Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-03
Aurees on Canal Report

Washington. D. C., Feb. 26-The Senate committee on nter-oceanic canals agreed Saturday night upon a a report recommending plan of con- struction. The canal commission may possibly be reduced to three, who will be required to live i'm the canal zone.
 To Investigate Coal and OiI
 Washington, D. C., Feb, 27-The Senate passed the House resolution calling for am investigation of the re- Iatious of the railroads Co the trade in coal and oil, today. The purpose is to obtain information concerning diSc"im- fnatsan, in transportation charges.
 Co8s, GrcctS Chinese Na5ObS
 rnm Townsend. Wash, Feb. 2S Steamship Dakota. carrying the mam- n.r, O. tn. imperial Chinese commis,- ton. arrived arm.m.gh,. The dcl,ga,- .rn a. representative men of Coae. ..... from California uorthward who .... r... T.. welcome rae commis-.on- .- . .r board the Dakota .h., m..... HHu formal reception was
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 .o. .n. direction q. che Seattle .mmn.ruf Commerce..
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 Gable Extension Cut Of Army Bi,I
 Washington. D. C.. Feb. 2S The provision of the army appropriation bin directing ,aarthe receipts o0 lh. N.-.. cable and telegraph lines oe devote. -a building extension, wa, stricken our yesterday on a Doiu. o. .r... .- now Legislation The -uo- .... wi. h. muu-n.uu a- 8 separate m.r-ur. sru |. is believed .aa. ], will pas, .....a. opposition.
 .ga8 Q. C.alam Wreck
 Wa-.m.a.. D. c. Feb. 2, The ...m..-..auaH .9ua. ordered |. -. D.-u.. Attorney E.. a, Seattle to bring m action against the Puget, Sound Navigation Company to recover .u-5 ,a. yaIu. O. registered mail which wa, los, u gue wreck of that vessel u January. lgJL
 Makes Tariff Deal with Germany
 Washington, D. C.. March l-Pus-i- dent Roosevelt issued a proclamation today ordering tine admission of inc port, from Germany under ,he proc vision, of section of the Drugley law in return tor the action of Germany in placing certain United States pro- ductIoa, on the list of minimum Jw- iT entries. The clause of tine DmgIoy law mentioned is that known as the favored nation clause and grants ro- ducuious upon a reciprocity basis.
 Villas Goes into Assay Office
 Seattle, March Calvin F. Villas tac new superintendent of the |. <. assay office, took charge today, sue cecding Frederick A. Wing.
 Makes Attack on Rate BiIl
 Washington, D. C., March l-Sena- tov Foraker attacked the railroad rate bin in the Senate today. He asserted that efficient relief could be afforded from transportation evils by the pro- per enforcement of the present EIkins law, and some additions to it's vital features.
 GOyernOrship Still Unsettled
 Washington, D. C., March 2-The Alaska goyernOrship fight is not yet ended. Capt. Jarvis has not yet com municated with the President and it is uncertain, therefore, whether he means to accept the tender of the office. Meanwhile other candidates are push ing their claims uthe hope that Jarvis will decline.
 A few days ago a new candidate, not publicly named yet and said to be a man with an unfortunate court record, called on the President and said that Hoggatt and Cum deserved no con- sideration because both tried two years ago to send an anti-RooSevelt dele gation to the Republican national con- vention in Chicago.
 John B. Held telegraphed to the