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introduced q bill for $6O7, 40S to enlarge
the New York assay office.
arn.l-nn CnnI BIZ Passed.

ADuMlAAANS'-
! introduced q bill for $607, 40S to enlarge
the New York assay Office.
a5rskan Coal Bill Passed.
John G. Milburn testified on the dill
( tn 1sgulate stock exchanges before the
! banking committee Of the senate.
The senate passed senator Smoots
bill to open withdrawn Alaskan coal
( lands from homestead entry, reserving
/ title to the coal to the government.
VIII Consider Barnett Bill.
Notwithstanding a well defined SEN
timent among some Democratic sena-
tors agaist action on immigration Leg
isIation at this session Of CONGRESS. the
4 senate committee on immigration de-
termined Wednesday to continue its de-
Iiberations on the Burnett bill as it
passed the house and TO report II TO the
senate as soon as possible.
Senator Burton, Of Ohio, and senator
Lodge. Of Massachusetts, Republican
members Of the committee, agreed that
the bill would be reported by the COM
mittee in spite of opposition Members
Of the committee generally are reucent
about president Wilson's views on the
immigration subject particularly win
regard to the literacy test Wnlch MI
Wilson is said to oppose
Senator O'GOrman, who is the Dem
ocratic member Of the committee lead
ing the opposition to immigration leg
islation, may urge discussion OF the
question before a conference OF Dem
ocratic senators in the near future.
Senate Passes Election BIZ.
without a rollcall, the senate late
Wednesday passed q bill to provide a
temporary law for the nomination ana
election of senators in states that nave
not legislated to carry out the 1lth
constitutional amendment for the al
rect election of senators.
II amendment to make the measure
applv only to elections was defeated,
81 to 16.
The law would be effective only until
the various states provide their own
machinery for nominating and elect
ing senators. Where no such methods
are provided the bill would make the
state laws for nominating and electing
state officers applicable to senators.
The only fight against the measure
came from southern senators, VINO con-
tended that the federal government had
no constitutional right to intrude into
such local matters as the nomination
of candidates. Senator Fall, Of New
Mexico. was the only Republican to vote
in favor of limiting the bill to elections
Railway Action Imminent.
Final action on the Alaskan railway !
bill next Wednesday was in prospect j
after the house had given Wednesday /
to detailed consideration of the meas 1
ure as passed by the senate.
ONLY one amendment was written /
into the bill during the discussion: I
This would leave to the discretion OF /
the president the problem of handling /
the proposed railway after the gov 4
eminent has built it. It was intro /
duced by representative Mann, Of Him
OILS. and would allow the president /
either to lease the railway to private /
operators or to operate it for the gov
eminent. Mr.. Mann pointed out that /
the president might be confronred py /
a situation in which the only aVallapIe
L. araF 7eafr1 NJ
terests or other interests heavily IN
terested in Alaska" and that in such
a case he ought to be able to decline 10
lease. Several members, both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, attacked the Dlll
as "SOcialistic" in the course of the
debate.
PostOfffce Appropriation Greatest Ever
Nearly $5,O00,00O has been added 10
the total of the postoffice appropr1a-
tiOn as it PASSED the house today II
carries 1910, 700, 600, the largest amount /
ever appropriated for postal purposes
Maximum salaries for rural mail car
riers would be increased under the Dill
to $780, the total increase for this
purpose amounting to $4.350,OOO.
S43,OOO,OOO For Waterways.
Appropriations aggregatng S45,OOO,-
600 for waterway Improvement projects
all over the country are PROVIDED IN
the rivers and harbors bill. completed
Wednesday and to be reported to the
house within a. week. This toJaI IS
less by about s5,0OO,OOO than that OF
last years measure.
The bill is featured by an appropria-
ton of s7,0OO,OO for the improvement
Of the Mississippi river up as far as
Rock. Island, Ill, and one of SIS, 100000
for the New York harbOr project.
Other new projects provided for IN
he bill, some Of which are conditioned
mon local cooperation, include Sacra-'
nento and san joaquin rivers. Califor-
Ma. total cost S5,SO0,000, initial appro-
9riation $780, 900; Richmond harbor,
california, conditional, total cost 1920
700. initial appropriation 100000; Fails
IF the Willamette at oregon City, Ore,
single appropriation of $4,000 together
with a balance now available; Willapa
1arbor. Washington, total cost $347,950
initial appropriation 100000.
The New York harbor new projects
include an initial appropriation OF
$500. 600 for providing a 35 foot channel
ID the East river and removal of the
7evigation distractions in the He'll
Sate and an expenditure Of $500, 900 in
he uDDer bay.