The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-02-23
NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Our Lawmakers Are Do
ing and Other Interesting
Events.

Congress looms very large and prob
able. Unless President Taft and the
friends OF the Canadian reciprocity
agreement are able to bring more
than ordinary pressure to bear on
the Senate and avert the expenditure
OF time by the opponents of the agree
mentor its friends-it is difficult to
see how the Senate can reach a vote
before adjournment.
Ahead of the Canadian agreement
Tor consideration. In addition to ten
general appropriation bills. are meas
ures affecting these subjects: Popu-
lar election of Senator's; Senator Lo-
rimer case: permanent tariff board;
general age pensions; Congressional
apportionment, and fortifcation of
Panama canal.
Measures Can't Be. sldetraeked.
Not one of these can be sidetracked
without contest. Each is support.
ed by group Of determined Senators
insistent that a vote; shall be taken.
Some of the measures will be left
unpassed or the Canadian agreement
will die.
AS the House passed the Mccall
bill by a decisive vote and practically
all of the Democrats voted for it,
ho Drocidnrf hal tin
House would pass the bill without
delay. 1t is also said the President
believes the Senate, as it will be con-
stituted after March 4, would pass the
the BILL
The power of the President is great
and President Taft Is. exercising that
power in a way that ultimately will
win. He may not secure the ratifica-
ton of the agreement at this session,
but he will in the end. When the
end will come nobody seems to know.
Uniform Tariff Proposed.
Senaor Jones. of Washington, pre-
scented an amendment to the Cana
dian reciprocity bill. in the form OF
a substitute which would provide for
the levying of such tariffs as are de-
manded by the necessary expendi-
lures of the government. While he
introduced it "by request" Jones in
Dictated he would favor the PROPOSE
ton because, if adopted, it would
take the tariff out of politics.
Under the plan suggested. the Sec
rotary of the Treasury. at the close
Of the present fiscal year, shall make
an estimate of the amount OF revenue
that should be raised from customs
duties for the following fiscal year
in order to meet the expenditure for
that year and any deficiency of the
previous year."
One Man Stands OF Majority.
With only II legislative days re-
naming, the House of Representa-
tives was held at az standstill for an
OAIAA . oeAJ ~ q AAAOuO(Ol pldAAOO dlA
conducted by Representative Mann OF
Illinois. The filibuater was largely a
one-man affair and one of the most
remarkable in the history of the
House. 1t was private calendar day
under the rules, and the business in
order was the consideration of the
omnibus war claims bill, which al
ready had been passed by the Sen
ate. The bill largely affects Southern
claimants. and the Democrats, with
the assistance of many Republicans.
were endeavoring to pass it.
At times the majority in favor OF
the bill was as high as 140, but Rep
resentative Mann was opposed to the
bill and by dilatory tactics succeeded
in preventing action,
National Capital srevIties.
A four billion dollar Congress
sounds pretty big even for the United
States. but that's what's coming, If
a halt Is not called. Is the opinion
OF Representative Tawney of Mime
sofa.
Senator Lorimer gave. notice that
he would address the Senate on the
questions involved in the charges of
bribery in connection with his cleo
ton.
With q membership of 1873 in the
House Of Representatives practically
assured for the SD Congress. the me-
cessity for seating, within a reason
able area, that number OF members
will enforce total rebuilding Of the
House wing Of the capitol.
Taking the country. as a whole. it is
probable that the population is slight
ly over stated by the census bureau,