The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-03-21
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Democratic Free Sugar Bill
Passes House by Vote of
1913 to 1903.


lis passage was helped by Is Republi-
can votes, although this was offset by
the detection of seven Democratic
votes against the bill by members
from Louisiana and Colorado. LAT
terty Of Oregon and Warburton and
La Toilette of Wisconsin were among
tie Republicans voting for the bill.
representative French, insurgent, of
Idaho, voted against the free sugar
bill
Representative Mondell, of Wyom-
ing, republican, sought to amend the
bill by making it become effective
only after receipt of a report on the
sugar industry by the tariff board.
Representative Broussard of Louisi-
ana, submitted an amendment, leav-
ing the duty as at present, but abro-
eating the Cuban preferential. Rep
resentatives Good and Prouty, of
Iowa; Lenroot, of Wisconsin, and Nor
ris, OF Nebraska, strove to have incor-
porated clause providing for boun-
ty on sugar, especially that produced
from beets. ALI amendments were
voted down.
bill To Abolish Taft Commerce Court.
BY vote of II to 8, the house in
terstate and foreign commerce COM
Inittee decided to report favorably on
the bill abolishing the United States
commerce court.
The action was taken despite the
stand of United States Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham, who pleaded for a
fair trial" for the court The COM
mittee was impressed by the state
ment of Representative Sims that the
commerce court had in the last year
nullified 20 of the 27 decisions of the
interstate commerce commission.
Army Reform May Be Beaten.
There is great danger that the pro-
position to remodel the army and re-
duce the number of cavalry regiments
by one third will fail
The possible demand for troops in
Mexico, in China and perhaps in Cuba
makes it important that an arm of the
service be employed which can move
quickly and take long journeys and
be in fighting trim when it meets an
enemy. Already notice has been
served that the cavalry regiments can
not be spared.
DR.. Wiley Resigns.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the
bureau of chemistry for nearly %
years, has resigned. Differences of
opinion with his superiors as to the
enforcement of the pure food and
drugs act were the reasons given by
DR.. Wiley for handing his resignation
to Secretary Wilson, of the depart
msnt of agriculture.
DR.. Wiley will devote the rest of his
life, according to statement issued
by him to the promotion of the prin-
ciples of civic righteousness and in
dustrial integrity which underlie the
food and drugs act" President Taft
expressed regret at the resignation.
National Capital Brevities.
A total of six bat 'eships are now
on the building list Of the government
The Borah-Jones three-year home.
stead bill is likely to pass the house.
The finance committee of the SEN
ate, by a vote Of to 6, has ordered
an adverse report on the house steel
tariff revision bill. Democrats on the
committee will present a minority re
port.
Chambers Of commerce throughout
the country have informed Secretary
Nagel that they would accept Presi-
dent Taft's invitation for conference
of commercial bodies here April Is to
form a National Board of Trade.
An amendment to the Panama
Canal government bill which would
bar from the canal all railroad-owned
ships engaged in coastwise trade was
agreed upon by the house committee
on interstate and foreign commerce.
Senator Jones of Washington has
introduced a bill to amend the law
for the protection and regulation Of
the fisheries of Alaska and the Pacific
coast. The bill would increase the
taxes on the salmon output and also
provides tax of 500 per trap.
Western grain shippers have joined
New York commission merchants in
urging the senate interstate COM
merce committee to recommend leg
isIation to make railroads liable for
bills of lading whether agents who is
sue the bills receive the goods or not.
With Democrats defending the con-
stitutionality of the measure and Re
publicans asserting that it is uncon-
stitutional the house began debate on
the excise bill, devised by the Demo
Gratis to Offset the loss in revenue OF
lo3,0OO,000 which will accrue if sugar
goes on the free list