The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-06-17
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Our Lawmakers Are Do
ing and Other Items Of
importance.

WASHINGTON.-By TN g over
majority of 1876 to 101, the
House passed the postal savings bank
bill as recently agreed upon by the
caucus of the House.
Under the terms of the postal saw
ngs bank bill passed by the House
q board of trustees is created, con
sisting of the Postmaster-Ge General,
the Secretary of the Treasury. and
the Acknowledgement. who shall de-
clare what PostofIices shall become
postal savings banks.
Deposits in these banks made by
any one person shall not be more
than 500 month or exceed a total
Of $500.
The money accumulated in the Pos
tai Savings Bank is to be deposited
in both National and state banks In
the vicinity of the postoffices in
which the money is deposited by the
people, such banks to pay 21-4 per
cent interest.
Would Control Railroad stock.
President Taft made it clear at a
conference with the conferees on the
railroad bill that he will insist upon
legislation against "stock watering"
As result of the conference 1t was
agreed that paragraph shall be add
ed to the bill providing for a COM
mission to investigate and report at
the next session of Congress the best
means of dealing with this situation.
The President was told that with all
the Democrats but one opposed to
giving the Interstate Commerce Com
mission supervision of the subject, it
was impossible to get an out-and-out
provision for the control OF stock and
bond issues in the bill at this session.
Taft Wants c6buress to Hurry.
President Taft has asked the lead
.srs of the Senate sand House to adj
journ by July I, II there Is any pos
sible way Of doing 1t. President Taft
is impatient, SO emphatic is the
Presidents plea for an early ad-
journment that the leaders COM
menced a vigorous campaign. Repre-
sentative Dwight Of New York. Re-
publican whip, has charge of the
early adjournment committee of the
House. vice.President Sherman has
been campaigning for celerity in the
Senate. ia I
May Support Withdrawal Bill. !,
The Administration bill authorizing
the President to withdraw public
lands temporarily will receive the
votes Of number Of Western Sena-
tors who regard it as bad or ill-advis-
ed legislation. These Senators will
support it solely because they regard
it as thesbest present solution of a
Iperpiexing problem Obnoxious as
they declare the bin to be, they are
3of the opinion thatsitis less obnoxious
than results that would follow should
the bin be defeated. Moreover, the
bill is to be forced to carry through
the $3O,000,0OO irrigation bill, and
that in itself will win it number of
Western votes.
Agree on Naval Program.
~ After oyerruling the recommenda-
lions Of its conferees on the naval
appropriation bill by agreeing to the
Senate amendments that one battle
ship should be built in a navy-yard
and not more than, one should be
constructed by the same contractor
and agreeing to have a $1,O0o,O0o col
lier built in navy-yard for, the Paci-
&c Coast. the House has approved
the report of its conferees ON that
measure. &Ff
public Domain Increases.
BY approving the latest step in the
re-classification Of the national for
ests and public lands. President
Taft increased the public domain
available to homestead entry to l.
1882 acres and Increased the ma
tional forests sSl,Os4 acres. The
Redistribution is the Governments
hope of stemming the tide of emigra-
ton from the United. States to the
Canadian Northwest. With more than
million acres now available for
homestead entry. it is claimed there
will be no need of settlers going over
\ the border 70 gain the advantages of
virgin homestead.