The citizen., 1913-05-30
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gen
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Washington. d. c. MAY IS. 1915.

Washington. d. C.. MAY IS. 1918.
Democrats leaders now nave no
hopes of getting the Tariff Bi. irto the
Senate tOr debate before 1-.a. or prob
ahlv later TIE real work of CITING
the schedules Of the Jap-rwood bal in
shape for presentation 10 Tie caucus has
nor progressed as rapidly as the Is ders
expected.
some changes in the rates EN- manu-
fsctures Of wool may be recommended
By Senator Stones sub committee. II
was SAID that the changes would make
reductions in the Underwood rates
Some changes, i became known. are to
Be recommended ior the cotton manu-
iactures. They ate expected 10 be IN
creases over the Underwood rates.
Wool and sugar continued subjects OF
considerable discussion but the hest in
formation seemed TO bear out the d=ciar-
ations of the Administration leaders that
no changes on raw wool or sugar would
Be made BY the party unless in the Dem
ocraiic caucus.
Darwin P. kineslev, President Of the
New York Life Insurance COMPANY
had a hearing recently before the sub
committee, which was composed of SEN
aiorS Williams. Snively and Gore. on
the provisions of the income lax section
which relates to insurance companies.
To accommodate President Kingsley the
sub committee vii reopen the hearings
The Senators now believe that the House
changes overcome the salient objections
Hearings before the subcommittee
continued. l. Q. WardweI of Boston,
who represents the Great Northern, St.
CroiX and Berlin Falls Paper Companies
before Senator Iohnson'S Subcommittee.
urged that re,aiiatory duties against Can
ada on the higher grades OF paper be eX-
tended 10 the print paper IN the Under
wood Bill until the restrictions were re-
moved. The committee took under
consideration an amendment proposed
by Mr Wardwell.
l. :. Anderson. of Lewistown. Idaho,
representing the fruit growing interests.
urged that the tariff on fruits De made the
same as the Canadian tariff. Heiavored
putting fruits SuCh as apples. cherries
and grapes. on the free list because of
the need for market owing TO the
growth ofthe American fruit industry.
The race question was put squarely up
to Postmaster General Burleson recently
in petition signed BY more than 5000
railway clerks, urging the segregation OF
white and negro employees in the service
Il was presented BY Robert A Prather.
OF Little Rock. Arkansas. The peui-
TONERS asked that the Postmsster-Gen-
eral issue an order putting the segrega-
ton iato effect al once.
1t is conteuded that from IS 10 20
clerks work on the same run" and that
4.,-tet ~ 1%
bered BY the negroes. Il is further de-
clared that in some instances the whites
are subject 10 the Jurisdiction Of negro su-
periorS.
A special protest is made in the peti-
ton against the existing conditions be-
cause on long runs members of the two
races frequently have TO share the same
sleeping quarters;
Rain upset the plans OF President
snd Mrs. Wilson 10 receive at tea on the
White House lawn. and the reception
was held in the East Room. This was
the last OF the three garden parties that
had been planned for this season.
Senator La Toilette. who IS a great
apostle of the simple diet, has recently
introduced among his Senatorial brethren
a new-iansjed kind OF milk It IS easily
digested. Ike buttermilk. but does not
taste quite so bad AT La Follette's in
stigation the stuff has been placed on
sale in the Senate restaurant.
Counsel for Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell and Frank Morrison. of the
American Federation OF Labor, recently
filed petitions in the Supreme Court of
the United States for writ OF certiorari,
reviewing the decision of the Court of
Appeals of the District OF Columbia,
which sustained the jail sentences against
the three men on charges of contempt of
court
The petition recites alleged errors in
fact and law in the courts below.
Tne labor leaders were represented by