Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-12-31 | Page 6 | Washington Notes

WASHINGTON NOTES ; t WASH I NGTOX. Dep. 31. A limit on congressional appropriations for inaugural ceremonkr- was Urged In the senate Thursd.i bv Senator Borah. Republican. Idaho. ' would spend only 53 0 for nn automobile for the president's trip '.- and from the capltOl." he declared Some opposition to the proposed iifc of the pension ofiice for an inaugural in-augural ball, as ni the Taft inaugural, was also Indicated by senators. WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. Farmers would be guaranteed a minimum price of 2 s bushel for wheat until July 1, under a bill introduced Thursday by Representative Sinclair, Republican, Republi-can, of North Dakota. WASHINGTON- Dec i. The senate sen-ate adopted Thursday a resolution by Senator King. Democrat, of Utah, calling call-ing on the state depsrtmenl for the records and status of all Claims filed against the German government by America ns. WASHINGTON, dec. 31. Gold producers pro-ducers alone have not profited bj increased in-creased prices. Representative Raker. Democrat, California, told the house, urging nis bin to Increase the price of gold $J0 an ounce. He said gold producers were "hard up" and hundreds hun-dreds of mines were closed as the meial cost more to mine than it could be told for. WASHINGTON;, Dec. 31. Under a resolution introduced by Sfcnatbr Sutherland. Republican, of West Virginia, Vir-ginia, the government would endorse and the public would be asked to contribute con-tribute to the relief movement for the children of 'central Europe headed by Herberi Hoover and the European relief re-lief council. The resolution was referred re-ferred to the foreign relations committee. com-mittee. WASHINGTON. Hoc. 31. Federal officers and agents employed to en- force national prohibition would i put undei t he civil service bj bill I introduced by Senator Sterling. Republican. Re-publican. South Dakota. Washington; pec, i. Amend incuts' proposing to add pickled cher-, ries. walnuts and filberts to the list of agricultural commodities on which I higher dutUs would be Imposed to tho; pending emergency tariff mea ire were introduced by Senator SdcNary, Republican, of Oregon WASHINGTON. Dee 3j.The! house banking committee an reed day to report favorably the senate tmi . Mending to federal reserve banks until December Si, lasi, the privii-; egc of rediscountmg notes of member, banks to the extent of 10 per cent in-J stead of io per cent of government! bond? and certificates s C( pt fl from borrowers as security. As amended by the house committee the bill would apply only tx securities held by or-! lginai subscribers. WASHINGTON. Dee. 3 1 . Regula- I tions covering deductions, from net Income permitted taxpayers for depletion de-pletion of mines, oil and g-13 wells1 ar.d for depreciation of Improvements! were issued Thursday by the bateau of Internal ft venue. Owners of mineral deposits under ihe regulations are to secure through j .1:1 aggregate of annual depletion and depreciations dedu tlons, the return of either capital Invested in the proper-l tj or tho aluc of the property otr the basic date, plus subsequent allowable allow-able capital additions, b it not inelud-l . d lot depl-iion ot dei,re. i:.M., aucl BBBBsl