The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-08

Supreme Court recalls a probably
unique experience in the annals of
that tribunal. The Court decided
against the claim of
Indian Woman an Indian woman,
Lawyer member of the wy
Loses Suit. andotte tribe, who
sought to have an
act of Congress providing for the sale
of Wyandotte burial ground set
aside The interesting feature of the
case was the fact that the woman APP
peared recently before the Court and
argued her own case. She maintained
that, although the, law provides that
the proceeds from the sale of the
cemetery should be divided among
the members of the tribe, it would be
impossible to appraise at any mon
etary value the injury to her feelings
which must result from the disturb
ance of her dead. officers of the
Court sought to check her flow of ora
tory, but without avail. She pleaded
her Constitutional right to argue her
own case, and the highest Court in
the land was compelled to yield to the
logic of her contention and permit
her to finish her argument.
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udJ tu6 EISSluCut 10 oClIt COAl-
WINGED of the necessity of public
toan of probably $4,000, 900 to COM
plete the irrigation projects now un-
der way is asserted
Loan OF by those who have
$3O,OOO,OOO recently discussed
For Irrigation. the subject with him.
There will be, I'M
luestionably, considerable opposition
10, hi IN1vf xui11 hn RI
lily indorsed by the Committee on Irri-
! cation, which visited the projects dur
ing the summer; is recommended by
Secretary Ballinger, and will be fay-
bred by most of the Senators and
Representatives in whose States the
| projects are located.
X X X
Evidence continues to multiply
that those enthusiastic supporters OF
the Roosevelt policies who feared that
they would suffer because President
Taft pursued other
Taft Methods methods and sought
For Roosevelt to achieve his ends
Policies. by diplomacy rather
than on the field of
battle were too hasty in their judg-
ment. The Taft smile may work a
little more slowly than the mailed fist
Or the big stick, but that 1T gets
there just the same will doubtless be
amply demonstrated before the pres
emit session of Congress adjourns. No
one realized better than President
Roosevelt the fact that Mr.. Taft could
not successfully employ the same
methods as himself-and it is equally
certain that no one has had greater
confidence than Mr.. Roosevelt that, in
his own way and utilizing his own
methods, President Taft would prove
a tower of strength. That Mr.. Roose-
welt has lost none of the confidence
he has always reposed in the great
capacity of Mr.. Taft is clearly indi-
Gated by some recent communications
from the interior of Africa. Mr.
Roosevelt is persistently refusing to
give any consideration to American
affairs.
Gradually the turmoil and strife
which characterized the first few
weeks of the present session are CIV
| ing way to determination to at
tend to the SER
Congress Attend ious business with
ing to Serious which Congress
Business. has to deal, and
as the clouds clear
away it becomes more and more APP
| parent that there is large unanimity
| of purpose to promote the success of
the Taft legislative program. The
| initial movement along this line was
taken, as was highly befitting, by the
Ohio delegation, which determined to
postpone tempting scrimmage to
| increase the membership of the Com
mittee on Rules until it could be en-
gagged in without jeopardizing the
success of the legislative measures
in which President Taft is particularly
| interested. The House leaders have
come to believe that the safety of the
organization depends on loyalty to the
! Taft program, and the Senate leaders
! are determined to promote 1t in every
/ proper way. This does not mean, of
course, that some of the Presidents
measures will not meet with opposi-
/ tion, but the indications are that the
| opposition will be disorganized and
ineffective, while the organization.
wholly responsive to the wishes of the
Chief Executive, will steadily exert
pressure which will insure the enact
ment of all the more important laws
! which Mr.. Taft has recommended.
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Senator Hepburn has introduced
two joint resolutions which arouse
considerable interest. One provides
for the employment of two expert
biologists to make an
Two Resodu- extensive investigation
tions Arouse and an exhaustive re-
Interest. port on the geological
formation of the 18th.
! mus of Panama, especially along the
line of the canal, before the closing
! of the locks shall flood the greater
| portion Of the great cut. The other
provides for the employment of two
expert ~botanists, naturalists and
| arborists,H who shall make an ex.
haustive investigation and report on
the flora and fauna of the Canal Zone
before its appearance shall be altered
by the creation of Gatup Lake. The
i resolutions provide for the payment
to these scientists of salaries Of $4,000
/ q,