Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1920 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., May 17. Senator Borah announced he would introduce a bill restoring free Panama canal tolls for American coastwise ships by reversing the action of congress in 1914 repealing the free tolls clause of the Panama canal act. The house rejected the conference report on the diploma and consular appropriation ©ill because of the provision extending war time restrictions over passports. Transportation difficulties and the consequent inability to liquidate loans on commodities delayed in reaching .the markets form one of the most" acute phases of the credit situation, according to the bankers composing the advisory council of the federal reserve system who met in conference today with the federal board. No hearing will 'be held beforeI the interstate commerce commission on the petition filed by the railroads ~ [ asking the commission to use its I emergency powers under the transportation act to relieve the car shortage and traffic congestion and no formal Orders with respect to the movement of traffic have yet been issued. Attorney General Palmer today characterized as a “wilful and malicious lie” the accusation of political opponents that as attorney general he had prosecuted labor leaders and allowed profiteers to go | free. Xenophen B. Kalamatiano, American citizen of Chicago, is in solitary confinement at the bolsevik all-Rus- - sia extraordinary commission prison ! in Moscow. t Conditions in soviet Russia are very bad, and steadily growing [worse, according to advices received by the state department.