Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22

day of the debate on the Canadian
reciprocity. bill proved field day for
those opposed to the measure. Led
tby Senator Nelson in an exhaustive
speech, several Senators took part In
running debate that marked the
closing period of the address.
| Senator Nelson was radically an
tagonistic to the bill. He occupied
the floor most of the day, but ex-
planned that this was only the first
of several installments of his views
on this subject.
A spirited debate among Republi-
cans was precipitated over the effect
of the Root amendment dealing with
paper and wood pulp. Senators
Lodge, Clark of Wyoming and Smoot
all were on the floor and talking
simultaneously. 1t was agreed that
that provision only restored the terms
of the treatry as submitted to Con-
gress.
How, then did that feature of
the agreement disappear? asked VIII
liam Alden Smith, of Michigan.
ASK the whispering Winds" re-
sponded Clark.
Apparently pleased with the poetic
character of his response, the Wyom-
ing Senator first seemed disposed to
leave it there, but later added that
the amendment was not only in
harmony with the original compact
between the two countries, but in con-
sonance with the Canadian bill carry
ing the agreement into effect
Smith was not satisfied and de-
manded from Chairman Penrose an
explanation of the disappearance of
that feature of the bill. Penrose had
adopted the policy of allowing the
opponents of the measure to do the
talking and reluctantly he arose to
reply
Washington, June 15.-Senor Poll |
carpo Bonilla, once president of Hon
duras, and acknowledged friend of
Zelaya, the deposed leader of Nicar-
aqua came to washington Thursday
on business which he evidently did
not care to explain, for he gave the
slip" to the Government agents who
had been sent to watch him and
appeared at none of the places where
one may usually find Central Amer
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Soon after Bonilla arrived, the
Central American colony heard that
he had come as an agent of the
party of Mexico, to op-
pose the ratification of the HOnduran
loan treaty.
1t became apparent that Govern
ment officials were more or less I'm {
easy at the turn of affairs when {
agents who have been watching the {
Gulf Coast reported that the plot
was thickening in New Orleans and
that Juan Estrada, the man who {
busted Zelaya, would arrive there
soon. I
There is little that the agents of !
this Government could do other than I
to discover revolutionary plans, If t
there are any and see that no vio- c
alton of the neutrality laws occur '
Washington, June 15.-How the /
sugar interests combined in first one I
'orm and then another and how the t
American Sugar Refining Company t
achieved power in the sugar world
vas the theme of the story to which O
he House sugar investigating com i
nittee listened today. t
In point of interest that story was a
'ivaled in the days proceedings only v
~ the refusal of the committee to
excuse Joseph F. Smith, head of the C
Mormon Church, from responding to t
he subpoena to testify before the a
committee. Mr.. Smith must appear d
leXt week. t
By far the most important witness Il
,efore the committee today was Low t
IL NJ. Palmer director of the Amer g
can Sugar Refining Company from i:
S99 to 1905 and head of its traffic A
department. for years preceding that Il
AT the outset of his testimony Rep
esentative Madison, of Kansas, who
onducted the examination, introduced =,
S a basis for his questions a page -
rom the minute books of the COM ~
anys board of directors. Its para -
lount feature was the authorization :,
f a committee to buy outside refin- =,
ries. o
Washington, June 14.-Intimation o. eI
octoring the now famous Day por- b
rait voucher, a consequent lively col Il
1quy between Secretary Knox and in
Hartman Hamin of the House in
committee, and testimony 81
f Disbursing Clerk Morrison's mes al
enger that he found the voucher on al
ne floor near Morrison's desk after lo
he archives had been Intellectually w
ansacked, featured today's State De re
artment investigation. in
Correspondence between Secretary
DOT and ConsuLGeneral Michael at sc
alcutta indicated that the mysterious NJ
ifference between the amounts OF
ne voucher and the actual amount
aid to the painter of ex-Secretary
avs portrait was applied to emers
ncy accounts, particularly to Chinese pc