The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-02-18
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The Home Market Club, of Bos-
ton, invited President Taft to din
ner to be given in his honor al any
time during this spring that will suit
him. The President said he would
probably not be able to accept.
The subcommittee of the House
Committee on Naval Affairs decided
to report adversely the bill to retire
Commander Robert E. Peary, with
the rank and pay of rear admiral
Secretary Knox, it is said, will
write to the United States represen-
tatives abroad acquainting them with
his desire to promote commercial re-
lations with foreign countries.
William B. Turner, of Oregon,
printing clerk of the Senate, resign
ed following an inquiry which show
ed that he had caused delay in the
printing of reports.
Secretary of State Knox was sub
jected to some caustic criticism by
Representative Harrison in the
House.
Solomon Napoleon Cone. big cot
ton operator, of Greensboro. N. c.,
defended the cotton exchanges at the
meeting of the House Committee
on Agriculture.
The position of assistant attorney
general soon to be vacated by Wade
II. Ellis, of Ohio, has been offered
to James A. Fowler, OF Knoxville,
Tenn.
The House passed a bill to es-
tablish an art commission to pass
upon proposed monuments and
buildings in Washington.
The Military Committee reported
to the House and Military Academy
Bill, which carries an appropriation
of S1,S76,332
The adjustment of II out of IS
pension agencies is recommended to
the House by the Appropriations
Committee.
The Agricultural Department re-
port shows the live stock receipts for
1909 to have been the lowest since
1904.
A number of shipping men were
before the Senate committee to urge
goVernment-owned line to Panama
Senator Rayner was formally mott
/ fed of his election to the United
States Senate to succeed himself
immigration into the United States
during 1909 was twice as great as
during the previous year
A Japanese exclusion bill was fav-
orably reported to the House BY the
Committee on Immigration
Capt. Alexander Sharp, president
of the naval inspection board. died at
| the Naval Hospital
The Langley medal of the Smith
sonian Institution was presented 10
the Wright brothers.
The Pension Appropriation Bill.
carrying sl55,674, 1000, was reported
to the House
A number of sanitation experts. in
Guiding DR.. Welch and President
Remsen, of the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, and Bernard n. Baker and
Chief Engineer Hendrick, of Balti-
more, called on President Taft to
urge the appointment of a commits
sion to study the sewage problem.
The Senate passed bill comforting
the rank of rear admiral upon Com
mander Peary and retiring him with
the highest salary paid a rear ad-
| miral.
The President issued a proclama-
| ton granting the minimum tariff
rates to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
Paraguay, Mexico, Panama and Lii
IBERIA.
There was a hearing before the
House Committee on Agriculture on
the bill TO prohibit dealings in flu
lures on the cotton exchange.
The Senate passed the resolution
for a thorough investigation of the
increase in the cost of commodities
and necessities of life.
The President ordered 4,00O,O 900
acres OF public land withdrawn from
the forest domain and offered to
| homesteaders.