The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-01-09
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Congress Must Hold Night Ses.
sions to Pass Many Large
Measures in Time

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ment of the 62d congress two months
away, the house is confronted by a
jammed calendar and the supply bills
which promise weary days and sleep
less nights for the legislators.
Only single appropriation bill. the
legislative. executive and judicial sup.
ply measure, has been passed by the
house. The Indian appropriation bill
is now under consideration and 1t
should be completed this week. The
big appropriation measures which in
volve a vast amount Of detail likely
to cause lengthy discussion, are still
to come. The postoffice appropriation
bill has been reported from the COM
mittee and is awaiting action by the
house.
Members of the house are looking
forward to about a month OF night and
day grinding just before the conclu-
sion of the session and the leaders are
already making plans to hold quor-
um of members that work may be
rushed through.
Senator Bailey Says Farewell
The principal feature of the senate
the past week was speech by Sena-
tor Bailey, of Texas, long one of the
picturesque figures and striking
speakers of the United States senate,
which he called his farewell address.
The galleries were crowded to hear
the senator score his critics and deliv-
er a philippe against the initiative.
referendum and other popular laws.
Much of Senator Baileys speech
was taken up with a vitriolic attack
on his enemies and drastic criticism
of popular legislation. which he de-
clared would eventually overthrow the
present system of government. He
praised President-elect Wilson and
characterized William R. Hearst as "a
miserable dog, a moral pervert, a po-
ilitical degenerate, q physical coward. "
Tariff Hearing Begun
The ways and means committee OF
the house on Monday began its series
of hearings on the all important sub
ject of tariff revision. The hearings
will be by schedule, beginning with
chemicals. oils and paints, with subse-
quent dates arranged for the hearings
of the various other schedules and the
free list. In this way it is expected
that most Of the preliminary work may
be in hand by the end of February, SO
that the work may then begin on the
drafting of the measure or measures
for tariff reduction in readiness for
the extra session beginning in March.
During the week another important
series of hearings will begin before
the subcommittee of the house bank
ing apd currency committee, which is
seeking substitute for the Aldrich
currency plan. Many noted financiers
and economists have been invited to
appear before the committee and give
their views.
Wood Urges Revival Of Army canteen
The restoration of the army can
teen and enactment of legislation for
the elimination from the United States
army of unfit officers are among the
principal recommendations of Major
General Leonard Wood, chief of staff,
in his annual report made public.
General Wood recommends the con-
centration of the army on strategic
lines and in areas where it can be
maintained more economically. He
would transfer all the personnel OF
the staff corps-excepting engineers,
medical officers and chaplains-to the
line, increasing the number of the
general officers and line officers in
the different grades.
"The great majority of the officers
of the army" says General Wood, dis
cussing the canteen question, ARE OF
the opinion that the re-establishment
of the canteen under proper supervl-
sion would tend to improve the health,
discipline and efficiency of the service
by dismissing intemperance and i'm
morality. ! concur in this opinion"
National Capital erevities.
A democratic caucus Of the house
was held Tuesday to fill committee
vacancies.
The navy department has awarded
contracts for eight new submarines to
cost $685. each.
The death of Senator Davis, of Ar
kansas. probably means that Senator
Chamberlain will become chairman OF
the public lands committee when the
democrats reorganize the next senate.
The house committee on merchant
marine began hearings Tuesday to
investigate the methods and practices
OF domestic and foreign steamship
lines. particularly as to any agree
ments, pools or combinations with
railroads.
The Inauguration Of the parcel post