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Show WASHINGTON Legislation to encourage new reclamation re-clamation projects in the West was proposed to congress by Secretary Work. Should the federal government fail to authorize construction of the proposed pro-posed Boulder dam before ratification by all states of the Colorado river compact, the house irrigation committee commit-tee was told the damsite may fall into control of private water interests. The soldier bonus bill, providing twenty-year paid up endowment insurance in-surance policies for the veterans of the world war, was ordered favorably reported by the house ways and means committee. Grand jury investigation of criminal charges involving two members of congress has begun as a house committee com-mittee attempted to get its bearings and chart a course of procedure. The subcommittee of the house ways and means committee charged with drafting of the soldier bonus bill, started work Tuesday on the heart of the measure the provision for paid up life insurance policies. Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals, pending before congress for more than two years, was approved Tuesday toy the house. The supreme court refused to permit per-mit the Italian government to bring a ease against the National Brass Copper Tube company, involving money, paid for copper discs destroyed de-stroyed in the Baltimore fire in 1917. Senator Wheeler (Dem.) of Montana, Mon-tana, in his role of "prosecutor," plunged into final preparations for opening of the senate investigation of Attorney' General Daugerty's administration. admin-istration. A "rather severe earthquake" about 2000 miles from Washington, in a southerly direction was recorded early Tuesday on the seismograph at Georgetown university. Secretary Wallace told the house agricultural committee that he "heartily "heart-ily indorsed" the Haugen amendment to the packers and stockyards act, which would authorize suspension for thirty days of any marketing agency or dealer for violation of the act. As the oil committee opens up new fields of inquiry this week, special government counsel will institute the first of the court proceedings looking to the recovery of the naval fuel reserves re-serves from the Sinclair and Doheny interests. Whether the senate investigation of Attorney General Daugherty will begin be-gin this week with Mr. Daugherty in or out of office appeared as uncertain as ever. FOREIGN The electrification work of the Swiss national railways has passed the halfway point. About 300 miles have been completed with about as ' much more to be electrified. Tewfix Pasha, minister of . interior of Mesopotamia, has been assassinated assassin-ated according to an Exchange Telegram Tele-gram dispatch from Constantinople, quoting a message from Angora. General Eduardo Lovo, rebel leader has surrendered to the federals with GOO men. He was allowed to retain his command joining the government forces says a report from Vera Cruz. The lower house of parliament at The Hague approved the treaty concluded con-cluded at Washington, February 15, extending the arbitration pact he-tween he-tween The Netherlands and the United Unit-ed States. A dispatch from Janina, Athens, reports re-ports a cabinet crisis precipitated by the stabbing of an Albanian deputy in a parliamentary chamber by Mufit Lymbochova, leader of the Itlophile party. The fact that the deputy is not expected to live has made the political situation critical. Many American and British tourists are held up in Egypt and Palestine by the suspension of railway traffic, owing to floods. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena will probably arrive jn London Lon-don on May 20 to return the visit of King George and Queen Mary. It is said the crown prince will probably accompany the sovereigns. The rebel forces under Abd-El-Krim opposing the Spaniards in Morocco total 80,000 men and are operating in two divisions, according to the Tan-giers Tan-giers correspondent of the Daily Express. Ex-press. Archbishops Hayes and Mundelein, who are to he made cardinals, will receive a great welcome when they arrive at Rome. Preparations are being be-ing made by the American Catholic colony. Archbishop Hayes intends to stay at the American college while 'Archbishop Mundelein probably will take up bis quarters in a hotel. The latter knows Rome well, having received re-ceived part of bis ecclesiastical training train-ing here. Italy is addressing an inquiry to Great Britain regarding the British naval reinforcements that are being concentrated in the Mediterranean, it was learned late Saturday. It i reliably reported that Premier Mussolini Mus-solini is preparing to announce a new program of naval expansion as a result re-sult of Great Britain's Mediterranean policy. Switzerland's customs revenues for 1023 amounted to 182,000,000 francs. This is nn Increase of 19,000,000 francs over 1922. |