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IN THE NATIONAL
Monday, Dactmbar 18,
The canal uinrnencr Dtiruitrlutlnn
bill wl rrceheil In the liouno Irom the
(Mtnate. niiciiMion ot tlili wat followed
by another debate on lnuranc tuat
Uiri. The houae dlaaxreetl to the
amendment to the canal bill and tent
it to conference.
Hale and Teller ere named at the
aenate conferee on the canal bill.
The aenate in the afternoon look op
the houae ahlp aubaidy bill, which
make it the uutiniahed butineai before
that body.
A Joint resolution waa adopted pro
viding lor adjournment from December
21 to January 4.
Dolliver haa a new rate bill hii:h
be will introduce aoon aa a aulialitute
for all mean urea now pending.
Saturday, December 10.
The aenate today putted the Panama
emergency appropriation bill. The
only change in the meaaure aa it pained
the houae ia a proviaion which require
that congreea thall be aupplled witb
regular eatimate ol all lalariea excent
thnee paid to laborera.
Henator Duboia, of Idaho, will retain
all hi prtwent committee place and ae
cure membeiahlp on the irrigation
committee.
The houae indulged iteelf again to
day to the extent of fonr hour of what
waa many time termed aradamicdia
ru"ion of Federal control of insurance.
The holiday receae waa fixed from
next Thursday lo January 4.
Friday, December 16.
The Panama canal wa again under
conaideration by the senate today and
Tillman occupied the entire time given
to that ubiect. lie did not indicate
any intention of opposition to the pan'
age of the appropriation hill, but be
criticised the method of the canal com-
miaaion in many of it traneaction.
When the seriate adjourned the bill
was stilt pending, but there wa an
agreement for a vote tomorrow.
In lite morgan liation ot the aenate
committee, now about completed, Ful
ton secures the chairmanship of Uie
committee on claims, retains Ma place
on public lamia and on irrigation, and
la assigned memberahlp on one or two
smaller committers. Ankeny becomes
chairman of th irrigation committee
and secures a place ou commerce
Pile is made chairman of coast and
insular survey and Riven a place on
public lands aud territoiiea, in which
latter place be will be able to work for
Alaska. Hey burn did out get a ainale
committee asked for. The only new
place given him wa public buildings.
The fate of Duboia is not as yet aettled.
the Democrat not having completed
their aisle.
The home today devoted 4 hours
to lively debate on the posaibilitiaa of
controlling insurance.
Jones, of Washington, introduced
hills appropriating $25,000 for a fish
hatchery in Yakima county, and grant
ing Washington 60,000 acre of land
for the benefit ot the Soldiers' home.
Thursday, December 14.
The senate sitent four hours today in
discussing the Panama canal emergency
appropriation bill and, when it ad
journed, the bill was still under con
sideration. A separate bill regulating
the issuance ot bonds for the canal and
platdng them on the same basis aa
other bonds ot the government was
passed without debate.
Senator Fulton introduced a bill ap
propriating $100,000 to erect a public
building at Paker City, another carry
ing 116,000 lor improvement of the
ground at Halem, and a third to ratify
the treaty with the Klamath Indian
and pay them $500,000.
The pure food bill was reported by
Senator Heybunw
The Republican members ot the
house caucus today unanimously de
clared In favor of admitting Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one state, and
byja vote of 10 to 06 declared in favor
ot admitting Arisona and New Mexico
as one state. Both statehood question
are to be contained in one bill.
Representative Cnahman introduced
a bill providing tor the election of one
delegate from Alaska to congreaa.
Representative Laccy, ot Iowa, intro
duced a bill granting graxing privileges
on public land to homestead settlers
and holders of amall farm in semi
arid and arid lands. Prices are to
range from 1 to 6 cent an acie annu
New Mexico Willing to Unit.
