The Ordway new era., 1910-02-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The Senate passed the urgent de-
ficiency and army bills. carrying a
combined appropriation Of 100000.
The Supreme Court has set the suits
involving the railroad rates between
Chicago and st. Louis and Denver for
October 11th.
Nollie Smith. the colored candidate
from Wyoming. failed in his examina.
ton for West Point. the appointment
being won by Joseph Palmer, also Of
Cheyenne.
Secretary Ballinger. after much per-
suasion. has decided to employ coun-
sci to appear before the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee to de-
fend his side Of the case.
The official estimate Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture on the number Of
meat cattle In the country shows 2.100.-
900 less cattle and 6.365.000 less hogs
In the country on January 1st than
were estimated year ago.
A bill exempting certificates OF in.
dcbtedness and requiring the payment
of the principal of Panama canal
bonds. previously passed by the
House. was acted upon favorably In
the Senate.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Senator Hale authorizing
the President to appoint Commander
Robert E. Peary. -discoversr- of = the
North pole. a rear admiral In the navy
and place him on the retired list.
Recognizing the Importance OF an
early decision on the question in.
volved. the Supreme Court OF the
United States has set March 14th as
the date for the hearing Of the Flint
case Of Vermont to test the constitu.
tionality of the corporation tax provis.
ions of the Payne tariff act.
The Civil Service Commission an.
nounces that an examination will be
held March 10th and 18th to secure
eligibles to fill about a hundred cleri.
cal places in the forest service. In ad.
dition to the usual places. examina-
tions will be held at Salida. Colo.
Santa Fee. n. NJ. and Rock Springs.
Wyo.
The administration program. as re.
vised by leaders OF the Senate and
House and approved by President
Taft is said to include statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico. postal saw.
irgs banks. authority for the Presi.
dent to withdraw public lands. u court
OF commerce and federal incorpora-
ton measure.
The Senate committee on military ar
fairs has incorporated as an amend.
ment in the army appropriation bill.
the Guggenheim bill. with some modi.
authorizing the president to
extend the provisions of the retired Of
ficers' act to include any officer who
served either AZ an officer or enlisted
man in the regular or volunteer forces
OF the United States during the Civil
War and is now and has been for a
year serving rs Il brigadier general on
the active list of the army. The act
In question gives officers an increase
of one grade upon retirement, II they
have served in the army more than |
forty years.
The substitute public lands bill re-
ported by Senator Nelson provides:
THAT the President may. at any time.
in his discretion. withdraw from set
location. sale or entry. any Of |
tue Ol tHe olAleS
and reserve the same for forestry, wa. |
ter power. irrigation. classification or
other public purposes to be specified
in withdrawal, and such Withdrawals
and reservation shall remain in force |
until revoked by him or by an act Of |
The secretary of the inte-
rior shall report all such Withdrawals
hereafter to Congress at the beginning
OF its next regular session.
John J. Vertrees of Nashville. leader
Of the Tennessee bar. Democrat and
n warm personal friend of President
Taft. has been asked to take charge
Of the case for the defense" in the
congressional inves
tigation.
After a short but torrid open hear.
ing, followed by an executive session
of an hour, also filled with dissension.
The House committee on merchant ma.
rine and fisheries voted 10 to to re.
port favorably the administration ship
subsidy bill as introduced by Repre-
sentative Humphrey of Washington.