Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
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GENERAL SUMMARY OF HAPPEN.
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Everything Of Importance That Has
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Washington

Important reductions In the Under
wood tariff bill rates on iron, steel and
other metal products; the addition of
cattle, wheat, pig iron, angora fleece
and many other articles to the free
list, and an increase In rates on many
classes Of cotton goods and some silk
products, were the chief features of
the revised tariff bill, as 1t was laid
before the senate Democrats In eau
Gus by Chairman Simons of the finance
committee at Washington.
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After the cabinet meeting It was
said at the White House In Washing
ton that Wilson would sign the sun
dry civil. appropriation bill with its
provisions forbidding use of its funds
for prosecutions of labor unions and
farmers organization under the anti
trust law.
Declaring thaS the Pujo money trust
investigation at Washington at an ex-
pense of $4,000, had accomplished an
annual saving to the people OF the
United States OF $20,000,000 by reduc-
ing the price of coffee more than two
cents pound. Representative Medley
of Kansas, Democrat, urged the house
to continue the inquiry.
Chief Justice White granted an ap-
peal to the Supreme court for Samuel
Gompers. John Mitchell and Frank
Morrison, labor leaders. convicted OF
contempt of court In the Bucks Stove
and Range case. The appeal will be
heard after October.
Prospects of an early settlement OF
the tariff and currency tangles by
congress were pushed farther into the
background than ever by the order OF
the senate directing thorough inves-
tigation of the charges made by Judge
r. S. Lovett. The senate ordered its
lobby investigation committee to get
to the bottom of these charges, which
told Of individuals who claimed to
have all kinds of influence in con-
gFesss, and #haee Aad-.fssd- to get paid
for that influence in the Union-South-
ern Pacific dissolution.
Secretary Bryan and Norwegian
Minister Bryn signed treaty extend
ing for another term of five years the
special arbitration treaty between the
United States and Norway. which will
expire by Limitation June "a. This
makes fifteen such treaties now be-
fore the senate for ratification.
The senate finance subcommittee at
Washington will recommend to the
majority members Of the committee
that an additional exemption Of $500
for each child of family be made In
the income tax section of the tariff
revision bill.
One of the most radical and far
reaching extension of the pure food
and drugs act since It's enactment was
made when Secretaries Houston, Nc
Adoo and Redfield ruled that meat and
meat products in interstate or foreign
commerce. which hitherto have been
exempted from the provisions of the
pure food law. may be seized II mis-
branded or adulterated.
The trail of "the lobby" which the
senate at Washington has been follow
ing led into the private files OF the
Washington offices of the beet sugar
industry. BY originals Of letters and
kilograms and what purported to be
copies of others was developed ties
timony of what appeared to be an
attempt at farreaching campaign to
create public sentiment against free
sugar through press associations.