The Meeker herald., 1911-08-05
WASHINGTON.

President Taft will likely make a
coast-to.coast trip this fail. lasting q
month and half.
The general arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain and the United States end
France will be signed In Washington
| soon.
A pension Of "a \ week for every
man and woman more than go years Of
age IL provided for in . bill by Repre-
sentative Victor l.. Berger. He is the
Socialist member from Wisconsin.
Steps toward recreating the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company out Of the ele-
ments now composing 1t. in harmony
with the decision Of the Federal SUI
preme Court have been taken In New
York.
With the fall Of President Simon's
government. inevitable. the revolution.
airy crisis in Hayti has caused the Ma
W Department to order the scout
cruiser Salem. one u The swiftest
boats IN the navy. 10 Fort "A Prince
Ito reineercs III sAnssyisaA warsAips %
itro3ling TIE eeAat- w
Ground has been gained by the Dem
ocratic- Progressive Republican coAdi-
ton for broader tariff revision and It u
confidently predicted in both houses
that conference compromise bill, the
farmers free list bill. and possibly the
cotton bill. with steel. sugar and 9TH
er schedules. would be passed.
Reciprocity with Mexico. similar to
Canadian reciprocity. is proposed in
resolution introduced by Representa-
i've Burleson of Texas. calling on
President Taft Immediately to start
negotiations with Mexico. looking to
free commerce between the two coun-
tries"
A favorable report from the Senate
public lands committee on his bill
granting the state Of Colorado an ad-
ditional million acres Of public lands
1 for use under the Carey desert land
act, was secured by Senator Guggen-
helm, who also secured the passage OF
the bill through the Senate.
Out Of what had appeared to be
chaotic condition in the Senate there
suddenly arose coalition of Demo
Gratis and insurgent Republicans which
bowled over the regular organization
and passed compromise bill for the
revision OF the wooden tariff by 4s to
80. .
The electrical trust has submitted to
Attorney General Wfckersham decree
which 1t Is said they are willing to
have entered against the alleged com.
bination in the governments suit TO.
dissolution. The significance Of this
move IL that the trust is willing to dis.
solve without fight.
Encouraged by the success of the
postal savings system In the hundreds
Of cities, Postmaster General Hitch
cock signed an order extending the
system to Philadelphia. Brooklyn
| Cleveland, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, st.
Paul, Louisville. Jersey City and VIII
mington.
| The House committee on judiciary,
following charges and denials between
the two Wickershams Of the govern.
ment-the attorney general and the
delegate from Alaska, decided that It
had no power to do anything but re-
port the evidence to the House. It
will report Delegate Wickersham's
resolution calling on the attorney Pen.
eral to furnish all the papers and
data bearing on the alleged Frauds In
connection with government coal con.
tracts.
The enlarged-homestead law per.
mits the entry by one person of $40
acres Of government land in the arid
states which IL not. in the under
standing of the government, suscepti-
BILE Of irrigation. As under the origi-
nal 160-acre homestead law. this land
can be acquired by the settler from
Uncle Sam free Of cost, on compifauce
with the regulations requiring a resi-
dence and cultivation.
Notice has been issued Of the appoint.
ment Of Frederick w. Taylor Of Colo.
RADIO a. director or agriculture for tho
Philippine Islands. II" M