The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-03-05
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Rural Credits and Trust Bills
Measures Likely to Be Given
Preference Over Others.

new law TO enhance rural credits
before adjournment of congress are
the only measures on the must" list
OF the administration for the perma
nent session of congress. it was made
known recently. This excepts the
necessary appropriation bills, which
are now rapidly being disposed Of
A bill to repeal the toll exemption
provision of the Panama canal act
probably will be introduced within 1C
days by Representative Adamson
chairman of the interstate commerce
committee. 1t will offer no compro
mise whatever il the situation and is
certain to provoke opposition both in
the house and senate.
The immigration bill, which has
passed the house and is to be reported
from the senate committee this week
also will be urged to conclusion.
The trust bills, It is now apparent
will require considerable more time in
perfecting than originally anticipated
i
time for beginning consideration OF
the proposed administration bills, but
not one Of the bills proposed is ready
for consideration in either branch.
Congress Give Up June Adjournment
Representative Underwood, demo
cratic leader of the house, admitted
that plans to adjourn congress in June
had gone glimmering." He would not
make a new prediction regarding ad.
journment. stating that the speeding
up process would continue.
Congestion and delay in consid erine
appropriation bills, and not the "ad
ministration program" are response
BILE for the inability Of congress to
adjourn in June, Underwood stated
He expressed confidence that the an
thrust and rural candidate legislation
would not interfere with an early ad-
journment, but that routine business
would extend the session longer than
anticipated.
May Ignore Protest Of Italy.
Members OF the senate immigration
committee are inclined to ignore IN
timations that the Italian government
will not sign a new arbitration treaty
with the United States unless assured
that the section OF the pending immi
grafton bill providing for the United
States health inspectors on immigrant
ships, shall not apply TO Italian steam
ers and that the proposed hteracS
test shall not interfere with Italian
immigration.
Senators are inclined TO attribute
Italian opposition 10 the influence oil
steamship companies. COMMITTEE
members believe that even If they
were disposed to favor Italy, there Is
no way TO frame a provision for lit
eracy test so as to make an exception
of any country.
Bills Provide for Leasing Of Land.
Administration bills to regulate de
vslopment Of the vast resources OF
eoyernment-owned lands in the wes'
will be introduced in the senate aho
house by Senator Myers, OF Montana
and Representative Ferris, OF ohla
homa. chairman of the congresslohai
public lands committee.
These measures, drafted after eS
landed conferences between the TWO
chairmen and Secretary Lane, OF int
interior department, are designed te
make available for immediate develop
ment treasures in coal. OIL phosphate
and potash deposits.
The bills would provide for the leas
;np of public lands under restrictions
TO guard against monopoly ana TO III
sure DEVELOPMENT Resulting ROYALTIES
would go in the first place TO the
reclamation fund TO be used for deVei
opment of irrigation projects ID INT
arid and semi-arid states.
National Capital erevities.
Representatiye L'Engle, in house
bill. proposes the construction oi
s15. 900 900 aeroplane fleet for the pro
,ection OF cities from bombaromeh'
nv hostile aerial army.
The millers OF the west won VIC
tory when the supreme court of Inc
Tnited States held that bleached fioui
was not injurious to health unless IL
could be proved that it contained IN
furious ingredients.
The administrator plans for t~e
hattleships were approved by the
house naval committee. II is proposed
70 build submarines for the defense
of the Pacific coast and TO construct
and maintain them on this coast
The supreme court holds thai iaho
e land even if the government sur
,svors did report II as water. ut
washington courts had held thai 'it
,,,gont had no title because the iaho
did not exist