The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-03
WASHINGTON.

President Taft viii! likely make a
coast-to-coast trip this fail, lasting a
month and half.
Notice has been issued of the appoint.
ment Of Frederick w. Taylor of Colo
RADIO as director or agriculture for the
Philippine Islands.
The call has been issued by the Ma.
tional Conservation Congress for its
third meeting to be held in Kansas
City, September 25, 26 and 27.
The general arbitration treaty be.
tween the United States and Great
Britain and the United States and
France will be signed In Washington
soon.
Because he does not believe in the
Senate's method Of taking testimony
In investigations, Senator Bailey Of
Texas resigned from the committee on
privileges and elections. He made no
explanation to the Senate and the res.
ignation was accepted without com.
ment.
With the fall of President Simon's
government, inevitable, the revolution.
ary crisis in Hayti has caused the Ma.
Wy Department to order the scout
cruiser Salem. one Of the swiftest
boats In the navy, to Port Au Prince
to reinforce the American warships pa.
trolling the coast.
Ground has been gained by the Dem.
ocratic-Progressiye Republican condi.
ton for broader tariff revision and 1t is
confidently predicted In both houses
that a conference compromise bill, the
farmers free list bill, and possibly the
cotton bill, with steel, sugar and 9th.
er schedules. would be passed.
Reciprocity with Mexico, similar to
Canadian reciprocity. is proposed in a
resolution introduced by Representa-.
i've Burleson Of Texas, calling on
President Taft Immediately to start
negotiations with Mexico, looking to
free commerce between the two coun.
tries"
A favorable report from the Senate
public lands committee on his bill
granting the state of Colorado an ad.
ditional million acres Of public lands
for use under the Carey desert land
act, was secured by Senator Guggen.
helm. who also secured the passage OF
the bill through the Senate.
Out of what had appeared to be a
chaotic condition in the Senate there
suddenly arose coalition of Demo
Gratis and insurgent Republicans which
bowled over the regular organization
and passed compromise bill for the
revision Of the woolen tariff by 4S to
32.
The electrical trust has submitted to
Attorney General Wickersham decree
which 1t is said they are willing to
have entered against the alleged com.
bination in the governments suit TO.
dissolution. The significance of this
move is that the trust Is willing to dis
solve without fight.
The federal government scored in
its effort to break up the alleged
wire trust" when thirty.seven men in.
dicted withdrew the plea OF mot gull.
ty" and accepted sentence without
trial. Judge Archibald, in the United
States court in New York, imposed
fines Of from $1,000 to $1.7OO in each
case.
Pass the House wool tariff revision
bill or enact no wool legislation at all,
Is the slogan OF strenuous fight be.
ing made by House leaders among
their party associates In the Senate,
and the net results after q series OF
conferences has been growth Of sen.
timent among Democratic senator's In
favor Of this policy. which may mean
no wool legislation at this session.
The enlarged.homestead law per.
mits the entry by one person Of 800
acres Of government land In the arid
states which Is not. in the under.
standing Of the government, susceptI.
ble Of irrigation. As under the origi.
nal 160.acre homestead law, this land
can be acquired by the settler from
Uncle Sam free Of cost, on compliance
with the regulations requiring a resi-.
dence and cultivation.
A purported pooling agreement be.
tween the Carnegie Steel Company
and ten other kindred concerns for a
percentage apportionment Of the steel
output Of the country-an admittedly
illegal document supposedly long since
destroyed-stlrred recent meeting OF
the House steel trust" investigating
committee. The original agreement
provided for the formation OF the steel
plate association Of the United States
and notwithstanding that the agree.
ment was burned and only came to
light because . Pennsylvania printer
had saved q copy from the flames. the
committee sought corroborative evl.
dence that'he steel plate association did
exist xfter the lncireration OF the tell
tale documents.