The new era., 1910-02-03
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Twenty-three Japanese have been ar
rested on the Hawaiian islands under
the regulations preventing the destruc-
ton of birds of plumage. They will
be turned over to the United States
marshal at Honolulu for trial
The first direct steps to have the
Supreme Court of the United States
decide the constitutionality of the cor
poration tax imposed by the Payne
tariff act, was taken few days since
when the case of Stella P. Flint, as
general guardian of the property of
Samuel N. Stone. Jr., minor. against
the Stone-Tracy Company of Windsor.
VT, was filed in the court.
Senator Warren has introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 for public
building at Cody. Wyo. Also bill to
increase the pay of army nurses to $50
monthly for the first three years SER
vice. $55 for second three years and
$50 for third three years and $65 for
subsequet service. with $40 per month
extra for service outside of the United
States.
In event Of the failure of the at
Supreme Court of the United States as
to the constitutionality Of the corpora
ton tax provisions of the Payne tariff
act before March 1. the date by which
the return of income of corporations
must be filed, Congress may be asked
to extend the date for the law becom-
ing operative.
Senators Hughes of Colorado and
Clark of Arkansas were notified by
Vice President Sherman that he in
tended appointing them as members
OF the Ballinger-Pinchot Investigating
committee. Both asked to be excused
from the duty and their places will be
filled by the selection of Senators
Paynter of Kentucky and Fletcher of
Florida.
According to the estimate of the d.
rector of the mint for 1909, Nevada
shows an apparent increase in her
gold output of $3,219.o0O; California.
$1,941 900, and Alaska, $1,0sS.800.
Colorado shows decrease of $916.300
and South Dakota $S92,3OO. The
greatest decreases in the silver pro-
duction were: Colorado, 1,O56,600
fine ounces; Nevada, $4,000 fine
ounces. and Idaho. 503,s0O fine ounces.
Senator Francis E. Warren left for
Washington without completing ar
rangements for the erection of mod
ern hotel, the business which brought
him tofCheyenne during the holiday
recess of Congress. Senator Warren
seeks to enlist the aid of other Chey-
enne capitalists in a project to erect a
hotel which will be larger and better
than possessed by many towns of the
same population.
Comptroller Of the Treasury Trace
well has declared that there is moth
ing in the law or appropriation for
the forest service giving the secretary
of agriculture power to send forest
rangers to college at government e1-
pense and to pay their travelling ex-
penses. Under Clifford Pinchot there
we're about two hundred OF these for
est rangers attending universities and
colleges in the West for short courses
in forestry, costing the government
between $4,000 and $4,000 per
month.
1.-THE beef trust" so-called, is to be
prosecuted by the national govern
ment. The department of justice evil
IDENTIFY believes that its existence is
leading factor in maintaining the
present high prices of fresh meats.
President Taft, addressing the an
nual meeting OF the Association Of
Life Insurance Presidents, held out no
hope for the enactment of Federal
law to govern the companies and ad-
vised the insurance men to bend their
efforts to secure uniform legislatioD
! in the states.