Catoctin clarion., 1911-06-15
THURSDAY. JUNE Is, 1911.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. JUNE II

lFRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. JUNE II
The friend of reciprocity with Can
ada it now appears are in the majority
in the United States Senate. The
Senate Committee on Finance will
report the Canadian reciprocity on
Tuesday. The bill will contain the
Root amendment relating to print
paper and wood pulp. Other amend
ments offered by Senators Nelson and
Gallinger relating to the duties on
foreign products were voted down,
In the committee motion to report
the bill favorably was voted down,
also a motion to report it adversely
failed on tie vote. The bill there.
fore will 60 to the Senate without
recommendation. It is the expect.
alton of friends of the reciprocity bill
that the Root amendment will he de-
feated in full Senate. A canvass in
dicates that there is a majority oppos-
ed to the Root amendment, and it is
expected that after long debate the
bill will pass precisely as it passed
the house and in dne course receive
the signature of the President.
Representative Lewis of Maryland
this week introduced a bill to mnrg"
the express companies Of the United
States into the postoffice system with
the object of reducing the rate over
one-half on small parcels and about
one-third generally, and to extend
the system to the country districts by
help of the rural delivery, which he
proposes to extend further. MIR.
Lewis says, There are two main
reasons why postal express is neces-
sary-frst, the express company serv-
ice does not reach the country
and the farms, and second, the con-
tracts of the express companies give
them an average rate of three-fourths
of cent per pound on parcels with
the railways, while the government
is paying the railways 4 cents pound
for carrying mail. In order to get
this comparatively cheap transport
alton rate for the carriage of parcels,
| propose that the express companies
contracts with the railways be
acquired by condemnation, on the
doctrine Of the right of eminnt domain,
and that bonds be issued by the gov
eminent to raise the necessary funds.
Mr.. Lewis fully explained his plan
in an address in the House. He
showed that the charge for carrying
express package in the United States
is sixteen times as much as for carry
ing freight, while the average in
other countries is only five times as
much. He said that the express COM
panies were making 500 profit on
capital actually invested.
Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire will make another effort to
have the Rockefeller Foundation of
over one hundred millions of dollars
incorporated under a government
charter, and a bill has been in
troduced in the Senate by him for
that purpose. The incorporators
named are John ID. Rockefeller, John
ID. Rockefeller, Jr., F. I. Gates, s.
J. Murphy and c. O. Heidi. 1t will
be remembered that about year ago
Mr.. Rockefeller made an effort to
donate this immense sum for char
liable education, and other Dcncfcent
purpose, but that there was objection
by some one in the Senate that such
an immense sum of money might in
time be used for purposes subversive
to the government. Senator Gallinger
is of the opinion that the language
OF the new bill which reposes in Cam
gress the right to amend the charter
at any time will avoid the oh jections
formerly urged. The great sums of
money donated by Mr.. Rockefeller,
Mr.. Carnegie and other multi million
aires makes an epoch in the history
of donations. There is nothing in
former times to compare with them,
either in munifcence or in intelligent
beneficence.
The Democratic wool tariff bill
which has been 50 bitterly opposed
by Mr.. Bryan, who is in favor of
of free wool, is now under debate in
the House of Representatives. Vic
tor Murdock OF Kansas, the famous
insurgent, spoke against it on the