The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-08-15
WARRINGTON.

Congress now plans to adjourn Au-
gust Is.
The present high cost OF beef and
other meats may cause a congression-
al investigation Of the so-called beef
trust.
The trial of Judge Archibald Of the
United States Commerce Court on i'm
peachment proceedings is set for De-
cember 8.
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.
The fight to pass the $160.OOO 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.
The bar of the Supreme Court of the
United States has been asked to con-
tribute $4,000 for the relief of the
widow and daughters of the late AS
sociate Justice John NJ. Harlan.
BY vote of "A to IL 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.
President Taft has accepted the res
ignation of Federal Judge Hanford of
Seattle. rendered while Judge Han.
lords conduct on the bench was being
tod hxr
mittee.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
introduced bill to appropriate 5000.
900 for the United States to pay it's
share of the cost of exterminating the
predatory wild animals" on the forest
reserves of the West.
Investigation of the loss of life, in
juries and damages sustained by
American citizens in the Madero revo-
luton in Mexico in 1911, would be or
dered by resolution submitted in the
House by Representative Smith CT
Texas.
A congressional recall" of judges
Of the inferior courts of the United
states is proposed in n constitutional
amendment which Representative HUI
Of Tennessee. offered in the House.
and which was referred to the judiciary
committee.
Evidence of the growing anxiety OF
the administration, because OF the rev.
olutionary movement in Nicaragua,
was shown when orders we're given
the gunboat Tacoma at Guantanamo.
Cuba. to proceed forthwith for Blue
fields. Nicaragua.
At the request OF 1hippers and rail-
roads that the Interstate Commerce
Commission modify In some particu-
lars Its recent orders respecting trans
portation Of wool from the West and
Northwest to eastern destinations. the
commission ordered a rehearing OF tho
cases. to be held in Denver Septem-
Der 16.
Secretary Fisher has a 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
first step to the plan, Secretary
iohci has ludI SCu-
gress pass bill granting $40 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 year
President Taft has vetoed bill to
revise the wool tariff-schedule TX" of
the Payne-Aldrich law. The President
returned to Congress the bill evolved
as a 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 1t had enacted meas
ure to Substantially reduce unneces-
sary existing duties without destroy
ing protection for the wool industry