The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-12-30
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4 WASHINGTON.
t.I bill to make effective the pro-
risions of the, fur seal treaty, con-
cIuded at Washington on July Z. 1911,
hetveen the United States. England.
Russia and Japan. was introduced in
he senate by Senator Root Friday.
re nyeent asiniancH4~h hill. which
Z 81 ...5 paSsed the house and senate
Fysday as 1t came out OF conference,
does not contain the item of $4,000
for furnishing the immigration station
at Galveston.
President Taft sent to congress
Wednesday, the long awaited report OF
tha tariff board on schedule K OF the
payne tariff act and within 1t a mes
saee recommending that the rates on
WOOL and woolens be materially re-
duced. The report shows that the
eY,sting duties on many classes of
.ool and wooden manufactures are
prohibitory and greatly In excess OF
the difference in the cost of produc-
tion here and abroad. The duties
are 50 arranged as to keep out of the
United States entirely woods of finer
qualities which, If imported, might be
used to displace the cheap substitutes
now employed.
The house Wednesday ratified Pres
ident Taft's notification to Russia OF
the termination Of the treaty OF 1882,
consuming but little over an hour in
the proceedings.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, as passed by the senate, was
held up in the house Of representa-
tives Wednesday by Representative
Austin of Tennessee, who refused to
agree to let the bill 60 to conference
unless the house first adopted the
senate's amendment to appropriate
$4,000 for further investigation by the
bureau of mines.
On motion OF Senator Gore the sem
ate Wednesday concurred in the house
bill extending the time in which the
Masons may pay for the asylum site
Aought of the government at Ell Reno.
mate committee investigating
AQf Senator Lorimer Wed.
~ rain
n. Lorimer will tes-
n.... under oath. It
ldat no 1her witnesses
will be called.
The house "steel trust" investigat-
ing committee adjourned Tuesday
until after the Christmas holiday re-
cess OF congress, when its inquiry into
the United States Steel Corporation
affairs will be resumed. John L.
Brown of Chicago. formerly interested
In Minnesota ore properties. was ask
cd regarding special rebates. He had
no actual evidence, however.
DOMESTIC.
The losses by fire during the last
five years to property owned by the
State of Texas was $315,325, of which
loss $4,000 accrued during Novem.
Der and December Of this year. In
this total, the recent loss at the Hunts.
Vile prison is placed at only $15O,000,
such being the governors estimate OF
actual value Of the property destroy.
ed, although the inventory value
what it cost the State) was $350,000.
As a sort of Christmas gift to future
litigants the supreme court Friday be-
fore it adjourned for the Christmas
holidays amended it's rules with
view Cf reducing the cost of litigation.
The amendments had to do with the
size of records brought to the court
from subordinate tribunals. The
printing of the record alone in one
case before the court in recent years
amounted to $4,000. The court took
advantage of the necessity of amend
ing the rules in connection with the
going into effect January Of the new
judicial code to strike at the high
cost Of litigation.
]. D. Shooter was shot and killed
while entering the postoffice at
--reedmore, Texas, Friday. Jim Bow
ing, d brother-in-law Of the dead man.
u under arrest.
Fire of mysterious origin Friday de-
stroyed the West Shenandoah Colliery.
owned by the Philadelphia and Read
Ing Company, at Shenandoah, Pa. The
loss is estimated at $1.O0o.ooO. About
1000 men and boys are thrown out
u employment ,
Tag day Wednesday, in Houston,
conducted under the auspices OF the
United Charities. netted that organ
asation about $4,000.
It is estimated that $4,000 orange
trees have been planted in Victoria
county the past season.
With silver trowel, handed to
him by a blind woman, President Taft
laid the corner stone Wednesday of
the first settlement house in the
world for the blind in New York City.
. The Rev. Clarence v. T. Richeson,
IN Jail at Boston on charge of pois-
oning his sweetheart, mutilated him
self with piece of tin Wednesday.
The Merchants Carnival opened in
a blaze of light in Galveston Wednes.
day with parade OF the mysterious
x. K. X.
1 Orange county Wednesday voted for
Issuance of 100000 good road bonds
and carried by 61
| Brownsville, Texas, has a move |
rnent under way to establish a public |
market house in the city