The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15

merchant ships for Fe.5s -. .... years only ai'og f.a Ea-p.af a.. shall have ended T.u-. urar-r- the measure argu- that au ? -.. government owned merchant ..r .. has monopoljzcd tho trafc b ....r the United States and LGrara at a time when rne Europeans will have To look to this country for mateTia to build their ruined homes am! cities with. the government will gu.. the business and let some individual or company try it.
 l ARMY BILL TURNED DOWN 1 WASHINGTON p C. May s. ! The house today urnpd down ths amendment {, the army bul offered ! by the senate The amendment ot ! the senate called for -randins army of 250.ooO and a reserve force | of 261 900 men who should be iu- mediately available if called upon and who should have 2o days of military training every year The house refused to pass the amend ! ment and the mat er is still undo | Cided.
 TROUBLE OVER BILL. | WASHINGTON. D C. May g. 1 The senate insists that the regular army of the United States be in creased and kept at 25O,CoO trained men. and that tha s15 ap' oh1 nitrate plant be built by the government. | In view of this state of affairs the bill goes to conference again to see if it is not possible for some | agreement to be reached SO tha the measure may be passed without further delay
 FOR GOOD ROADS
 WASHINGTON. n C., May 9 The Bankhead road bill intraduoa by Senator John " Baokhead, of Alabama passed the senate thi- afternoon The bill provides for the expenditure of $S5o00ooO for god roads throughout the Unfod States contingent n7on an equal eXpendi ture by the state. Five million dci- lars is to he spent the first year and the amount is to be increased each year until 1921 by which time
 he total $H5 o00 GOO shall he ey pended
 PHILIPPINE BILL PASSES.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May Q The Democratic senators have de cided that they will stand by and apnrov" the Philippine bill as i' passed the house. The bill prom ises the islands their liberty, but does not fix the time for that libHr fy to be awarded The senate fixed the date as the year 1921. and the house rejected it.
 COMPROMISE PROBABLE.
 WASHINGTON. D C.. May 10 It is believed that compromis" will be reached by the confreres on tho army bill. The senate in sisted that the regular army ot the United s ates be raised to and maintained at 25O 900 thorough y trained and equipped aen- The %~usp rriactad thGt sn 'i-N of r." senate bill and it seemed that tho matter would be deadlO"ked. now seems as though a cGmpromts2 will be reached on that score Tho matter cf the representation of $15. 00OOO for the construction O d nitrato plant by the government will also be compromised. it is un ders ood
 FIGHTING FORK BARREL"
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May To- Senator Kenyon, of Iowa. started his fight today on the rivers and harbors bill. known throa9hout the land as the pork barrel He as -o'te that the mrnsur" is an eN tremely extra1agant one and ths' it should not be allowed
 HEARINGS STILL ON. WASHINGTON. D. C., May 10 The senate committee has again opened the hearings in regard to the confirmation of the Presidents nomination of Louis D. Brandeis to the bench of rhe supreme court The committee is now inquiring into the connection of the Boston attorney with the proposed merger of tn" United Cigar Stores cC"oanv. l It is believed here that f will he impossible for the nomination oi MT. Brandeis to be confirmed, The feeling is very bitter against him and it is expected that he will be rejected by the committee.