The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-03-07
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washington
The great suffragist parade was
given in Washington, and in conjunc
tion with it series of tableauX on
the steps of the treasury building.
There is serious doubt whether the
Standard Oil trust has been actually
dissolved, according to a report made
to Attorney General Wickersham by
Charles B. Morrison and Oliver E,
Pagan, government attorneys investi-
eating whether the decree of dissolu-
ton has been violated
A salary of $500 year for Joseph
E. Tumulty, who will be President
elect Wilson's secretary at the white
House, was assured when the house
agreed to accept the senate amend
ment to the general deficiency bill
fixing that amount, instead of the
$4,000 originally proposed.
The house by large margin passed
the Webb interstate liquor bill over
the presidents veto. The action of
the house makes the bill a law, as
the senate has already passed the
measure over the presidents veto.
That currency reform legislation
has been framed to be presented to
the house at the extra session il Pres
ident Wilson includes it in his legisla-
tive program, was the announcement
made by Representative Carter Glass,
chairman of the sub-committe of the
house banking and currency commit
tee, which has been investigating the
subject
committee representing 26S rail
roads has sent telegram to Repre-
sentative J. J. Fitzgerald at Washing
ton, chairman of the house committee
on appropriations, urging a readjust-
ment of the basis of the governments
pay to the roads for handling mail
Increase in customs receipts and
the returns of the internal revenue de-
partment on liquor and tobacco have
given the federal government sur
plus of $7,379,000 for the current fiscal
year, as compared with deficit of
s20,570,000 year ago.
Three divergent reports were pre-
Sented to the house of representatives
by the members Of the committee
which conducted the money trust in
vestigation. The majority report
signed by Chairman Pujo and the six
other Democratic members of the COM
mittee, found that money trust ex-
lists, according to their understanding
Of the term.
A general denial of the existence or
possibly of money trust" was pre-
sented to the house money trust COM
mittee in long letter from j. P
Morgan & Co. at the invitation of the
committee.
July 1 the collect-on-delivery feature
will be added to the parcel post serv-
Ice. An order putting this plan into
effect was signed by Postmaster
General Hitchcock
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After four days of debate, the house
Of representatives passed the naval
appropriation bill carrying approx
mately $13S,000,O00 and authorizing
the construction of one battleship, six
torpedo boats destroyers and four sub
marines. An amendment to provide
for one battleship instead of two was
carried by a vote of ia to 1856.
Postmaster General Hitchcock de-
MED absolutely at Washington the re-
port that the intended to become pres
ident of an Arizona gold mining com
pany following his resignation from
the cabinet March f.