Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-06-08
Washington.

There is prospect that the sem
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tions will report bill amending the
law providing for publicity of cam
paign contributions and expenditures,
and that the measure, when reported.
will be much more drastic than the
house bill. The amendments will ex-
tend the law to primary elections.
Since the primary elections in the
South are decisive, 1t was considered
advisable to make the provisions OF
the bill apply to these also.
Senator William Lorimer Of Illinois
will again be called upon to defend
his title TO seat in the United States
senate, a resolution having passed that
body re-opening the case.
The proposed Democratic revision
Of the wool tariff, the Underwood bill.
was unanimously approved by full
Democratic caucus after it had been
made public by the ways and means
committee. Through resolution that
leaves the Democratic party open in
the future to renew its advocacy OF
free trade in raw wool, but which COM
mits all Democrats to the support OF
the present bill as revenue measure,
the divergent interests were brought
together, and reached an agreement.
When shown the report of the ac-
tion OF the Democratic caucus on the
wool schedule, William j. Bryan gave
out the following statement: The
Democrats in congress are response
Bile to the country and to their con.
stltuents, and it remains TO be seen
whether this action will be endorsed.
The brief report | have seen shows
that the matter was fought upon a
false basis, and ! shall be mistaken
if the public is deceived by the pre-
tense that it was levied for revenue.
A lively controversy over the exec
utive's right TO withhold confidential
papers from congressional probing
committeew as precipitated by fiat
refusal of Secretary of State Knox on
the instruction OF President Taft 10
lay before the house committee on
expenditures in the state department
books showing the record OF the pay
ment for the portrait cf eX-Secretary
OF State Day The committee is seek
ing TO discover what became OF the
$500 balance OF the $3.50 voucher,
\ delegation representing the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment OF Colored People called on Pres
ident Taft and urged him 10 send a
special message to congress on the
subject OF lynchings The president
heard them patiently, but replied that
punishment for violence OF this kind
lay with the states where the crimes
were committed and that while they
had his sympathy in their desire TO
see the law enforced, their petitions
should be addressed TO the state gov.
ernments.
Medicine which is nothing bul
sweetened water or pills composed Of
colored mud may be labeled cures"
and sold as such with impunity under
the national pure fool and drugs act.
according TO a decision rendered by
the Supreme court OF the United
States in the case of DR.. o. A. John.
son of Kansas City, Mo. Provided
there is no misstatement on the bottle
or package as to its contents. the
manufacturer is free TO sell his goods.
Justices Hughes. Day and Harlan dis
sented. The opinion was quite length.
" and was delivered by associate
Justice Holmes.
The most spectacular feature OF the
Lorimer debate il tie senate was the
remarkable speech of Senator JEFF
Davis Of Arkansas. who threw
docorum to the winds and then
launched forth into real backwoods
Arkansas style of stump speaking.
Senator Iorimer is either the great
est ass or the greatest knave that
ever disgraced the senate said the
honorable members from Arkansas. He
was promptly called to order by Sen
ator Hepburn of Idaho, who was in
the chair. and reminded him Of the
rules of the senate, which prohibit
any personal remarks