The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-05-28
NEWS NOTES
From the Nations Capital, Of Interest to
West VirginianS.
(By George W. Summers)

WiIilln tle laSC week In the Sen
ate and House of Representa-
tives in behalf of legislation in
tended to benefit people of their
State generally. Senator Watson
spoke in the Senate on the tariff,
referring especially to the tariff
on steel and iron, while the I'm
derwood bill reducing the duties
on these articles was under con-
sideration. Congressman Davis
spoke in the House on the anti
injunction bill of which he is the
reputed author, although it bears
the name of Judge Clayton,
chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Senator Watson, in his speech,
took the broad ground that tar
if levied for the purpose of pro-
lection is unconstitutional as well
as unbusinesslike. He said that
Our most successful industries
are those in which we have &C.
cepted the competition Of the
world; our least successful those
In which we have protected inef-
ficiency and placed a handicap
upon capacity" He criticised
President Taft as having made a
deal by which he agreed to veto
the tariff bills of the last session
in order to get votes for his reel
procity agreement. He called
former President Roosevelt the
arch progressive of all" and
said that he was in the White
House for years without ever
lifting a finger 10 secure a revis-
ion of the tariff. He showed
how more than half of the ST.
1S6, 982, 038 investment in tangi-
BILE property by the United States
Steel Corporation repres ents wa
ter only and no actual investment
and that all this had been added
to the capital of the company be-
cause of the high protective tar
if under which it has been oper-
ating. He made a special plea
for the adoption of his amend
ment providing that the Presi-
dent may suspend any tariff duty
in cases of emergency, showing
that the present cost of potatoes
would be much lower if this
amendment were law and that in
the great coal strike of 1902 the
situation would have been great
ly relieved under such law.
Represen tative Davis had only
thirty-five minutes in which to
present to the House his argu-
ment in favor of the anti-injunc-
ton bill. He was listened to
with unusual attention by mem
bers of the House and although
frequently interrupted answered
promptly every question which
was put to him. Mr.. Davis ex-
planned that the bill does not
protect violence or intimidation
but that it is a peace compelling
bill. 1t requires that notice of
intention to ask for an injunc-
ton shall be given before the APP
plication is made; that bonds
shall be given by the complainant;
that the acts enj0ined must be
given in detail; that the persons
against whom it is issued shall
be named and that peaceful
striking, picketing and assembly
and the payment Of strike bene-
fits shall not be enjoined.
\ X
The Republican campaign for
the nomination for President has
reached a point where the nomi-
nation probably will be decided
by the result Of the contests for
delegates which have been made.
The national committee will de-
eide all contests and the present
outlook is that the decisions will
be mainly in favor of Taft.
This will not be concurred in by
Mr.. Roosevelt and there is g
growing opinion in Washington
that there will be a divided con.
vention at Chicago and that botf
Taft ond Roosevelt will be nomi
mated. In the event that Taf
should be declared the regular
nominee of the Republican party
and Roosevelt should also claim
to be the nominee a peculiar sit