The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-02-26

to try bis naval reorganization
scheme for year.
The Democrats in the House are
striving to make political capital out
Of the publicity features of the cor
poration tar law.
The administration's bill to regu-
late Federal injunotions was intro
dueed In Congress.
The House passed a number of
small war claims bills, and took up
the Indian appropriation bill, gen.
eral debate on which was conclud-
ID In short.
Congress WIN not make any ap-
preparation for the purpose OF max
ing corporation tax records public.
President Taft is encouraging the
graft investigators in New York and
Ohio.
The indications are that there will
be two reports on Secretary Balm
| gers alleged misuse of government
| funds
Senator Foster offered an amend
ment to the rivers and haroors bill
appropriating $530,000 for the Nor
gan City, La, ship channel.
The postmaster general refused to
Issue an order restoring back stamp
Ing of letter at New Orleans.
The Senate passed the diplomatic
and consular bill without debate,
and without amendment. The bill
carries an appropriation of $4,-
119, 9,481.
Charging Senator Owen, Of Okla
homa, with being interested in the
affairs of the Standard Oil Com
pany and saying that he would like
to see John D. Rockefeller wrap
ped in the flames of hell" Senator
JEFF Davis, of Arkansas, made a
speech in the Senate which was t1tt-
ingly characterized by him as Red
hot and right off the bat"
Unqualified approval Of the ad-
ministration railroad bill IN all of it's
esential features was given by Chair
man Martin A. Knapp and Judson
c. Clements, of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, at a hearing be-
fore the Senate committee.
Congressman Martin, of Colorado,
has demanded a congressional inves-
tigation of the sale of $4,000 acres
of Friar lands in the Philippine t.
lands to the sugar trust.
Efforts to stay. the operation OF
the corporation tar have proven fu-
tile.
According to information received
at Washington, the Nicaraguan re-
yolutionists are gaining ground.
One Of Roosevelt's close newspa-
per friends has gone to Africa to urge
Roosevelt not to support Taft when
he returns.
President Taft served notice on
the Senate that the administration
bills must be passed.
Senator Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, was taken suddenly i'll on the
steps Of the Capitol and had to be
carried into his room by two Capitol
employees. Later he was removed to
his home where he has been criti-
cally Ill.
Senator Foster, of Louisiana, in
troduced bill in the Senate increas-
ing the appropriation to fight the
cotton boil weevil from s215,0o0 to
100000.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Foster transferring all private land
records Of the government to the
State land registers.
The postof1ce receipts at New Or
leans during January show an in
crease.
Senator Elkins Is opposed to Sen
ator Lodge being made chairman of
the committee to investigate the
cost of living.
The appointment of ]. T. Woods
as postmaster at Columbus, Miss,
was confirmed by the Senate.
A gold medal and the thanks of
Congress for Robert E. Peary, dis
cover Of the North Pole, is contemp-
lated in bill introduced by Repres-
entative Butler, of Pennsylvania,
chairman Of the subcommittee which
a few days ago reported adversely
on, the proposition to make the ex-
p1orer a rear admiral In the United
States Navy.
To ascertain whether or not L. r.
CLAWS, the accuser Of Secretary Bal
linger, was the victim Of frame
up in connection with the finding OF
various official papers, Attorney Yer
trees, counsel for Mr.. Ballinger, re-
auested that subpoenas issue for A.
Christensen, Claws successor, and q.
w. O'Neil, of Seattle, Wash.
The method of delivery of cotton
to fulfill the contractual obligations
represented in the transactions on
cotton exchanges was discussed at
the hearing of the antioption bill be-
fore the House committee on agrl-
culture
Speaking in favor Of rivers and
harbors bill, Speaker Cannon occu-
pied the House floor for twenty min
utes, reminding the Democrats that
the power Of the majority was fu-
tile unless enforced by well-oiled
machine, and declaring that the "an-
tagonistie metropolitan journals" re-
minded him Of the Yankee who made
his "razors to SELL
New deposits Of gold in Alaska
have heen discovered by the agents