The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-19
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happenings of the Week Briefly
Told--The Latest News
From the Capital

There is no chance for ship SUBJ
sidy legislation during the present
session of Congress.
The passage of the railroad bill by
the House had the effect of causing
speedy action in the senate.
President Taft is being urged to
negotiate treaty with Canada In
regard to wood pulp and paper.
A scheme Is being considered for
q comprehensive public buildings
system, covering the entire country.
The regular Republican leaders in
the House have started an insurrec-
tion against President Taft's tariff
board programme.
Representative Ransdell is well
pleased with the long and short haul
clause of the new railroad bill. He
believes it will protect the steamboat
lines.
A provision in the rivers and har-
Dor bill makes the government liza
BILE for damages done by Federal
boats.
A bill to reimburse the subtreasury
of st. Louis for $61,5OO stolen from
its vaults in 1906 was passed by the
House by strict party vote of 121
to 90.
Sentiment in Congress in regard
to the Panama Exposition is more
favorable to New Orleans. The San
Francisco boomers have overreached
themselves.
The report that the Estrada gov
eminent has seized a steamer to
meet the steamer Venus in Nicara-
guam waters was not credited at
Washington.
Attorney General Wickersham's
confession that he antedated the
summary Of the CLAWS charges has
placed him in an unenviahle light
before the country.
The modified ong-and-short-hau
amendment introduced by Senator
Dixon as a substitute for the Hey
burn amendment to the railroad bill,
The Senate passed the omnibus
light house bill which makes provis-
ion for aids to navigation on prac-
tically every coast OF the United
States. 1t carries items aggregating
about $2.5O0,OO0.
The House judiciary committee re-
ported a resolution introduced by
Representative Craig, of Alabama,
calling upon the attorney general to
r.port whether the Department of
Justice had investigated the wheat
pool In 1909.
Rev. Henry N. Coudon, the blind
chaplain of the House of Represent
atives astonished the members of
that body by praying for divine guild
ance to lead muckrakers to rake
before their own doors" before at
tending to the litter in front of their
neighbors' homes.
In letter to Chairman Parker OF
the House judiciary committee, read
by Secretary Ballinger, to the Bal
linger-Pinchot investigating commit
tee, Attorney General Wickersham
admits that his summary to the pres
ident of the CLAWS charges was an
tedated, as charged by Attorney
Brandeis.
The House passed a series OF res
olutions calling on the War Depart
ment for information as to the &C.
tual purchasers of the Philippine
friar lands. under the guise of the
"Mindoro Development Company"
which Representative Martin of Col
orado, claims was backed by the
American Sugar Refining Company.
Secretary Ballinger, on cross ex-
animation, made public kilograms
between himself and A. p. Davis,
chief engineer of the Reclamation
Service showing that Davis is now
receiving pay from Q private con-
Germ for the examination of an ir-
rigation project at Mexico, and at
the same time accepting government
compensation.
President Taft filled three import
ant federal positions at Baltimore.
when he sent to the Senate the NOM
nations Of Albert G. Towers, to be
naval officer of customs; Robert A.
Ravenscroft, to be surveyor of GUS
toms, and Clarence G. Pusey, to be
assistant treasurer of the United
States at that city. Mr.. Towers is
new appointee. The others are reap
pointments.
BY sudden welding of supposedly
irreconcilable factions, the Senate
by a vote Of Sc to 10, adopted
compromise amendment to the rail-
road bill for the regulation of rela-
tive charges for long and short hauls.
The agreement was reached chiefly
for the reason that each faction ap-
parently thought it was getting the
better of shrewdly driven bargain.
There are not wanting senators who
suggest that the Supreme Court may