The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-18
Qrkansas
 at tbe- | Aattonal| Capital

Washington, D. c., Dec. i5.-COn- gress got down to hard work the past week and made a good start on the huge mass of work to be done al this session.
 The Hensley Resolution, authOriz- ing the president to enter into an agreement with Great Britain to re- frain from building warships for one year, passed the House by an overwhelming vote. Should the re- suit desired be attained, both coun- tries will save a vast sum by not building expensive battleships for the period of one year.
 It is practically assured that the currency bill will be passed by the Senate within a very few days. A careful study of this measure con- vinces that it's provisions are sound. The country is assured that, like the Democratic tariff law, the curren- cy bill is in the interests of the masses, not the classes.
 A bill to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work is now pending in the House. This bill ap- propriates Sl80,000 for the first year. S7SO,000 for the second, and an additional increase of S300,000 for each ten years, and thereafter the sum of S3,000,000 year perma- nently. Congressman Jacoway, who is a member of the Committee on Agriculture, has taken great in terest in this measure, and will do effective work in pushing 1t to final passage.
 There was some surprise eX- pressed at the presidents insistence | in his message for presidential pri- maries. when the Baltimore conVen- ton is recalled. There are two or three bills providing for such pri- mary law now pending before the committee.
 It is freely predicted here that Roosevelt has already entered the race for the presidential nomina- ton in 1916, and that it will be an nounced generally in 9 short time. The recent action of >Hle Bull Moose convention in California would in dcate that neither sympathy nor assistance is expected from the Standpatters.
 The Omnibus War Claims Bill for the payment of Southern claims for property taken and destroyed in the Civil war. etc.. is now pending be- fore the House, and will no doubt pass. The claims of Chester Bethel, Scott county. for $500; Sam Ed mondson. administrator of the es- tate of Isaac T. Epper. deceased, Hate of Sebastian county for S2.2VO, and John B. Luitrel of Howard county for SiS0, are the Arkansas claims in the bill from our district.
 During the currency fight m the extra session, when Congressman Wingo made a fight for rural credit system. President Wilson promised him that he would direct rural credit legislation at the reg lular session, and in accordance with that promise. he mentioned It m his message to Congress and urged | Congress to take up the subject. | Congressman Wingo will insist that whatever plan is adopted, that money shall he furnished to the farmers for the purpose of purchas-
 ing and improving homes at a low rate of interest and on long terms. Congressman Wingo intends to fight
 for better mail facilities, mine rescue station for our district, fed eral appropriations for good roads and for the abolishmetn of the for est reserve, among other things It might be added that the Forestry Bureau has already promised hlm to eliminate a large area of the re- serve.