The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-01-19
NEWS FROM The
NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Our Lawmakers Are Do
inc and Other interesting
Events.

assert that Senator Lorimer will be
declared never to have gained
valid title to his seat in the senate.
It is said that Lorimer can COM
mand only 80 votes in the senate out
of a total of &c. 1t is equally probable
that the resolution for the popular
election of senators will pass the SEN
ate, perhaps next week, if not then,
during this session. Senator Borah
has served notice on the senate that
any attempt to delay or prevent
vote may result in the holding up OF
all business. He is in charge, on the
floor, of the Bristow resolution and is
in daily conference with Senators La
toilette and other supporters of the
resolution They have their fighting
clothes on and it is their purpose at
this time, if it be within possibility,
to achieve this great reform, follow
ing the years of agitation and public
demand for it. 1t will pass the house
and almost unanimously.
Taft Backs Longworth Sill.
President Taft's efforts in behalf
of a permanent tariff commission, now
include a public Endorsement Of the
Longworth bill, which was a feature
NJ 10 OF hn hon M
National Tariff Commission Associa-
ton This Endorsement followed a
charge administered by the President
to the Republican members of the
ways and means committee, that they
harmonic their differences.
The Longworth bill would rut into
the hands of the commission to be
created, ample means for obtaining
Information and for making it most
highly ef1cacious when in possession
of the government.
Cannon for State Militia.
The house committee on military
affairs appropriated $4,000 for field
artillery for organized militia to be
added to the regular army appropria-
ton bill. The provision, which will
allow four field guns to every 1000
rifles, is an outgrowth of the recent
movement for placing the country in
cfof 70 ne n
ness. It authorizes the secretary of
war on the acquisitions of the govern
ors of the various states and terrific
ries, to issue this artillery material
to the organized militia and the $770,-
600 Is appropriated and made imme-
diately available for the procurement
and issue of these guns without cost
to the militia. The guns are to re-
main the property of the United
States.
Advance Payment May Be Required.
Senator Carter introduced a bill Civ
ing the secretary of the interior au-
thority in his discretion to require
persons seeking to make entry on any
government irrigation projects at any
land-opening to deposit with their ap-
plication such advance payment as
the secretary may specify and the
secretary may forfeit such deposit
where persons making the same fail
to make entry after the privilege OF
doing SO has been given them.
Moneys so forfeited are to go into the
reclamation fund.
Aomesteaders May Get More Time.
The house public lands committee
made q favorable report on the bill
which passed the senate last month
extending from December /, 1910, to
May Is, 1911, the time for homestead
entrymen or persons who have made
declaratory statements to establish
residence upon land entered and re-
lieving entrymen and settlers from
the necessity Of residing on their land
from the date Of passage of the bill
until May Is, next.
National Capital 1revities.
The house passed the legislative,
executive and judicial Bill, carrying
approximately $35.00o.0O0.
President Taft, after consideration,
has decided that the 100000 fund,
soon to be deposited in the bank to
the credit Of the Colville Indians, must
go exclusively into national banks.
The Bates bill proposing that Con.
gress extend thanks to Captain Rob.
ert E. Peary and retire him with the
rank Of Rear-Admiral as reward for
his polar achievements, was approved
by the house subcommittee on naval
affairs.
The Gardiner bill. which would pro.
hibit the admission into the United
States Of any illiterate alien over 16
years OF age, was ordered favorably