The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-08-17
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Congress is about to terminate a
session that has now run over $50
days. Since the organization of the
government there have been but seven
continuous sessions of great length.
Measured by the standard Of new laws
enacted, this one has not been fruitful
Of much general legislation, but from
the standpoint Of great issues fought
out and great policies outlined it is OF
more than usual interest.
The agricultural appropriation bill,
more than a month overdue in taking
effect, was signed Saturday by Presi-
dent Taft and released for field work
small army of employees held up dur
ing the delay of the measure in con-
gress. Secretary Wilson ordered inn
mediate resumption of the farm dem
onstration work in many states.
Minority members of the house elec-
tons committee which investigated
the contest between Representative 7.
E. Catlin and Patrick F. Gill of St.
Louis Saturday filed a report in Mr..
CatHn's favor. The majority of the
committee voted to unseat him be-
cause of the large sum Of money
shown to have been used in his cleo
ton. The minority holds that he had
no knowledge Of expenditures.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
support of American refugees from
Mexico now in Arizona was authorized
Saturday under a resolution by Sena-
tor Mark Smith The money will be
deducted from the 100000 already ap-
propriated for the transportation OF
American refugees at Ell Paso to their
homes in this country.
President Taft sent to the senate
Saturday the nomination of R. F. Clero
to be appraiser Of customs at New
Orleans. The nominations Of Charles
B. Quin to be surveyor of customs at
Memphis, Tenn, and that OF Charles
J.. Peacock to be surveyor OF customs
at Chattanooga, were sent to the SEN
ate.
- In~a message to -cengfess President
Taft Saturday urged the appropriation
Of $253,35O to strengthen the Indian
medical corps and stamp out tubercu-
losis, trachoma and other contagious
diseases. The death rate in the In
dian country was 35 per 1000, and
millions of white people, Mr.. Taft de-
clared, were endangered by the dis
eases among the nations wards.
The president Saturday nominated
Ben M. Sheldon to be postmaster at
Rockport, Texas.
The senate bill to regulate wireless
telegraphy passed the house Saturday
and now goes to the president. The
legislation was inspired by the Ii
tanic disaster.
The president Friday appointed,
without confirmation of the senate,
Luther Conant, Jr, of New York COM
missioner of corporations to succeed
Herbert Knox Smith, resigned to join
the progressive party. The president
withdrew Mr. Conant's nomination be-
cause 1t was discovered that the law
does not require the senate's approval.
The Panama canal bill was passed
in the senate Friday with two impor-
ant amendments against trust-owned
and railroad-owned steamship lines.
For the second time within year
President Taft Friday vetoed bill
to revise the wool tariff-schedule K
OF the Payne-Aldrich law. With a
message of disapproval, the president
returned to congress the bill evolved
as a compromise between the house
and the senate, holding that it's low
rates would bring disaster to home in
dustries.