The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
Under the Capitol Dome.

Sn&ASA 49,
Senator Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma.
introduced bill in the Senate excluding
from Interstate commerce the products
of any industry which employs children
under fourteen years of age, or of any
mine or quarry which employs children
under sixteen years Of age.
Senator Ellison ID. Smith. Of South
Carolina, chairman OF the Immigration
Committee left for New York to make a
personal inspection of the immigration
stations of Ellis Island.
A national fight against typhoid fever
and malaria IN cooperation with State
and county authorities, was proposed In
the Senate by Senator RansdeT, OF
Louisiana He Introduced a bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the use of the Public
Health Service In investigating and en-
oouraging the adoption of improved
methods in rural sanitation.
In sharp contrast with the testimony OF
those representing the .'radfim trust, !"
Director James A. Holmes, of the Bureau
Of Mines, testified before the Senate Min
ing Committee that the only difficulty
about the bureau entering the radium
business to supply the army. navy and
other government hospitals was that II
would not be able to obtain sufficient
ore. The total production of ores In the
United States in 1873 he said, was 2,140
tons, which would result in about sixteen
grams of radium.
Nomination and election OF former Rep
resentative John Martin. of Pueblo, a
Democrat. as the next governor of Colo
RADIO, was predicted by Representative
II inc of oil A.
portant political outcome of the coal
strike now under investigation by a
House committee in that State. =,
Judge Emory Speer. of Macon, Ga,
notified the Judiciary Committee OF the
House by telegraph that his brief in
answer to charges brought against him
by the Department of Justice was mailed
Thursday night.
A bill based on the Raker and Hayes
bills excluding Hindoo laborers from the
United States probably will be reported
by the House immigration Committee
within two weeks. according to a state
ment by Chairman Burnett. meeting
OF the committee next Thursday will set
tie the question as to whether action
shall be taken.
The views of the National Grange as to
rural credit legislation will be given to
the joint House and Senate subcommit-
tee next Tuesday Chairman Buckley an
nounced. Charles S. Hampton will be
one of the principle spokesman for the
organized farmers. The committee an
ticipates reporting a bill to the Senate
and House by April !. Hearings will be
closed in about a fortnight
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations to be postmasters: Mary
land-Andrew Beaston, Chesapeake City:
Robert L. Smith, RidgeIy; Winfred L.
Berry, Rockville.
Five months annual leave of absence
from their claims will be allowed home
stead entrymen il a bill introduced in the
House by Representative Sinnott, of Ore
gOn, becomes law.
Charles F. Choate, of Massachusetts,
was named a regent of the Smithsonian
Institution in a resolution introduced in
the Senate by Senator Lodge and passed.
The vacancy on the board of regents ex-
listed by reason of the death OF Senator
a. o. Bacon, Of Georgia.
The distribution of so per cent of the
sum collected under the income tax
among the towns and cities from which
the tax is collected is proposed I'm an
amendment to the tariff bill introduced
in the Senate by Senator Gallinger, of
New Hampshire.
Seeds. bulbs. scions. and plants exceed
ing eight ounces in weight would be
maiIable as fourth class matter If a bill
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Kenyon becomes law.
A scathing attack upon the Democratic
attitude toward the civil service, as in
stanced in the case of Rev. Otis Glaze
brook, of Elizabeth, n. J., appointed
10 be consul at Jerusalem. was made in
the House by Representative Gillette, of
Massachusetts,.
An amendment intended to exempt
small corporations and newspapers from
the operation of the proposed interstate
trade commission bill was introduced i'm
the Senate by Senator oliver. of Penn
sylvania.
The Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce was net able to hold a meet
ing yesterday. Chairman Newlands, who
has been i'll, went to the Capitol, but did
not call his committee together. A meet
ing will be held early in the week, and
the bill authorizing an interstate trades
commission probably will be reported.