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NOW GOES 70 president,
Senate Adopts Conference Report on
the Department of Com
merce Bill.
new RULE FOR LOANS TO BANKS.

Senate Com ittee Takes Favorable
Action on the Men.ure Authorize.
Ing Loans ON Other sccuritie. Than
Those of Government Bonds
Amendment Adopted.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The senate
has agreed to the conference report
on the department of commerce bill.
This passes the bill, the report hav-
ing previously been agreed to in the
house. 1t now goes to the president
for his signature.
Washington, Feb. l2.--Upon the con-
clusion of morning business in the
senate Wednesday a house bill was
passed extending the homestead laws
to Alaska.
The statehood bill then was taken
up and Senator Morgan resumed his
remarks in it's favor.
For Aid of National Banks.
Washington, Feb. l2.-The senate
committee ON finance Wednesday au-
thorized favorable report on the bill
recently introduced by Senator
Aldrich to permit the secretary of the
treasury to loan money to national
banks on other securities than gov
eminent bonds and agreed to report
it with the following amendment to
section /:
"The United States shall have a lien
on all assets of banks in which pub
lie moneys are deposited from the
time of deposit, for the payment of
the same on demand of the treasurer
of the United States; but the sacuri-
ties deposited with the secretary Of
the treasury for the safekeeping of
such moneys shall be sold before the
said lien is enforced. and the proceeds
applied to the discharge of said lien
to the extent of the proceeds of the
sales"
The bill also was SO amended as to
make the securities of cities of 5O.-
600 people good for loans. The limit
in the original bill was fixed at 100000.
Gov. Odell Visits House.
Washington, Feb. 12.-Gov. Odell, of
New York. was on the floor when the
house met Wednesday.
Senate bills were passed to author
ize the Pittsburg, Carnegie & Western
Railroad company to construct q
bridge across the Allegheny river and
to authorize the Memphis, Helena &
Louisiana railroad to construct a
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Arkansas.
Mr.. Grosvenor, from the ways and
means committee, called up the bill re-
ported by that committee Tuesday to
amend the Dingley act SO as to admit
free of duty domestic animals for
breeding purposes. 1t was passed.
The further consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was then
resumed.
Amendments were adopted to ap-
propriate 100000 to defray the ex-
hibits of the agricultural colleges at
the St. Louis exposition and to APP
propriate $4,000 for building for
the Alaskan exhibit. $4,000 for an
Indian territory exhibit.
To Gather Cotton Statistics.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The house
committee on. ways and mea ms Wednes-
day authorized n favorable report on
the bill introduced by Representative
Burleson, of Texas, providing for the
collection of cotton statistics, but
amended it SO as to have the collection
made by the census bureau instead of
the agricultural department., and fur
Their by striking out the provision for
gathering wheat statistics. tax of
one mill on each bale of cotton is pro-
vided to defray the expense of gather
ing the information. The bill requires
all persons or concerns owning or OPP
Grating cotton gins to report to the d.
rector of the census at such times as he
may direct the number of bales ginned
during a prescribed period. 1t is con-
templated by the bill that, information
will be furnished with such frequency
as to show the amount of cotton that
is being produced.
New Treaty with Greece.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The senate
committee on foreign relations
Wednesday authorized favorable
report on n new treaty of friendly
relationship with Greece. The treaty
is general and reconstructed upon the
lines of the treaty between the Unit
ed States and Spain, which the SEN
ate recently ratified.
Predicts Civil War.
New York, Feb. 12.-While presiding
over services in connection with the
semi-centennial celebration of St.
Paul's Methodist church in Newark,
N. j., Gov. Franklin Murphy predicted
in his address that unless in the near
future greater harmony be restored
between labor and capital the coun-
try will be plunged into a civil war
more disastrous than any previously
recorded in history.
Charged with Wife Murder.
St. Louis, Feb. 12.-John Passoman,
butcher of East St. Louis, is under ar
rest on the charge Of killing his wife,
who died Wednesday as the result Of
wound inflicted with q rifle Tuesday
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