llKHlihifftnn, II. r. Wav !?,
T legislation providing for fre< tolls
through ih"' I'knama Canal for \mer
l.siB shipping "ill le r ?|?oi"?.! fn VOrab! J
to the Sonata following in Irf hearing*,
the date not yet nx'??! It was indicated
at a. m? ?"ting of titr Senate Committer
en Interoceanir Canals to-dny.
Senators Poindejttt'f and Jon' ?
(Wash.) appeared nf the meeting to
make brief statements concerning bills
they have int rod need 111 the subject and
urged the Important f favorable n< tlori
because of the benefit on the develop
ment of the Amerlcin mereitant marine.
Af'er nine di.W* in ion ? t i ib. i of the
vomitililee r> oiii ii tiii! while then wn?
ii.nt'i' Information alreadv developed In
fmtner testimony on tin stibjeet t would
, p. bettor poliej !f heatings were allowed
(i persons who might wish to appeal
A'lth this understanding the i,timm!tb<
]? ft it to the i halrrnan, Senator Borah
(Idaho) to make announcemmt of the
date of hearings
Senator Borah an Id later that further
aetlon will be deferred until the emer
gency tariff hill and the naval appro
priation WUa are disposed of.
$5,000,000 PUBLIC
UTILITY OFFERING
Milwaukee Electric Railway
and Lijiht Sell* Honds to
Ranking Syndicate.