Washington, Dec. 14. Joint state
hood for New Mexico and Arisona was
discussed by the presitlent todajr witb a
delegation of New Mexican, among
whom were Solomon Luna, Republican
National committeeman; Maji.r W. H.
II. Llewellyn, United State District
attorney; Judge A. A. Freman and A.
M. Hove. Judge Freeman said he be
lieved the people ot the two territories
would be glad to accept joint statehood.
Major Llewellyn and Mr. Luna took
np with the president some appoint,
ments in the Judiciary of New Mexico.
No Ship Subsidy Possible.
Washington, Dec. IS. There is tc
be no ship subsidy legislation at this
sesBlon of congress. The aenate is luke
warm. The house is opposed to such
legirlatlon. The new merchant marine
committee appointed by Speaker Can
non ia said to have ten members
against four who are favorable to the
proposed measure. The speaker Is un
derstood to oppose the project at this
time, because of the likelihood of a
tariff discussion.
HALLS OF CONGRESS
ally.
A bill providing for a public whip
ping post (or the District ol Columbia
waa Introduced by Adams, ot Pennsyl
vania. A fourth Federal Judge for Alaska la
provided for in a bill by Jones, of
Washington.
Wednssday, December 13.
The senate wa in session for only
one hour and a hall today, and a por
tion of that time waa spent in the con
sideration of executive buaioes.
number of private billa were introduced
In the open wesion, and Allison pre
sented the leport of the committee on
appropriationa on the canal bill, giving
notice that be would call it up for con
aideratlon tomorrow. He said that the
committee was of the opinion that $11,
000,000 wonld be sufficient for present
purposes and that the amount bad been
left ai fixed by the houae.
senator uamnger introduced an
amendment to the statehood bill to pro
hibit the sale ot liquor in the state
proposed to be created by the admis
sion ot Oklahoma and Indian Territory
for a period of 21 yeara, and then only
after an amendment of the state con
stitution permitting liquor traffic.
Speaker Cannon announced the trans
fer of Mondell (Wyoming) from 'the
committee on military affairs to that of
public lands, and of Miller (Kansas)
from public lsnda to military affairs.
The tranafer givta the two members
the same committee assignments htey
had In the last congress.
Committee reference of the annual
message of President Roosevelt waa
made according to the subjects treated
The question ot Federal control of in
surance was assigned to the committee
on ways and mean. In explanation of
this. Payne laid that, in bis opinion,
the only way the United States can
deal with insurance companies ia
through the taxing power, and over
tb'a the way and mean committee ha
jurisdiction.
Among the billa introduced in the
bouse today were the following:
By Mondell, of Wyoming, providing
tor the appropriation of not more tbau
$20,000 annually from the sales of pub
lic lands to the endowment of state
schools of mines and mining or depart.
ments of mine and mining in connec
tion with colleges already established.
Bv Need ham, of California, transfer
ring the Yellowstone, Yoeemite, Se
quoia, General Giant, Mount Rainier,
Crater Lake and Wind Cave national
parka from the control of the Depart
ment of the Interior to the Department
ol Agriculture.
By Delegate Andrewa, of New Mexl
co, providing for the admission of the
territory of New Mexico as a single
sta.e.
A bill abolishing the Isthmian Canal
commission was introduced by Repre
sentative Mann, of Illinois. In it dis
cretion 1 given the president to put the
work of building the canal under any
one of the executive departments, and
also to operate the Panama railroad
through the same mean.
CUTS OUT BONDS.
Senate Committee Favora Canal Ap
propriation of SI 1,000,000
Washington, Dec. 13. The emerg
ency appropriation bill to provide the
Isthmian canal commission with funds
to carry on the construction of the Pan
ama canal will contain no general leg
islation. This waa decided by the sen
ate committee on appropriations at a
meeting lasting all ol yesterday, at
which it was agreed to report the
measure appropriating $11,000,000,
the amount named by the house bill.
