The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-01-05
news FROM The
NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Our Lawmakers Are Do.
ing and Other Interesting
Events.

WoTk OF the session Will be taken up
and disposed of with all the rapidity
that circumstances will permit. Even.
ing sessions of the house are likely
to be held. with view to facilitating
the administrators legislative pro.
gram.
One of the most important pieces of
legislation that is to be Immediately
started will be the ship subsidy bill.
It is to have the right of way on the
senate side of the capitol, and under
an agreement made last spring it is
expected that vote will be taken be.
fore the end of January.
There is going to be a hard fight
over the measure, Notwithstanding
that President Taft is with 1t and
that a South American mail subsidy
Is one Of the things he has upon his
legislative program. Still. the leaders
in the senate are hopeful of passing it.
May Attack Lorimer.
Resolved. That William Lorimer
was not duly and legally elected as
senator of the United States from
the state Of Illinois,"
A resolution phrased as above will
be presented to the senate within
few days. If a report accompanied by
such a resolution is not submitted by
Senator Beverage, who has the nat
ural right to take the initiative by
reason Of his place on the committee
On privileges and election, the duty
Of formally challenging the title O,
Lorimer to his seat will be assumed
by Senator William e. Borah Of Idaho
Borah. it was learned, has reached
conclusion on the Lorimer case and
has determined upon his course of
action.
Supreme Court Session important.
The supreme court of the United
States reconvened Tuesday for what
promises to be one of the most import
ant sessions in the entire history of
that body.
There are about 80 important cases
heard at the last term which are on
the docket for reargument. Many of
the cases will be heard at the same
time. The is involving the constitu-
t1onality Of the corporation tax were
heard as one case and doubtless will
be SO presented at the next hearing.
These cases were brought to deter
mine the legality Of the new tax.
which Is bringing in revenue at the
rate Of $25.000.000 a year. The law
went into effect June 80 of this year.
Should the supreme court after rear
gument declare the tax not constitu.
tional, the money already collected
must be refunded.
OF equal Importance with the cor
poration tax cases are the suits
brought by the government for tho
dissolution of the Standard Oil Com.
pany and the so-called tobacco trust.
sathtub Trust Plead for Mercy.
Attorneys for the individuals in.
dicted as members OF the so-called
"bathtub trust" for alleged violation
OF the Sherman act came to the De-
partment Of Justice in the interest 1T
thew clients. These. in the event of
conviction. are threatened with 1ail
sentences.
It was held at the department that
they had been given no reason to be-
lieve that the encouragement would
consent to the acceptance of a plea of
guilty and the imposition OF fines
rather than Imprisonment. They were
given to understand, it was said. that
jail sentences will be insisted upon
and were informed that their clients
will be expected in the United States
court in Detroit on January 4 to give
$4,000 bail each. Attorneys for the
indicted men indicated they would
not make it necessary for the govern
ment to start so removal suits to get
the 80 defendants together on that
day. =
( Pacific Coast Has Most Timber.
According to the report OF Chief
Forester Graves about 81 per cent OF
the total estimated stand on the ma
tional forests, exclusive Of Alaska. is
IA the three Pacific coast states, q
per cent in Idaho and Montana and II
per cent in Arizona. Colorado and
New Mexico. This leaves only S per
cent elsewhere. In the order of their
Importance the five states containing
the. bulk Of national frorest timber
are Oregon. California, Washington.
Idaha and Montana