Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-12-22
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Congress to Adjourn at End Of
Week Owing to Nearnes Of
the Holidays.

fairs. Little real work is expected OF
Congress. which win adjourn at the
end Of the week for the holiday re
cess.
President Taft sent two messages
to Congress this week. the wool
tarin message and one dealing with
the government departments, A spe-
cial message with the report of the
economy and efficiency commission
will be submitted early in January.
Other messages planned by the presi.
dent after the holiday recess are on
Alaska and the cotton schedule.
Favors Protection for Wool.
The tariff boards report shows that
while substantial reductions may be
made in the wool tariff. the average
reduction cannot be great il the pro-
tective principle is to be maintained.
The Republicans in the Senate are
said to have decided that IL the Demo
cratic House sends over a WOO, bill
aisregarding the tariff board report
they will ignore 1t and prepare prae.
tcally a new DiIl. The Republicans
expect the support of the insurgents,
but unless they have nearly every
member OF this faction with them the
Democrats will pass their own bill,
which means that President Taft. who
has gone on record as unalterably op-
posed to any tariff measure which
disregards the protective principle,
probably wiz veto it.
Russia Ansered by Treaty Abrogation.
What in diplomatic language is in
terpreted as practically a threat by
Russia to sever all friendly relations
with the United States in the event
that Congress went ahead with its
plan to abrogate the treaty of 1882
with that country, was made to Presi-
dent Taft and Secretary of State
Knox by the Russian ambassador
President Taft turned over to the
Senate the task of completing the
abrogation of the treaty of 1882 with
Russia, because of alleged discrimina-
tons against American Jews.
Ignoring the House of Representa-
tives, the President sent a message
to the Senate announcing that he had
caused notice to be forwarded to St.
Petersburg that the United States de-
sired the treaty to end January /,
1918. This notification was officially
handed to the representatives of the
Russian government.
Trust Control a Live Issue.
Trust control will become important
in legislation before the close of the
present Congress. Steps will be taken
in the direction of enlarging the con-
troll OF Congress over trusts and mo-
nopolies. Drastic legislation will be
proposed and there may be efforts to
modify the present Sherman act so
that 1t will not have to be largely in
terpreted by the supreme court
The Investigations which have been
conducted and the reports which will
be made will afford an opportunity
for drafting laws to further regulate
trade combinations
Demands on Treasury Heavy.
The pension bill already passed by
the House. carrying from $4O,0OO,0OO
to 375.000,00O; the demand of the pub
lie buildings committee for an omni-
bus measure to carry between $685.
100000 and s3O.0OO,OoO and other large
demands on the treasury have COM
plicated the situation. Democratic
leader Underwood insists that the
public buildings bill shall not be put
through.
National Capital Brevities.
Aid from Congress for the protec-
tion Of W. Morgan Shuster, the
American financial minister of Persia,
is not required, according to state
ment made by Secretary of State
Knox.
An investigation to determine why
the price Of sugar was increased sew
sral cents a pound last summer was
begun by the House committee ap-
pointed to investigate sugar condi-
tions.
Various attempts to cut down the
20 cents mile that it is allowed each
member Of House and Senate for trav-
cling expenses were finally defeated
in the House by roll call and vote
Of 12s to 9S.
General Leonard Wood, chief of
stan Of the army, favors the restora-