The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-07-20
SENATE SETS DATES
TO VOTE ON BILLS
Adjournment Expected About
August 7, With No 0pposi.
ton From House.

Washington.@The Senate agreed
upon voting dates for the measures
now pending before dt. The leaders
reached a decision, which presaSee
adjournment soon after August z.
The agreement followed q series OF
conferences between Senators Pen
rose. La Toilette. Martin, Smoot, Bal
ley, Stone, Borah. Bristow and other
senators and was formally offered IN
the Senate by Senator Penrose AZ
leader OF the Republicans.
The dates set for votes on import
ant bills pending in the Senate are:
July %. Canadian reciprocity; July
~, wool revision bill: August l, free
list bill; August 8, congressional re-
apportionment bill; August z. Arizona
and New Mexico statehood bill.
House leaders agree there will be
no opposition to the adjournment
plans Of the Senate. The House
committee on ways and means Is
working on a revision Of the cotton
tariff, which will be taken up IN the
House next week. About 10 days
debate in the House is expected, Out
the bill will not be pressed on the
Senate so as to cause any delay. and
If necessary. will be put ahead as
rider ON the wool or free list bills
when the Senate votes upon them.
Serious Charges Against Wleksrsham
Impeachment Of United States
Attorney General Wickersham on
charges OF having deliberately de-
frauded the government out Of $780,
900 in Alaska was predicted here
when the Democrats generally took
up charges against the attorney-gen-
eral which were preferred by Dele
gate James Wickersham Of Alaska.
With three House committees al
ready investigating the conduct of the
department Of justice. the new
charges filed with the judiciary COM
mittee are the center Of interest. That
committee decided to report favor
ably a resolution demanding the doc
uments in the case Of Captain D. H.
Jarvis, at one time agent Of the Gug
genheims in Alaska. failure to prose-
cute whom may cost the attorney.
general has official. head.
Or. Wllsy's Removal souonS.
Tn the attempt that y being meds
e - ::;-.-.-.s -; ~ s1 ..ssss.
the TAFT administration Is confronted
by situation that may develop as
much bitterness even as the Balm
ger-Pinchot controversy.
The charge made against DR.. Wiley
Is that he conspired to give Illegal
compensation to DR.. H. H. Rusby,
head Of the New York College Of
Pharmacy. Columbia University. ~ .
government expert.
Congress last year enacted law
prohibiting the department Of agricul
ture from paying any expert . greater
salary than $4,000 a year. 1t was
found that the services Of DR.. Rusby
could not be obtained for less than
500 for laboratory investigations and
for $50 q day for attendance in
court.
Notwithstanding this law. DR.. WI.
ley arranged, II Is charged. for the
employment Of DR.. Rusby a. an ex-
pert at a salary Of $500 = year. to
be paid to him at tho rate of $40 .
day for expert service and $50 . day
for service in court.
Attorney General Wickersham had
held that the law permitted the pay
ment of only I'll a day or the per
diem Of $4,000 q year.
Four Pattern After Oregon.
Contrary to the general impress
sion, Oregon will not be the first
state to hold q Presidential primary
election in 1912. North Dakota will
lead the states having q popular vote
on candidates for President and Vice
President. Dates for the primary
elections in the states that have
adopted the Oregon Presidential
preference law are: North Dakota.
March 10; Wisconsin, April 2; Ne
braska, April II; Oregon. April 10;
New Jersey, May %.
National Capital srevIties.
Senator Bristow's amendment to
abolish the Dutch standard in the
sugar tariff schedule was defeated in
the Senate by Q vote Of 8 to 3s.
Controller Of the Currency Murray
has asked bankers in 30 large cities
to adopt the plan of having q clearing
house examiner.
Following closely on the criminal
action against the Retail Lumber
Dealers Associations Of the West.
and the civil antitrust action against
ehe retailers OF the East, the govern
ment now has determined upon Q
thorough inquiry into the methods Of
wholesaling of lumber.