The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Our Lawmakers Are Do
ina and Other items OF
importance.


Washington, D. C.-The administra-
TONS railroad bill is now law, hav-
ing passed both house and senate ana
been signed by the president. The bill
is substantially in accordance with the
presidents message demanding
amendments to the interstate com
merce laws. About the only excep-
lions are that it does not legalize hold
ing agreements made by railroads, or
permit the regulation OF the issuance
of stocks and bonds 1t creates COM
merce court and broadens the scope OF
the jurisdiction of the interstate COM
merce commission regarding rail-
roads.
Statehood Bill Passes.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the statehood bill and
passed the measure without sending it
into conference.
1t cannot be stated definitely when
Arizona and New Mexico will come
into the Union, as the constitutions
adopted by the proposed states must
be ratified by congress and approved
| by the president. 1t will be necessary
for the territories to hold constitu-
| tional conventions, which will require
many weeks, submit the constitution
| to the people of the territories for
| adoption, and then return them to
| Washington.
Neither City Favored,
Unwilling to favor either of the rival
| Panama exposition cities, San Fran
| cisco or New Orleans, the house COM
mittee on foreign affairs decided to re.
port favorably two resolutions, author
izing the president tt invite foreign
nations to participate in each EXPOSE
| ton to be held in the two cities, when
ever each city had raised $7,50O,000
for the purpose of holding it's EXPOSE
ton. The senate committee has taken
no action on similar measures, and
neither house is expected to act on
them during the present session.
BaIIinger Probe Waits.
The chances Of a verdict from the
Ballinger- Pinchot investigating COM
mittee during the present session Of
congress are remote. The committee
| held a meeting behind closed doors
and Senator Nelson said after the
meeting that he did not think it would
be possible for the committee to con-
clude it's labors before the adjourn
| ment of congress. The committee has
authority to meet during the recess OF
congress and it is possible that the re-
| port will be completed and given to
the public during the summer or fall.
Cannon Defends Rules.
The old rules of the house were de-
| Tended and critics of tie speaker were
severely scored by Speaker Cannon in
brief address in the session of the
house Mr. Cannon contened that the
rules as amended by the fifty-first con-
gress and as enforced by him, had
never interferred with the will of the
majority of the house when an actual
majority had objected on any propo-
| sition.
Session Nears, End.
Congressional leaders confidently
expect to wind up the present ses-
sion this week, and adjourn not later
than Saturday. If the session is car
ried beyond that time it will be be-.
cause of amendments to the general
deficiency bill or complications in con.
nection with the omnibus public build
ing bill
Public Building Appropriations.
The public building bill, reported to
the house, contains the following Ore
gon and Washington items: Public
building at Medford, $4,000; at The
Dalles, s30,000 site at Roseburg,
| $4,000; public buildings at Olympia,
100000; Aberdeen, $125,0O0; Seattle,
| 100000; site at Vancouver, $3.50;
| at Wenatchee, $4,000
Salmon Export Limited.
The bill prohibiting the expectation
| of sockeye salmon from the United
States, except when frozen, canned or
sailed, was passed by the senate. The
bill, which was introduced by Senator