The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-04-23
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Panama Canal Tolls Repeal
Bill and Others Consume
Much Time.

In the senate the hearings before
the COMMITTEES on interoceanic canals
on the presidents Panama canal tolls
exemption repeal bill will continue
Commercial opposition to the repeal
will occupy the greater part of the re-
mainder of the hearings, which will
close April "a. Representatives of or
ganizations from cities on the sea
boards will be heard, among them com
mercial men from San Francisco, Sc.
attle and New Orleans.
The antitrust program will receive
attention on both sides Of the capitol
during the week. A subcommittee of
the senate interstate commerce com
mittes hopes to place the combina-
tion trust bill. framed in administra-
tion conferences, before the full COM
mittee during the week. The house
judiciary committee will continue its
deliberations on the same measure.
Passenger Fares Are Readjusted.
Readjustment of passenger rates on
all interstate railroads in the United
short haul provision Of the law, under
orders OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission, will become effective on
May /. The new tariffs filed by the
roads with the commission indicate
material reduction in fares, particu-
larly from important terminals and
rate-basing points to intermediate
points.
While some rates on long hauls will
be increased, the fares on the shorter
hauls to intermediate points will be
reduced materially in q great majority
OF instances. II is provided that no
interstate fares may exceed the sum
Of the local rates. and in the making
up Of interstate fares the rates fixed
by authorities OF states must be OBJ
served.
"MiIeaae" Is Cast Out.
The house struck the time-honored
mileage" allowances for congressman
out Of the legislative appropriation bill
and provided for actual expenses OF
members to and from Washington.
All the representatives from the
northwest except Bryan OF Washing
ton and French of Idaho voted in IA
vor OF continuing payment at the rate
of 20 cents mile, and both Bryan and
til they were called on to go on rec
ord.
II the senate adopts the new basis
OF mileage, members and senators will
receive only the actual cost OF trans
portation from their homes to Wash
ington and return, which will materi-
ally cut the allowance Of the Pacific
Coast members.
Grazing Entries Favored.
A bill to provide for the opening to
homestead entry OF "stock-raising
lands" in the public domain was re-
ported to the house by the public land
committee 1t WAS agreed on after
conferences between the house and
senate members and officials OF the
interior department.
The measure would authorize the
secretary TO designate as subject 10
entry in tracts OF not more than GAO
acres lands, the surface OF which Is,
in his opinion, chiefly valuable ior
grazing or raising crops and WHICH
tu his opinion. do not contain mer-
chantable timber and are not suscepti-
BILE of irrigation from any known
source OF water supply
Entrants in order to perfect title
would be required to make permanent
;mproyements on the land tending TO
increase its value for stock raising
purposes amounting to at least $l.25
An acre.
National Capital srevities.
President Wilson was asked by An
drew Carnegie to use his influence III
getting a federal charter for the Car
maybe endowment fund. He opposes
An investigation Of the fund.
Representatiye Lobeck, democrat, OF
Nebraska, has introduced resolution
asking the department OF commerce
10 investigate the wages paid in the
steel industry.
Action on the resolution OF Senators
po,ndexter and Jones, OF Washington,
calling on the president to furnlsh
reasons for desiring to repeal the free
toll measure. was indefinitely post
poned.
Members of the house OF representa-
tiyes decided to present "edaine si'
20 Miss Eleanor Wilson, who is TO be-
come the second White House nrloe