The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-05-11
NEWS FROM The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
a.eaiion Made Of Many Important News
Items AboUt the Capital City.
Special Correspondence.


Ell to Arizona and New Mexico by
this Congress. The trouble is that
the New Mexico constitution does
not provide for an easy means for
amendment, and the Arizona consti-
tuition contains the recall feature
extended to the judiciary. Another
reason is the fear that there may be
four more Democratic Senators,
thereby reducing the Senate Repub-
lican majority to q small number.
Two train loads of northwestern
farmers will appear before the Sen
ate finance committee in opposition
to Canadian reciprocity this week.
Senator'S McCumber, of North Da-
kota, and Smoot, of Utah, are bit
terly opposed to reciprocity and will
present the farmers, 800 strong.
There were 5000 applicants for
positions under the government as
charwomen ard laborers, before the
Civil Service Commission Monday
morning, many Of whom had been
waiting since II o'clock the night
before to get blanks for application.
About 2,500 blanks we're issued for
25O positions to be filed during the
year. They were mostly negroes,
and shows how desirOus the negro is
:or government positions-the de-
partments are full Of them.
Democrats cf the House are having
trouble with the wooden schedule in
he tariff. Some want the duty re-
duced only. Messrs. Claude Kitchin,
Randall, Peters, Harrison, Hughes,
Hull, James, Rainey, and Dickson
are in favor of abolishing the duty
Together. Other members, in
cluding Chairman Underwood, are
IN favor Of a gradual reduction.
The ways and means committee will
solve the problem between them all
right. We are glad to see that our
Representative, Claude Kitchin, is
in favor of removing the duty en-
tirely. Kitchin is q Democrat.
4 charter has been issued by the
VIRGINIA State Corporation Commits
slu;, rui .i.e 49,. icr cf on cleo
tric line from this city to Winches-
ter. Va. It will run through the
counties of Alexandria, Fairfax,
LouGoun, Clarke, and Frederick. 1t
is backed by the syndicate headed
by John R. Mclean (owner Of the
Washington Pos) which controls
the Great Falls and Old Dominion
Line.
Major James Mcdowell Caring
ton, a prominent lawyer and well
known citizen, died Tuesday morn
ing, at the age of II. Major Car.
rington was a relative of Genera
Mcdowell, and was prompt in offer
ing his services to the Confederacy
when tie shot at Sumter was fired
! He served with distinction through
out the war.
The Democrats will fulfill theil
; promises to the people and endeavol
, 70 relieve them Of some Of the bur
den Of unjust taxation. A resolu
tion by Representative Stanley, o
Kentucky. for a House committee o
nine members, with Representative
Henry, of Texas, as chairman, to ex
+ a anine with detail the operation o
: the steel trust. This investigation
; will be full Of surprises to the pee
, pie of the country. The sugar trus
: will be investigated, according to
: resolution introduced by Represent
5 atlve Hardwick, of Georgia. jhes
S two trusts are the worst violators
: the laws and their investigatio
: promises rich reading. The WASH
4 incton gas trust will also be invest
: GATED. That's right-iet the goo
o work go on.
: The Cunningham coal claims
q Alaska will be probed by Secretar
. of the Interior Fisher. These al
e the lands which Clifford Pinchot ha
o the controversy over ard in whls
Z ex-Secretary Garfield was upbel'
:. thereby causing the removal of Pil
It chot as Chief Forester. The lant
2 are said to be Illegally and fraud
l. lently obtained.
u President Taft made the openir
- address at the Peace Conferenc
which began its sessions in Ral'
more, Md, Wednesday. We ia
a peace, peace, but still the countri
20 of the world go on building heavi
IN war vessels, more powerful CUR
and experimenting ?Hith explosives
energetically preparing for war.
A sensation was caused when Sc
r, ator Davis, Of Arkansas, made vi
~ orous attack on Postmaster Genel
Or Hitchcock for not replying to his
~ quest for information of April 81
IN giving his reasons for prosecute
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