The first section, in relation to the
issuance ol bonds, was stricken oat. A
bill containing this feature was Intro
duced in the senate by Teller, and it
will be dealt with by the finance com
mittie. The bill was amended to fur
ther provide that in the future no ex
penditures shall be made tor the canal
except by authority ot congress, and
when appropriation have been made
by congreaa.
Rivals For Coveted Place.
Washington, Dec. 14. As the situ
ation sixes up today, it looks aj if Sena
tor Ankeny would secure the vacant
position on the commerce committee
formerly held ' by Senator Foster of
Washington. Mr. Ankeny and Mr.
Fulton have been making a neck and
neck race tor thia place.
Rat Bill After Holidaya.
Washington, Dec. IS. Railroad rate
legislation will be allowed to rest until
after the holidays. Members of the
house committee on Interstate and for
eign commerce have agreed to take up
and dispose of less important measure
before the recess. In the senate alro
there is a disposition to let rate legisla
tion slumber. The members of the in
terstate commerce committee in that
body have decided to hold but one
meeting a week before Christmas and
there is a general understanding that
rate legislation will not be pnahed.
Cut Out Opposed Section.
Washington, Dec. 14. The Santo
Domingo treaty waa referred back to
the committee on foreign relations. It
is understood that it ia the desire of the
administration that the treaty be modi
fied by striking out the provision au
thorising the president to tend an
armed force to Santo Domingo, if at
any time necessary. It is the belief of
friends of the treaty that, if this pio
vision were removed, there would be
less opposition to ratification.
Panama Canal Affair Discussed at
White House Conference.
Washington, Dec. 19. President
Roosevelt tonight took up the matter of
the Isthmian canal scandal a devel
oped by debate in the senate during the
past three daya. He is determined to
prevent further criticism of the char
acter put forward by Senator Tillman,
Culberson and others. Senators Alli
son and Hale, both members of the ap
propriation committee, were present.
The president made it plain to Mr.
Shonta that the literary bureau in
charge of Secretary Biahop must be at
once discontinued, and Mr. Bishop con
fine his service purely to administra
tive matters. He also discussed the
advisability of reducing bia salary from
$10,000 now paid to $5,000, or some
other moderate aum.
It was also made apparent to Chair
man Shonts that if be still haa an offi
cial connection with the Clover Leaf
railroad, it must be severed immedi
ately. Senator Tillman declared that
Mr. Sbonts is still active president of
the syatem, and neither Mr. Shonts nor
any of the administration senators have
entered a denial of the declaration.
The president further gave Mr.
Shonts much advice regarding tbe con
duct of affairs on the isthmus. It i
prescribed in the president's order that
the canal commission most leave at
once for that place.
Tbe hill appropriating $11,000,000
lor tbe canal work, passed by the sen.
ate on Saturday, provides that
within 90 daya the secretary of tbe
treasury must furnish estimates to tbe
senate and house appropriations com
mittees of all salaries paid those em
ployed on canal work, except laborera
and unskilled workmen. Tbie feature
of the b 11 was discussed witb Senators
Allison and Hale.
It is believed that many reforms will
be instituted in the administration of
the canal before another appropriation
is requested from congees. This work
of reform must begin at once, as Secre
tary Taft says the $11,000,000 new be
ing obtained will last no longer than
April 1 at the outside.
In tbe meantime Senator Tillman
will begin a strong agitation after the
holiday recess for a thorough investiga
tion of tbe entire canal situation. He
will be opposed by tbe Republicans,
but supported by the Democrats. Even
tome of tbe Republicans favor an in
quiry, and Mr. Tillman threatens to
cause much trouble unless matters are
put on such a basis as to prevent just
critcism.
TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES.
Great Increase Shown Over Last Year
by Department of Commerce.
