American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-07-11
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Primary Bill Proposes Thai
Voters Make First and Sec
end Presidential Choice.

, WaSnlnBton.--ReprcSentatiYe No
~, OF Nebraska, progressive republ
+ can, has introduced a bill which h
declares would remedy the evils 0
presidential primaries.
The Norris bill provides for a m
tioaal convention for each party o.
The fourth Monday In June In ever,
presidential year. In the convention
each states representation would b,
based On the party's strength In ths
state.
Delegate TO the convention would
be elected at primaries to be held the
/, nset Tuesday In May, the result Of the
pfamafies being ceg,ifea by state OF.
hr.aia TO the sccres@Is q the interior.
Nciors would express a first aud
aeeoad choice for presidential oandl-
dates, and the candidate having a ma
JcrAty al the first-choice votes, as can
yc4aad by the secretary OF the inter
ID would become the nominee OF his
Jorgy. No action BY the convention
~ regard TO tho nominee would be ne.
ces5ary unless non OF the candidates
received a majority, In which case the
convention wocld nominate.
The bill would not go into effect un.
I'll its plan has been accepted and laws
in conformity with 1t passed by at
least 20 states.
Democrats End Pact With Insurgents
The working agreement between
the democratic and insurgent republi-
can senators is at an end. IL has been
abrogated as the result of conferences
held since the metal bill was passed
In the senate by the democrats In the
absence Of regular republicans and
without the aid Of the insurgents.
The probable result will be that the
house sugar and wool and excise bills
viii be presented to the senate and
voted down by a strict party vote. All
the republicans are expected to vote
them and 1t Is probable some
OF the democrats will Join them in op-
position to the house sugar bill,
~ SOUtG W SOdot
Senator Jones has secured an
amendment to the naval
lion bill providing that four of the
eight submarines authorized. to cost
n aggregate $4,000 shall be built
b Pacific Coast.
Conditions Bad at Textile Mills.
The senate ordered printed as a
public document a bitter arraignment
~ working conditions at Lawrence.
Mass, In the form OF an official report
~ federal labor bureau agents who in
'%estigated the reasons for last win.
er's textile strike.
The report contains a sweeping con.
OF the homes of the EN-. (
furnished by the mill owners .,
is estimated that the average wage |
iven $1,000 employees during one s
eek selected at random last year !
'as $s.7G, which was declared to be
atirely insufficient for the support Of
family.
child labor was n natural outgrowth.
le report asserted, OF such a condi- 8
where the head of the family Il
as forced to add to his income by +
work for his children. c
ct Likely to Investigate Macveash.
The proposed congressional lnvesti- o
of the row In the treasury de. o
between Secretary Mac. T.
and ex.Asssstant Secretary A. H
latt Andrew may not come about un- v
ID MIR. Andrew makes some specific a
against Mr.. MacVeagh. v
President Taft stated that the An. n
-ew-MacVeagh embroglio Ia a closed o
He will not again consider
le matter either formally or infor-
ally with his cabinet or with any
ngle member OF It. He said that the o
'al reason behind Assistant Secre-
Try OF the Treasury Andrews reslgna-
On was The latter's INSTRUMENTATION n
not remaining in Washington when q,
eoretary MacVeagh advised him to. A
National Capital Brevities. al
Senator Hepburn secured an amend o
appropriating $4,000 for devel Il
Ding and mining coal on the public
nds in Alaska for the use OF the
,vy. RI
President Taft has nominated vii is
Am Marshall Bullitt OF Louisville. fc
y. to be solicitor general of the Unit W
d States. to succeed Frederick W. pl
who resigned. Ia
The final stage OF the second trial r
William Lorimer, ON the charge OF IN
.isconduct in procuring his election We
the United States senate from hi
lis, was entered upon in the senate II
general debate.
The naval appropriation bill, carr vi
& SlS3,609,G74 and the two battleship in
DIVISION, was passed By the senate. Tie
now rnas q, nm f.se,~, v.s,b Ill.