The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-06-24
||fNs AS IT HAPPENS
..,ouAL. STATE, FOREIGN, OF
INTEREST TO READERS.
rE WHOLE ! il WEEKS OqiAGs
~ Mention Of Interesting Happen
,.se from Day to Day Through
out the World.
WASHiNGT

...oval of wooden passenger
-, - from railroads of the United
sss' engaged in interstate traffic
", asrosed M in a bill introduced by
,ssseutative Talcott of New York
Ipday. ~, la.
amendments recommended by the
..or subcommittee was acted upon
.,shlv saturday by the senate COM
,..s on privileges and elections.
All has already passed the house.
.mendments make the proposed
aver primaries as well as regular
..,ons and apply it to senators as
n ss representatives.
na senate Friday passed the
.sne resolution authorizing an in
.flpation of the postal system OF the
.lsd states and to determine what
.,,es are necessary in the present
.bods The investigation is to be
Ne by the senate committee on
xtaffces and post roads, with es-
III attention to the possible estab-
anent Of a parcels post.
rhe house democrats who favor free
ii entered upon a carefully worked
ulan to "set the party right be-
\ the country as to it's position on
\ raw materials" as these mem
n explain their plan. For this pur-
i they propose to have the general
,ate on the wool bill close with a
jes Of speeches in favor OF free
n materials and especially in favor
tree wool. These speeches will
,ouut almost to criticism OF the
Milne bill. because it leaves a. duty
ID per cent ad valorem on wool, al
sngh throughout there is to be ap-
nyal Of the measure as a whole as
ng great forward step and an i'm
kasurable improvement over the
hyneAldrich bill.
representative Galloway Saturday
spointed Thurman Randle OF Gran
Euy. graduate of Carlisle institute
h Arlington, Texas, as principal FOR
IN s1isting vacancy at West Point
Military academy.
Yae determination of the senate
dnaace committee to push through
be Canadian reciprocity bill with all
Nsible speed and the confidence OF
IL senate leaders that there is a clear
nority in favor of the bill without
mendment, was made plain Friday
sten Chairman Penrose of the COM
,ittee forced the bill into its second
mding before the senate and an
Gunced its probable early passage.
The story of the birth of the beet
nnr industry in America. its trials
I'D temptations ever since, and how
he 0xnard Bros. were enriched by
nore than half million dollars profit
trough "the little transaction" OF
'eling their cane sugar refinery In
Snoklyn to the first sugar trust IN
1887, were the features of the testi-
aony that Henry 7. Oxnard gave Sat
lrday to the house sugar Investigating
Dmmittee.
Woman's suffrage joined in support
the parcels post in advocacy OF the
Sulier bill Friday before the house
on postoffices and post
nads. Miss Emma M. Gillette of New
FORK declared the cause of woman 8
mirage needed the parcels post, and
ne praised the postoffice department
= the only government department
bat Is close to the people.
representative Hughes Of New Jer-
NJ delivered the only speech MADE
. the house Friday on the bill to re-
'lse the wooden schedule, other mat
ers occupying most of the session.
III. Hughes spoke in favor of the DILL