El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-20
Spanish Treaty On Calendar

ing S9,60O,0OO to pay for the. govern
ments supervision of the affairs OF It's
indian wards for the next fiscal year,
was up for final vote in the house to-
day
The bill will institute new policy
bv the government toward its wards
by providing a fund for the purpose
of encouraging industry among the
indians and teaching them to be self
supporting"
Agricultural Appropriations s1s,55s,OOO.
The annual agricultural apprOprIa-
ton bill aggregates S1S,55S,OOO.
1t apprOpriates $4,000 to encourage
and aid in the agricultural develop
ment of the government reclamation
projects through demonstrations, and
advice to settlers, Of whom there are
600 families from all parts OF the
country, and an increase OF 315,UUO over
the present appropriation is provided
for cooperation with states in the pro-
lection from fire of the fOrested wa
terSheds of navigaDle streams.
Provision for attention to cost OF llV-
ing problems is made in several items.
For investigating the preparation for
market, handling, grading, packing
freezing, drying, storing and trans
porting of poultry and eggs S5U1UJU
appropriation would be made.
Fifteen thousand dollars would be
provided for use in educating the peC-
pie of the value Of fish as a supplement
to the meat supply and to investigate
the handling Of food fish.
The bill apprOpriates S378, 400 for CO.
operative farm demonstration work in
the south, an increase Of $4,000 for tho
boil WeeVil and $780, 600 for such dem
onstration work in sections other than
the south, an increase Of $4,000
Postal Deficiency $2,000G00.
More shan $4,000, 900 for deficiencies
in postal finances. caused by the rapid
growth of the parcels post system,
$4,000 for Investigations Of the fed
eraI industrial relations committee, in
Guiding work in the Colorado and
Michigan mining districts. $4,000 for
the federal board of mediation in set
tied railroad strikes and 100000 for
the Panama railroad were the princi-
pal items in the ufGent deficiency bill,
aggregating s1O000,00O reported Thurs
day to the house for passage by the
! appropriations committee.
Treaty Extension Assured.
Extension Of general arbitration
| treaties with foreign nations as the
/ first move in the program of the aG-
ministratiOn to Tehabilitate the foreign
/ relations of the nation were assured
! Thursdav night after the senate had
/ taken up consideration Of the expired
! involved in the situation confronting
! treaties and had defined the issues
Before the debate in the senate be-
Aran on treaties with japan, Italy. Nor
WAY sweden, Portugal, Great Britain
/ and Switzerland, president Wilson had
/ tatives about the treaties as well as
} the paramount issue OF Panama canal
d. tolls.
During his conference the president
! explained that it was the universal
! view of the European nations that the
! United States had violated the Hay
| PauncefOte treaty by the exemption
| clause in the Panama canal act He
| said no official Representations to that
I effect had been preseuted-in TACT that
Z no n n fEarl~
! Britain during the present admins
| tration, but he knew that the impress
| sion was broadcast in Europe that this
J United States was becoming remiss in
the keeping of treaty OBLIGATIONS.
Would Exempt Alien Legislation.
In the senate the lines Of denarCa-
/ ton as to the foreign policy of the
! government were sharply drawn Whcr
/ senator Chamberlain Of Oregon sub
/ mitted a general amendment to all
/ pending treaties which would exempt
from arbitration by the Hague tribunal
I the following subjects:
Admission Of aliens into the United
states.
Admission Of alien children into the
( schools of the various states
Involving the japanese question OF
/ the Pacific coast.
All questions arising from the Mon.
/ roe doctrine.
Provision Of the Panama GENIAL ac.
ezempting American coasrwise shin.
! ping from tolls.
O'GOrman ard Root Clash.
Discussion Of the subject moved tho
/ senate as it has not been moved in
! many DAYS and q clash between sena.
J tors -O'GOrman and Root Of New York
marked the climax of heated debate
I Senator O'GOrman assaiIed the Car.
negie endowment for internationa
I peace, of which senator Root is the
/ president, declaring that its prime mo
/ tive was q corrupt one" that it die
not seek to promote international Deac,
but to create an international aIIianc,
+ between Great Britain and the United
( States to the benefit of individual,
who would profit from such a consum
nation. Senator Root, taking the re-
marks OF his colleague as a persona
offense, resented them in vigorort
language and precipitated a discus
sion which was prolonged for nor,
than an hour.