Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-10
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS

w aSnlnRLOn, March D. Os---hepreSenId
tive McCredie today introduced bill
fixing the size of apple boxes to be
used in Oregon, Washington and Ida
no at 18x11 1-2x10 1-2 inches, inside
measurement, and pear boxes at 18x11
1-2x8. This is proposed as a substitute
for the Lafean bill.
Dividing practically upon party lines,
the senate, at the close of the third
session of the legislative day March 8,
today passed the admi nistration pos
tai savings bank bill.
OF the 72 votes cast, so were in fav-
or of the bill and % against it. The
negative votes were cast by Demo
Gratis, even McEnerny, who had voted
with the Republicans throughout the
consideration of the bill, deserting to
his own party. Chamberlain, of Gre
gon, was the only Democrat who stood
with the Republicans in favor of the
bill.
AS it goes to the house the bill auth
orizes the various money order depart
ments in the postoffice to accept sums
of one dollar or more from depositors
and to deposit these sums in the local
banks, where the money is to remain,
unless withdrawn by the President in
case of war or other exigencies.
In case of this withdrawal the funds
are to be invested in government Sc
curities but with the proviso that
such securities will not draw less than
2N per cent interest. The control of
the funds is vested in board of trus-
tees composed of the postmaster gen
eral, the secretary of the treasury and
the attorney general. The aggregate
balance allowed to any depositor is
$500 and no person is permitted to de-
posit more than 500 in any one month.
Washington, March AFTER labor
ing almost six hours today in an at
mosphere surcharged with electricity
generated by conflicting opinions, the
senate again failed to reach vote on
the postal savings bank bill and took
a recess until tomorrow.
By this action the legislative day of
March 3 is continued until tomorrow.
Senator Carter said seven or eight
senators desired to speak and he did
not want to guess how many other
speeches might follow.
Beginning at IL 80 o'clock today the
flow of oratory continued without in
terruption until after O'clock when,
in despair Of reaching vote Mr..
Carter moved recess until Has A.
M. tomorrow.
The senate commerce committee, in
reviewing the river and harbor bill to-
day, found that so many amendments
had been made to the house bill that a
hearing will be necessary before the
bill can be reported to the senate, and,
in casting about for items to be sacri-
feed, attention was centered on the
provision for constructing canal and
locks to connect Lake Washington
with Puget Sound, the governments s
share of which will cost $25, 900, 900.
The Administration bill providing
that the United States shall issue $780,
900, 600 in per cent bonds for the
reclamation of arid lands, may meet a
summary fate in the house.
1t is contended by members of the
house that this is a revenue producing
measure, and that such legislation can
originate only in the ways and means
committee of the house.
Washington, March 3.-Declaring
the administration railroad bill would
impair the efficiency of the existing
statutes and that the creation of a
court of commerce, which the measure
involves, would mean an expenditure
"wholly unnecessary, Senators Cum
minis and Clapp today submitted the
minority report of the senate interstate
commerce committee.
The report holds that the creation of
a court the sole work of which would
be to try railroad cases, would be
fundamentally wrong, and reminds the
senate of the tremendous influences
which will inevitably surround the Sc
lection of such a tribunal" In the
last three and half years, the minor
ity report asserts, there have been just
SO cases in which such court would
have jurisdiction.
In pointing out some things the SEN
ators think make the bill ineffective,
they declare that it should include all
corporation common carriers, and that
there is nothing to prevent a holding
corporation from issuing all the stocks
and bonds it may please.
A Democratic proposal to amend the
tariff law threw the house into con-
fusion yesterday, A bill exempting
from the payment of tonnage all YES
sells stopping at ports on the Great
Lakes having passed the senate was
taken up for consideration. Repre-
sentative Hitchcock of Nebraska,
sought recognition from the chair
with an amendment providing for re-
duction of 25 per cent in the customs
duties on Canadian goods.
The senate today discussed the ad-
ministration postal savings bank bill,
which was still under consideration at
$50 o'clock, when a recess was taken
until IL 80 tomorrow, to continue the
Legislative day in accordance with an
agreement to vote before adjournment.
Washington, March "A bill pro-
viding for the purchase of $40, 900, 900
worth of real estate in Washington for
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