The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-16
WASHINGTON.

Tne present high cost OF peer ana
other meats may cause congresstoa-
al investigation of the so-called bees
trust.
This years grain crop in the United
States will be far in excess Of last
years yield. as estimated by the Do
partment Of Agriculture.
When President Taft vetoed the
wool bill. he had stamped with bis dis
approval the twenty-fifth legislative
measure sent to him from Congress.
The fight to pass the $i50.00O. 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.
A $4,000 appropriation for federal
aid to the Americans driven out Of
Mexico into Arizona was passed by the
Senate. The refugees are now being
supported by private subscription.
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 Az
sociate Justice John M. Harlan.
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.
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 q resolution submitted in the
House by Representative Smith of
Texas.
At the request of shippers 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 rehearing OF tho
cases. to be held in Denver Septem-
Der 10.
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.
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
first step to the plan, Secretary
Fisher has recommended that Con-
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terror Department has withdrawn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 vitality affected by
Secretary Fishers plan.
For the second time within a 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 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
in the United States. The Presidents
disapproval 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.