The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-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
mon vot ne dates for the measures
now pending before it. The leaders
reached a decision, which presages
adjournment soon after August Z.
The agreement followed series of
conferences between Senators Pen
rose. La Toilette, Martin, Smoot, Bal
lev. Stone, Borah. Bristow and other
senators and was formally offered in
the Senate by Senator Penrose as
leader of the Republicans.
The dates set for votes on import
ant bills pending In the Senate are:
July %, Canadian reciprocity; July
n. wool revision bill; August 1, free
list bill; August 3. 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, but
the bill will not be pressed on the
Senate 80 as to cause any delay, and,
If necessary. will be put ahead as a
rider on the wool or free list bills
when the Senate votes upon them.
Serious Charges Against Wickersham
Impeachment of United States
Acknowledgement Wickersham on
charges of having deliberately de-
frauded the govern. nent 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 Wiokersham 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 his official head.
Dr.. WiIey's Removal Sought.
In the attempt that is being made
to Dust DR.. Harvey w. Wiley from his
post as government pure food expert
the Taft administration is confronted
by q 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, as a
government expert.
Congress last year enacted a 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
$50 for laboratory investigations ant
for $50 a day for attendance in
court.
Notwithstanding this law, DR.. WI.
ley arranged, 1t is charged, for the
employment of Or. Rusby as an ex-
pert at a salary of $1,000 a year, to
be paid to him ut the rate of $40 a
day for expert service and $50 q day
for service In court.
Attorney General Wickersham had
held that the law permitted the pay
ment of only $11 day or the pei
diem OF $4,000 a 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 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 Q; Ne.
braska, April IT; Oregon, April 10;
New Jersey, May %.
National Capital Brevities.
Senator Bristow's amendment to
abolish the Dutch standard in the
sugar tariff schedule was defeated in
the Senate by vote of to 80.
Controller Of the Currency Murray
has asked bankers in 80 large cities
to adopt the plan of having clear. ng
house examiner
Following closely on the criminal