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VmWT wT rs The Commoner. 11 3mm t. mis -"m wmww"rmvJmiWX,Wu PWffytiiimif ' f mm ywppw the rote was Ukea Senator Fall tug gested that an investigation be made of relations borne by any senator to any business of any sort in the United States. "Or abroad," said Senator Thomas, and the whole senate joined in the laugh. Another bill, proposing the regis tration of all persons engaged in at tempting to influence or promote legislation was introduced today by Senator Weeks. It would establish dockets in the house and senate in which all persons or firms who hire legislative agents or attorneys would bo required to enter the names of the agents, together with the sub jects of legislation upon which they were authorized to appear. Lobby ists would bo required to specify all of the legislative subjects in which they were interested. At the end of each session em ployers of legislative agents would be required to file a statement of the sums they had spent and the pur pose of the expenditure. Austria Is preparing entertain ment for American members of the agricultural commission now touring Europe. A press dispatch, dated May 27, says: Washington slums will be cleaned out if the influence and ac tive work of the white house family count for anything. Mrs. Wilson has made several quiet trips of inspec tion through the capital's unsightly alleys, and joined today other promi nent women, including the wives of several senators and representatives in attending a meeting of tho wo men's department of the national civic federation. There a letter was read from the president, approving the movement for wiping out dis reputable alleys and providing sani tary homes at low rental for the poor. Later Mrs. Wilson went to the capitol to hear Representative Bore land of Missouri speak in the house in favor of the movement. The $10,000,000 and this surren dered amount, aggregating $11,581, 000 has been apportioned in various amounts among G07 national banks in 475 cities and towns In tho forty eight states and tho District of Co lumbia. Tho seven banks unwilling to pay interest, tho secretary said, were: Tho National City bank, tho National Bank of Commerce and tho Chemical National bank, of New York city; the National Bank of Commerco of New London, Conn.; the Merchants National bank, of Savannah, Ga.; the First National bank, of Buffalo, Wyo., and tho Seaboard National bank of San Francisco. Tho secretary announced he had reduced the government deposits In a number of banks, which, he said, "at the close of the last administra tion had amounts which seemed to bo excessive or unjustified, tho reduc tions in most cases being made against the protests of the bank who desired to retain the funds notwith standing the Interest charge." Under the distribution of the new deposits the eight middle states will receive $2,932,000 placed in tho 164 banks in 133 cities; the nine western states $950,000 in seventy-two banks in sixty cities, nnd the seven Pacific states $1,054,500 in forty-two banks In thirty cities. Apportionments were made on tho basis of population, capital and sur plus, needs of tho respective sections of the country and tho circulation status of the banks. rotary Bryan said that no nation to whom his peace plan was submitted had replied adversely, although somo had asked moro time for considera tion. To each of tho governments expressing a willingness to enter into tho poaco agreement a tentative statement has been submitted em bodying details suggested by the president. The secretary, pointing out that this statoment was sub mitted for consideration with no in tention of Insisting upon any par ticular detail, declined to mako pub lic its contents. Japan has since announced tho acceptance of tho principle of tho proposed pcaco plan. Speaking of tho reception his plan has received, Mr. Bryan observed that within tho past two months four arbitration treaties havo been renewed for a period of flvo years. Tho treaties renewed aro with France, Italy, Groat Britain anil Spain, and President Wilson has ex pressed his willingness to renew simi lar conventions with Norway, Sweden and Portugal. A press dispatch says: Superin tendent Sylvester and the Washing ton police aro absolved from blame for the disorders which attended the big woman suffragist parade hero on March 3 by the report the senate committee which investigated the affair presented to the senate. The immense crowd that flocked to Wash ington for, the inauguration and tho fact that street cars were permitted to operate along tho line of march up to the last moment were charged with being