Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
ITEMS Of INTEREST
NEWS THAT is NEWS, WHEN IT
IS NEWS, FOR ALL.
DQINGS OF DAY AND WEEK
Happenings the Wide World over Of
Important Events Condensed TO
Good Reading.
WASHINGTON.

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Whether it were better to pass
through the senate reciprocity, the
free list bill and the wool bill and
then adjourn, and next year put up
to President Taft on the eve of y
presidential election for his approval
or veto revision of the cotton and
steel schedules. or to remain in Wash
ington through the summer in an eff
fort to revise these schedules at this
session, is being widely debated by
democrats in congress
The deficiency bill which passed the
senate Friday provides that $4,000 of
the money heretofore appropriated for
the completion of the chapel at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, be made avail
able for the payment of existing in
debtedness thereon. This amendment
was inserted by Senator Culberson be.
cause the auditor of the treasury has
held that the appropriation could be
used only for future construction and
not for payment of money due for
labors and material already furnished
Charges that a conspiracy exists be-
tween United States inspectors and
the w. j. Burns Detective Agency to
destroy their business was made Sat
urday in a petition filed by the Per
kins Detective Agency of Philadel-
phia, Pittsburg and indianapolis with
the select committee appointed by the
senate to investigate the third de-
gree" methods of the police.
The prediction that the national
monetary commission will have ended
its work by the time congress recon
venes next December was made Fri
day in the senate by Chairman Pen
rose OF the finance committee Mr..
Penrose said he learned indirectly that
former Senator Aldrich, head of the
commission, would be prepared to rec
ommend financial system and ac-
companylng legislation.
The principle of arbitration OF inter
national disputes, in so far as its ap-
plication to the United States and
Great Britain is concerned, received
a pronounced impetus Friday. Sec
rotary of State Knox and Ambassador
Bryce signed the first schedule of
certain pecuniary claims between the
United States and Great Britain and
the terms of their submission to ar
bitration in accordance with the spe-
cial agreement signed August IS last.
The Indications now are that the
state department will reject the
Chamizal award by which a strip
OF 81 Paso was given to Mexico and
strip Of Mexico, known as the Cor
dova tract, was given to the United
States. At the same time when the
award is rejected which it is be-
lieved will be done shortly, the state
department is to seek to reopen nego-
tiations with Mexico looking to a
final settlement OF the whole con-
troversy. Whether this proposed set
Element involves a monetary consid-
GRAFTON or an exchange Of land, is not
certain.
Although the house Wednesday sent
the resolution for a constitutional
amendment for direct election of sena-
tors to conference, the present temper
OF the body is to Stand pat" and to
force the senate to make the conces-
sions by withdrawal of the Bristow
amendment The senate bill came to
the house few days ago and was re-
jected because OF the Bristow amend
ment The house declined to ask for
a conference.