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VOLUME 13, NUMBER 25
An Associated Press report says:
The lower tho rate charged to con
sumers by electric powor companies,
tho lowor will bo tho tax which such
powor companies must pay to the
government.
Secrotary Lano of the interior de
partment announced this as "tho
heart of tho policy adoptod as to tho
disposition of wator rights of the
government."
Mr. Lano has ponding beforo him
sovoral applications for rights to use
tho public lands and tho waters of
navigable streams for tho develop
ment of electrical powor. Ho is
opposed to making use of tho waters
as a source of rovonuo to tho gov
ernment, but is in favor of requiring
tho fullest use of thorn for tho benefit
of the public.
After carefully considering a
powor project on tho Pend d'Orelle
river in northern Washington, the
secretary has laid down flvo condi
tions as an "ideal standard toward
which to work in tho making of the
contract between the government
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Addreis Orders to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Neb.
and tho applicants for use of the
power."
Tho conditions aro:
"1 The greater the development,
of horsepower the lower tho charge
per horsepower to bo made on- the
part of the government. This iff in
tended to secure the full use of tho
stream.
"2 The lower the rate to con
sumers the lower the charge on the
part of tho government.
"3 No charge whatever for a
period of five or ten years, during
which the power company is finding
itfl market.
"4 Acceptance as a public
utility of the states' jurisdiction over
intrastate rates and services, and
of federal jurisdiction over interstate
rates and service.
"5 Absolute prohibition of com
bination or monopoly and the right
of revocation on the part of the gov
ernment in the event it is established
to the satisfaction of the secretary
of the interior that such combination
has been made or that prices have
been fixed by agreement with com
peting plants."
"It is my purpose," said Secretary
Lane, "closely to follow these condi
tions in the making of all future con
tracts .with power companies. They
are just alike to seller and consumer
of the power. They are fair to the
government and they will make for
tho conservation and development
of natural resources now going to
waste."
A press dispatch says: Secretary
Bryan discussed with Dr. Lauro
Muller, Brazilian minister of foreign
affairs, on special mission here, the
reason for the abandonment by the
Wilson administration of the ..so
called "dollar diplomacy" policy.
There is no lack of desire to en
courage increase of commercial rela
tions between the United States and
Brazil arid other nations, Mr. Bryan
told his visitor. This is to be done,
however, he said, without having
the government backed by American
capital in foreign countries.
The administration, he added, de
Bires to see American busines's se
cured abroad through the establish
ment of friendly relations with those
countries and their people and by the
use or absolutely nonoraoie com
mercial methods. Dr. Muller agreed
that this was the wisest policy and
he asserted that he would do what
he could to encourage Brazil's in
dorsement of it.
Mr. Bryan suggested that the state
departments 'of the countries could
do much to prevent improper busi
ness from gaining a foothold by re
porting promptly any cases they dis
covered. Dr. Muller promised to do
this.
"
velopment and provision would bo
made for the use of. Panama canal
machinery 4n the construction work!
According to a report submitted to
the war department, fourteen Ameri
can goldlar were killed in tho recent
four days' fighting on Jolo Island
when General Pershing's command
finally subdued and disarmed the re
bellious Moros. On the list of tho
dead were Captain Taylor A. Nichols
of the Philippine scouts and two pri
vates of the regular army. Captain
Nichols, who is thirty-four years old,
was commissioned a second lieuten
ant in the Philippine scouts in 1905
and received his captaian's commis
sion in March, 1912. He was the
son of John Nichols, of Durham,
Cal. The two regulars, both of
whom .were killed in the first day's
action were Oliver Villiard, Company
M, Eighth infantry, whose sister,
Miss Anna Villiard lives in Artie, R.
I., and Luther Gerhart, of the same
company whose father is Henry It,
Gerhart, of Reading, Pa.
The belated Indian appropriation
act for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 1913, was passed by the sen
ate. It carried an appropriation of
$11,000,000.
President Wilson sent to the
senate the nomination of Meredith
Nicholson of Indiana, as minister to
Portugal.
Senator O'Gorman recommended
Former Governor John A. Dix, of
New York, as governor-general of
the Philippines.
The bill changing the United
States legation in Spain to an em
bassy, was passed without opposition
in the senate.
Senator Owen's resolution direct
ing the secretary of commerce to in
vestigate whether oil prices i- Okla
homa are being artificially fixed and
by whom, was adopted ty the senate.
Treasury officials have practically
abandoned hope of securing from
congress a postponment of the cus
toms service reorganization until
January, 1914, and are preparing to
effectuate this sweeping reform on
July 1. By reducing, the customs
districts from 165 to forty-nine moro
than 100 collectors df customs will
be legislated out of office.
An Associated Press dispatch
says: President Wilson, gave his
approval to a plan for immediate
legislation authorizing the construc
tion of government railroads in
Alaska. In a conference with Sena
tor Pitman, chairman of tho senate
territories committee, the president
in general terms approved a bill that
had been agreed upon by the com
mittee earlier in the day, and ex
pressed his willingness that the
measure should be urged upon the
immediate attention of congress if
any measures outside of tariff and
currency reform are to be considered.
The revised Alaskan bill as it will
bo introduced in the senate by Sena
tor Chamberlain leaves the entire
control of the constructive work to
the president.
The committee eliminated the pro
vision for a special commission to
construct roads and also the pro
vision which would have authorized
the government to develop and con
trol tho coal fieldB in the territory.
A bond issue of $40,000,000 would
be authorized for the railroad de-
Under date of June 18, an Associ
ated Press dispatch says: The sen
ate lobby investigation reached out
into new fields when the senate,
acting on a' resolution presented by
Senator Norris and adopted by unani
mous consent by the senate, ordered
tho Overman committee to subpoena
Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the
board of directors of the Union Pa
cific railroad, to explain a published
statement credited to him in New
York that lobbyists had sought to se
cure employment from the Union Pa
cific on the ground that they would
be able to influence a settlement of
the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
dissolution case in Washington.
Victor H. Olmstead, chief of tho
bureau of statistics in the depart
ment of agriculture, has been sus
pended by Secretary Houston pend
ing an inquiry into charges of lack
jof discipline and poor administration
of the bureau. A press dispatch
says:- It was officially stated that
there was no suspicion of leaks in
crop reports, similar td tho famous
"cotton leak" a few years ago, which
resulted in a complete overhauling
of the office. Numerous complaints
of favoritism, resulting in disaffec
tion and inability to maintain proper
discipline led to the charges, it was
said. Tho solicitor of the depart
ment already has started an lnvesu-
d
)..