The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-05
LAST SESSION OF
PRESENT CONGRESS
(speeial to the Silver state. J


takes care Of all the business before
it, this will be the busiest session that
the captai ever saw
But it is not likely that everything
viii be cleared away in preparation
for the special session, which everyone
expects to be called to follow closely
on the heels Of the short session now
Just started. There Is too much on the
calendar and far, far too much in com
mittee waiting a chance to be put on
tho calendar
1t is possible that the work done by
congress will be very important and
valuable to the country; but there is
not very much reason to believe that
this viii be the case.
Appropriation Bill Reported.
The first big supply measure of the
present session of congress. the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, was reported to the
house today by the appropriations
committee.
The measure carries s34, ,S97. .1o5.50,
Il a decrease of $319,027.sS from the
+ corresponding bin in the previous
session. The estimates of the secre-
tary of the treasury, $36,514. $3.50,
were cut more than million dollars
by the committee.
As presented to the full committee
by the sub-committee which framed
it, the bill included provision by
Representative Burleson of Texas.
making former presidents members at
large of the house, with a salary of
$l7,500 But the full committee dis
approved and it was struck out
Commerce Court Left Out.
The Commerce Court is not pro-
vided for in the measure The court
asked for $54,500 for the coming fs-
cal year, but the committee would not
allow the item.
President-eleet Wilson probably
viii get the regular annual allowance
OF $25, 900 for travelling expenses.
Mint Abolished.
The bin omits all appropriations
fer the mint at Carson New; and as
say offices at Charlotte, N c..
Boise, Idaho, Helena, Mont, and Salt
Lake City.
Exploiting the West.
The opinion IN Washington seems to
be that the exploitation of the
achievements and resources Of the
great west at the San Diego exposi-
tion viii be something never before
accomplished in satisfactory man
ner, and that it win be a tremendous
success, at San Diego plans it.
1t was learned here with satisfac-
tion that Utah had decided to make
an exhibit and that a site for the
state building ad been selected.
Surprise would be felt if any state,
especially in the region beyond the
Mississippi, failed to take advantage
o the opportunity that san Diego OF
fers of showing the wor / stat it has
ns and wat it offers to settlers ana
to capital.
An Experts Op Mon.
G. Harold Powell, manager of the
California Fruit Growers exchange,
which win ship about $4,000 cars of
oranges this year paid a visit recent
" to the site of the San Diego expo
sition and inspected the model orange
grove which will be the main exhibit
of the southern counties of California.
Mr.. Powell, who has record of ff
teen years in the government service
in Washington, said:
without any doubt. the site you
have chosen for your San Diego expo
sition is the finest in every way of any
exposition site in the last twenty
years. That is the limit of my ex-
perienee with world S expositions. but
we seen them all in that period and
| doubt if there was ever a site before
that combined such a wonderful view,
such magnificent climate and every
possible advantage that nature has to
offer
"The orchard which the southern
counties has set out as part Of their
exibit is in splendid condition. con
tinued Mr.. Powell. Yonr people
most certainly know how to handle
growing things. They have the
'toueh, as we say. BY 1915 the 500
trees in that orchard win be fine lusty
young specimens with plenty of fruit
and blossoms to show the eastern vis-
itor how they grow citrus fruits in
California. 1t is a mighty fine thing
and should be big feature in later
years in your park.
"In fact, the whole planting and
permanent building scheme Of your
exposition will be mighty big thing
for your city in future years for it
viii give you a splendidiy developed
park of great size
American Gems
Some fine specimens Of American
gems and semiprecious stones have
been presented to the National mus
cum by Col. D. G. Collier, president Of
the San Diego exposition.
f Col. Collier owns some mines which
produce very beautiful gems some of
which are unique Recently he was
made flattering offer for a quantity
of these gems by a manufacturing
ieweler In New York whose name is
celebrated throughout the world Col.
Collier declined the oeer Those who
wondered at this action found ont
that the entire outpat of the mine
from which these gems come is dis
tributed BY Co Collier among his per
sonal friends, No one can buy a sin
Gle one of these stones. There win be
a splendid exhibit of these, and u
other American gems, at the san
Diego exposition. Many persons viii
L., .,,rYssugI y. lsat., flfat th., Tfntto1