The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-12-20


others had considered erecting a steel
plant at Los Angeles. With the com
pletion of the Panama canal the avail
ability OF the Western ore it was said
would increase.
MI. SellwoOd said there We're de-
posts of So per cent metallic iron ore
at Moose mountain. Ontario, aggre.
eating 100, O0O. 900 tons and at Antiko-
can, Ontario. 10000. 900 tons. In New
foundland and Nova Scotia, he said,
| there We're similar deposits with
which he was not familiar. Ore de-
posts in Alaska, he said, should be
discounted.
From hearsay, he declared, he
would estimate the understandable ores
in Alabama at LOCO, 100000 tons.
Senator Bailey is i'll and threatened
with walking typhoid fever. He sent
word to his colleagues that his condi-
ton was SO much worse as to prevent
his participation in the senate's con.
sideration OF tariff measures n ask.
ed that they proceed without him.
The Democratic minority. in courtesy
to Nj. Bailey. the ranking Democrat
vi Liz llCllN AA' 'NSf
delaying its action.
The senate passed the army appro-
priation bill carrying S9o,314,l10 or
$~1,537,453 more thar when it passed
the house and 81 ,726.92 more than
last years bill. Senator Warren said
the increase had been made necessary
by the economy wave which swept
over congress last year II caused
unwarranted reductions.
, Washington, D. c.. - Frank {.
| Lowery. of the Federal Sugar Rein
ing company Of New York. testifyinS
{ before the senate finance committee
!. on the house free sugar bill, admitted
l that the company he represented was
Z paying for the free sugar propaganda
u and was a leading advocate of the
: measure. He agreed with Republican
members, who assert that enactment
: of the bill would wipe out the entire
e domestic production of sugar.
n W.. II. Baird of Detroit and W. II
o Winterhalter of San Francisco, fo1
bill.
s Senator Smoot of the senate finance
committee is preparing a substitute
< for the house bill which probabl.
IS among other provisions will abolish
e the Dutch standard. 1t is understood
generally that Senator Smoot is re
l. spending to a request from the suga
men, for a reduction, fixing a rat
is which may not soon be disturbed.
r. In an amendment proposed to tn
N river and harbor bill pending befor
IS the senate committee Ser
IS ator McCumber of North Dakota ask
at $4,000 for the Missouri river fror
Kansas City to L.ebeau, S. d., an
S15O,o00 for snagging and bank in
Mt prOvement from Lebeau, S. d., to For
IN Benton, Mont.
Washington,-Asst. Atty. Gen. Kna'
re bel and Assistant Secretary OF the II
q terror Thompson have forwarded con
munications to the house Indian con
te mittee protesting against the passag
ed of the Stevenson bill. which direct
the secretary of the interior to issu
at patents in fee to allottments in tn
st White Earth reservation that hay
been contested by the government
The Stevenson bill was introduce
* in the interests of persons who pu
he chased land from Indians, purchase
ch that have not been questioned, an
against which no charge Of fraud he
ee beer made. The department oflicia
object to the enactment at this tin
re. of legislation such as is reported
eel Mr.. Stevenson. They suggest tn;
it legislation OF the kind should be d
Ia ferred pending further inquiry a
White Earth.
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