member
ship of that body. :.
Senator sRayner,: 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 sc;pdal. -
Secretary Root, Senator Knox and
Assistant Attorney General Russell
were summoned to appear before the
Federal Grand Jury to.testify ins the
Panama Canal scandal. i
Senator Frazier, of Tennessee.
spoke in the Senate in support 1.-THE
the action Of President Roosevelt
in discharging the negro soldiers
who shot-up Brosasyale. Tex
The Senate adopted . resolution
,rnakfasssUah. special holiday
and proyidjng for a highway from
Washington to Gettysburg % be
known- as the Lincoln way.
Congressman Pujo, of Louisiana.
INTRODUCED, two bills in the House
providing for. the survey and con-
struction of an sntercoa5tal canal
from New Orleans to the RIO Grande
River. = al -
Friction. exists between the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee and Attor-
ney General Bonaparte, over the re-
fusal of Bonaparte to appear. and ex-
plain the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company by the steel
trust.
A resolution offered by Represen-
tative Hughes, of. West Virginia, pro
for special committee to re-
port what disposition. should. be made
of. the speech made In, the :House by
Representa- tive Willett, of New York.
attacking the President: was passed
by the House. :.
The electoral vote Of. Louisiana
has been delivered TO Vice President
Fairbanks. =.
Senator Rayner .canAfged in the
Senate that ths preamat was' going
to Africa to hunt aflmabs' (which
have never before been heard Of, and
he declared the Smithsonian Institu-
ton would be- justified in paying the
expenses of the EXPEDITION, because
it will be conducive to the peace
and general welfare of the union.
temporarily at least.