The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-31
WEEKLY LETTER
FROM WASHINGTON
Breezy News Briefs from the NatiOhal
Capital.

An indication of what the trusts may
expect from the coming administration
| is found in Mr.. Wilson s recommends
tons to the New Jersey legislature.
| His ideas, there given are that corpo-
rations must not undersell in local mar
kets, issue watered stock, form holding
companies, own stock in other corpora
tions, or form combinations to fix pri-
ces and eliminate competition. He
would have violators of such laws pun
ished by fine and Imprisonment. He
thinks corporations should be allowed
to expand by the purchase of property
similar in character where it would re-
move competition; but that they should
| be allowed to consolidate only with the
permission Of government utilities
commission.
We are assured, by one in position
to know, that in the pending revision
| of the tariff there will be little chance
ma, IN the rates on cotton and lumber.
This will no doubt be welcome news to
many in the West ard South.
Some of the evils OF federal govern
ffient Of tire District of Columbia are
seen ir the long g-drawn-out investiga-
tions Ut rsurance companies and other
things now keeping the District Com
mittee of the House SO busy that it has
not had time to give badly needed and
much desired legislation for the nation
al capital.
On Recommendation of the attorney
general, the interstate commerce com
mission will investigate the $60O, ,00O, 900
telephone trust to determine whether,
in the interest of the public, a tele-
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tolerated, under rigid regulation by the
federal government, or whether the
government should take over and oper-
ate such utilities, or. finally, whether
competition should be enforced. under
the Sherman law, and monopoly pro-
hibited.
On February l all federal disbursing
officials will have a credit with the u.
S. treasurer at Washington, against
which they may draw checks. After
that date no disbursing officer will have
the custody or the direct handling of
government money.
The time-honored inaugural ball
which has in the past been a brilliant
feature of presidential inaugurations,
seems thing of the past. Mr.. Wilson
suggests that an enormous popular re-
ception at the capitol be substituted for
the ball, and wishes this reception to
be as simple as is consistent with dig
nifty and order. Permission of both
Senate and House is necessary to the
holding of any function in the capitol or
on the capitol grounds; but it is be-
lieved that this will be readily granted
One thing that influenced the decision
against the ball, some think, may have
been fear of the horrible turkey trot"
and other Objectionable dances being
attempted on the floor Bitter denun-
citation of the music played by the Ma
rine Band, even at the White House,
has been expressed by many.
1t is planned by Mr.. Wilson and his
family to come to Washington a few
days before March and be the guests
of an intimate friend, altho the hospi-
tality of the White House has been ex-
tended to them.
Miss Violet Asquith, daughter of the
prime minister of England, who has
been visiting this country, says she
was much surprised to note that in
Washington women seem to take very
intelligent interest in the affairs of
state. Miss Asquith declares that she
is taking back to England the most IA
vorable impressions of this country.