The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17
NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
DOINGS OF CONGRESS AND
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
MANY BILLS IN THE SENATE
Maryland Senator Asks President to
Apprehend Zelaya as Murderer
of Two American Citizens.


ton, senators introduced more than
$50 bills Saturday, covering a great
variety of subjects. Many failed OF
passage in the last congress, and
90 per cent will receive scant con-
sideration this session. Many are
for pensions not granted under the
general law
Standing out as a striking propo-
sition was a resolution by Senator
Rayner, of Maryland, authorizing
the President of the United States
to cause President Zelaya to be ap-
pretended as a common criminal
charged with the murder of two
Americans engaged in revolutionary
activity in Nicaragua, contrary to
the code of war of all civilized ma
tons
Cummins Submits Rate Bill.
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, open
ed the railroad rate controversy in
congress by introducing new inter
state commerce bill The bill re-
quires the commission to promul-
gate uniform classification schedules,
and authorizes it to consider rates
on its own motion, with a view OF
considering whether they are rea-
sonable Court are debarred from
inquiring, in suits brought, whether
rates are reasonable.
By the terms of the bill a carrier
is prohibited from issuing any CAPT
tai stock without payment at par,
either in money or in property and,
in effect, the commission shall have
supervision of the issue of stocks
and bonds by any carrier. After
January |, 1911, no carrier doing in
terstate business shall be permitted
to engage in any other business than
that of a common carrier.
Mann Scores Power Monopoly.
The so-called power site monopoly
was the object of attack in a bill
offered in the house by Representa-
tive Mann, chairman of the commit
tee on interstate and foreign COM
merce. 1t provides that, before
dams across navigab1e or non-navi-
gable streams can be constructed,
permission and approval must be
obtained of the secretary of war
and the chief of engineers, and
wakes it unlawful to deviate from
such approved plans.
To Improve Columbia River.
Delegates from Washington, Ida
no and Oregon, attending the ma
tional rivers and harbors congress-
were given a hearing by the rivers
and harbors committee. They pre-
scented united request for improv-
ing the Columbia river, special stress
being laid on the necessity of the
Cello canal and locks and upper
river work. including the Bridgeport
Kettle Falls opening.
Jones Has Pension Bills.
Senator Jones has introduced two
bills intending to put an end to spe-
cial pension legislation. One in
so that all soldiers e. years of age
who served more than 90 days dur
ing the Civil war will be pensioned
at SIS instead of $l2 month
All Snake River Power Held.
The power site Withdrawals made
by Secretary Ballinger in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho include all
known unappropriated sites along
the eastern border of Baker and
Union counties in Oregon, and all
sites between the mouth of the Pow
der river and the Snake river at
Lewiston. In addition, the secretary
withdrew all known sites not filed
upon along the Snake river in south
ern Idaho, between Twin Falls and
Bruneau, a distance of about 90
miles These Withdrawals are made
on both sides of the river for a total
distance OF about Z50 miles.
Minor Notes.
The abolition of beer halls at ma
tional soldiers homes did not make
for sobriety among the veterans, ac-
cording to the report of the inspec-
tor submitted to congress.
Charges made for years that there
has been great waste in the opera
ton of the government printing of
flee will be substantiated in a re-
port to be made at the present SEES
sion of congress.
Senator Piles has introduced bills
for public buildings at Olympia and
Port Angeles, carrying appropria-
tons of $4,000 and $4,000 respect
lively
Representative Humphrey has in
troduced a bill appropriating $780,
900 for an immigrant station at Sc
attic,