The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-22
NEWS Of THE WEEK
LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma
ton and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
The House. by a vote Of 1886 10 rs
Monday, took Representative Willett
IN. " OFF his feet on point of order
that he was yillifying the president Of
the Tilted States, and refused to al.
low him to proceed.
1t was a maiden speech for Willetts
and he began by calling President
Roosevelt names OF various hues and
descriptions as he passed over the
prominent questions in which the
president has mixed vigorously. The
Ananias Club came In for some hot
scorings. When the house saw the
drift the action was taken.
1t Is almost certain that bill for
two new states will pass the house
this session. Delegate Andrews OF
New Mexico says that II is sure and
that Speaker Cannon has consented
OF have the bill come up and pass
at will be the first pledge Of the
party platform that Is redeemed"
said Andrews.
There is some doubt expressed
whether the senate will allow the bill
TO 20 through, but no opposition has
developed on the senate side which
would indicate that the bill carrying
statehood for both New Mexico and
Arizona will meet with any consider.
able opposition.
President Roosevelt Monday sent
a special message to congress. ask.
ing that the birthday of Abraham Lin
coin be- made a national holiday.
To use an artillery figure, congress
has been firing proicCtilcs at the pres.
ident not by piece, but by battery.
The last missile was naval shell
fred Friday in the form OF provision
in the house navy appropriation bill
recommending that the marines be- re-.
stored to the status that they former
ly held in the service.
After years Of vain endeavor to OBJ
tain compensation for the loss Of her
kingdom. Lilluokalani. former queen
person before the house committee on
claims to press her claim. II was the
first time in history that q real former
queen had faced a committee Of the
house. The queen is willing to accept
s250,O0O as n complete settlement.
3 An amendment In the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill increasing the salary of the presi.
dent to 100000. of the vice president
and speaker OF the house OF repre-.
sentatIyes to $4,000. with $4,000 ad.
ditlonal allowance for carriages and
coachmcn for the vice president and
speaker and increases for the judi.
ciary aggregatnG s32S.500. precipi.
tated lively discussion in the senate
Friday.
Chairman Hepburn and Representa-.
tive stevens Of the house committee
on interstate commerce will call upon
President Roosevelt to talk over with
him the draft of n bill to provide a
new civil government for the Panama
Canal zone. The delegation returned
from the trip TO Panama to investigate
conditions in the canal zone. The
committee had hearings of all the Off.
cias engaged In the work.
Speaker Cannon and President.
elect Sherman did not get their allow.
ance of $4,000 n year for horses and
n carriage from the senate. Neither
did the president, vice.president and
speaker to say nothing of the entire
judiciary. have their salaries in.
creased, to begin with March next.
Nearly three hours discussion made
It appear that the senate is about
equally divided as TO the proprlcty of
adding an aggregate of 100000 in
salaries to public officials.
The president has vetoed the bill
authorizing the building of dam on
the James river, In Stone county. Mis-.
souri,. and the diyerting of water
enough to run a power plant TO be
built by William II. Standlsh. He
says that unless the United States is |
paid for the use OF the water, no bills |
should be passed which give q monop-
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