The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-08-21
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Congress will Stay in Session
Until Tariff and Currency
Bills Are Passed.

until the regular term begins In De
cember to dispose of tariff and cur
rency legislation.
This was the decision OF the demo
cratic caucus OF the senate which
adopted resolution declaring that
congress should proceed to consider
and determine legislation concerning
currency and banking Immediately
following the passage OF the pending
tariff bill"
Determination TO take up currency
legislation did not carry with Il ap.
proval of any policy or commit the
democratic party to any particular cur
rency bill.
Believed Lind ls Making Progress
Substantial progress has been
achieved, in the judgment OF admin
istration officials here. by John Lind
In the discharge OF his delicate mis-.
sion TO Mexico. They feel the Ameri.
can embassys adviser at least has
made n breach In the wall which the
oretically has been erected by the
Mexican government to obstruct his
negotiations.
The presentment he has already
made is understood to be only of n
preliminary character and will be fol
lowed by others setting out more In
detail the object which the American
administration had In mind In dis.
patching him to Mexico City.
" is understood that while there Ia
nothing In these views In the ntaurc
OF demand for the withdrawal OF
General Huerta from the presidency
or for the arbitrary fixing OF the date
for a general election. there In never.
theless a distinct intimation OF the
administrators belief that some con.
cession should be made by the Hucrta
government to terminate the present
lnsurrectlon and 10 insure the ascend.
ency OF truly popular government
Page Says He Shared With Member
In a dramatic statement. I. n. Me.
Mlchaels. dismissed chief page OF the
house OF representatives, presented to
the house lobby investigation commit.
tee sweeping charge Of corruption
against Representative McDermott. OF
Illinois. for years his sponsor. Me.
Michaels In picturesque language cor.
roborated the allegations OF NJ. NJ. Mul
hail against McDermott. and made ad.
ditional charges.
In addition TO the charge already
made. McMichaels swore that the Chi
cago representative told him that he
received $1,000 out OF n fund OF $4,000
raised by the pawnbrokers OF Wash.
Ington to oppose a bill passed In the
last congress regulating pawnbrokers
In the District OF Columbia.
National Capital BrevltIes
The vote TO sustain the proposed
banana tax was close. 81 10 2s. Sena.
tors Thornton and Ransdell. OF Louisi.
ana. voting with the republicans.
Panama is the fourth nation To nc.
cept In detail Secretary Bryan's inter
national peace plan.
The Pacific Northwest was repre-
sented az the bankers conference by
r.. A. Wyld. OF Portland, Daniel Kel.
laher OF Seattle. and Charles A. Me.
Lean, Of Spokane.
Efforts by Senator Page Of Vermont
TO preyen' the democrats from cutting
the 9 cent duty on butter TO 2h cents
wore unavniling.
Representative Towner OF Iowa has
introduced In the house resolution
proposing joint mediation In Mexico
by the United States. Brazil and the
Argentine Republic.
4 call has been issued 10 republican
senators and representatives 10 eau
Gus August 20. TO elect new national
republican congressional committee
Petitions from the citizens OF Seat
tie have been presented 10 the senate
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They ask for a congressional inquiry
into the origin, inception and prog
ress" of the recent rioting In that city.
when the headquarters OF the l. w. W.
and the socialists were wrecked.
A change was made In the proyis-
ions on citrus fruits al the request of
the finance committee. so that the bin
now provides "a straight duty Of half
OF one cent pound on lemons. lines.
oranges, grapefruit and the like. All
references 10 the size OF fruit boxes
was struck out OF the bill.
The anti-women suifragists are pre-
pairing for what they term the crucial
conflict with the sufiragists next De.
cember. Representative Henry, Of
Texas. chairman Of the house com
nittee on rules. has given notice that
the committee will have the contestiug
arguments early In the regular session
OF congress.
President WileOn Dublicly reprim-