The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23

'hh' bHN supply blAl was puNS'u
and another is on the calender,
while others are under way and will
be reported some time in January
The hearings on the estimates sub
mittcd for the agricultural department
for the next fiscal year have been
closed by the house committee on
agriculture, and when congress reas-
scmbles early in January. the actual
work Of framing the agricultural APP
preparation bill will be begun It Is
expected TO report the bill few days
after the holiday recess. It will prob
ably carry approximately Sl30OO.0O0
exclusive Of continuing permanent APP
propr atoms.
4 fight for right Of way between
the two great pork barrels Of con
grrss the projected rivers and har-
hCrs appropriation bill and the public
building bill, is in sight The house
committee on public buildings and
grounds, at it's first meeting Of the
session, canvassod the situation and
the upshOt was decision to let mat
tcrs rest until about the first of Feb
ruary, when some action will be taken
as to either framing a general bill
which might aggregate anything up to
100000 uO-Or postpone the subject
until next year Meantime. the rivers
and harbors committee is going ahead
with expectation of presenting a gen.
cral bill. and will hold a number OF
hearings between January and Jan
uary 10. and will then begin prcpar.
ing the measure.
Representative Louden " Illinois
the secretary Of state To purchase
4tcs and erect buildings thereon in
foreign countries -hurr the United
States has representative. Ry The
bin the secretary of state is directed
10 have plans aud specifications made
for such buildings but In no one year
ar" the appropriations for IN. build.
ings TO be erected to exceed 81 900 900.
Charges Of corruption auains' mem
bcra of congress and Of the supsIdi2-
ing OF newspapers for and against
ship subsidy which have been made
In various American newspapers and
periodicals. are Tccouutnd In a rrsulu.
ton introduced in the house Friday
by Representative Hardin OF Texas,
who demands investigation.
The oftdiscusscd proposal 10 change
the date Of Inauguration Of the prcsl-
dent Of the United States from March
1 TO later date and one more Liable
to produce weather suitable for the
proper observance Of such an event
was before the house committee on
election of president vice president
and members Of congress Thursday
It was presented in the shape Of
constitutional amendment offered by
MIR Gaines. OF West Virginia at the
special session
The last Thursday in April is pro
posed in place Of March T. It is -.
pecally provided that the SiXty.sec.
ond, or next, congress and the terms
Of office Of the present president and
vice president shall continue until III"
last Thursday In April 1913, in order
to cover the intervening time between
the present and the proposed periods
The sentiment Of nearly II not all Of
the committee is said to be favorable
to change in the date, and some &C.
ton is expected.
Hands OF Hawaii In liquor mat.
ters," is substantially the protest re-
ceived by congress Thursday from
the Hawaiian legislature. The secre-
tary of Hawaii transmitted to the two
houses OF congress resolution adopt.
ed by the general assembly at Honolu-
lu, declaring that any Legislation TO
prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor
In that territory. as proposed in q
pending bill would brand Hawaii as
incapable of self.govornment.
Representative Sulzer (Dem.) intro
duced resolution in the house Fri
day directing the administration TO
recognize Estrada as president OF
Nicaragua, and notify the later that
the United States demanded the pun.
ishment OF former President Zelaya.
Representative Burgess. OF Texas.
Wednesday introduced in house a joint
resolution declaring that the United
States shall cease to exercise sover.
eighty over the Philippine Islands
and by treaty with other nations set up
and maintain there free government.
A report on ocean stoerage condi-
lions was made public through presen.
tation to the senate with recommen.