principally responsible. The police were generally praised for their efforts to give the marchers a clear path. The marchers were vir tually swamped by the crowd. A number who swore they were eye-witnesses of the procession tes tified they saw no disorder. The committee held while some of the uniformed and some special po licemen acted "with apparent indif ference and made little attempt to check the crowds, tho whole force should not be discredited," and added "that there was no sufficient proof upon which to single out any particular individual for reproof or condemnation." Chief Sylvester was exonerated of "hostility" to the suffragists and their parade. A presS dispatch, dated May 31, says: Secretary Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, late today signed a renewal for flvo years of tho general arbitration treaty between cho United States and Great Britain, which oxplres by limi tation Juno 4. The treaty providos for the arbitration by Tho Hague court of any differences of a legal nature not affecting tho vital in terests, tho independence or tho honor of the two contracting statos, and which do not concern interests of third parties. A form of special agreement, covering tho subjoct to bo arbitrated, subject to tho senato's approval, is ascribed. Tho British treaty Is the fourth of tho arbitration conventions to bo re newed this yea., tho others being those with Franco, Italy and Spain. Other special treaties all of which tho president has expressed willing ness to renew, expire in tho following order: Norway, June 24; Sweden, August 18; Portugal, November 14, and Switzerland, December 23. Thad A. Thompson, a wealthy business man of Austin, Tox., has been selected for United States minister to Colombia to succeed James M. Dubois. Mr. Thompson was a delegate to the Baltimore con vention and hns been an nctlvo worker In the democratic ranks. Tho senato committee appointed to investigate the lobby, which Presi dent Wilson declared Is operating to modify tho tariff bill, began Its ses sions Monday, June 2. An Associated Press dispatch, dated June 1, says: Secretary Mc Adoo announced tonight tho distri bution by states of the additional $10,000,000 of federal funds which the treasry department will deposit in the national banks. Of the 559 active depositary banks on May 1, when the secretary Issued his in terest order, Mr. McAdoo said only Seven havo rlenifnarl to nn.v tho In- tfirORt. nlmroo a-nA Pon'oml in ho rrnv- thfiV haVO aCCOPted BrOl ernmental depositaries, surrendering Great Britain, i Franco, Brazil, Swe the federal funds - to tho treasury, den, Norway, Poru and Russia. So under date of May 31, an Associ ated Press dispatch says: Postmas ter General Burleson today made public the report of a special Inves tigation into fiscal affairs of tho postal service, charging that during former Postmaster General Hitch cock's administration tho service did not become self supporting, as was often assorted, but that In 1911 there actually was a deficiency of moro than $750,000. Tho report charges that "an ap parent surplus was attained by un justifiable methods of bookkeeping," and that tho efficiency and morals of the postal servlco were sacrificed to a "ruthlessly enforced policy of economy," that a showing of self maintenance might bo mado. An Associated Press dispatch, dated May 30, says: Secretary Bryan signalized tho day commemo rative of tho country's hero dead by announcing that oight nations have responded favorably to his peace plan, asking that suggestions bo submitted in regard to tho details. 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It is a belief confirmed by tho cxtcn slvo uso of tho presidential primary last yoar, by tho growing disposition to ndopt the preferential presidential primary In states which do not now havo It, and by tho advisability as well as feasibility of placing tho nomination of presidential candi dates In tho hands of tho people themselves. Secretary Bryan is to bo congratulated on tho magnificent succcBs he has won by tho adoption of tho direct election of senators con stitutional amendment by tho neces sary thlrty-slx states. Popular oloc tlon of senators 1b a causo Mr. Bryan has fought for all his life. Buffalo (Now York) TImos. NO ANSWER Inter-Ocean: Chicago Inter-Ocean: Asks Mr. Bryan In his Commoner, discussing tho "got together" movement of tho republicans and progressives: "Is Mr. Roosevelt to step asldo now and let tho party get together on any old platform, simply for tho sake of winning?" And Mr. Brynn doesn't ovon take tho troublo to answer tho question. 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