The Washington herald., 1914-03-20
Under the Capitol Dome.

Pacific Coast members of the House
declared again yesterday their conf
,dence that Asiatic exclusion legislation
at least SO far as Hindoo labor is con-
cerned-would be passed by Congress at
the present session. Only the absence
the House Immigration Committee, pre-
vented The resumption Of debate in the
committee.
In q communication to the House the
Secretary Of the Treasury asked for an
appropriation Of $4,000 for the installa-
tion of additional matchmaking devices
In the new postoffice in New York City.
II is proposed to install what are known
as belt conveyors. which will handle
1,0oo, 900 pieces Of mail a day, thus doing
timated this wfl save more than 900
a year.
James F. jackson, representing the
Bay State Street Railway Company. of
Boston. asked the House Judiciary Com
mittee to allow bankers to serve as d.
rectors in local public service corpora
tions.
The Buckley rural credits subcommittee
of the House announced the employment
of Prof. H. ParkersWillis, of New York,
as an expert to assist drafting q rural
credits bill. Willis will offer a draft of
several alternative bills to the committee
next week.
With the Iiteracy test included the Bur-
nett immigration bill was favorably re-
ported to the Senate. Important amend
ments barring immigrants of natural
psysopathic inferiority and all victims OF
chronic alcoholism have been added to
the bill In other respects the bill is
practically the same as the one passed
during the Taft administration which was
vetoed by President Taft.
The House Military Affairs Committee
decided that President Wilson himself
should determine what promotion or other
reward should be allowed Col. George W.
Goethals and other officers of the army
prominently identified with the construc-
ton of the Panama Canal 1t named a
special subcommittee of Chairman Hay
and Representatives Dent and Kahn to
consult with the President and Secretary
of War Garrison.
Chairman Taylor. of the House sub
committee. which investigated the Michi-
gan copper strike, received word from
John Mitchell, former head of the United
Mine Workers, that he. would appear be-
fore the committee here next week to tell
what he knows about conditions on the
copper range.
Paul Neystrom. assistant professor OF
economics at the University of wiscon-
sin, told the House judiciary Commit
tee that the greatest modern evil in
merchandising is found in mail order
houses aSSarfad he
house has a great advantage over the
small dealer because II gets an Inside
quantity price
An interstate trade commission of three
members empowered to issue orders reg
ulating the business methods Of corpora |
tons was proposed In a bill offered by |
Representative Lafferty. a Progressive |
member of the House Interstate Com
merce Committee |
A bill calling for a commission to
separate the Indians into two classes
one of which should be judged competent |
to handle their own property, was in
troduced by Representative Konop.
Pleading for freedom on the part of H. |
censed officers to refuse on six hours |
notice to go aboard a ship where they |
had not signed articles, Capt W. H. |
Westcott. of San Francisco. representing |
the Masters. Mates and Pilots AssocIa-
tion. urged upon the House Merchant |
Marine Committee adoption OF the Hardy |
bill containing that provis2 He declared
that under existing law the possession of |
an officers license subjects a man to
conscription when he is unwilling to go |
aboard a given vessel.
President Wilson sent to the Senate the
of William K. jackson, jr,
Of Ancon. Panama Canal Zone, to be dis
trict attorney of the Canal Zone.