The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-04-23
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
New Measure Provides for the
Mastering Of 100000 Mill
tiamen Quickly.

Washington.--Prom organization
OF volunteer army for service II
Mexico or in any other crisis would
be provided for in house bill passed
by the senate with amendments.
The bill would revise the law under
which a volunteer force was organized
for the Spanish.American war in 1898
Its authors contend that a volunteer
force could be raised more quickly
than under the existing law; that II
would do away with short term oI
enlistment by making the term of vol
unteers the same as those in the reg
ular army; would procure the neces
sary number of men at the beginning
of the war for n long period.
Another change in the existing law
would give the president, instead oi
the governors of the states, the au
thority to appoint all officers for the
volunteer forces, requiring him to give
preference In their selection to those
who have had military training and In
struction in the regular army, national
guard. volunteer forces or military
schools.
Passenger Fares Are ReadIusted.
Readiustment Of passenger rates on
all interstate railroads In the United
States In conformity with the long and
short haul provision of the law, under
orders of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, will become effective on
May /. The new tariffs filed by the
roads with the commission indicate u
material reduction In fares, partlcu'
larly from important terminals and
rate. basing points to intermediate
points.
while some rates on long hauls will
be increased. the fares on the shorter
hauls to intermediate points will be
reduced materially In n great majority
OF instances. II " provided that no
interstate fares may exceed the sum
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up OF interstate fares the rates fixed
by authorities OF states must be oh.
served
"MIleage" Is Cast Out.
The house struck the tlme.honored
mileage" allowances for congressman
out OF the Legislative appropriation bill
and provided for actual expenses OF
members To and from Washington.
All the Representatives from the
northwest except Bryan OF washing
ton and French OF Idaho voted in IA
vor OF continuing payment at the rate
OF 20 cents mile, and both Bryan aud
French supported 2O-cent mileage un'
til they were called on to 40 on rec
ord.
II the senate adopts the new basis
OF mileage. members and senators Will
receive only the actual cost OF trans
portation from their homes to Wash
ington and return, which will materi'
ally cut the allowance OF the Pacific
Coast members
Grazing Entries Favored.
A bill TO provide for the opening to
homestead entry OF "stockraising
lands" In the public domain was re-.
ported to the house by the public land
committee. II was agreed on after
conferences between the house and
senate members and officials OF the
interior department.
The measure would authorize the
secretary to designate as subject 10
entry In tracts of not more than $40
acres LANDS, the surface of which IL,
In his opinion. chiefly valuable for
grazing or raising crops and which,
in his opinion, do not contain mer'
ohantable timber and are not suscepti-
Bile of irrigation from any known
source of water supply"
Entrants In order 10 perfect title
would be required To make permanent
improvements on the land tending TO
Increase its value for stock raisinE
purposes amounting to at least sl,2a
an acre.
National Capital Brevities.
President Wilson was asked by An
drew Carnegie to use his influence In
getting federal charter for the Car
negie endowment fund. He opposes
an investigation OF the fund,
Representative Lobeck, democrat. of
Nebraska, has introduced resolution
asking the department OF commerce
to investigate the wages paid in tie
steel industry
Action on the resolution OF Senators
PoindeXter and Jones of Washington.
callinq IN tha nrasidant ~ flrni,h