The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-04-14
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The plan OF the Democrats to ostra
else Caleb Powers. elected to congress
from Kentucky BY the Republicans
II successful, win prevent the Ken
inckiau from serving on any OF thu
important committees OF particular IN
/ teTest TO his constituents.
/. Senator Martin OF Virginia at the
Il Democratic senate caucus on Friday
was elected permanent caucus chair
man and minority leader, Senator
shiycly o. Indiana being chosen wee
chairman
Il Senator La Toilette intends to es.
tablish, by legislation II he can, the
right Of government employees to or.
Eganize unions In the same manner
that trades are organized and affiliat.
ed with the American Federation OF
Labor.
Advances recently made by express
companies IN charges for the transpor.
tatioH OF liquors In packages are con.
sidered excessive by the interstate
commerce commission and have been
suspended until an inquiry can be
made into their reasonableness.
A bill providing for the election If
United States senators by plurality
vote Of state legislatures has been in
troduced In the senate by Senator
Root Of New York.
Rudolph Forster Of Washington has
been named as chief clerk OF the ex-
ecutive offices at the White House at
$4,000 a year, Mr.. Forster has been
connected with the White House cler.
lcal STAFF for years.
Progressive Republican senators
were given good representation on
the steering committee and the com
nittea on committees which were ap-
pointed by Senator Cullom.
The tariff board has begun its In
vestigation of the cotton schedule of
the Payne-Aldrich law and will con-
duct the work, so far as is practicable,
simultaneously with the investigation
OF the WOODEN schedule now under
way.
Resolutions have been presented in
the senate, adopted by the state legis.
latures OF Nebraska and Montana,
eondemning the practice of poIygamy
and fayoring the adoption of an
amendment to the federal constitution
for It's suppression.
John Sharp ,,..liams, the new
Junior senator from Mississippi, has
succeeded in lifetime ambition. He
has the seat In the senate which was
occupied by Jefferson Davis, the presi-
dent OF the Confederacy
FOREIGN
Caught In the field OF drifting Ice in
the Gulf of st. Lawrence, the steamer
Harlaw was crushed to pieces Friday,
The $50 men ON board escaped over
the ice jam to st. Paul's island.
The council of the Russian empire
met In solemn session on Thursday
and for the first time in its history
adopted an Interpolation attacking
the government, The vote was 9S
to 50.
The new Anglo-Japanese CONNER.
etal treaty which was ratified at
Toxic, on April 4. provides for reduc.
tion In the rates of the new Japanese
tariff on the chief British textile and
metal imports in Japan.
Three million persons are starving
In northern Anhwei and northern XII
angsu, in China.
kadikol. suburb OF Constantinople, |
has been swept by fire. One hundred |
houses and shops were destroyed or
burned out The loss is estimated at
100000.
President Estrada, of Nicaragua,
prove the constitution recently elab. |
grated aud the council of ministers
have published decree dissolying |
the constituent assembly and calling |
elections for a new assembly
to prepare constitution based ON
that OF 1908. In accordance with the
program Of the revolution.
A declaration that all talk of peace
Is futile SO long as President Dlaz re.
fuses to resign and mat the recent
cabinet changes have served only to /
convince the insurrectos OF their ulti-
mate success, was made by Francisco
!. Madero, Jr.. the tnsurrecto leader.
In his budget speech to parliament.
Finance Minister Fielding said Can.
Aaa's revenue for the year Just closed
was SliT,5o00 00. and there was SUR
plus Of ss05oO,00o from revenue over
current expenses,
Ramon Corral. vice president OF
Mexico, has petitioned congress for
I'm Indefinite leave uf absence. As a
reason he said he considered 1t adj.
fisable for him to leave the country
Tor time because OF his health.
Great Britain and the United States
have agreed to arbitrate the Webster
lain, Involving ownership OF millions
u acres OF land in New Zealand.
The Cuban congress reconvened on
Monday and received the presidential
message, in which President Gomez
announces the continuance OF peace
md order throughout the republic.
The Albanian soldier who on
March Is assassinated Colonel Won
Sehliehtlng. a German instructor in
be Turkish army, who had repri.
handed him, was executed at Con.
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