The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-05-18
FARMERS PROTESTING
AGAINST RECIPROCITY
National Grange Opposes Bill
in Hearing Before Senate
Finance Committee.

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mers against the Canadian reciprocity
agreement marked the past weeks
hearings before the Senate finance
committee. Delegates from Oregon,
Washington, Colorado, Minnesota,
Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Massachus-
etts, Connecticut, New Hampshire
and Maine protested against passage
of the measure.
The National Grange, with former
Governor Bachelor of New Hamp-
shire, as it's principal worker, was in
treaty.
In canvass of the attitude of SEN
ators regarding the reciprocity bill,
friends of the measure claim a ma
jority of five in the Senate for it. 1t
Is predicted the majority vote will be
II Republicans and SO Democrats,
and that of the minority 80 Republi-
cans and three Democrats.
Idaho Senators Against Reciprocity
Bourne of Oregon has practically
decided to vote against the reciproc-
ity bill. Chamberlain, on the other
hand, is expected to line up with the
other Democrats and vote for the bill
The Washington senators probably
Wi WI ,rh both 0to1r
may vote for reciprocity. Jones is
understood to favor the measure, and
Poindexter says he can see some good
in it, though he would like to have it
amended. He may wind up by voting
for the bill.
Idaho is the only northwestern
state where both senators are avow-
eddy opposed to reciprocity. Both
Borah and Hepburn will speak and
vote against the bill.
New Statehood Bills Introduced.
revised bill for the admission OF
Arizona and New Mexico as states
was presented to the House by Con-
gresham Flood Of the committee on
territories.
The new bill provides that New
Mexico shall be admitted immedi-
ately, on condition that the people
shall vote on an amendment to their
constitution, making that instrument
easier Of amendment in the future.
Arizona, likewise, is to be admitted
at once, providing the people shall
vote on proposition to strike out of
the constitution the recall of judges.
In both instances, however, the
voters of the territories are given the
privilege of finally deciding the cues
ton for themselves.
Will Reorganize Army.
According to plans of the war de-
partment, st. Louis is to become the
chief military center of the United
States, the plan being a part of a
broad scheme of reorganization. Five
divisions, it Is said, will be created.
There will be the division of the
east, headquarters at New York;
western division, headquarters at San
Francisco; central division, headuuar-
tiers at st. Louis; the division of Ha-
wall and Panama and the division of
the Philippines. The proposed cen
trail division will embrace the present
departments OF the Missouri, the
lakes, the Colorado and Texas,
National Capital Brevities.
Government crop figures show that
the condition of winter wheat is
above the average for the 10 years.
The area of winter wheat to be har-
vested In Oregon is $4,000 acres
Idaho $4,000, Washington 10000.
Announcement that the Interstate
commerce Commission will undertake
a sweeping investigation of the ex-
press rate situation may be looked for
at any time, according to reports ema-
mating from various sources.
Postmaster General Hitchcock an.
nounced the designation of Al addi-
tlonal postal savings repositories
making total of 176 since January.
Among the new Offices are Dillon,
Mont; Pendleton and Medford. Ore:
Wenatchee, Wash, and Evanston,
Wyo.
At the present time there are %
government irrigation projects in va
rious stages of construction. The to.
tai acreage involved in these projects
is 100000, and the total area now
under water is 100000 acres, on
which have been established an
proximately $4,000 families and an
equal number have taken up their