The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-07
WEEKLY LETTER
FROM WASHINGTON
Breezy News Briefs From The Ma
tiOnaI Capital.

To meet opposition of the democrats
to the confirmation of President Taft's
appointments, sepubican senators have
held caucus and decided to do all they
can to keep the. senate in executive ses-
sion for consideration of nominations,
thus forcing the democrats to keep up a
filibuster until the end of the session on
March a.
According to the plan of hearings on
proposed tariff legislation, the present
tariff law is being considered schedule
by schedule. Nearly all the witnesses
who have testified admit the necessity
of tariff revision, but claim that any
reduction of dutH on their particular
articles would result in reduction of
wages and closing of some shops.
Representatives of steel industries
say there should be no reduction on
metals, altho it may be well to reduce
cotton and wool schedules.
Representatives of wool and cotton
industries claim that no reduction on
these fabrics should be made, but that
metals, or other things should be low
cred.
President and Mrs. Taft entertained
party at one of the leading theaters
Monday night, an. "a, when the Sun
shine Girl had its first presentation in
this country, the proceeds being for the
benefit of charity.
The presence of the President of the
United States at a theater is always an
important event, and for several years
it has been his custom to select Mon
day nights. After the theater MIR.
Taft was the guest of honor and prin-
cipal speaker at the Southern CONNER
cal Congress. He declared that Amer
ica's greatest need was improved farm
ing methods, and that we are fast ap-
preaching point where We shall have
to import our foodstuffs and be depend
ent upon other countries for what we
eat, unless we do improve our farming
methods
The mystery of the disappearance of
Wilfred T. Webb, the messenger from
Arizona bearing the electoral votes of
that state, has been cleared up. Mr..
Webb thought the votes should
first be shown to the president ELECT.
and did not know there was a time
limit for delivering them to Congress.
Mr.. Webb was the only one of the as
messengers bearing electoral votes of
the states who did not arrive on time.
He is subject to fine of $1,000 for each
day of hardness, but it wih probably
not be imposed
In previous inaugurations the presi-
dent has stood in the cold for hours,
constantly bowing and taking off his
hat to the enthusiasts who saluted him
as they passed in the parade. This year
it is planned to inclose a portion of the
stand erected in front of the White
House, for the president and his family,
with glass, and heat it by electricity.
Although March 9Th has usually been
stormy and cold, and though many
prominent men have been made i'll. and
not few have died as the result of ex-
posure at inaugurations, yet Congress
has done nothing to provide for holding
| the inauguratlons later in the spring
when the weather is usually mild and
balmy.
Abandonment of the inaugural ball
and reception has caused no end of
trouble; and now another complication
arises in the unwillingness of some of
the state legislatures to grant the nee
essary authority and appropriations for
sending their militia. Many civilian
soldiers want to come to see the first
installation of a democratic president
and congress for twenty years: and
some are taking steps to raise the nee
essary funds by subscription in their
own communities.
The rock of conservation. upon which
the republican party split, is now loom
ing as big danger in the path of the
democrats, Many of them think the
extension of federal power in conserv-
ing our natural resources is an invasion
of states rights and unconstitutional:
that the states are cOmDetent to DrO-