The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-03-28
WEEKLY LETTER
FROM WASHINGTON
Breezy News Items From
the National Capital.

Washington, D. c.. March 20, 1913.
The text of the presidents call for
extra session, April 7th. pleases the
| members of both houses. He leaves it
! to Congress to determine what meas
ures are necessary for the requirements
| Of public interests.
1t has become known that the pro-
posed tariff bill may be submitted to
| the president, even before it is sent to
| the house, SO that the members may
get an idea of his views before passing
the bill.
The presidents first special message
will probably deal only with the tariff;
but manylbelieve that he will send
other messages, later. bearing upon the
need for currency and trust legislation.
The extra session of the senate, which
began on March 4th, has completed its
work and adjourned sine die. All the
presidents nominations were confirmed
except that of DR.. Neill. for commits
sioner of labor, against which protests
were filed. Mr.. Wilson will make no
recess appointments, as he does not
consider it %consonant with good gov
eminent to appoint men TO Office, re-
curing confirmation of the senate,
when that body is not in session.
Names of probable appointees may be-
come known in a semi-oficial way but
no formal announcements will be made
uutil the names are presented to Con-
gress for confirmation.
John Basset Moore, professor of in
ternational law in Columbia University
and former assistant secretary of State
under Cleveland and Mckinley, has
been appointed counselor of the state
department. 1t will be part of MIR.
Moore's duty to to draft replies to COM
plants of foreign governments, and
the framing of a reply to Great Britain
on the Panama canal controversy will
devolve upon him.
One cabinet officer has already given
up in despair the task of seeing in per-
son all applicants for Office. Secretary
McAdoo confesses that it takes all his
time and leaves one for important
| public business. He has been compel
led to make a public statement telling
applicants to present their claims by
letter through the mails.
The supreme court has granted an
injunction against the Postmaster
General forbidding him from criminal
prosecution of newspapers for failure
to comply with the new publicity law
which requires the publication of the
owners names, circulation and other
facts.
Attorneys for Porter Charlton have
filed their brief in the supreme court.
This is Charlton's last hope of escaping
extradition to Italy for the murder OF
his wife, at Lake Como, in 1910. The
lower court denied his plea of habeas
corpus, and bis defense is based upon
the ground that the Italian government,
having ignored certain provisions of the
extradition treaty with the United
States. that treaty is no longer binding
and does not authorize the President to
turn over to Italy alleged criminals of
American nationality,
President Wilson ''wore the green
on St. Patrick's day. He had a supply
of shamrocks for his friends that were
sent him by John Redmond. the leader
of the home rule forces in the British
parliament.
Representative Gary of Wisconsin,
at the twelfth annual banquet of the
Shamrock Club. last Monday, emphazied
the important part that the Irish hold
in the government Of this country, and
pointed out that in the next House of
Representatives there will be more
than hundred Irishmen.
To Miss Elizabeth Howry, daughter
of Judge Howry of the court of claims,
belongs the distinction of giving the
first large dinner, followed by dancing,
in honor of the Misses Wilson, daugh'
tiers of the president. The dinner was
was given at the Chevy Chase Club, ir
which Mr.. Wilson resently declined
honorary membership.