The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-02
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED TO BOOST
SALARIES FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES

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that some of the strongest men in
the house had confessed to him that
they would have to borrow money to
take their families home after March
4, Representative Upshaw, democrat
from Georgia, introduced resolution
today increasing the salaries of sena-
tors and representatives to $4,000 a
year.
Investigate Veterans Bureau
Washington-(A. P.)-Complete in
vestigation of the Veterans bureau
after the adjournment of congress was
assured today when the senate adop-
ted the resolution providing for a
special senate committee of three
members to conduct the inquiry.
Smooth Out Differences
Washington-(A. P)-Conferees on
the composite farm credits bill had
failed to reach an agreement but it
was said that great progress was
being made in smoothing out the
differences.
Olympia Session Stormy
Olympia-(A P.)-Repudiation by
Speaker Reed on the floor of the house
today Of his power bill as amended
by the senate and vitrolic speech
by Roth, Whatcom county member
who returned to his seat after a threat
to resign, set the house and the gal
lery in an upoar at the morning ses-
sion. The house adopted a motion
to concur in the power bill
and asking the senate
to recede.
Decision Reaffirmed
Washington-(A.P P.)-The decision
not to act on President Harding's pro-
posaI of American membership in the
court of the League of
Nations was reaffirmed by the senate
foreign relations committee today af-
ter it had received a further explana-
ton of the administrations purpose
from President Harding and Secretary
Sumpter
House Accepts Changes
Washington = CA P.) = Senate
to the filled milk bill
were accepted by the house today and |
The measure was sent to the senate.
Eighteen Men EntOmbed
Bluefield, w. Va.-(A. P.)-Eighteen |
men are reported to have been en- |
tombed by an explosion in mine at |
Arsta, Mercer county, at noon to- !
day.
American Player Loses
Monte Carlo-(A. P.)-Mrs. Molla |
Bjorstedt Mallory, American woman
tennis champion, was eliminated in |
he TENNIS tournament here today, |
losing to Mrs. Sutter of England, !
81, 6-1.
Investigate Sugar Raise
Washington-(A. P.)-Investigatlon
1y the senate committee headed by
republican from Wiscon-
sin, of the recent advance in the
price of sugar Was proposed in
resolution introduced today by Brook
lart, republican. Brookhat, in intro
iucing the resolution declaring that
he price of sugar had been advanc-
ng rapidly for thirty days, said :" Pro-
is beingg broadcasted
trough the public press that the
ugar shortage is OH hand and the
ugar manipulators are reaping har-
est from the consuming public" !
Japanese Suffrage Delayed
Tokio-(A. Universal suffrage
n Japan was delayed in the lower
ouse of the Diet today after Premier
cato said that the government was
onsidering extension.
Allies Operate Railroads.
Duesse1dorf-(A P.)-The allies !
perate all the railroads in the Ruhr {
nd Rhineland except those in the t
ologne area. General Payoti is the i
chief of. the French
lissiOn 9
French Extend Zone I
Libburg-(A. P.)-The French have !
Stended the limits of the zone for
Ierly occupied by the Americans by y
king over the Flanders Field sta Il
on on the Altenkirchen-Limb
ailway, with the apparent intent of i
erecting customs de-
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