The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-08
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happenings of the Week Briefly
Told--The Latest News
From the Capital


Aiorich are in a deadlock over the
issuance of Panama Canal bonds.
Senator H. D. Money, of Missis
sippi, is almost totally blind.
President Taft is determined te
press his plan for national incor.
poration law.
The Census Bureau has fixed Feb
5, as the final date for receiving ap,
plications from persons wishing po.
sitions as census enumerators.
The State Department is face to face
with the proposition OF recognizing
the Madriz government in Ntcaragua
or further Snseuraging the revolif-
tionists.
President Taft wishes legislation
enacted to prohibit gambling in food
and clothing products.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion handed down a number of decis-
ions affecting railroad rates.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, will in
troduce resolution in the Senate
providing for an investigation of the
Civil Service.
The congressional Investigation
into the Ballinger-Pinchot controver-
sy was the subject of a conference
between President Taft and Repre-
sentative Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
one of the Republican house leaders.
Senator 'Clapp, of Minnesota, says
the increased cost of living is due
entirely to the tariff.
The Ballinger-Pinchot controversy
is growing more bitter and one or
the other will have to leave the gov
ernment service.
President Taft is said to have
promised support to Republican in
surgents If Speaker Cannon fails to
support administration measures in
the House.
The indications are that the House
will pass ship subsidy bill during
the present session of Congress.
President Taft will send special
message to Congress urging legisla-
tion for the conservation of natural
resources
Owing to the fact that the State
Department has had much difficulty
in obtaining from Vice Consul Cal
dera at Managua, important details
of recent happenings it has been de-
cided to send Consul Olivares, now
on leave in Washington, Immediately
to Managua to take charge of the
consulate there.
Senator Bristow, of Kansas, says
the increase in the cost of necessaries
of life to consumers Is due to the
trusts and the tariff.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
says the country needs more farm
ers. Too many people are focking
to the cities and towns.
President Taft will encounter op-
position in Congress to his conserva-
tion policy.
In response to many inquiries from
corporations in all parts of the United
States, the Treasury Department, to
relieve the embarrassment in making
returns in cases where the fiscal
year, is not identical with the cal
endar year, has made a ruling ap-
plicable to the current year, only
the oaths of officers in lieu
of inventories.
Secretary Nagel has accepted
site in Algiers for the New Orleans
station.
Minority Leader Champ Clark says
the Democrats will control the next
House of Representatives.
Congress has no right to appropri-
ate and publish copyrighted articles
the consent of the owners Of
the copy rights.
The Big Sunf1ower River lock and
dam project in Mississippi failed to
pass the government Board of Engi-
neers.
Attorney General Wickersham filed
q brief in the Supreme Court in
which he attacked the tobacco trust.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Nearly all trades and industries
reported prosperous conditions dur
ing the year 1909.
Louisiana begins the new year with
on deposit with the fis-
,aI agent banks. Interest on State de-.
posits during 1909 is expected to
reach $4,000.
Gus Clarks. while hunting near
Ala, accidentally shot
ind fatally wounded his wife.
Orville Snyder, slayer Of Arthur
Green, was taken from an officer
lear Canyon City, Ore, and shot to
leath by five masked men.
Agosta Dema was killed at San
husky, Ohio, by Frank Benah, who
confessed that he was given s400 to
10 the job by Jim, Primer, who want
I'd to marry the victims wife.
Two were killed in mine acci-
lent at Ducktown, Tenn.
Shortly after marrying Miss Rose
Butler at Lynn, Ca, Gabriel Len was
,hot and killed by Joe Jackson, re-
ected suitor.
Three persons were killed and
,ver forty injured in a wreck on
he Rock Island railroad, near Tren-
on, Mo.
Miss Aline Durio shot and seri-
,usly wounded herself at Opelousas.
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George R. Page, president of the
Bank of Clarksdale, Miss, died sud
lenly.
Roverta E. Dejanon, 16-year-old
leiress, is believed to have eloped
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