The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25
Congressional Notes


and Canada. Summarized briefly the
report says q ton of news print paper
Is made In Canada for s5.35 less than
II Is made In the United States. The
average Canadian cost is given as
S2hdS, and the average cost in the
United States is s32.SS. The duty
under the tariff is $3.75.
A revised draft Of the proposed
constitutional amendment changing
the date OF the presidents inangura.
ton to the last Thursday In April
providing for the converting of con.
GFess the second Tuesday OF each Ian.
uary and eliminating the biennial ses.
sion OF that body. was presented 70
the house by Chairman Henry of tho
committee on rules.
Charges that Democratic members
OF the house committee on rules were
seeking to usurp functions Of eau.
Gus by nominating the memhcrs OF
committees which viii investigate the
so-called steel and sugar trusts ere.
ated the most serious break that baa
occurred In the Democratic ranks OF
the house since the opening of con.
grcss
President Taft has appointed. since
he became the nations executive,
four judges OF the United States su.
preme court the members OF tho new
courts OF commerce and customs an.
poals and 81 other federal iudres
throughout the land This is said TO
be the record since President Wash.
ihgton started the government courts
going
President Taft probably will an.
nounce his disposition Of the pardon
cases Of Charles W. Morse Of New
York and John r. Walsh OF Chicago
the convicted bankers, soon. Tho pres.
ident has read voluminous reports OF
both cases, and has considered care.
inlly the arguments presented by At.
lorney General Wickersham and 9th.
Crs.
Announcement was made by Chair.
man Underwood that the committee
viii meet daily until It has rearhed an
agreement on the terms Of bill pro.
posing revision of the wool sched
l'lr OF the tarilf law. The Democratic
leaders say they are now convinced
that they will have no further trouble
over the bugabOo OF free raw material
Representative Hobson's plan for tba
F"atlon OF council OF the national
lofense, which involves a rcorcaniza.
ION OF the entire military and naval
apartments, was heartily approved
" distinguished officers Of the army
ma navy and public officials who at.
ended the hearing before the housa
committee on naval affairs.
A bill prohibiting any post office to
"main open Sunday for the delivery -.
II mail to the public was introduced
D the house by Representative James =,
l. Mann, the Republican floor leader =
his is IN line with the announced noI. ,
y OF the post office department i
petition for the admission of ua.
All as a state was received by the
1hato from the Hawaiian legislature
hd referred to the committee on ter.
tofles. The senate passed bill pro.
ding for the erectons Of barracks q,
n a cavalry post In Hawaii. VI
q, A. Miller Of East st. louis. III ="
as commissioned national bank ex. y.
inner by Secretary OF the Treasury :.
acNCagh He will be assigned TO ~
@ district which includes all of the - -
ate OF Missouri outside tho cities o'
81. Louis and Kansas City. ~
Discussion OF the wool schedule oc. al
pied Democratic members nj fbs nv
lys ana means committees in exc. ''''
tive session, but again no decision
Is reached as to the cardinal prin.
lies OF the wool tariff bill TO be sub.
tied to the caucus. ut'
Leader Mann offered n res. NV
ltlon authorizing the speaker to an. ~
INT select committee Of Is mem. 49,
rs to select the sugar trust inves. ,''o
ating committee. His resolution ''''
s voted down on a roll call, receiv.
II votes to 1877
The special committee elected nv
house to investigate tho steel trust p ,a
opted resolution proposed by Rem. ~
Boall of Texas permitting oi,,
parties affected by the inyestiga ~.
to be represented by counsel. we
1 the department OF Justice It was a a,"'
the suit filed in New York against s",'
so-called lumber trust would prob s.n
be the first of n series institut. ~ M
wherever similar violations of law ne
believed to be practtccd ,1 n'm
al! sentences of two to ten years s'o''
those found guilty of contracts or 1 19"'
iblnatlons In restraint of trade are ~
'ided In an amendment of the
rman antitrust law, proposed by' Co
ator Gore of Oklahoma. ~ :,
'eaker Clark laid before the house how'd
'ncurrent resolution OF the senate s350
house of Hawaii requesting con- roci,
,,.'',, 10 u" enaoiihg act Tor a bond
titutional convention to admit the
tory to statehood,
Ear Admiral Newton r.. Mason JET
has Just relinquished the office parol
hlef of ordnance OF the navy. has HAIL
assigned to duty as member of murd
boayd - a.,