The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-22
In CONGRESS
THE JAPANESE QUESTION.
President Suggests Clause In Imml-
grafton Bill Now Tending.

'h'h'HH''hI ~ - hoN NilN san
Francisco scnool question will be set.
tied soon Is the general opinion in
official circles. Mayor SchmItz and his
associates received a message from
the president saying that he desired to
confer with them at the White House.
It is stated that President Roosevelt,
through Secretary Root has proposed
to Speaker Cannon and to the chair
men Of the senate and house commit
tees on immigration, and other repub.
| lican leaders in congress, that clause
be inserted In the immigration bill
now pending in congress which will
bar Japanese coolie labor from the
United States. Mayor Schmitz's dec
laratlon favors such proposition
Secretary Root is preparing the
proposed amendment to the immigra-
ton bill, which will exclude all Asiat-
les coming from the Philippine islands
and the Ha Gaiian islands from adj
mission to the mainands OF the Unit
ed States. laborers coming direct
from Japan to this country are now do
MED passports, and the only way they
! have been able to gain admission to
this country has been by first going to
| the Philippines or Hawaii and later
| coming to the United States. 1t 10
learned from high official source
that this arrangement, which is only
intended to exclude the Japanese la
| borers, until n new treaty can be ne
/ gotiated with the Toxic government,
has been accepted BY the japanese.
! Representatives Ba-tholdt and
Shackleford had an interesting colo
guy, which amused the house Monday
afternoon, during debate on a local
street railway bill The house was sit
ting as a board OF aldermen for the
city OF Washington and the District OF
f. Columbia. Each Monday Is district
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ures are considered Shacklcford,
since Minority Leader Williams de-
posed him from membership in tho
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, has been a member of the
District OF Columbia committee The
bin before the house Monday granted
n right Of way to suburban line over
certain streets of Washington, and
Shackeford was speaking on an
amendment. which he had induced
Representative James OF Kentucky to
offer, fixing the rate for passengers
at three cents. He was engaged in ar
raigning the chairman OF the district
committee, Representative BabcoCk OF
Wisconsin, and other majority mem
bers of that committee and other COM
mitteos In general for "smothering'
bills In committee, and relieving his
system Of speech which would read
well to his constituents who never saw
n street car, when Representative Bar
thOldt was moved to interrupt him
with a question.
President Roosevelt sent a special
message to congress Monday urging
the enactment of law, the draft OF
which Is included in the message,
which grants white persons. who have
ntermarried with members of the
Cherokee nation OF Indians, sixty days
in which to dispose Of improvements
they have heretofore occupied. The
sale of such Improvements is to be
made only to members of the Cherokee
nation at n appraised price TO be fixed
by an official to be designated by the
secretary of the interior.
Congressman Champ Clark OF Mis-
souri,, declares he will form organiza-
ton to secure waterways improve
ments II present bill is killed.
Congressman Mccall, OF Massachu-
sets, argues against usurpation by
national government of powers re-
served to states
Senator Aldrich introduces measure
designed to give secretary OF the treas.
ury more power to guard against
money strlngency,
The treaty will go direct to the com.
mittee on foreign relations and there
will be n determined effort to have 1t
reported and acted upon before the
adjournment OF the present session OF
congress. Many of the democratic
senators have indicated their willing
ness that this should be DONE but
Senator Bacon, who is the leading
democratic member of the senate com.
mittee on foreign relations. has not yet
given his full assent TO this pro-
gramme.
Officials OF the jamestown exposI.
ton have filed with Secretary Shaw a
contract providing for the dlsburse-
ment OF the $1,000. 900 loan by the gov
eminent to the exposition company.
Secretary Shaw accepted the contract,
and the appropriation will be made
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