The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-30

Marcn, %, 1928.
The House on Marcn IICn passed,
by vote OF 2ol 10 90, Ine naval au-
LuorlZaJlon Dill, TO provide ZOE laying
GOWN, within Jne next three years, 10
cruisers ana one air craft Garner aG
cost Oh approximately Sz74,OOO,OOO.
AN important amenumenI, onereo
py Representative Sproul, Oh KANSAS
and auopUed, Woulu request the freSi-
dent 10 encourage" an international
agreement Ior 1urGher nmlCaJlon OF
naval ornaments.
Another, by Representative Dalling-
er, OF Massachusetts, PROVIDES Ior
construction In Navy YARDS Oh tne
first ana each alternate cruiser OF the
Is cruisers authorized. This also
was adopted.
More than 1000 members OF the
District of Columbia Federation OF
Federal Employees marched from the
Capitol to the House Office BUILDING,
March 18th, and filled the Caucus
Room, where hearings were COM
menced on H. r. 65l6, bill to IN
crease the salaries of civilian en-
ployees of the Government in the
District of Columbia. 1t is said that
more than $4,000 civil service en-
ployes would be affected by the pas
sage of the bill and that the rate OF
salary increase would average about
$500. Your Representative IN Cong
reSS appeared before the Committee
and made a presentation on behalf
of these underpaid federal employees.
The hearings have beer concluded
and the measure will be considered
in executive session by the Commit
tee.
The Representatives in Congress
from the 9Th and 9Th Districts OF
Minnesota attended the hearings held
March goth before the Board of Engl-
neers for Rivers and HarborS, War
Department, Washington, D. c.. in
reference to the report on preliminary
examination of the "HeadwaterS Of
the Mississippi with a view to main
tanning minimum fixed head OF
water in all of the channels of this
system at all times" which was made
in response to a provision contained
in the River and Harbor Act, approx
ed January 21st, 1927.
We entered vigorous protest
against the Twin Cities using the
waters from our reservoir lakes to
flush sewer outlets; recommended for
WinnibigoshiSh and Pokegama lakes
that there be maintained stage OF
water of ten feet on the gauge at the
dams, and that the natural flow be
drawn off from this high level; and
urged that regulations be issued by
the War Department for the control
of these dams which will enable them
to be operated for the greatest bene-
fl. of the people who are interested
in the development of the region con-
tiguous to the reservoir lakes.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh has
been WaShington'S guest for the past
week. However, unlike the treatment
usually accorded a distinguished Wis
itor, he has been working Strenuously
every day-taking members of Cong
reSs up in the air. Thursday was to
have been the last day. but the numb
er OF the Senators and Representa-
tiveS and members of their families
who had expressed a desire to fly
with the Colonel had SO increased
that he will continue flying through
today and tomorrow. Your Repre-
sentative had the honor of flying with
him yesterday.
Colonel Lindbergh appeared before
the Senate and House Committees on
Military Affairs, on Tuesday, March
Goth, and made a statement, CRITICS.
ing conditions in the Army Air Corps,
with reference to promotion and low
pay, and declared that he was earn
estly in favor" of any legislation that
would rectify these conditions and
give the officers of the Air Corps
rank and pay that are just compen-
sation for the services rendered and
the risk connected with the service"
Major Herbert A. Dargue, who COM
manded the good will flight, was pres
ent at the meeting of the House Mill
vary Committee.
In the presence of members of the
Cabinet, members of the Senate and