The state herald., 1912-04-19
WASHINGTON.


States is s125.OOO 100000.
Secretary of War Stimson will soon
begin distributing to the natiopal
guard of the country the new auto.
matte pistol recently adopted,
The Senate committee on public
health ordered fyorably reported
Senator Owens bill to create nation
al department of public health.
| Secret service officers have begun
hunt for registered package contain
lost, or stolen, somewhere betv cen
Chicago, ILL.,. and Pasadena, Calf
There is no prospect of another
meeting of the conferees on the Borah
three-year homestead bill within the
next few days at least. Senator Smoot
announced that further meetings had
been deferred, at the request of Secre.
tary Fisher.
| The Senate irrigation committee has
reported favorably Senator Borans
bill to grant patents to entrymen on
government reclamation projects uron
compliance with the requirements,
the deferred payments due for water
to be lien upon the property until
liquidated
Joseph Sellwood. an ore mine export
of Duluth, told the House steel inves-
tigating committee that the Lake SUI
perior ore region contains 400 900 900
tons of available ore, of which about
55O,OOO,0OO tons, excluding the Hill
lease ores, are controlled by the Unit
ed States steel corporation
Government supervision of cotton
and grain exchanges as the result OF
violent fluctuations in prices of com.
modities and as a safeguard against
speculation and gambling was pro.
posed by w. B. Thompson, former
president Of the New Orleans Stock
Exchange, before the House commit
tee.
General debate on the postoffice ap,
preparation bill has closed and when
II is taken W for amendment the real
assault on its provisions will begin. 1t
is expected the fight ON the proposed
Inauguration of a parcels post system
will mark the beginning of a bitter
debate to amend many of the bills
provisions.
The senators Of Virginia and West
Virginia have begun a movement to
require the government to account to
the thirteen original states for the
money received from the sale OF
Northwest Territory, although cen
tury has passed since the territcry
was given by Virginia to the federal
government.
The Senate passed the army appr5
priation bill carrying S95.ali.7lO, or
S7.57O .453 more than the bill carried
when II passed the House and S2.72G.,
925 more than las. years Appropriation
Senator Warren said the Increase had
been made necessary by the economy
wave which swept over Congress last
year and caused unwarranted reduc
tions.
The Indignation of State Depart
ment officials over tho execution OF
Thomas Fountain. the American gun.
ner who was captured by the rebels
at Parral, Mexico, is believed TO be cor
tain to prejudice any attempt ON tho
part Of the rebels to secure any rec
ognltion OF bolligcrcnf rights. so nee.
sary to successful conduct OF their
campaign
The crop reporting board OF the
bureau OF statistics. United States DC.
partment of Agriculture, estimates.
from the reports OF correspondents aud
agents Of the bureau. that the average
condition OF winter wheat ON Apri 1
was SOC per cent OF normal. against
S3.3 on April 1, 1911: sos ON Apru I,
1910, and sol, the average condition
for the past ten years Oh April I. rhe
average condition of rye on April / /
was $40 per cent OF normal. agnhst
S9.3 on April !, 1871; 92.3 on Apri II.
1910. aud S9,S, the average condition
for the past ten years on April /.