The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
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land Of Nevada proposed the creation
OF government commission to build
| 30 ships.
Senator Hepburn, of Idaho, today
served notice on the senate that he
would not permit vote upon the bill
which parsed the house at the last SEES
sion, authorizing the Western states to
relinquish to the government school
sections Is and 36 embraced In the
forest reserves and to take in exchange
compact bodies Of forest reserve lands
Of like area and value.
Washington, Feb. /. President
Taft's nomination Of Archibald, Hunt.
Garland and Mack to be judges of the
commerce court were confirmed by the
senate yesterday afternoon.
President this afternoon cancelled
all engagements for his proposed
southern trip in March with the ex-
ception Of single day at Atlanta.
No reason was assigned, but the action
Is believed to indicate the probability
Of an extra session Of congress.
decide the Lorimer case, popular
election Of senators, the tariff com
mission bill and the Sulloway bill, pro-
posing leveling Of veterans pens
ions, or prepare for an extra session of
congress"
This Is the way Senator Brown, of
Nebraska, today laid down the law to
his fellows In the senate.
1t must be understood now"
Brown declared, "that II any of these
questions is put over to another SEES
sion, some Of the appropriation bills
will go over also. This is not a
threat. 1t 10 an ultimatum. / am
stating simple fact, and it is we'll,
with four working weeks ahead, that
you should understand it. If congress
adjourns without action on these meas
ures 1t will adjourn without action on
some appropriation bills. This will
make an extra session necessary"
Browns assertion that Lorimer hid
full knowledge of the bribery was
step In advance of any that had been
taken on the subject of the election of
the Illinois senator, and if accepted
would result In Lorimer's expulsion.
Brown undertook to show that the re-
lations Lorimer and State Representa-
tive Lee O'Neill Browne had been such
as to render it certain that Lorimer
had been positively advised as to
Brownies operations in Lormer's be-
half.
Washington, Jan. 31-The senate
today rejected the nomination of Fred
erick G. Harper as collector of customs
for the state of Washington. This
was done on the adverse report of the
commerce committee which was based
on the statement to that committee by
Senator Piles that Harper was "per-
sonally Objectionable.
The committee asked Piles for no
explanation and none was given, nor
was there any discussion of the nomin-
alton when 1t was adversely reported
in executive session of the senate this
afternoon. Piles submitted the re-
port, moved that Harper be elected,
and the senate respected his wishes.
Five of President Taft's appoint
ments of United States circuit Judges
we're confirmed by the senate today.
They included William H. hunt. of
Montana, against whom a fight was
made by Montana land owners; Robert
W. Archibald, of Pennsylvania; Julian
W. Mack, Of Illinois, and John EN-
nett Garland, of South Dakota, who
were named as additional judges to
serve on the new Commerce court.
The other confirmation was that of |
Representative Walter /. Smith. to
Judge Willis Vandevanter,
who was promoted to the Supreme
court. Frank H. Rudkin was also con-
hrmed as United States judge to East
ern district Of Washington.
President Taft today nominated
Clyde b. Walker, of Idaho, as register
Of the Juneau land office, Walker
having been special agent of the land
office at Portland.
The secretary of the treasury au
thorized the purchase of a public
site at Vancouver, Wash.
on the east side of Park street, be-
tween 18th and 18th. for $l2, 500
The property is owned by the corpora.
ton Of the Catholic Bishop of Mis-
qually.
Washington. Jan. 30-victory is in
the air and Californias poll of the
house gives record proof.
The margin is small. however, and
remain that would
seem TO make 1t the better part of
wisdom to withhold the shouting until
after the roll call tomorrow.
Representative Broussard. of Louis
lana. and NJ. II. DeYoung met at the
hearing before the senate committee
this morning.
We are absolutely confident that
we will have a majority in the
house., said the New Orleans man.
We already have It," was the Cali
fornian's answer. ''Your looks belle
your feelings, then" added Mr.. De
Young.
Il am not feeling very good today
admitted the representative.
The Southerners freely declare that
The fight is close. The Westerners
accede to this. Tonight both sides
say they may be no more than 20
votes to the good.
Money Assured TO Klamath.
Washington, Feb. 3. - Frank Ira
White, representing the chamber of
commerce; Abel Ady, president of the
water users association, and Howard
n. ShQnherd all of Klox-.4L