The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-08
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Senate Sends Out Warning to
Foreign Corporations to
Keep Off.

tons of the world against encroach-
ment upon the continents of North
and South America. 49,
The United States will not see with
out grave concern" said the senate,
any suitable naval or military site
pass into control of a foreign corpor-
alton, when such possession might
threaten the communication or the
safety of the United States.
So vital were the issues discussed
in the Lodge resolution, which set
forth the policy of the United States,
as to points situated like Magdalena
Bay, in Lower California, that the
doors Of the senate were closed for
three hours while the resolution was
debated in secret session.
The resolution arose from the re-
ported attempt of a Japanese syndi-
cate to secure land about Magdalena
Bay.
Committee Condemns Monopoly.
Fifteen months investigation Of the
steel trust by the special committee
of the house were summarized in re-
ports submitted to that body-one set
condemning the United States steel
corporation as gigantic monopoly in
restraint of trade, the other, although
accusing it of sharp practices, holding
that it is not monopoly.
Three bills, outlining trust curbs,
were presented with the report. One
provides for amendment of the Sher-
man law to place the burden of proof
upon defendant corporations charged
with restraint of trade. Control of
80 per cent Of any business is made
prima facie evidence of guilt. An
other provision gives each state and
any injured individuals the right to
bring Injunction suits against trust.
A second bill is designed to prevent
'interlocking directorates" among
railroad and Industrial corporations.
Another bill seeks divorce of indus
trial and common carriers by prohib-
iting mining or manufacturing COM
panies from owning stock in any car
rier.
Increase Duty on Mohair and Wool.
The house adopted the report of the
conference committee on the wool tar
if bill. The vote stood 100 to 81, "a
progressive republicans voting with
the democrats in support of the re-
port.
Substantial increase of the duty on
mohair over the rates carried by the
Underwood bill, when it was sent to
the senate, is assured by agreement of
the conferees on the wool tariff bill.
The effect of the compromise rates
on the wool industry is not so clear,
but it appears that mohair has been
given relatively higher duty than
wool, as beth have been placed on the
same ad valorem rate and the shrink
age Of wool is many times greater
than mohair.
Congress May Adjourn August IL.
Adjournment of the present session
Of congress on August II was the date
tentatively set by leaders of both
houses. Postponement of the Arch
bald impeachment trial until Deem
Der and the disposition exhibited
in the senate to hurry business along,
were taken as clearing the way for a
windup. The house not only deferred
the trial, but adopted compromise
on the steel tariff revision bill, which
is, certain to send the measure forth
with to the White House. The house
concurred in the conference on the
wool bill.
National Capital Brevities.
Alarmed at the growing strength of
the two battleship proponents in the
house, democratic leaders have issued
call for another caucus on the naval
bill.
thorizing the war department to spend
100000 in transporting Mexican ref
ugees from Ell Paso to any point in
the United States they wish to reach.
The committee of representatives
which took testimony against FEEDER
al Judge Cornelius H. Hanford at Sc
attic, recommended to the house judi
ciary committee that the impeachment
proceedings be dropped and that Pres
ident Taft accept the judges resigna-
ton.
By vote of 1856 to Y the house
passed the cotton tariff revision bill.
The measure reduces the duties on
cotton manufactures approximately
81 per cent, and is identical with that
vetoed last year by President Taft on
the ground that it was not based on
official information.
In spite of heated protests from Pa