Gilpin observer., 1912-08-15
WASHINGTON.

The present high cost of beef and
other meats may cause a congression-
al investigation of the so-called beef
trust.
This years grain crop in the United
States will be far in excess of last
years yield. as estimated by the De
partment of Agriculture.
When President Taft vetoed the
wool bill, he had stamped with his dis
approval the twenty-fifth legislative
measure sent to him from Congress.
The fight to pass the $150,OO0, 900
pension appropriation bill was lost by
one vote in the Senate and the meas
ure was sent back to the House for
further conference
BY vote of A to II the Senate re-
fused to strike from the Panama canal
bill the provision exempting American
ships from payment of tolls for pass.
age through the Panama canal.
Representative Theron Catlin of
Missouri (Rep.) was unseated as a
member of the House of Representa-
tlves, and his Democratic opponent,
Patrick F. Gill, was seated, amid wild
enthusiasm from the Democratic side.
President Taft will veto the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill because it carries a provision
limiting the tenure of Civil Service
employees in Washington to seven
years. Clerks now are appointed prac,
tically for life, being removable only
for cause.
Secretary Knox was designated by
President Taft a special representa-
tive of the United States at the funeral
of Mutsu-hito. the late emperor of
Japan. and has left Washington for
San Francisco and the Orient. The
funeral will be held September 13.
Knox is expected back in this country
in October.
By a vote of 81 to 81 the Senate
adopted the Senate substitute to the
House provision in the postoffice ap-
preparation bill extending federal aid
to states in the improvement of high
ways. The amendment creates com
of a comprehensive system of good
roeds work. The House provision con-
templated an appropriation of $15,OOO,-
600.
Secretary Fisher has plan to a'lot
government coal lands to cities, which
in turn may operate them under GER
tain regulations to supply municipal
needs. as well as those of citizens. AS
a first step to the plan, Secretary
Fisher has recommended that Con
gress pass a bill granting GAO acres
of coal land to the city of Grand
Junction, Colo. and meanwhile the In
terror Department has withdrawn
from entry the land the city desires.
Cities in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
Montana. Idaho and other public land
states west of the Missouri river
would be most vitally affected by
Secretary Fishers plan "
For the second time within a year
President Taft has vetoed bill 70
revise the wool tariff-schedule "K" of
the Payne-Aldrich law The President
returned to Congress the bill evolved
as compromise between the House
and the Senate. holding that its low
rates would bring disaster to home in
dustry. He appealed to Congress not
to adjourn until it had enacted meas
ure to substantially reduce unneces-
sary existing duties" without destroy
ing protection for the wool industry
in the United States. The Presidents
disapprova4 of the wool bill is to be
followed with similar vetoes of the
steel bill and the cotton bill. The su-
gar bill is likely to be vetoed, as is
the excise tax bill, the latter probably
on the ground that the President be,
lieves it unconstitutional.