The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
MILLION DOLLARS, IN THE M,
As PASSED BY THE SEN.
ATE.
Agricultural Appropriation M.,,,..
Carries Total Of Over TweIv. NJ,
iions-Dry Farming Bill Passed /.
House-Arrangements Of Ex,.
Companies for Marketing Fruit A.
proved.

Washington, May 1.-THE sen,.,
yesterday passed the agricultural hin
carrying an appropriation aggre,..
ing $12,142,146. For building ro.,.
and making other permanent imnrowa
ments in the national forest 81 0oa
900, instead of 100000. as provides
by the house OF representatives vsa
appropriated.
Senator Dolliver, in reply to cr,
cisms in regard to the use of a franz
for returning to the bureau of for
estry newspapers containing matte,
sent out by the bureau, read Letter
from former Postmaster Geners,
Payne. written in 1903, saying sucb
use Of the frank was admissible to
bring back to the bureau official in
formation" that should be desired
That such information was within
the scope Of the law was denied hv
Senator Clark, of Wyoming, who said
it was an unwarranted stretch of tha
imagination to say that newspapers
containing the matter sent out by tba
bureau contained ''official informa
ton"
The prohibition against the use Of
appropriations. for the forest service
for the preparation" of newspaper ar
ticles was stricken out.
Amount Doubled.
Mr.. Dixon, Of Montana, moved to in
crease from 100000 to 81 900 900 the
appropriation to be expended by the
secretary of agriculture for mainte-
nance of roads, trails, bridges, fire
lines, telephone lines, cabins, fences
and other permanent improvements
necessary for the proper and econom-
ical administration Of the national for
ests. The amendment was adopted.
The conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was agreed to-
Without amendment the house bill
to authorize additional aids to navga-
ton in the lighthouse establishment
was passed.
Express Arrangements Approved.
An important report was transmit
ted to the senate by the interstate
commerce commission on the results
of an inquiry made by the commission
as to whether express companies Of
the country were engaged in business
Of buying, selling or handling consign-
ments of fruit, vegetables and oysters
entering into interstate commerce.
The commission finds that for the
Of perishable commodities the
express companies have established
order and commission departments
The agents of the companies under
take to find market for producers
and to. handle the products offered.
The products are marketed and the
proceeds, less the express charges, are
turned over to the producers. The
commission says this system affords
principally the only means by which
the grower of fruit in small and iso-
lated communities can market this
produce to advantage in distant local
ties"
The commission believes, from the
evidence it has taken, that in the in
terest of growers and producers, as
we'll as local dealers in communities
served only by express companies, and
IN the interest of increased produc-
ion in undeveloped regions, the op-
Grafton of the order and commission
departments Of the express compa-
MES should be allowed to continue.
The house took the final congress
sional step by which betting on horse
races at Bennings VIII hereafter be
A bill authorizing the appointment,
IS an addition to the regular military
establishment, of fifty captains to COM
nand the Philippine scouts, also was