The Dolores star., 1913-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER
Doings In and About the Ma
tional Capitol.

by . two third vote being more
than 100 majority will pass the
Senate practically unsmenned.
Heretofore, when the tariff bill gets
into the Senate, the brib~rs, the
corruptionists. the lobyists and the
debauchers Of political morality
have never failed to get in their
deadly work and In the Payne
Aldrich Bill Of 1909 their work
made that bill 30 infamous that il
caused a complete wreck Of the
republican party In 1910 and 1912
The present bill Is drawn absol0te.
ly in the interest Of the public.
and probably 81 million people will
receive substantial benefit from the
same while one million people who
have grown rich in running their
hands into other peoples pockets
will suffer the loss Of that privilege
as they most certainly should.
Any senator Of the Democratic
faith who arrays himself agains,
this bill will dig his own political
grave. II has the unqualified ap.
prevail Of President Wilson and
Leader Oscar Underwood and the
people of the country realize tina,
this bill is drawn in the interest OF
the whole. American people and
their prosperity and whoever
opposes it opposes the best interest
Of the people and their prosperity.
NEW PARCEL POST RArRs.
Congressman Lewis, OF Mary.
land, who Is considered the Father
Of the Parcel Post" is busy at work
on bill making radical changes,
which he proposes to introduce in
Congress making substantial re-
duction in the parcel post rates.
The operation of the Parcel Pos,
which is much lower than the ex-
press rate, Is nevertheless. yielding
an immense profit to the Post office
department. As it is not the OBJ
ject of this system to wiring a profit
from the public. the rate should b.
lowered at once. and the bill by
Congressman Lewis will probabl,
be passed during the present extra
session.
STANDARD OIL AGENT IN THE
TRRAsUsy DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary OF the Treasury,
Mr.. McAdoo made a discovery re-
Gently Of the fact that an Agent"
Of the National City Bank Of New
York which is the Standard Oil
Bank has one OF its own clerks
seated at . desk in the Treasury
Department 50 that Every night the
financial condition Of the National
Banks throughout the countr,
could be immediately made known
to the Standard Oil financiers.
This method Of favoritism in fur
nishing exclusive information to
particular group Of fnanciers is but
one Of the many abuses that has
been developing in the Government
at Washington, during republican
rule.
SENATE AND ". VA, COAL STRIKE.
Senator Kern Of Indiana. the
President Of the Senate is pressing
q resolution for making an investi.
CATION in the labIr condition Of the
West Virginia Coal field. The
miners are claiming that absolute
slavery exists in the coal fields aud
that even the U. s. mail have been
interferred with by the hired police
men Of the coal operators in pre-
venting the delivery Of mail to the
miners. Ex-senator Watson who il
a multi. millionaire coal mine owner
Of West Virginia is exerting all OF
his powers to hush the matter up,
but il Is believed that Senator Kern,
being well known as q spokesman
Of the Administration will have
this matter sifted out and punish
those who have been guilty Of op.
pressing the poor miners.
IMPORTANT CURRENCY LEGHLA.
TIoN.
Hon. Carter Glass Of Va. Chair.
man Of the Committe on Banking
and Currency In the House Of Rep.
resentatives has about completed
his new bill which has the approval
Of Leader Underwood. Secretary Of
the Treasury, McAdoo and Pres.
idcnt Wilson. Heretofore Nation.
al banks could only issue bank
notes by depositing their full value
in Government Bonds with the
Treasury Department. This bill
provides that banks may deposit
state. county and municipal bonds
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