Washington, Dec. 19. Estimates
made by the bureau of statistics of the
department of Commerce and Labor,
based on the returns for ten montba
ending with October, are that the ag
gregate commerce between tbe United
States and the Philippines for the cal
endar year 1905, will amount to about
$20,000,000, against about $15,000 in
189rt, $1,000,000 in 1900, $4,000,000
in 1898 and a little more than $4,000,-
000 in 1897, the year prior to the
American occupation.
Prior to 1899, tbe exports from the
United States to the Philippines, the
bureau reports show, had never ex
ceeded $250,000, while in tbe present
year they will aggregate nearly $0,000,-
000. Imports from the islands, which
ranged between $4,000,000 and $5,-
000,000 per annum prior to 1899, were
in 1902, $10,000,000; in 1903, $12,-
000,000, and in 1905 will be about
$14,000,000, according to tbe bureau
estimates.
Tbe imports in 1905 are chiefly hemp
and sugar. Hemp imports for the first
ten months of 1905 amounted to $10,
376,528, and sugar $2,212,249.
Connecticut Safe Looted.
Snffleld, Conn., Dec. 19. After
binding the railroad watchman, W.
Jones, and his 12 year old son to chairs
in the railroad station here this morn
ing before daylight, six bank robbers
pried their way into the Snfiield Sav
ings bank ou Main street, blew open
the safe after a fourth attempt and es
caped with $50,000 worth of registered
bonds and stocks not negotiable, ac
cording to President Newton, of the in
stitution. They overlooked $3,000 in
cash and negotiable bonds ,n a drawer
nearby.
Conference at White House.
Washington, Dec. 19. Senators Alli
son and Hale, who are members of the
committee on appropriations, and
Chairman Shonts and Secretary Bishop,
ot the Isthmian Canal commission,
were in conference with the president
at tbe white botiBe tonight. It la pre
sumed that the cate of Secretary Biah
op, whose duties at agent 'or the com
mission has been the subject of discus
sion in congress, was among matters talk
ed ot, but no statement waa made.
General Strike is Improbable.
London, Dec 19. The correspondent
of tbe Daily Telegraph at St. Peters
burg, in commenting on recent events
in Russia, tays he is still optimistic
and is convinced of the impossibility
ot an organised general strike, because
public opinion and the peasantry are
strongly averse to it. He insists that
the military outbreak at Moscow is in
no way an indication ol general disaf
fection in the army.
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Fur Go Up In Smoke.
New York, Dec. 19. Two hundred
thousand dollars' worth of furs were
destroyed by f re today in the establish
ment of Max Palseeki A Co., wholesale
furriers and manufacturers of automo
bile garments, 37-39 East Twenty-first
street. Other tenants in the building
will suffer heavy damages from water.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
GUIDE TO ELECTIONS.
Explanation of Complicated Primary
System by Seeretarv Dunbar.
Salem The adoption ol the direct
primary - law has given Oregon such a
complicated system of elections that not
even the accomplished politician can
carry in bis mind all tbe details of the
proceedings leading np to the general
election of state, district and county
officers. One of the most difficult
things to ascertain aud remember is tbe
dates upon which the vsrious steps in
the nomination and election of officers
must be taken. Ia (act, the ordinary
citizen cannot figure out the dates if
he bat tbe ttatute before him, for tbe
language varies and different methods
of computing time must be adopted.
Tbe following list contains all the
dates of interest to tbe voter and tbe
candidate for offices as figured out by
secretary of State Dunbar:
Renistration
Registration books opened by county
clerks Tuesday, January 2.
Registration books closed tor primary
election April 10, 5 p. m.
Registration books opened after pri
mary election, April 25.
Registration books closed for general
election, May 15, 6 p. m.
iniative petitions
Number of signers required to initiate
lawa or amendments, 7,489.
Last day for filing initiative peti
tions, February 3.
Last day for filing pamphlets oppos
ing measures, February 6.
Direct prima y election-
County clerks give notice of primary
election not later than March 21.
Last day for filing petitions for plac
ing names on ballot for state, congres
sional and district officers, March 30.
