The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-05-14
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
House Facing Record Vote on
the Proposed Prohibition
Amendment.

WIN t0e fdudind
canal tolls exemption debate running
strong in the senate and the house
facing a record vote on the proposed
constitutional amendment for nation.
wide prohibition. congress promises to
have a busy week.
Interest in the house centers in
Mexican developments. Representa-
tives generally including some admin.
istratlon sponsors, would not be sur.
prised IL the week would be marked
by some decisive move by the admin
istration.
Congress is prepared for any war
emergency. Lying on Speaker Clark's
desk is a resolution from the military
affairs committee, the passage of
which would make Immediately avail
able the two hundred million dollars
of the annual army appropriation bill.
The appropriations committee is hold
ing back its big general deficiency
bill on possibility of call for emer-
Bency war appropriation.
All kinds of rumors about the pros.
poets for action on the prohibition res
olution are flying about the capitol.
Some of the pro-prohibition members
assert they will fight to win, with the
sentiment Of the country back of them,
and that they believe they will com.
mand large vote In the house. Mem
bers opposed TO the resolution declare
that Il could win on majority vote,
but that It cannot possibly muster two.
thirds of the house. necessary for pas
sage of a constitutional amendment
New Banking System to Start.
Machinery for one of the final steps
In the establishment of the nations
new banking system was set in motion
when the reserve bank organization
committee named five banks In each
OF the IL districts to execute organi-
cation certificates for the federal re.
serve banks.
When that shall have been complet-
ed and boards OF directors organized
In each district. the controller OF cur.
rency viii issue a charter authorizing
the banks to begin business.
The committee announced efforts
were being made to expedite the or.
gnnlzation 80 that the system might
be lnauguratcd by August /.
Suffrage Cohorts Present Petition.
Several thousand women from prac. :
tloally every state In the unlon parad. |
ed Saturday along Pennsylvania ave.
nue. from the white house 10 the capl. |
tol. and. presenting 70 members ot
congress petitions adopted at meetings !
all over the country n week ago.
The scene after the pageant reached |
the east steps OF the capitol was i'm
pressiye. Massing themselves on the !
plaza steps. and with several bands |
and chorus OF 100 girls at the en-.
trance to the building. the enthnsias-
tic paraders sang THE March of the
Women" by DR. Ethel Emyth, OF Eng
land
The bands then struck up The
Stars Spangled Banner" and the 53l
filed up the steps In.
TO the rotunda of the capitol, whore
a special committee OF congress re,
ceived them, In the line were Sena.
tors La Toilette, Thomas. Thompson.
owen, Bristow, PoindeXter and Brady.
and Representatives Madden, SABBATH,
Falooner, Stone. Knowland. Raker.
Moss. OF West Virginia; Roberts, OF
Nevada; Helyering. Heating and Bry-
nm. who shook hands with each OF
heir callers.
National Capital BreVities.
Surveys preliminary to the construc-
lion OF the government railway in
Alaska are to be made Immediately
The senate and house have agreed
on the plan of having President VIII
san issua "A nroclamafion dasiqnatfng