Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-02-10
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS

ing, followed by an executive session
Of an hour, also filled with dissension,
the house committee on merchant mar
inc and fisheries today voted, 10 to 7,
to report favorably the administration
ship subsidy bill, as introduced by Rep
resentative Humphrey, of Washing
ton.
Washington, Feb. "A lively po-
litical debate occupied nearly the en-
tire time Of the house today in defense
of the bill to amend the census law so
as to provide an enumeration of ami
mails slaughtered in country butchering
establishments and of hides produced
in such establishments.
Mr.. Crumpacker, of Indiana, ex-,
planned that this amendment was to
give accurate information on the sub
ject, upon which there has been much
political discussion. With this amend
ment and others providing for an emu
meration of lands under irrigation and
in relation to irrigation projects, the
bill was passed.
Should the postal savings bank bill
become a law it would greatly endan-
ger, if not destroy, incomes to the
amount of hundreds of millions of dol
lars, declared Senator Hepburn today.
The Idaho Senator was engaged in
general discussion of the bill in con-
nonfioy xuifh m oM,ardrooOk v1-oaao&od
by Senator Smoot for the regulation of
the removal of postal savings deposits
from banks.
He contended that, inasmuch as the
fund under the bill would reach fully
$500, 900, 900, it would enable the board
of trustees to dictate the rate of in
terest throughout the country.
In other words, the government
purposes to go into the loaning busi-
ness" he said, "and intends to fix the
rate of interest at 214 per cent" In
view of this fact, he asked what the
effect would be on incomes derived
from funds invested at and 6 per
cent.
1t was announced at the State de-
partment today that either a complete
agreement or rupture between Ger
many and the United States on the
present tariff negotiations might be
expected tomorrow.
Washington, Feb. Ia running fire
of criticism was poured into the for
estry department in the house today
when the agriculture appropriation bill
was under consideration. The session
was devoted to the forestry schedule.
Representative Taylor of Colorado
questioned Chairman Scott as to the
reason for including in the forest re-
serve lands without forest on them.
Mr.. Scott said ex-Chief Forester Pin
chot had asserted that such lands could
be planted with trees.
"Do you know" declared Mr.. Tay-
lor, "that at elevations of 1000 and
3, 900 feet it will take 500 years to
grow forest, and at higher attitudes
The time required will be longer?"
In his own state, he said, land worth
5000 or $500 an acre was included in
The forest reserves.
However, in no instance was an ap-
for the bureau of forestry
reduced by the house.
To protect the government postal
employees on the trains and prevent the
oss Of mail by fire, Representative
Carey, of Washington, is in favor of
he government buying its own mail
.ars and contracting with the railroads
or their hauling. He has introduced
/ bill that authorizes the postmaster
,eneral to proceed with the work of
for these cars to put them
n use as rspidly as possible and to
ave all railroads fully equipped with
hem by 1915.
Washington, Jan. 31.-Postal saw
ngs banks were discussed at length in
he senate today, Carter of Montana,
eading off with an argument in favor
f the bill for which he is sponsor and
Ieyburn limiting plainly that he would
ppose it. Saying that the United
tates is the only first-class power
'ulCH HAS HO pOsIai DhuheJ anu IeCdi-
ing frequent platform pledges, Carter
roceeded to answer objections.
He denied that postal banks would
lenace the present banking system,
aging the latter could not reach re-
lote rural districts. He said postal
anks would encourage thrift, draw
loney out of hiding and induce for
igners to deposit money in them, in :
tead Of sending it abroad. He con-
ended that the new system would only {
e an elaboration of the use to which
loney orders are now put, that it was
s constitutional as the money order
ystem and would be a source of ,
trength to private banks.
The army appropriation bill, as re-
orted to the senate today, carries
95, 440, 568. which is only S142, $50 :
lore than is appropriated in the bill !
J it passed the house. The law for .
le present year carried more than !
l02, 900, 900. !
Land Grant Report Waits.
Washington, Feb. 2.-In response to
le Chamberlain resolution regarding