Last day for filing petitions for
county offices, April 4.
Date of primary election, April 30.
Canvassing vote of primary election
for state offices. May 5.
General election
Last day tor filing certificates of
nomination for state offices by assembly
of electors, April 19.
uet day for filing nominating peti
tions for state offices, May 4.
Last day for filing certificates of
nomination for county offices by assem
bly of electors, May 4.
Last day for filing nominating peti
tions for connty office, May 19.
General election, June 4.
It jnould be explained that petitions
for nominations for district offices, such
as circuit judge, district attorney, joint
senator and joint representative must
be filed in the office of the secretary of
state, and not with county clerks.
ORGANIZE SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
State Library Commission Passes an
Important Resolution.
Salem Tbe State Library commis
sion, composed of Governor Chamber
lain, w. B. Arera, President Campbell,
of tbe State University Mist loom,
librarian of the Portland library, and
State Superintendent of Schools Acker
man, met in bi-monthy session last
week, and Miss Marvin, tbe secretary,
submitted an elaborate report dealing
with the work of the commission from
its organization to date, and with the
methods to be employed in tbe organ-
ation of local libraries.
With regard to school libraries, the
commission decided to ask fur bids for
all school libraries to be submitted
next June. A rule was adopted by tbe
commission prohibiting schools from
purchasing dictionaries, sett of supple
mentary readers and general encyclope
dias witb money belonging to their li
brary funds.
Miss Marvin reports that several
cities in the state would soon employ
trained librarians to look after their li
braries. Lang Sells Big Wheat Ranch.
Pendleton James Lang has told his
wheat ranch of 2,100 acres, known as
the old C. J. Smith place, to A. C.
Friedly of this city. Tbit place, which
ia one ot the best ranches in thia sec
tion, it located in Juniper canyon.
Thia year 1,000 acrea have been seeded
to wheat and the balance was summer
fallowed last year. Wheat land in tbit
district is improving each year since
the farmers understand better how to
cultivate it. Instead ot plowing shal
low, they have learned that better re
sults can be obtained by plowing deep.
Weston Property Transfers.
Weston J. B. Hart has purchased
82 acres of alfalfa and wheat land in
the Walla Walla valley near the state
line from R. 0. Fitch for $5,000. The
place is located about two miles from
the ranch recently purchased by Trajan
Tucker. Mr. Fitch will go to Alberta.
Frank King, a prominent farmer form
erly of Helix, has purchased the Weav
er property in this citv and will soon
become a resident ot Wesion. He has
been making extensive imrovc ments
Surveying Weed Road.
Klamath Falls Some excitement wat
cauted in Klamath Falls recently by
the arrival of Engineer D. D. Griffiths
with a crew of a dozen railroad engin
eers and surveyors and tbe announce
ment went forth that they were the ad
vance guard of tbe California North
eaBlern Railroad company, successor to
the Weed Railroad company, which is
to receive a bonus of $100,000 to build
a railroad into the town.
Fruit Man Meet at La Grande.
La Grande The next annual meet
ing ol the Northwestern Fruitgrowers'
association will be held in La Grande
January 3-5.
8ERVICE IMPROVED.
Southern Pacific Arrange New West
Sid Tlm Card.
Portland Request for better freight
service on tbe Southern Pacific between
Portland and Corvalli have been fruit
ful, lor the company has arranged
supplementary timecard which will
give that territory a daily freight la
each direction instead of tri-weekly
service.
Simultaneously with the inaugura
tion of the new train, the St. Joseph
Lafayette cut-off i opened, and thia
means tbe eight and one-half mile of
track between Lafayette and Whlteeon,
on tbe Yamhill division, will not be
used to any extent and may be aband
oned entirely.
Tbe principal advantage in the new
passenger time schedule will be that '
resident of Dayton and Newberg can
ride into McMinnville, tht county seat,
and return home tbe same day, aa th
train will be operated via Dayton and
McMinnville.
