St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17

Washington, June Ex-senator Dol
liver answered the critics of the "in-
surgents' today in speech delivered
in the senate during the discussion Of
the provision Of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill providing $3.50, 900 to en-
able the President to gather informa-
tion bearing upon the operation Of the
new tariff law.
Clay's motion to strike out the pro-
vision was lost by party vote Of 13
to "a. Dolliver and his fellow pro-
gressives voted with the regular Re-
publicans. The sundry bill, carrying
appropriations aggregating $11S, ,000,-
600, then was passed.
Delivers speech awakened great in
terest and was listened to attentively
by senators on both sides of the cham
Der. II was the reply to the insurgents
to the charges Of party disloyaity and
was direct challenge TO their oppon-
ents. The first named was Governor
Hanley and his speeches were referred
to without reserve.
The reading Of tho house amend
ments to the postal savings bank bill
was completed in the senate today and
the measure then went over until to-
morrow, when II is expected the senate
will concur in the amendments.
The bill was amended In conference
no as to allow entries on land immedi-
ately after they are withdrawn and
without waiting their classification, as
required by the bill as It passed the
senate.
As result Of information sent to
the house last Saturday by the War de-
partment, disclosing the alleged fact
that Frank w. Carpenter, executive
secretary Of the Philippine govern
ment, and E. C. Worcester had bought
and leased "Friar lands, In the Phil
ippines, Representative Martin, Demo-
crat, Colorado, today introduced reso-
luton demanding an investigation and
charging malfeasance In Office.
Washington. June IL. = Large
amounts Of politics were mixed up
with the debate on the sundry civil bill
today, and Il was all over the tariff.
In the sundry civil bill was a pro-
vision for $3.50, 900 with which to en-
able the president 10 investigate the
operation Of the present tariff law.
Many senators took part In the dis
cussion precipitated, and Senator Clay.
Of Georgia, started the fireworks by
charging that the measure was intend
I'D TO delude the insurgent Republicans
into the belief that there was 10 be an
other revision Of the tariff, which he
tried TO prove by Republican senators
with some measure Of success.
BY approving the latest step In the
re-classiflcation Of the national forests
and public lands today. President Taft
increased the public domain available
TO homestead entry 10 l.is2.sl acres
and increased the national forests $751;
09A acres. The proclamation which
the president signed eliminated II, l54
arces from the Gunnison forest; 5,640
acres from the Cochctopa forest and
A5, 4s9 acres from the Uncompahgre
forest, all In Colorado. All these
lands will be available TO scttlors.
The re-classihcation is the govern
ment's hope Of stemming the tide Of
emigration from the United States
to the Canadian Northwest. With
more than q million acres now avail
able for homestead entry. II is de-
clared there will be no need Of settlers
going over the border TO gain the ad-
vantages Of virgin homestead.
Secretary Ballinger also made some
editions 10 the lands available for
homesteaders to day. when he desig-
mated s75. 900 acres In Wyoming and
nearly 1000 acres In Colorado as avail
able.
Washington, June i0.-The bill au-
thorixing the assignment Of homestead
entries on government irrigation pro-,
jects, which passed the senate today,
was reconsidered by the house irriga-
tion committee today and after an ar
gument by Representative Hamer, the
amendment. previously adopted by the
committee, providing that assignments
could only be made TO qualified home
stead entrymen, was stricken out.
Hamer objected TO this amendment, de-
II restricted opportunities for
Of the lands. and on his mo-
tion the committee reported the bill
exactly as 1t passed the senate.
Assignments may now be made TO any
one.
The Oregon senators have lost an
other opportunity to get government
established at Portland.
The civil service commission on July
will create new district. comprising
Oregon, Washington. Idaho. Montana
and Wyoming. all but Wyoming being
carved out Of the old San Francisco
Through the efforts Of the
Washington senators the headquarters
Of this new district Is to be located at
Seattle. Notwithstanding that Portland
is more centrally located.
Insurgent senators practically reach
ed an agreement today TO support the
house provision In the sundry civil bill.
making an appropriation for the ex-
penses Of the tariff board. Speeches
will be made In the senate expressing
preference for tariff commission but
acceptance Of the house
provision.
Charles B. Merrick, at present reg
ister of the Portland land Office, was
this afternoon nominated for postmas-
ter at Portland.