The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-04-12

cost OF living, its extent, causes ant
effects, and possible remedies"
The wireless treaty" which has
been pigeonholed in the senate fol
several years was ratified without the
formality Of a roll call. 1t is a con
vention between several governments
for the regulation Of wireless com
munications.
Indian Bill Taken Up.
The Indian appropriation bill carry.
ing $7,465,255 was taken up in the
house. An item of 100000 is made
for the extension of the reservation
school systems and for the support of
schools not on reservations, but in
which Indian children are educated
Irrigation projects on the reservations
also are taken care of to the amount
Of more than 100000.
Washington, d. C.-The demo.
cratic wool bill passed the house, 1S9
to 92. with 20 progressive republicans
voting for II. Representative Rucker
Of Colorado. who opposed it in debate
and answered present" on the roll
call. and Representative Francis. OF
Ohio. who voted against 1t, were the
only democrats who did not line up
with the majority.
The 20 republicans who voted for
the bill were:
Anderson. Lindberg, Miller, Nelson.
Nye. Stevenson, Stevens, Volsted. of
Minnesota; Haughen, Hubbard, of
Iowa; Akin, of New York; jackson,
Murdoch, Young, Of Kansas; La Fol
lette, Warburton, OF Wisconsin; Laf.
ferty, of Oregon: Hanna. of North
Dakota; Kent, Of California, and Nor.
ris. Of Nebraska.
Supporters of the bill declared II
would not cut the governments reve.
nue. but would save more than $50.
100000 a year to consumers because
Of the readjustment OF rates. All at
tempts OF the republicans to amend
the bill to increase the rate were lost.
The tariff board came in for criti
cism during the speech making.
The senate judiciary committee or.
dered favorably reported the en-
ployers' liability and workmen's com.
pensation bill as recommended by the
employers liability commission. SEN
ators Bacon and Overman opposed it.
Washington. April 2.-Indictments
growing out of the Florida Everglades
investigation in the department of az
riculture were returned by the federal
grand jury here against c. c. Elliott.
A. ID. Morehouse. Ray p. Teele and
Frank 4. Singleton.
The defendants are charged indi.
vidually with having approved or pre-.
sented false vouchers against the gov.
erHment. Elliott and Morehouse have
asserted that the charges OF technical
violation OF the law against them and
their dismissal from the department
were brought about by their opposi.
ton to Everglades lands promoters.
The charges against Elliott and the
others were made to Secretary vii.
son by ]. o. Wright, formerly an as.
sistant to Elliott. Wright. according
to testimony At the recent congress.
sional investigation, made a favor.
able report on the Florida Everglades.
Elliott did not approve it. Wright
resigned and went to Florida, and
the report. amended by Elliott. even,
tually was suppressed by order OF
Secretary Wilson.
The secretary also suppressed a cir.
cular letter prepared by Elliott in
which some facts relating to the Ever.
glade lands were presented in answer
to the letters Of inquiry from thou,
sands Of investors in the various land
schemes.
Washington ID. C.-Four sena
tors from the two new states of Ari.
zona and New Mexico will this week
enlarge the membership of the upper
branch Of congress to Sc. The new
men. all lawyers. are Marcus Aurelius
Smith Of Tucson and Henry F. Ashurs,
OF Prescott. Ariz.. democrats, who
will be sworn in at the bar of the sen.
ate today. and Thomas Benton Catron
OF Santa Fe, and Albert Bacon Hill of
Three Rivers, New Mexico, repubIi.
cans, who may not arrive from New
Mexico in time for installation to.
| day.