The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
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ic members of the ways and means
committee reintroduced the cotton tar
iff revision bill which was passed by
the house and senate at the extra ses-
sion of congress and vetoed by Presi-
dent Taft.
The democrats contend that the bill
would reduce the average ad valorem
cotton duties to 27.06 per cent, as
against an ad valorem of AIS per
cent in 1911 and 1912 in 1910. The
committee will report the bill favor
ably early next week.
The democrats estimate that the
revenues from the bill the first year
of its operation will be about S19,5OO,-
600, compared with $13.O00.OO0 in 1910
and S12,S00.000 in 1911. In its behalf
they declare that the cost Of cotton
clothing to the consumers would be
reduced by $S0.000.000.
Three-Year Homestead Sill Passed
Without word of debate, without
sentatiyes agreed to the conference
report on the Borah-Jones three-year
homestead bill and it was signed by
Speaker Clark After it is signed by
the vice-president it will go to the
White house for President Taft's ap-
prevail and the general expectation is
that the bill will become a law before
the end of this week.
If the session of congress lasts long
enough Senator Borah will endeavor
to get through the house his correlat-
ed bill directing the patenting OF
homesteads on government irrigation
projects as soon as entrymen comply
with the homestead law. This bill
has passed the senate, but has not
been reported by the house commit
tee. If it is enacted. homesteaders on
government projects can get patent in
three years, instead of waiting 10, as
at present required.
Taft Asks for Law Against DOPING"
Immediate legislation to prevent the
promiscuous use Of habit-forming
drugs was urged by President Taft il
a message to congress.
The message was accompanied by
a report from Secretary Knox, declar-
Ing that unless speedy action is taken
on measures now pending in congress
the American government may justly
be accused of being half-hearted in
It's effort to mitigate or suppress the
opium and allied evils.
Full Revision of Land Laws Urged.
Senator Newlands, of Nevada, has
made a proposal which, if favorably
acted upon, may result ultimately in
the solution of the perplexing prob
ment of the west. In brief, Senator
Newlands proposes that the senators
and representatives of the west get
together as a body or organize a com
mittee of II, one member from each
of the public land states, and agree
upon a complete and comprehensive
plan of amending the public land laws
National Capital Brevities.
By the decisive vote of As to IL the
senate passed the house bill extending
the eight-hour principle to contracts
for labor on government work
he Of
owing to the lack of legal residence
by their fathers, are unable otherwise
to secure opportunities to enter the
army, the president has appointed 13
of them as cadets at West Point Mill
tary Academy.
Plans for a nationwide demand for
the removal from office of United
States Judge Cornelius H. Hanford,
of Seattle, Washington, were announc-
ed by Congressman Victor L. Berger,
socialist representative from Wiscon-
sin.
The war department has received
assurances that the house committee
on military affairs before adjournment
will report favorably the militia pay
bill, which was perfected at a recent
conference between the national mill
tia board and the secretary of war.
An amendment to the naval appro-
priation bill provides that hereafter
all coal purchased for the navy must
be mined under the eight-hour work
day law. A proposed amendment pro-
viding that all miners must be paid
not less than the union scale of wages
was voted down.
To count the corporation judges"
on the federal bench, is the object of
a resolution introduced in the house
by Representative Martin of Colorado,
He has asked the president to compile
and transmit a judicial census giving
the corporation antecedents of every
judge nominated during the last 80
years.