The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-04-03
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
PINCAOT ASS.AlLED BY CALI.
Observation-Disclosures FA.
NORS FULTOy'S MEASURE.
Changes In the Currency Bill-Con.
trcller Ridgeley Res;gns-Greely
Retized-Japs Get Damages. -

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Washington-Charges Of seri-
Gus nature against Clifford Pinchot,
Chief Of the Forestry Bureau. were
made Monday in the House BY
Smith of California and Mondeu c.
Wyoming. during consideration OF
the agricultural appropriation bill.
Smith accused him Of entering into a
secret understanding with the city
Of Los Angeles. with a view to Sc
curing to the city valuable water
rights in the Owens River Valley, as
against the interests OF private par
ties having prior claims. Mondell
denounced him for, as he charged.
Illegally paying the expenses OF for
est officials in attending conventions
in the west. in which the government
had no part. and also for spending
government money to boost his
bureau in the newspapers. Mr.. Pin
chot was defended by Pollard Of Ne
braska and Scott of Kansas.
Smith ct California denounced the
Forestry Service for attempting to
acquire the Owens Valley in Cali
fornia.
While the debate was going on,
Pollard Of Nebraska went to the
telephone and had talk with Mr..
Pinchot. When he came back into
the chamber he declared that Mr..
P7nehot had said that the entire
California delegation. Including Mr..
Smith," had gone to the department
and requested and almost demanded
that this reserve be created for the
purpose OF furnishing q water sup
ply to Los Angeles" and that the
city was entirely dependent on this
supply. ''Now." he charged: "Mr.
Smith comes here and tries to show
that the department Is trying to Gre
ase a monopoly" The policy of the
department. Pollard declared. was to
prevent monopolies rather than to
create them.
Smith denied, that Mr.. Pinchot's
statement was true. SO did his
colleagues. Kahn. Knowland, Need
ham and Englebright.
Representative Hawley had q con-
ference with the President on FRI
day In regard to the Oregon & Calf
fornia land grant. He found the
President favorable to the passage
Of Senator FuIton's: resolution with
out amendment. The President be-
lieves that every possible assistance
should be given the Attorney General
in the suit to be brought to secure to
the future the undisposed Of portion
OF the grants. Purchasers who de-
Hbcrateiy and knowingly bought In
violation Of the law need expect no
redress.
The Aldrich bill was passed by the
Senate Friday by a vote Of ~ to 16.
In the main . party vote. An inter-
esting feature Of the passage OF the
bill WAS a reiteration by Aldrich Of
Ais promise to bring In a bill for
an investigation Of the entire bank
Ing system of the country with
view to instituting reform. AZ
passed. the bill provides for not more
than 3500.00O.000 of emergency
currency to be issued to National
banks upon the deposit by them o!
state. county and municipal bonds to
be approved by the Secretary OF tho
Treasury. The currency Is to be Is
sued with a view of securing An
equitable distribution of the currency
over the United States. and in &C
cordance with the unimpaired capital
and surplus OF banks in each state.
Banks are to pay for this emergency
currency circulation one-half of J
per cent q month during the first
four months 1t is circulated and
afterward three-Quarters OF per
cent q month. The bill provides that
National banks shall pay not less
than l per cent on Government funds
deposited with them.
William B. Rdgeley. Controller of
the Currency. has handed his resig-
nation to President Roosevelt and
viii become president of the National
Bank Of Commerce of Kansas City.
He will be succeeded by Lawrence o.
Murray. at present Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor, and
former Deputy Controller Of the Cur
rency.
The State Department has Issued
a statement that An agreement has
been reached whereby the suit for
damages by certain japanese against
the city of San Francisco for moo
violence will be settled by the pay
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