Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-01
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
Receipt by the senate of the tax re-
vision bill from the finance committee
and of the peace treaties with Ger
many, Austria and Hungary from Pres
| ident Harding were features of the re-
assembling of congress Wednesday at
Ter its recess.
The amended house taxation revision
bill was presented Wednesday to the
senate by Chairman Penrose of the ii.
nance committee, who gave notice that
he would submit the majority report
Thursday and urge that the measure
| be considered when other business per-
mitS.
There are signs of real activity in
F, connection with The framing of the
senate's tax bill. When passed, this
bill, whether it please everybody or
but few, will, due to the fact unrer.
tainty concerning it has ended, viii
mt least let the public know just where
II is as to tax matters.
Absenteeism In the senate, witch
caused concern among leaders " e,lnes-
day when congress reconvened, was
improved somewhat Thursday, a half
dozen more senators putting in ali ap-
| pearance. kilograms to about twenty
Republican senators who were absent
were sent by Senator Lodge, Republi.
can leader.
Candidates to succeed Federal Cir.
cult Judge Hook of the Eighth circu E.
are said to have been narrowed down
/ to three in President Harding's con>id.
GRAFTON. The leading trio were report.
ed TO be District Judge Lewis of Colo
RADIO, Pollock of Kansas and Van Ors-
del of Wyoming. The president was
said to be planning an appointment by
October l.
The Smoot proposal for a manufac.
turers' sales tax is not included in the
revised House tax bill formally approx
ed by the senate finance committee.
More than 100 Russian anarchists
are at liberty in this country under
bonds which are covered by SGo0OO0
in Liberty bonds deposited with the
secretary of labor, 1t was stated Thurs
day at the department Of labor. On
account of the refusal of the Russian
soviet government to accept them, 1t
has been impossible to deport them.
FOREIGN.
An engagement between small
Spanish force and party of Moors at
T1risa, In the Spanish Moroccan zone.
in which the Spanish scored pro-
! bounced success, is announced i'm an Of.
ficial telegram received at Madrid from
| Tetuan. Conditions in Mel.lla and FL.
Arlsh areas are reported quiet.
An official statement made recently
indicates that the Prince of Wales will
not visit Canada on his return Jour.
ney from his contemplated trip to In.
dia next month. The battleship Re-
nown. on whish the prince will make
the voyage. VII sail for Gibraltar on
October g.
.iie final report of the League of Ma
eions commission at Geneva on dis
armament ntiinates that the Washing.
TON conference In the commissions
view will he better able than the league
to deal with naval disarmament. since
this may best be nc, emphasized through
common agreement among the great
powers.
The committee of the Indian lcgis-
lature apposnteo some time ago in Lon.
don to investigate repressfve laws, has
recommended the immediate repeal OF
the Rowlatt and defense of India acts,
saying educated opinion resents their
; continuance. The committee urges in
view of recent events and possible de-
Velopments, that portion of the I'M
lawful associat'ng act and the seditious
meetings act, be temporarily retained.
Newspaper charges that more than
2oJ0OO pesos in silver are missing
from the special fund of the chamber
of deputies of Mexico. out of which
salaries of members and "eN traurdin.
ary expenses incident to the celebra.
ton of the Mexican centennial anniy err
saiy' were to be met, have created n
sensation II is declared that an off,
cial who might he able to clear M tie
mystery surrounding the alleged dc
| dcit Is missing
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trick to accomplish and II certainly
adds to the room that Understandable