The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-03-02
NEWS FROM TIE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
What Our Lawmakers Are nn-
ing and Other Interesting
Events.

ing and Other Interesting
Events.
Washington.-So probable is il tat
an extra session of Congress viii he
necessary to get action on the Cana.
dian reciprocity agreement that Pfesi.
dent Taft has fixed April 4 as ne
date on which such session NAY he
called. The date was selected affer
consultation with Champ CLARK Wno
will be the speaker of the next House
and Representative Underwood of
Alabama, who will be chairn5n of
the ways and means committee rat
will have charge of and report he
reciprocity bill in the House The
President had intended to convene
the extra session at an Garlic date
but Clark and Underwood told him
they desired a months time after he
present Congress adjourns, in which
to map out Democratic plans for he
next Congress. There is no change in
the situation in the Senate Regarding
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
and the leaders see no hope O. bring
ing the Mccall bill to vote al his
session.
Houses Passes Sundry Civil Eli.
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 han
s14O,OOO,OO0 Usually it has taken
five to fifteen days.
Only three minor alteration in the
bill were made on the floor Without
a dissenting voice $45,56O000 was an
propriated for continuing work on the
Panama canal, an unprecedened FRO.
oeeding The bill carried 100000
for raising the battleship Maine.
100000 for the continuation OF the
tariff board for two years and series
Of appropriations for public buildings
totaling $27,2s4,725.
Will Fortify Panama Canal.
After nearly five hours OF debate,
the House voted overwhelming in
favor of fortifying the Panama canal
and appropriated $3,OOO,OOO to begin
the work, the total cost of Which is
estimated at $12,00O,000.
The action of the House practically
settles the question of fortifeations,
for the sentiment in the Senate issaid
to be more than two to one in iaynr
of protecting the Isthmian waterway.
Sutherland Amendment Passed
Having succeeded, by the use Of DE
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 its
passage at the present session.
The following western senator's
voted for the Sutherland amendment
to the resolution providing for the
popular election of senator's: Cater
and Dixon of Montana, Flint of Cali.
fornia, Hepburn of Idaho, Piles and
Jones of Washington, and Nixol OF
Nevada and among those voing
against were Borah of Idaho, Borne
and Chamberlain Of Oregon, and New.
lands of Nevada.
This amendment was fought by the
friends of popular election of sna.
tors.
National Capital Brevities.
The great forest fires of last all
cost the government $1,O50.OO0 for HI
actual expenditures of fighting he
flames.
, Immigrants to the number of
26,361 were admitted to the Unied
States during January. OF this nm
Der, 1924 were women Six thousad
Jews were included in the total.
The new Japanese treaty of trde
and navigation was ratified afteI
two hours executive session of re
Senate. While the apprehension ~
western senators that the trefv
might let down the bars to coolie a.
Dor was not entirely removed, thse
senator's contented themselves VIII
expressing their solicitude. They !.
terposed no objection to ratification
The House committee on judicisv
ordered favorably reported the Nor
resolution instructing the attorn,.
general to send to the House any !.
formation he has regarding the Il.
legged monopoly of the coffee trade
After months the special Hon.
committee Investigating the chars
OF Senator Gore. alleging bribery an
improper methods in the handling
Indian lands, has completed its !,
port. The report will exonerate n
members Of the House or the Sens,.
o. any improper connection with Ii.
so-called "McMurray contracts."
The Interstate Commerce Comm,
sion decided against the railroads
both the eastern" and the "westerr