Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-27

foreign governments winch nave ma
vies to assemble as many of their
great warships as possible at Hamp-
ton Roads at the time of the opening
Of the Panama canal. 1t is expected
that if the government finally makes
up its mind to make the request there
will be a naval show off the Virginia
coast such as the eye of man never
has looked upon.
1t is intended that as many of the
war vessels as possible shall leave
their anchorage at Hampton Roads,
proceed up Chesapeake bay and as
far up the Potomac as possible and
that then the vessels shall send dele
cations of officers and men to Wash
ington TO greet the president of the
United States.
After this it is proposed that the
president shall go to Hampton Roads
and there review the warships of the
world. Such a spectacle as is prom
ised could not fail to be Of unrivaled
naval grandeur and one which would
draw visitors from all over the Unit
ed States and a large attendance of
foreigners.
Following the parade up the Poto-
mac, the demonstration in Washing
ton, and the review in Hampton
Roads it is proposed that the vessels
shall form in procession and proceed
to the east coast of Panama and then
to move in single file through the
newly opened canal to the waters of
the Pacific.
Vote on BaIlnger Demanded.
An attempt is to be made by mem
bers of congress who take Gift
ford Pinchots side of the contro-
yersy with Secretary Ballinger TO
force record vote at an early date
on the report of the investigating COM
mittee. a majority of which found that
the secretary was guiltless even of the
charge OF lack of sympathy with the
conservation movement.
II is certain that the senate VIII be
forced to go on record in the Lorimer
case, and the house probably must 40
likewise In the Ballinger-Pinchot case.
1t Is said that the members OF neither
body have any strong desire publicly
to cast their vote on either OF these
matters of controversy.
Representative Hitchcock of Nebras-
ka, who soon will be 4 United States
senator from that state. has introduced
a resolution in the house asking Tor
the discharge of the committee on az
riculture from further consideration OF
the Ballinger-Pinchot reports. The In
vestigating committees findings were
referred to the committee on agrlcui'
ture as soon as they reached the house
and there has been feeling that the
/ committee might not find it convent
ent" to report to the full house. II no
report is made by the committee the
house will not be compelled to vote on
! the subject of the vindication OF Score
/ tary Ballinger and he would be forced
to rest content with the knowledge
that the investigation committee by a
majority vote had found him absolute
" free from the faint OF wrong doing
and of non-sympathy with the conser-
walton movement
Would Put House on Record.
| II REPRESENTATIVE Hitchcocks res
olution prevails and the agricultural
committee is discharged from further
consideration of the reports. the mat
fer. of course. will carry its vexations
| TO the house The committee on rules
has the Hitchcock resolution In Its
| keeping and the chances are that II
will decline to report the resolution
favorably. Then 1t viii be possible
under the new rules of the house fol
Mr.. Hitchcock to move to discharge
the committee on rules from further
consideration of the resolution. II car
be seen readily enough that vote or
a measure of this kind would dis
close at once the relative strengths Of
the Ballinger and the Pinchot forces
I'm the house of representatives. From
this vote il will be possible to Learn
which one of the reports of the inves
tigatipg committee, the majority re
mort in favor of Ballinger. or the mi
nority report against him, would stand
the best chance Of adoption.
What ne friends of Mr.. Pincho
want TO have done is to put the mem
hers on record one way or the other
and they believe that vote on the
Hitchcock resolution would be pracu
calIv as valuable from their point o.
view as would a vote on the aetna
question of the adoption of one or the
other of the findings of the commit
tee of investigation.
Launching of the Arkansas.
The big battleship Arkansas, o.
9s 600 tons burden, will be launched
January IS at Camden, n. ]. Presi
dent Taft. Secretary OF the Navy
Never. the governor of the state o
Arkansas, and ether prominent off
Gals will be present
The Arkansas is the biggest battle
shin vet laid down by the American
government. 1t is % feet longer thar
the Delaware, which is known as the
first American "dreadnought.' Th'
new ship will he only $50 tons light
or than the British battleship Lion
the great war vessel of Great Britain
which was recently launched In Eng
land. The Arkansas will have heaviel
armor than the Lion and il is said tina
she will be just as formidable as /;
fighting craft.
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