The Washington herald., 1914-04-15

An adverse report on the proposal TO
improve Fishing Creek in Anne Arundel
County, Md. was made to the House by
the board of army engineers.
The Senate passed the bill raising the
American Minister in Argentine to the
rank of an Ambassador. The new posi-
tion carries a salary of Sl7,J0O a year.
The Senate today passed the Chamber
lain hill authorizing the use OF all reve-
nues in the Crater Lake National Park
in its management and the construction
and improvements OF roads and bridges
within the park limits.
Chairman Clayton of the House Judi
cIary Committee named a subcommittee
TO investigate the Impeachment charges
against Justice Wright of the District
Supreme Court The inquiry probably
will begin the later part of this week
Senator Swanson yesterday declared
that the postal savings bank system is
not yet selfsuppOrting. He made this
statement in defense of the bill remOv-
ing the limit from the amount which
any person may deposit in a postal saw
ings bank in a month.
Judiciary Committee on proposals to
take up and set a date for final action on
the Hobson resolution for national pro-
hibition law and also pending resolutions
for woman suffrage. This tie vote has
the effect of temporarily killing both the
prohibition and woman suffrage issues
The House Interstate Commerce Com
mittee reported favorably the Henry
resolution requesting the Interstate Com
merce Commission to make thorough
investigation of trans"ontinenu rail-
road rates and their relation to coast
wise steamship rates as well as their
bearing on traffic through the Panama
Canal
There is absolutely no interest that
the government has in any OF the rami-
ficatjons of the Thaw case" said Assist
an. Attorney General Wallace. Mr.. Wal
lace explained that several months ago
the Department had considered phase
of the Thaw case and it was definitely
decided then that the United States had
no interest in it. An appeal in this case
will be taken by the State OF New York
to the Supreme Court Of the United
States and Judge AIdrich's decision will
be defended by counsel for Thaw.
The administration antitrust bills are
ready for reintroduction in the House.
Chairman Clayton, of the Judiciary Com
mittee, said the four bills when reintro-
duced would be in the shape of an Omni-
bus measure. 1t is reported that the
labor element won a partial victory in
the committee and that the trust measure
will include the Clayton contempt bill
and the Clayton anti-injunction bill.
which passed the House last session but
failed in the Senate. The committee, it
is understood. will not include the Bart
lett bill exempting labor unions from
prosecution under the Sherman law.
Representative Nelson, a member of
the House Judiciary Committee annouHc-
ed at its meeting that he would submit a
minority report recommending the eN-
puIsion from the House of Representa-
tive McDcrmott. OF Illipois, whom the
majority of the committee proposed to
because of his connection with
the lobbyists OF the National Association
OF Manufacturers Representative Nc
Coy, of New Jersey, informed the COM
mittee he would file a minority report |
that the House take up |
the McDermott case without recommen-
dation from the committee. The COM
mittA voted to report out a resolu- |
ton previously agreed upon recommend
lng that NeDermott be censursd-