Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-20
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS

Washington, Jan. IS. = Presiden
Taft today had an extended conference
with Senator Beveridge, chairman o.
the senate committee on territories
and Senators Keen and Nelson, OF thai
committee, relative to separate state
hood for New Mexico and Arizona.
The President is anxious that the
senate shall concur in the recommends
tions of the Hamilton bill. This bill
provides for separate elections for the
selection of state officers and on the
adoption of the constitution. The
President does not believe the adoption
Of state constitution should be mixed
up with party fight for office.
The question whether periodicals anc
magazines are paying sufficient pos
tai rate as second-class matter will be
elucidated at public hearing Of the
house committee on postofices and post
roads on January rs, announced Chair
man Weeks today.
1t is expected that several publish
ers will appear to state their reasons
for opposition to the proposed increase.
The present rate for such matter has
been declared to be responsible to a
large degree for the deficit in the pos
tai service.
To put all corporations squarely on
the footing of national banks, so far as
assurance of soIvency to the stockhold-
ers and bondholders is concerned, Rep
resentative Mann. of Illinois, today in
troduced a bill authorizing corpora
tions engaged in interstate and foreign
commerce to be registered in the bu-
reau of corporations. The measure
makes the governments certificate of
registration an earnest of the govern
ment's examination.
The fight between two committees
over the jurisdiction of constitutional
amendment to change the presidential
Inauguration ceremony from March a
to the last Thursday in April resulted
in the house today committing the re-
port back to the judiciary committee.
Washington, Jan. 14-Republicans,
and some Democrats, applauded the
views of President Taft when his mes
sage was read in the house today, but
Immediately thereafter it was discov-
cred that the Presidents bills, de-
signed to carry into effect his views
upon questions affecting the public
lands, had struck a snag.
Mondell today introduced bills of his
own as follows:
Permitting the assignment of home
stead entries on government rsclama-
tion projects, after five years resi-
dence.
Authorizing the survey of all rail-
road land grants, SO lands can be taxed.
Appropriating 500, 900 for surveys
of agricultural and grazing lands in
An unexpected early adjournment of
the house today probably saved from
defeat the Henry resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution
changing the date of presidential in
augurations.
Arraigning the express companies
for making enormous profits on an in
fringement of the governments right
to monopoly of transporting mail, and
criticizing the Postoffice department
for surrendering that right, Represen-
tative Murdock, of Kansas, today in
troduced long resolution calling on
the postmaster-general for informa-
tion.
The question whether witnesses in
the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation
shall be permitted to be represented by
counsel and, if so, what limitation shall
be placed upon their activities, is prov
ing a serious problem to the conferees
IF the senate and house who met today.
1t was practically decided that,
when witness found himself accused
If wrongdoing, he could not be denied
an attorney. 1t follows, therefore,
hat ex-Forester Pinchot would be en-
titled to have his lawyer present
throughput the congressional investiga-
ion. Secretary of the Interior Bal
niger, likewise, will be entitled to
lave his attorney present at all times. |
Washington, Jan. 13. - Following
President Taft's advice to Republicans
n congress yesterday to "stop quarrel
ng and get down to the party legisla-
i've programme quickly as possible, 4"
here were evidence today of definite
attempt to bring the warning factions
ogether upon some basis of at least
temporary understanding. Their e
eemed for the first time this session
o be a spirit of conciliation in the air
md decidedly less bitterness of the
asst few weeks. President Taft let it
'e known that he still considers all Of
he insurgents as Republicans. Speak
T Cannon announced that all Republi-
ans would be invited to the caucus in
aming the Ballinger- Pinchot commit
ee next week and that it is hoped all
will attend.
Politics, including Democratic ref