The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-06-01
ing to the up-building of merchant
marine was taken when Representa-

tive SulZer, or New YORK, lnCrO-
duced bill providing for reduc-
ton OF 5 per cent ad valorem in all
the customs duties on goods brought
into the United States in American
ships. Representative Sulzer is
chairman of the House committee
on foreign affairs.
Senator Root, of New York, on
Tuesday vigorously opposed chang
ing the Constitution to have direct
elections of Senators. The politi-
clan is afraid to trust the dear
people,, and so are the great pro-
tected interests. Birds of a feath-
err
A resolution was offered in the
Senate. by Senator Pomerene, of
Ohio, Tuesday, looking to the crimi-
nal prosecution of the heads of the
Standard Oil Trust. The following
names will be presented: John D.
Rockefeller, VIM. Rockefeller, H. H.
Rogers (dead), Henry M. Flagler,
John D. Archibald, Oliver H. Payne,
and Charles H. Pratt. BE sure your
sins will find you out" "The way
of the transgressor is hard"
The Senate has. fixed upon June
18th. as the time when a vote will
be taken on popular election of
Senators. Will the bill pass? Will
popular elections become re-
atty? If the opposing Senators are
wise they will bow to the will of the
people
The Senate is no longer a million
aires club. With the death and re-
! tire ment of Elkins, Scott, Hale, De-
Pew, Aldrich, and others over $780,
900, 900 worth of interest (senatorial
have departed therefrom. A few
millionaires are left.
With the addiction of President
Diaz and vice-President Corral and
the election by the Mexican Congress
of Francisco de la Barra, minister
of Foreign affairs, as provisional
President until a general election
can be held, marks the beginning of
peace. The news of Diaz and Corral
having resigned was received with
wild and joyous enthusiasm in the
Mexican capitol. Let us hope that
peace will reign in our sister Re-
public.
Associate Justice John M. Harlan,
of the Supreme Court in a dis
senting opinion of the interpre-
tation of the law in the Standard
Oil case says: '"The supreme law of
the land, which is binding alike upon
all. upon presidents, congress, courts
and the people, gives to Congress,
and to Congress alone, authority to
regulate interstate commerce, and
when Congress forbids any restraint
of such commerce, in any form, all
must obey it's mandate. To over
reach the action of Congress merely
by judicial construction, that is, by
lndirection, is blow at the integrity
of our governmental system, and in
! the end will prove most dangerous
to ALL" 1t is now up to Congress to
| pass the amendments to the law re-
Gently proposed, so that there will
be no danger of further wrong con-
struction. "Let justice be done,
though the heavens fall"
NOTES. There will be another
electric line between here and Alex
andria, Va, miles. Fare reduced
| to cents.-Lasz Anderson is looked
upon as successor of Charles P.
Bryan as minister to Belgium
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, the
blind Senator, endorses Governor
| Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, as
the Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent in 1912 Senator Root, of New
York. President Taft's friend, op-
poses the reciprocity bill with
Canada Charles Noble Gregory
dean of the law department of the
State University of Iowa, one of the
best known authorities on interna-
! tional law in the country, will doubt
less accept the deanshlp of the law
school Of George Washington Uni
versity, of this city.-A resolution
will be introduced in the House
calling on the Stocks and Bonds
Commission for an early report. Fed
eral control of capitalization of in
terstate carrying corporations is
sought.-The House approves plans
to cut the force of capitol police in
half. -Senotor Borah. of Idaho, is
looked upon as the logical candidate
for vice-president of the Republic an
ticket-Panama canal bonds amount
ing to $5O,00O,0 900 have been issued
OBSERVER,