The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-23
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NATI0dAL CAPITAL
Commit ee Reports FavorabIy
on Lodge Substitute For
House Su ar Ill.

port on the Lodge substitute for the
house free sugar bill, and an unfavor.
able report on the so-called house ex.
else income tax bill, which proposed a
tax on incomes in excess of $4,000 a
year. The Lodge sugar bill would
eliminate the differential and Dutch
standard from the tariff and leave the
duties otherwise practically as at pres
ent.
Senator Simmons offered a substi-
tute sugar bill, prepared by the demo
cratic members of the committee. 1t
proposed reduction Of existing duties
by about one-third, but was voted
down by strict party vote of six to
eight. Both bills would reserve the
20 per cent discount to Cuba
There was no time suggested by the
committee for vote in the senate on
any of the tariff bills, nor any renewed
effort toward effecting adjournment
of congress before the national party
conventions in June.
Amendment is Certified.
The proposed amendment. to the
constitution proviGlng for direct cleo
ton of senators has been sent to the
governors of the states by Secretary
Knox. The resolution was sent
through the mails with a letter adj
that the resolution has been duly
adopted by two-thirds vote in each
branch of congress.
Naval Bill in the House
The navy appropriation BILL carry
ing $18,S19,S37, approximately $780,,
900 less than last year, hoc been in
troduced in the house. A wireless
system around the world With Stations
on the Pacific, the Canal zoae, Hawaii,
Samoa, Guam and the Philippines, is
proposed, with an appropriation of ST.
100000 of. which 100000 is to be avail
able next year. The bill provides for
no new battleships, but increases the
pay of officers and men more than 3d.
100000.
Senate Amends Agricultural Bill.
Only two new amendments to the
new agricultural bill were adopted as
the bill passed the senate. One makes
it mandatory upon the secretary of
agriculture to segregate all agricul-
tural lands in the forest reserves and
make them available for homestead
entry. Another provides for the sale
of dead and down timber in reserves
to settlers at the cost of handling, in
stead of at market prices, as. at pres
ent.
House Passes Puio Bank EilI
The house defied the banking inter
ests and passed the Pujo bill giving
congress the right to inspect the books
OF all banks.
The fight in behalf of the banking
interests will now be made in the SEN
ate. The bill provides that either
branch of congress shall have vista
torial powers over national banks, this
right carries with it the power to send
special examiners into the national
banks.
Democratic Women Breakfast.
A democratic women's harmony
breakfast was held Monday morning
Of hn
of Washington society during the
first days of democracy. Mrs. Champ
Clark was toastmistress and around
the tables were the wives and des
cendants of the most noted democrats
of present and former times.
Among the guests and notable wo-
: William Jennings Bryan, Mrs. Judson
Harmon, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs.
Alton B. Parker Mrs. John R. Mclean
Mrs. Adalai Stevenson, Mrs. William
Randolph Hearst, Mrs. Henry Waiter
son, Mrs Senator MARITIME of New Jer-
sey, and Mrs. Senator Gore of Okla
hOma
National Capital Brevities
Friends of the Borah-Jones three
year homestead bill are greatly alarm
ed over the delay of the conference
committee in reaching an agreement
The interstate commerce commits
sion has issued an order requiring
railroads by June 1 to put into effect
the reduced rates on wool that con-
form to it's decision of April IL.
The Panama canal bill, providing
for the administration of the canal
zone and the operation of the canal,
has been introduced in the house. A
bitter fight seems certain over the
provision which would prohibit rail-
road-owned vessels from passing
through the canal, opponents prophe-
>ng as a result the commercial over
throw of Bostoa, Seattle and Portland.
The first illustration of the activities