The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
EP|TOME Of EVENTS
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE SHORT BUT INTERESTING
Grief Mention Of What IL Transpirlno
In Various Sections Of Our Own
and Foreign Countries.
CONGRESS-.

n Foreign Countries.
CONGRESS.
The Indian appropriation bill as
amended by senate was sent to con
ference.
Representative Rucker has intro
duced a bill for six-year presidential
year terms.
Representative Roberts, Massachus'
etts, has introduced a bill to safe
guard railroad passengers.
Senator Chamberlain has introduc-
ed . bill to authorize the building OF
Z government railway in Alaska.
Representative Gould has reintro.
duced his bill for establishing a Unit
ed States National Bank Of America.
Representative Barton has introduc.
ed q resolution asking the secretary
Of the navy for Information on armol
plate.
Senator Borah demands immediate
legislation on behalf OF homestead en-
frymen in Oregon, Idaho and other
western states.
President Wilson has nominated
Thomas Nelson Page as ambassador
to Italy, and p. A. Stovall as a minis.
ter to Switzerland.
Secretary McAdoo has asked a
100000 appropriation for vessels to
enforce laws for protection of Alaskan
6sh and fur animals.
Senator Owen has introduced a res.
olution to direct the secretary OF com
merce to investigate whether the
price OF oil in Oklahoma was being
artificially fixed.
Representative Clayton has intro
duced a bill to provide mediation, con-
Citation and arbitration in controver-
sizes between certain employers and
their employees.
Representative Humphrey has In
troduced a bill to prevent representa-
tives elected to fill an unexpired term
from drawing salary from the time
the seat was vacant.
Secretary McAdoo Is urging an ap-
preparation Of $1,353,661 for public
work and submitted a letter urging
the Boston immigration building cost
limit be raised to 1920
Senator Hitchcock introduced
amendments to the tariff bill placing
q graduated income tax on $780,
OOO, 900 corporations controlling more
than one-quarter Of the production
In their respective lines.
President Wilson has sent to the
senate q long list Of nominations in
GLIDING: Minister to P%ortugual, Mere
dfth Nicholson of Indiana, postmast-
as John G. Freshly. Wallace, Idaho;
"A. H. Abels, Terrell. Tex, w. w.
Browning, Ogden, Utah.
An amendment to the Underwood
tariff bill adopted by the majority OF
the senate finance committee gives
the president OF the United States
authority to suspend certain rates in
the proposed law and to proclaim
special rates against nations which
discriminate against products Of the
United States.
Three tired United States Senators
have come too Washington after a
week Of strenuous Investigation in
the coal strike district Of West Viz
ginia- Senators Swanson, Kenyon
and MARITIME, who have concluded for
. time their examination OF witnesses
at Charleston, have returned to the
senate to take up their legislative
duties.
Vigorous opposition from the new
Department Of Labor to the proposed
arbitration and mediation act, prepar.
"A by the railroads and railroad
1rotherhoods for enactment by con-
gross, was voiced when the measure
wns presented to . joint session OF
the house and senate interstate com
merce committees.