The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-03-14
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Drastic Changes in Amended
Treaties Make Resubmis-
sion Necessary.

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er of the senate, and with many other
limitations added, the general arbitra-
ton treaties between the United
States and England and France, were
ratified by the senate by a vote of rs
to 8.
Virtually the treaties are ''up in the
air." and in their modified form they
must be referred to England and
France.
The amendment provided that the
treaties do not authorize the submis-
sion Ito arbitration of any question
that affects the admission of aliens
into the United States, or the territor-
ial integrity of the several states or
of the United States, or concerning
the question of the alleged indebted
state of the United States, or any
question which depends upon or in
wolves the Monroe Doctrine, or other
purely governmental policy"
Ear Liquor From "Dry" State.
It begins to look as if this congress
is going to pass law which will make
it impossible for liquor to be shipped
into states which have prohibition
laws.
The fact that congress is likely to
pass a measure which will restrict the
shipment of liquor into prohibition
states shows that the anti-liquor inter-
ests are gaining, but more than that
is the almost sure indication that Ii
quor selling in Washington will be
greatly restricted by legislation which
is to be passed this session.
Sulzer Bill Omits Boxed Apples.
Washington.-The house committee,
after hearing arguments on the Sulzer
apple-box bill, will abandon the orig
inal measure and report substitute
which undertakes merely to regulate
the size of apple barrels and fix stand
ards for apples packed in barrels.
This is in conformity with an agree
ment reached between western grow
ers and eastern commission men.
The bill that will be reported does
not in any way apply to western ap-
Piles packed in boxes. There is one
clause of the bill, however, which
later on may be extended to western
apples. This clause imposes a fine of
81 for each package of apples mis-
branded and provides for confscation
of each barrel that is short.
Canal Bill Fixes Maximum Charge.
The bill for the government of the
Panama canal zone and the operation
Of the canal was agreed to by the
house committee on interstate COM
merce. It would give to the president
authority to fix tolls within certain
limitations, a maximum of $1.25 a ton
being prescribed, with a minimum not
below an amount sufficient ito main
tain and operate the canal. No prefer
ence would be given to American
ships.
Ships owned or controlled by rail
roads and operated with intent to re-
strain trade, or ships engaged in any
agreement or ship ring" or combine,
under the terms Of the bill, would be
prohibited from passing through the
canal.
National Capital Brevities.
The house has passed a bill grant
ing citizenship to the people of Porto
Rico. It is thought the measure will
meet no opposition in the senate.
The next trust to come under con-
gressional investigation is the ship
ping trust, resolution to that effect
having passed the house.
The house public lands committee
by a unanimous vote has favorably
reported the Borah-Jones three year
homestead bill after amendments re-
quiring seven months residence each
year and the building of a habitable
house before patent is issued
The house of repres sntatives has
adopted an amendment to the agri-
cultural appropriation bill prohibiting
the forest service from erecting build
ings for ranger stations on any home
stead in the forest reserve where the
homestead was filed prior to the crea-
ton of the reserve.
A parcels post system is provided
for in the regular postoffice appropria-
ton bill introduced in the house. The
measure would apply the foreign mai
carrying plan to domestic mail matter
and permit the transportation of II
pounds of merchandise on rural mail
routes on a graduated scale ranging
from five cents a pound for the first
pound and two cents for each add
tional pound.
There is talk about putting the
post office appropriation bill through