The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
House Facing Record Vote on
the Proposed Prohibition
Amendment.

strong in the senate and the house
facing a record vote on the proposed
constitutional amendment Tor nation
wide prohibition, congress promises to
have busy week.
Interest in the house centers in
Mexican developments. Representa-
tives generally, including some admin
istration sponsors, would not be sur
prised if the week would be marked
by some decisive move by the admin
istration.
Congress is prepared for any war
emergency. Lying ON Speaker Clark's
desk is resolution from the military
affairs committee, the passage OF
which you'd make Immediately avail
able the two hundred million dollars
Of the annual army appropriation bill.
The appropriations committee is hold
ing back its big general deficiency
bill on possibility Of a call for emer-
gency war appropriation.
All kinds of rumors about the pros
poets for action on the prohibition res
olution are flying about the capitol.
Some Of the pro-prohibition members
assert they will fight to win. with the
sentiment of the country back Of them,
and that they believe they will COM
mand large vote in the house. Mem
bers opposed to the resolution declare
that it could win on a majority vote,
but that 1t cannot possibly muster two
thirds of the house, necessary for pas
sage of constitutional amendment.
Secretary Lane Cuts Red Tape.
Making good his promise to lend
every proper aid to the man who is
endeavoring honestly to acquire title
to home on the public domain, Sec
rotary Lane, of the interior depart
ment, is cutting out red tape In his
own office and in the general land Of
flee and doing away with technical
protests against the issuance of pat
ents.
AS result OF his reforms, the Sec
rotary, between July 1, 1913, and April
rs, 1914, approved 4O,125 entries for
patent, being an increase of 1870 over
the number of entries approved in the
corresponding period of the previous
year. This increase is shown In face
OF the fact that the number of filings
made is gradually diminishing.
ssssrase Cohorts Present Petition.
Several thousand women from prac-
tically every state In the union parad-
ed Saturday along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from the white house to the capt.
tol, and, presenting to members of
congress petitions adopted at meetings
all over the country a week ago.
The scene after the pageant reached
the east steps of the capitol was i'm
pressive- Massing themselves on the
plaza steps, ami with several bands
and a chorus 81 100 girls at the en-
trance to the building, The enthusiast
tic paraders .sang "The March of the
Women" by nr- Ethel Emyth, of Eng
land.
The bands then struck up 1.-THE
Star-Spangled Banner" and the 5s1
petition-bearers filed up the steps In
to the rotunda of the capitol, where
a special committee. of congress re-
ceived them. In the line were Sena-
tors La Toilette, Thomas, Thompson,
Owen, Bristow, Poindexter and Brady
and Representatives Madden, SABBATH,
Faiconer, Stone. Knowland, Raker.
Moss, of West Virginia; Roberts, of
Nevada; Helvering. Heating and Bry-
an, who shook hands with each of
their callers.
National Capital erevities.
Surveys preliminary to the construc-
ton of the government railway in
Alaska are to be made Immediately.
The senate and house have agreed
on the plan of having President VIII
son issue a proclamation designating |
the second Sunday in May of each
year as national Mothers day.
Senator La Toilette told the senate
that there was a conspiracy to coerce
the interstate commerce commission
In favor of the proposed increase of s
per cent in freight rates by eastern
railroads.
At the opening of the next session
of congress members will have their
votes recorded by an electrical device.
The house will be asked to appropri-
ate $4,000 for the installation of the
intended to save time in
recording the votes.
A brisk fight against the ratifica-
Ion of the proposed treaty between
he United States and Colombia is ex-
,ected in the senate The minority
S opposed to the measure, which
would provide for payment of $25,000,-
700 indemnity in connection with the