El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-05
PRESIDENT TALKS
ON CANAL TOLLS
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notice that they would speak on Mex
leo tomorrow.
Sale of Convict Goods.
The house passed a bill to authorize
the states to prohibit, by local laws,
the sale of convict made good IN Ihe
original package shipped in from out
side the state.
Alaska Bill Agreed on.
The Alaska railway bill as finally
agreed upon in conference was re-
ported to the house Wednesday by rep
resentative Houston. Of Tennessee.
Final action in both houses is expected
within a few days
The bill provides for the expenditure
by the president of not to exceed $685.
100000 to construct the road.
Revision of the interstate trade com
mission bill as prepared by the house
interstate commerce committee prob
ably was concluded Wednesday after
conference with president Wilson on
the subject, attended by representative
COvington, chairman, and other mem
bers of the subcommittee. The bill will
be taken up by the full committee i'm
mediately and reported to the senate
next week.
Three Instead OF Five Members.
The house bill COntemplates a trade
commission to consist Of three instead
of five, members as originally prepared
and the commission would have power
to investigate corporations as an aid
to the attorney general and the courts.
To guard against undue publicity OF
the affairs of corporations. the revised
draft would provide that the proposed
commission should report to the presl-
dent discovery Of information concern
ing unfair practices Of corporations not
necessarily in Violation of law. 1t
would be left to the discretion of the
president whether the results Of such
an inquiry should be made public.
ArizOnnn Urges Leasing.
Dwight B. Heard, Of Phoenix, Ariz.,
the Salt Lake irrigation enterprise, and
]. 3. Killiam, of Delta, Colo, president
OF a livestock association, advocated
some form of leasing to increase the
grazing privilege at a hearing Wednes-
day before the house public lands COM
mittee. Mr. Kiuiam urged. however,
that homestead rights should not be in
terfered with.
Champion Suffrage Cause.
The cause of woman suffrage was
championed in the senate Wednesday
by senators Thompson. owen, Cham
berlaln and Sherman. who spoke in
support OF the proposed constitutional
amendment to give women the vote In
all states
Senators Reed and vardaman prob
ABLY viii speak against the amend
ment when vote may be reached.
AS author of the proposed amend
influence of women who have the bal
lot In response to a question by SEN
ator Reed the Oregon senator agreed
that the recent reforms in his state
were inaugurated before the women
We're given right to vote
Inc attitude OF some southern sem
ators was indicated during the discus
sion when senator Vardaman said "rhs
negro question may compel me to vO g
against the amendment"
senator Thompson told his col
leagues that none of the objections
raised against woman suffrage ma
only few of the women sought Of
IiclaI positions he said, but when
Ihey did obtain them. instead of mall
ing natures as was expected. they in
Variably made the best Officers we
have had in the state. One-huIf Of
the counties have women county SUI
ferlntendent Of schools and probably
one-thlrd of the county nfficers have
women deputies. The business record
or Inese women has been Invariably
good and their industrious efforts 10
improve schools, sanitation. morals ard
TO provide safe, efficient and economic
public utilities of their towns have
been generally approved and aided by
the men of their community"