El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-14
GlTR0N OPPOSES
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
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] ate woman suffrage committee. Char
! man Thomas and senator owen, Demo-
! Gratis and senators Jones, Hubert ana
/ Clapp, Republicans voted Tor the reso-
/ luton. while senator Cdlroh, RepuoLl-
/ can. voted against Il
/ chairman Thomas within rev days,
/ an effort will be made to have II taken
I I'D during the present session II the
! tariff legislation does not interfere
/ CHARGES immortality Among Indians.
! General charges of immortality among
| students at the Carlisle indian school
/ were made today by Laura c. Kellogg,
I \ student of indian affairs, before the
! senate indian committee Miss Kellogg
declared the superintendent there did
not maintain the stardard Of discipline
necessary in such an institution W hen
questioned by the senators. Miss KEEL
logg said she could give no specific
/ instances of immortality at Carlisle.
Urge Federal Inquiry.
Senator Kern presented to the SEN
I ate a series OF resolutions and petitions
from labor unions in West Virginia
and Indiana complaining of conditions
in the Paint Creek coal region and urg-
ing the federal inquiry the senate has
proposed.
May Return Ransom Fund.
Senator O'GOrmOn's bill TO have the
government return to private contrib
utors sec 900 they subscribed to ram
som Ellen NJ Stone. the missionary
was favOrably reported from the SEN
ate foreign relations committee, over
the earnest protest Of senators who
contended that it established a danger
Gus precedent, particularly regarding
the situation in Mexico.
Sign Posts for the Desert.
To tighten the weary way of the
prOSpectOr across the arid lands Of the
west and rob the deserts Of their
terrors is the object of a bill by SEN
atOr Works reported favOrably by the
senate public lands committee. 1t
would appropriate $1,000 with which
springs. streams and water holes and
place sign posts and monuments along
the lines Of travel to guide travellers to
water.
China Thanks the L. $.
A cable from Shan ST provincial as
sembly Of China expressing thanks
to the United States for. its recOgni-
ton of the new republic of China was
read today in the senate.
The nomination of George W. Guthrie
as ambassador to Japan was reported
favOrably by the committee.
Would AnnuI Roosevelt Order
Chairman Pittman Of the senate ter
ritories committee introduced a bill TO
annul former president Roosevelt's
proclamation Of 1907 creating the
'Chugach National Forest of eleven
million acres and TO restore it TO the
public domains Officials of the
Alaskan Northern railroad claim the
road had to suspend building because
Of the withdrawal and the consequent
inability 10 get timber
Republicans Delay Appointments.
Senate Repu bllcanS began their first
big fight on president Wilson's nomina-
lions when the appointment OF W j.
Harris, OF Georgia. as director Of the
census was taken up in executive ses-
sion. For nearly five hours the senate
played at cross purposes on the nomina-
ton without even entering into dis
cusSiOn Of the merits OF the case. The
Republicans forced a rollcan and in
support of tactics which the Demo-
Gratis termed dnatOry.
Republicans declare they intend 70
keep up Ehe fight against harris until B.
has announced his inten-
ton Of resigning-
The Republican fight centers large Z
" on the contention that offices re-
curing technical know ledge or sCi6n-
tific attachments should not be given
as political rewards, but that qualifi- .
cation and experience should be the /
yardstick.
While no charges have been made I
against Mr.. Harris, the Republicans 1
claim that he was not so yell quail /.
fled. by experience, as was Mr. Du- Z
ar. Harris was chairman Of the Dem .
ocratiC state executive committee of /
Georgia, and known as an original 4
Wilson man.
Bryan Currency Not Adopted
Conferences between President VIII q
son, leaders or the mouse and senate. d.
and uLhers - currency legislation viii &
be held at the white house probably /
early next week after majority leader !
Underwood has decided upon the per-
sonnet of the house banking and cur
rency committee. 1t is understood the
dI aft of the bill does not provide for
guarantee of bank deposits which VIM
J. Bryan has favored, and may contain
some other provisions not in accord
with Mr. Bryan's views as expressed in
some OF his public speeches House
leaders aIc awaiting with a g'eat dee
Of interest his attitude. An asset cur
rency tc be issued through the banks
is orc of the provisions contemplated.
Repre- sentative Carter Glass. chair
man owen of the senate banking and
currency committee and secretary Nc
AdoO are expected to join in the white
house conference.