The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-12-17
NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
DoINos OF CONGRESS AND
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
MANY BILLS IN THE SENATE
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Maryland Senator Asks President 20
Apprehend zelaya as Murderer
OF Two American Citizens.
MANY BILLS IN THE SENATE

washington, ~. AS promise
OF activity in the interest OF lcgisla-
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.
sidcration this session Many are
for pensions not granted under the
general law.
Standing out as a striking propo.
sition was resolution by Senator
Rayner, of Maryland authorizing
the President OF the United States
TO cause President zclaya TO be ap.
pretended as. q common criminal,
charged with the murder OF two
Americans engaged in revolutionary
activity In Nicaragua. contrary 20
the code OF war of all civilized ma
tions
cummins Submits Rate Bill
Senator Cummins. OF Iowa. open.
ed the railroad rate controversy in
congress by Introducing a new inter.
state commerce bill The bill re-
quires the commission 20 promul.
gate uniform classification schedules.
and authorizes II TO consider rates
on its own motion. with view OF
considering whether they are rca-
sonable. Court are debarred from
inquiring. in suits brought. whether
rates are reasonable.
BY the terms OF the bill carrier
Is prohibited from issuing any capi-
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
20 engage in any other business than
that OF a common carrier,
Mann Scores Power Monopoly.
The so-ealled power site monopoly
was the object Of attack in bill
offered in the house by Representa-
tive Mann, chairman OF the commit
tee on interstate and foreign com
merce II provides that, before
dams across navigable 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.
10 and Oregon. attending the ma
ional rivers and harbors congress,
we're given a hearing by the rivers
md harbors committee. They pre-
ented a united request for improv-
ng the Columbia river. special stress
'eing laid on the necessity OF the
,elilo canal and locks and upper
liver work, including the Bridgeport
lettle Falls opening
Jones Has Pension Bills.
Senator Jones has introduced two
ills intending 10 put an. end 20 spc-
ial pension legislation. One in !,
reases the rate Of service pension
o that all soldiers o2 years Of age
rho served more than 90 days dur
lg the Civil war will be pensioned
I SIS instead Of $i2 a month,
Al Snake River Power Held.
The power site Withdrawals made
y Secretary Ballinger IN Oregon.
and Idaho include all
nown unappropriated sites along
io eastern border Of Baker and Z
nion counties in Oregon, and all
ties between the mouth of the Pow
sr river and the Snake river at j
ewiston. In addition. the secretary a
ithdfew all kuown sizes not filed /,
pom along the Snake river in south
n Idaho, Between Twin Falls and
runeau. distance Of about 90
lies Thete Withdrawals are made 1
! both sidts Of the river for total
stance Of jabout 25O miles.
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