There are no stations on the Yamhill
line between Lafayette and Whlteeon,
and but two spurs, so it is figured no
particular barm will result if that por
tion of tbe road is torn op. The deter
mination of the Southern Pacific to
place a daily freight train on th root
pleases tbippers, both in Portland and
along tbe West Sid division. For
some time a strong effort has been
made by the shippers of McMinnville, ,
Dayton, Forest Grove and Hillsboro to
secure a better service, bat tbit could
not be satisfactorily arranged until th
cut-off was completed, which coat $43,-647.
Good Library at Asylum.
Salem Tbe lack of a supply of good
books for the prisoners at the state pen
itentiary formed tbe subject of comment
in the report ot Secretary Cornelia Mar
vin to the Oregon Library commission.
What is true of the prison ia true also
of other state institution, and Mia v
Marvin is leading a movement to pro
vide the state's charge with good read-,
ing matter. At the insane asylum
large library waa found, but it is used
by comparatively few patients. Mia
Marvin remark upon the fact that th
insane asylum has a large library of
unusually good books without great
use, while across tbe way, at tbe prison,
there it nothing to be used and a great
demand.
Suffrage Petition Filed.
Salem Petition for th submission
of the equal suffrage amendment hav
been filed in tbe office of Secretary ol
State Dunbar, with 9,985 signature
affixed. Tbe number necessary is
7,489. The petitions were brought to
Salem and filed by Mrs. H. W. Coe,
Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, Mist Gail
Laughlin, Mrs. Jefferson Myers and
Mibs Laura Gray. Mitt Laughlin said
that the petitions were thoroughly ex
amined and all signature that were
not thought to be properly affixed a
required by law were stricken out.
Bank Take Over Sawmill.
Weston The largest sawmill plant
in Umatilla county, 12 mile eatt of
Weston, was recently taken over ty th
Farmers' bank of Weston, the Fletcher
company, which had become involved
with the bank, retiring. W. H.
Fletcher, manager oi the company, bar
been in tbe sawmill business lor 16
years on Weston mountain. Included
with the property are 1,000 acres ol
fine timber, which will be cut into
lumber.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 72c; bluestem, 74c;
red, 68c; valley, 73c per bushel.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $27; gray,
$26.50 per ton.
Barley Feed, $2222.50 per ton;
brewing, $22.6023; rolled, $2823.50.
Rye $1.50 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy,
$14 5015.50 per ton; valley timothy,
$11012; clover, $89; cheat, $8.60(8
9.60; grain hay, $89.
Fruits Apples, $131.50 per box;
pears, $1.251.50 per box.
v egetablea Beans, wax, 12c per
pound; cabbage, llc per pound;
cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; celery, 45
75c per dozen; encumbers, 6060c
per dozen; peppers,, 6c per pound;
pumpkins, 4lc per pound; sprout,
7c per pound; suash, (8 leper pound;
turnips, 90c$l per sack, carrots, 65
75c per tack; beets, 85c$l per tack.
Onions Oregon, $11.25 per sack.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanka,
65 75c per sack; ordinary, 5560cper
sack; Merced tweets, sacks, $1.90;
crates, $2.15.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27930c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 8233o per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hen. 11
12c per pound; ynung roosters, 10llc;
springs, llQllc; broilers, 12 Q
14c; dressed chickens, 12(12c; tur
keys, live, 1617c; turkeys, dressed,'
choice, 18 9 21c; geese, live, 9Q10ci
ducks, 1416c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 109
11 c : prime, 89i1c; medium, 8c;
olds, 57c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average beat,
1621c; valley, 24 20c; mohair,
choice, 30c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, l2o per
pound; cows, S4c; country steer,
44o.
Veal Dressed, 38c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 6flopet
pound; ordinary, 46c; lamb,' 74
7Kc.
Fork Dressed, 6i7c per pound.