Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-02-17
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS

til next week. All amendments &C.
ceptable to the committee have beer
adopted. It is thought the bill will
pass the senate next week.
American participation in the inter-
national expositions at Rome and Turin
in 1911, which will be held in commem-
Grafton of the 50th anniversary of the
kingdom of Italy, was assured today
when Senator Cullom reported a bill
for that purpose from the committee
on foreign relations. 1t was passed.
The bill providing for the establish
ment of the Glacier national park in
Northern Montana was passed today
by the senate. If created, the park
will be just south of the line between
the United States and Canada and will
adjoin similar reservation of the
Canadian government on the northern
side Of the boundary.
A bill was introduced in the house
today providing that "a replica of the
statue Of the revolutionary hero, Cen
eral Won Steuben. to be erected in
Washington, be presented to the en-
peror of Germany. The gift is to be
in return for the statue Of Frederick
the Great which the kaiser presented
to the people of the United States.
The long drawn out dispute in the
house committee on naval affairs over
the subject of indorsing the plan Of
Secretary Meyer for the reorganiza-
tion Of the navy is virtually settled,
it was stated today, and the commit
tee will take action next week which
will be, in effect, tentative approval
Of the secretary's idea.
Washington, Feb. 8.-Demanding an
investigation of the immigration com
mission provided for in the resolution
he had introduced, Representative
Macon of Arkansas, renewed his attack
upon the commission in the house today.
Republican leaders in conference to-
day, perfected resolution on the in
quiry into the cost of living which was
later presented to the senate by Mr..
McCumber, of North Dakota.
An hour after Mr.. McCumber had
presented the resolution from the fin
ance committee and it had been refer
red to the committee on contingent ex-
penses. Mr.. Kean, chairman of the
latter committee, reported the measure
back with recommendation that it be
adopted.
In connection with resolution offer
ed by Senator Dolliver providing for
the printing of detailed statement of
expenditures Of the Agricultural de-
partment, there was an incidental dis
cussion of the forestry bureau in the
senate today. The resolution was
adopted.
The reserve feature of the postal
savings bank bill received especial at
tention when that measure was taken
up in the senate today. Deprecating
any tendency toward reserve fund,
Mr.. Bristow said that the amendment
suggested by Senator Page providing
for such fund would result in the
accumulation of from $40, 900, 900 to
$40. 900, 900. This he did not consider
wholesome. A resolution introduced
in the senate today by Senator Borah
directs the committee on the judiciary
to inform the senate whether the in
come tax amendment submitted at the
last session of congress would have the
effect Of authorizing congress to lay
tax upon incomes derived from state
bonds and other municipal securities,
or of giving congress the right to tax
of state officers or the instru-
and property of the state.