The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
WASHINGTON.

teiiinS OF battle between the Nevada
state police and twelve Shoshone In
dians has been received in Washing
ton.
The agricultural appropriation bill
mas been reported to the Senate. 1t
carries $16,9SO,196, an increase of
$256.6S5 over the amount of the bill
as 1t was passed by the House.
So probable is it that an extra ses-
sion will be necessary to get action on
the Canadian reciprocity agreement.
that President Taft has fixed April 4th
as the date such session may be
called.
The House completed the naval ap-
preparation bill and will pass it. As
agreed to when read for amendment, it
provides for two new battieships, two
fleet colliers, eight torpedo boat de-
stroyers and four submarine torpedo
boats.
During January 36,361 Immigrants
were admitted to the United States
24,120 men and 1924 women OF this
total 6.054 were Hebrews. the largest
number of any race. Southern Italy
furnished the next largest number.
5,377.
Portions of the arid regions of the
western territory of the United States
present conditions favorable to the dis
covery of large bodies of potash salts,
comparable even TO those of Germany,
according to bulletin issued by the
geological survey.
In passing the sundry civil bill, car
rying approximately $4,000, 900, the
House made a new record. Never be-
fore in the memory of capitol attaches
has the sundry civil bill. the biggest
OF all the supply bills, been put
through the House in two days.
Slides of earth from the heights
above the Culebra cut on the Panama
canal are continuing The slide which
occurred on the night of February 9Th
just opposite the Y. NJ. c. A. club
house at Culebra carried $4,000 cubic
yards of loose earth into the cut.
Representative Norris OF Nebraska.
who introduced resolutions calling OIL
the President and attorney general for
Information regarding IAN alleged mo-
nopoly in the export. sale and disposi-
tion of coffee from Brazil" secured
the promise of a hearing before the
committee.
The new Japanese treaty of trade
and navigation was ratified after a
two hours executive session of the
Senate. While the apprehension OF
Western senators that the treaty
might let down the bars to coolle la.
Dor was not entirely removed, these
senators contented themselves with
expressing their solicitude. They in
terposed no objection to ratification.
Two resolutions asserting the exist
ence OF monopolistic control OF the cof.
fee market by Brazilian producing
interest, and American and European
Interested with them. and calling re-
spectively upon the president and the
attorney general to report whether
any Investigation of the matter has
been Instituted by the government.
have been introduced In Congress.
The House committee on insular af-
fairs has unanimously agreed to a re-
port on the Martin friar lands resolu-
tion. completely exonerating the Phil
ippines commission and all other Off
GERS connected with the transaction
complained OF, "of all criticism for
selling and leasing public lands and
friar lands to persons not citizens Of
the islands. and in tracts greater than
specified In the statute of 1902"
President Taft has made II plain
that he will not be deferred from his
determination to call an extra session
of Congress to secure action on the
Canadian reciprocity agreement by
any vote which the Senate may take
on the question unless 1t is plain to
him that such vote is a real test on
the merits Of the agreement and not
merely an attempt TO avoid an extra
session.