The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-15
.DOINGS AT WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. D. C, Sept g. he Glass currency measure which IS said to be panic-Froot. was for maily reported in the lower house of congress this afternoon The friends of the bill declare that it's passage will prevent the manipula- ton Of the money market by Wall Street and the big interests of the country. The cnmmittt emcn object. however, to the bestoNal Of unlim- fed powers upon the federal reserve board which is provided for by the measure
 The urgent deficiency bill. which has been under consideration in the lower house Of congress during the past two weeks, was passed this afternoon by substantial marg'n.
 Among The items included in the bill k one providing for the ap- propfiation of $tbue00 for the rn- ef of Americans in Mexico and their transportation hack to the United States.
 No provision made for the pay. meht of salaries and other expenses or the commerce. court. which means that the court VII pass out of ex istenee shortly unless some way is found in the meantime to prolong it's life.
 Stripped of all amendments. the Underwood tariff revision bill was passed bv the senate late this after noon bv vote of II to g.
 Senators I.aFollette and Poindext- TT, both Republicans, voted for the 7assasp of the measure. wh le Scna- tors Ransdell and Thornton. Demo crats, of Louisiana. cast their votes With the opposition.
 WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept. 10.- Secretary of Labor Wilson has di- F"eted John Metfit 10 proceed al once 10 Calumet for the purpose of ter minating the strike among the cop per miners of that district. II is not known what steps N i'll be taken by Moffit, but il is understood that he will endcavor to bring the min CTS and operators together by ar bitrat on.
 Unable 10 persuade Collector of Customs Pendleton, of Los Angeles. 10 retire quietly from office. the de partment has been compelled 10 dismiss the obstinate official sum- marily, in order to get rid of him. The request for Pendleton's res'g- nation was made after an investi- ration of his off cial conduct had been conducted by the department
 Debate on the Glass currency bill began in the lower house of con ercss today. and the discussion will continue uninterrupted until the question has been disposed of. The house has agreed that the debate shall end this week and day and night sessions will De held in order To give all of the members chance 70 discuss the measure
 Cha rman Glass delivered the open ing address on the measure today. and during the course of his re marks attacked the banking inter- ests of the country for the stand they have taken on the bill. He foak each criticism up separately and replied to it briefly and con vincingly, leaving little ground for the opponents of the measure to stand upon.
 It is regarded as certain that the house will pass the b.ll in it's pres ent form and inasmuch as the mem- bers of the senate are anxious to adjourn. il is thought that the pass age of the measure will be hastened greatly in the upper house.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept H. American contractors were filled with consternation today when it was announced by the bureau of con struction and repair of the depart ment of the navy that the contract for building the turbine drums for one of the new battleships n un- der construction had been awarded to an English firm. The bid of the foreign contractor was considerably under those subm tied by the Am ericans, and the contract was award cd without hesitation. despite the protests of the American firCs.
 Notwithstanding the difference in the amounts of the bids the depart ment is being criticised for award HS lIe tOHlTdCi to lOTtlSueTS. ne department, however. defends it's ac- ton on the grounds that the Ameri- | can contractors tried to h-ld the | government up for the work. which | they believed would be kept in the United States, regardless of the | amount demanded.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept 12.- Testifying today before the house | lobby Investigating committee, for | mer Representative Watson of h. | diana emphatically denied the charge | that he was an active friend of the | National Association of Manufactur- | CTS during the time that he repre- sented h's state in congress.
 The charge that he was a willing worker in the interests of the asso- ciation was made recently by Col onel Martin Mulhall. the confessed | hireling of the manufacturers.
 Disguised over the passage of the Underwood tariff bill and the fa- Vorable consideration of other Dem ,cratic measures, Representative Sydney Anderson. Republican, of severed his connection -cday with the house ways and means committee
 Anderson has asked to be relieved