The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-05-08
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Wo) Schedule Is Passed by
the house.-.All Repubn, an
Amendments Killed.

derwood tariff bill. II went through
with little excitement. it's passage
causing scarcely ripple on the
smooth waters of the democratic tariff
program.
The republicans concentrated their
attacks on the schedule by presenting
a blanket amendment as a substitute
for II. This substitute, prepared by
Representative Payne, provided a rate
OF is cents a pound on raw wool,
placed on the free list In the Under
wood bill, and comparative rates based
on duty OF IS cents a pound on the
wool contents Of the various stages
OF manufactured woolens.
The republicans proclaimed their
substitute to be in conformity with
the report which the tariff board made
on the woolen industry, made two
years ago. The democrats as emphat-
ically declared that 1t was not.
An expected detection from party
lines by democratic members repre-
senting woolgrowing states failed to
AhosNsf III thC fOtt Ou raw WOOi.
The republican substitute was defeat.
ed and the Underwood schedule passed
"a to 1893.
The progressives who voted with the
democrats were: Murdock of Kansas,
Kelley Of Tennessee, Chandler Of New
York, and Bryan and Falconer of
Washington.
Good Roads Committee Proposed
washington.-Good roads legislation
is considered OF such importance that
leading democrats propose to create
a new standing committee In the house
TO be known as the committee on good
roads.
Provision for such a committee OF
21 was made In resolution intro
duced by Representative Henry, OF
Texas. Should the committee be Gre
ated Il would take from the present
committee on postoffices and post
roads a part OF It's work. Mr.. Henry
declared that more than 30 good roads
measures already introduced which or
dinarily would 20 to numerous stand
ing committees should 20 to one and
his suggestion had the approval Of
many leading democrats.
Britain objeett to Preferential Clause
The British government has Joined
the nations In protest against that por-
ton OF the tariff bill which extends n
preferential difference OF 8 per cent
on goods imported In American bot
toms.
One OF the first acts OF Sir Cecil
Sprlng-Rice. the new British ambassa'
dor. was to call the attention OF the
State department to this provision as
In violation OF the existing treaty OF
trade and commerce between America
and Great Britain.
IL Is understood the democratic tar
III managers In the house. who were
at first disposed TO permit the senate
10 deal with this question, IL being
one involving treaty relations, which
belong 10 the upper house. have recog-
nized the force OF the objections that
have accumulated from all quarters
and will themselves remove the OBJ
jectionable provision by an amend
ment when the administrative section
of the bill containing IL Is reached
Japan VIII Enter Formal Protest
News that the japanese government
had instructed Ambassador Chinda 10
make formal protest against the CAR
ifornia alien land bill, now awaiting
Governor Johnsons signature was re-
ceiyed in Washington official circles
with interest. although II was not uh-
expected.
II is taken for granted In official
circles here that legal proceedings VIII
follow the enactment OF the Dill INTO
law.
Japan believes its treaty rights
sbould be taken to The Hague FOR ad'
iustment, but 1t is probable the DO
partment of justice and the state de-
partment will hold that the proper pro
cadure will be for Japanese affected
NV the legislation to appeal to the ied'
eral courts.
Currency Act In Doubt
IL President Wilson proposes 10 assn
congress for currency legislation at
the extra session he has not YET maze
any definite suggestion relating TO IT,
but the house leaders will learn Deiore
many days his plans in that regard
As 10 currency legislation at this
ss;on Il is known that the temper
Of the house is against it, Majority
Leader Underwood said that the house
would prefer to complete the tariff and
od,ourn leaving currency legislation
=, the making, to be ready for consia-
80 axt winter The house BANK