The state herald., 1910-03-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The Senate passed the postal saw
ings bank bill on Saturday the 5th
inst. by a purely party vote. fifty Re-
publicans voting for and twenty-five
Democrats against the measure.
The tariff commission is receiving
protests from manufacturers against
the low tariff on baseballs. II Is
claimed that the Japanese manufac.
ture baseballs and undersell the Amer.
leans on their own market.
After brief general discussion the
Senate passed the bill authorizing the
issuance of $30.000.000 worth OF certi.
iicates OF Indebtedness for the compile.
ton OF irrigation projects already un.
der way.
Senator Gallinger has introduced a
bill to incorporate the Rockefeller
foundation for general philanthropic
work on all lines. The incorporators
named in the bill are John ID. Rocke.
feller. John d. Rockefeller. Jr.. Fred
7. Gates. Starr J. Murphy and Charles
o. Heydt, are authorized to select as.
sociates. not to exceed twenty-five. and
II is provided that there shall not be
ut any time less than five.
President Taft has instructed the
American ambassador at st. Peters
burg. Mr. Rockhill. to make strong
representations to the Russian gov
ernment looking to the inviolaDility of
American passports in that country.
MIR. ,,ockhill. II is stated. will take the
mater up personally with the EN-.
peror. The Jews OF this country want
action that will give American citi.
zens freedom from political arrest in
Russia.
One OF the most picturesque chief
tains OF the Indian race. and his
nephew. both members OF the Chippe.
wa tribe in Minnesota. were found
dead In Washington hotel a few
days since. the victims OF asphyxin.
ton. The dead chief was Pay-Baum.
We-Che-Waish.Kuns. more than nine.
ty.fiye years old. and his unfortunate
companion was A.Ne-Way-Way-Aush.
II is believed one OF the red men blew
out the gas.
Representative Rucker has present.
ed petitions from Colorado citizens IA.
yoring Legislation for the elimination
OF stock gambling and the establish,
ment OF the parcels post. Also res.
olution from Irving Hale camp OF Den.
yer. u. s. W. ". fayoring legislation
for raising the Maine. and n memorial
from Denver Council Loyal Associa.
tion. fayoring legislation to allow fra.
tcrnal publications to carry advertise.
ments.
The secretary OF the interior an,
nounccs the completion OF the second
unit OF the Belle Fourche. South Da.
ko,a. irrigation project. embracing
10000 acres, and divided Into t0-acre
and s0.ncrc farms. These farms are
now available for entry under the pro.
visions Of the homestead and recla.
nation laws. No lottery system is EN-.
ployed. A cash payment OF f3.i0 per
acre must be made At time OF filing.
to cover the first inBtallmont OF the
building. maintenance and operation
charges.
Representative Mondcll secured the
adoption In tho House OF nm amend.
mcnt to the postoffiec appropriation
bin. adding 100000 to the an'ount car.
rlod by the bin for maintaining star
route service. raising the amount from
1G.OGO.OO0 to sG.iCo.oOo.
After dinner given by Prcaides,
Taft TO Speaker Cannon In the white
House. at which there was dancing.
the two dlgnitaricn are said to bavc
Joined In mn old.raahioned. hoe down
Both were putting when they finished,