The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
NEWS FROM The
NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Our Lawmakers Are Do.
ing and Other Interesting
Events.

date on which such session may be
called The date was selected after
consultation with Champ Clark, who
will be the speaker of the next House,
and Representative Underwood of
Alabama, who will be chairman of
the ways and means committee that
will have charge of and report the
reciprocity bill in the House. The
President had intended to convene
the extra session at an earlier date.
but Clark and Underwood told him
they desired months time after the
present Congress adjourns, in which
to map out Democratic plans for the
next Congress. There is no change in
the SITUATION in the Senate regarding
the Canadian reciprocity agreement,
and the leaders see no hope of bring
ing the Mccall bill to vote at this
session.
Houses Passes Sundry Civil Bill.
The House made a record in pass
ing the sundry civil appropriation
bill, the greatest supply measure of
the season, which had been up only
two days. The bill carried more than
$l40,O00,O00. Usually it has taken
five to fifteen days.
Only three minor alterations in the
bill were made on the floor. Without
dissenting voice $45,560,OOO was ap-
propriated for continuing work on the
Panama canal, an unprecedented pro-
ceeding. The bin carried S35O,0O0
for raising the battlesh.p Maine,
100000 for the continuation of the
tariff board for two years and series
of appropriations for public buildings
totaling $27,2S4,725.
viii Fortify Panama Canal.
After nearly five hours of debate,
the House voted overwhelmingly in
favor OF fortifying the Panama canal
and appropriated 100000 to begin
the work, the total cost of which is
estimated at $12,000,OOO.
The action of the House practically
settles the question of Notifications,
for the sentiment in the Senate is said
to be more than two to one in favor
of protecting the Isthmian waterway.
Sutherland Amendment Passed.
Having succeeded, by the use of the
Sutherland amendment as a club, in
laying out the Borah resolution for
the election of senators by the PEG.
pie, the opponents of that measure
are in good humor. They believe they
have averted the possibility of it's
passage at the present session.
The following western senators
voted for the Sutherland amendment
to the resolution providing for the
popular election of senators: Carter
and Dixon of Montana, Flint of Cali
fornia, Hepburn of Idaho, Piles and
jones Of Washington, and Nixon of
Nevada and among those voting
against were Borah of Idaho, Bourne
and Chamberlain of Oregon, and New
lands of Nevada.
This amendment was fought by the
friends of popular election OF sena-
tors.
National Capital Rrevi<iae
The great forest fires of last fall
cost the government $1,05O.00O for the
actual expenditures of fighting the
flames.
Immigrants to the number of
26,361 were admitted to the United
States during January. OF this num-
Der, 1924 were women. Six thousand
Jews were included in the total.
The new Japanese treaty of trade
and navigation was ratified after
two hours executive session OF the
Senate. While the apprehension of
western senators that the treaty
might let down the bars to coolie Ia
Dor was not entirely removed. these
senator's contented themselves with
expressing their solicitude. They in
terposed no objection to ratification.
The House committee on judiciary
ordered favorably reported the Norris
resolution instructing the attorney
general to send to the House any in
formation he has regarding the al
legged monopoly of the coffee trade.
After months the special House
committee Investigating the charges
OF Senator Gore, alleging bribery and
improper methods in the handling OF
Indian lands, has completed Its re
port. The report will exonerate all
members Of the House or the Senate
OF any improper connection with the
so-called "McMurray contracts"
The Interstate Commences Commits