The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-06-15
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITA.
What Our Lawmakers Are Do
ing and Other Items of
Importance.


House passed the postal savings bank
bill as recently agreed upon by the
Republican caucus of the House.
Under the terms of the postal say
ings bank bill passed by the House
a board of trustees is created. con
sisting of the Postmaster-General,
the Secretary of the Treasury, and
the Attorney-General, who shall de-
clare what Postoffices shall become
postal savings banks.
Deposits in these banks made by
any one person shall not be more
than s10o a month or exceed 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
conference with the conferees on the
railroad bill that he will insist upon
legislation against "stock watering"
AS a result of the conference it was
agreed that a paragraph shall be add
ed to the bill providing for 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, 1t
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 Congress to Hurry.
President Taft has asked the lead
ers of the Senate and House to ad
journ by July 1, If there is any pos
sible way of doing it. 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 celebrity in tht
Senate.
May Support Withdrawal Bill.
The Administration bill authorizing
the President to withdraw publ,
lands temporarily will receive thu
votes of number of Western Sena
tors who regard 1t as bad or ill-advis
ed legislation. These Senators will
support 1t solely because they regar'
it as the best present solution of
perplexing problem. Obnoxious a
they declare the bill to be, they ar
of the opinion that it is less obnoxiou
than results that would follow shoul
the bill be defeated. Moreover, tn
bill is to be forced to carry throug
the $30,OOO,000 irrigation bill, an
, that in itself will win 1t number Q
, Western votes.
Agree on Naval Program.
After overruling the recommend;
tions of its conferees on the navf
appropriation bill by agreeing to tn
: Senate amendments that one battl,
ship should be built in navy-yar
and not more than one should b
constructed by the same contractc
and agreeing to have $1,000,000 CO
lier built in a navy-yard for the Pac
fic Coast, the House has approve
the report OF its conferees on tn;
: measure.
. Public Domain Increased.
e BY approving the latest step in Il
s re-classification of the national 70
s ests and public lands, Presidel
J. Taft increased the public donna
e available to homestead entry to
1882 acres and increased the n
tional forests 381, ,O94 acres. TT
re.classification is the Government
y hope of stemming the tide of emigr
Il tion from the United States to h
r, Canadian Northwest. With more thi
r. million acres now available Z
q homestead entry, 1t is claimed the
e will be no need Of settlers going ov
d the border to gain the advantages
a. virgin homestead.