The Alaska citizen., 1911-05-22
Congressional
 Matters

WASHINGTON. D. C.. May b The Progressive Republicans. repre- sented by their members in congress have expressed their preference for senator I.aFollette for president in 1912 and the LaFollette boom has been officially launched.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May b. The members of congress are already talking adjournment, which makes it evident that there will be no fill busteriing or blocking of business during the present extra session. WASHINGTON, D. C.. May l6.- A petition was presented to the senate today praying for the admis- matter was very promptly referred to the territorial committee for con- sideration.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May l6.- President Taft yesterday formally nominated Stimson to the position of Secretary of War. to succeed Dickinson. resigned The name of C. II. Millington. who is to be as sistant treasurer at New York. was also submitted to congress.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May l6.- The senate is still in state of dead lock in the matter of the election of a president pro tenn. It is generally conceded that there is no chance of securing the office for Gallinger, but he refuses to withdraw in favor of any other candidate.
 Clapp appears to have the best of [ l,, f,rl,, ,,E h,,- fnr port has been insufficient to discour- age his opponents.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 16- The resolution providing for the di- rect election of senators was taken mp in the upper house yesterday and the question is being vigorously de bated today.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 16.- The Treasury department today was granted permission to issue bonds ill the amount of $50,O00.000. The action was taken by congress on the advice and request of Secretary Mac Neagh
 WASHINGTON. May 17-Prolonged cheers followed the statement by Congressman Mann in the house to- day that Speaker Champ Clark is considering whether he will allow his friends to support him as candidate for the Democratic presidential nOmi- nation in the coming convention. Already several Clark booms have been started in different parts of the country. and Mann assured the Democratic members of the house that, with Clark as their standard bearer. they would have not the least difficulty in capturing the next presidential election.
 WASHINGTON, May 17.-Chairman Henry, of the house committee on rules. caused considerable excitement today by attempting to force through 1 a resolution naming the members of the committee which will investigate the steel trust
 WASHINGTON. May 1S-Senator | IaFollette today gave notice in the senate that on Monday he would call for vote on the resolution providing for the reinvestigation of Senator Lorimer. who is accused of having secured his seat through too liberal use of money among the Illinois leg islators at Springfield.
 | WASHINGTON, May 1S.-When the matter of the admission of New Mexico and Arizona into the Union as states came up for discussion to. day, Representative Kahn, of Califor- nia. spoke against the admission of | the latter territory until such time as her constitution is revised. Kahn referred particularly to the recall measure, which provides for the re- call of the judiciary as well as the regular officers of the proposed state and in very forceful terms the Re
 publican representative denounced
 the measure. which is patterned after
 the amendment recently adopted by 1 Mir Kahn's own state.
 WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Repre
 sentative knowland of California to
 day brought up the matter of the
 number of infected foreigners in the
 United States and the danger of ar
 outbreak of the yellow peril, which
 he claimed threatened the people ol
 the Western coast
 During the past two years, saiG MT knowland, at least 75 infected
 Japs had entered California and the
 states to the North, and he pointed out the necessity for more stringent
 regulations to prevent the admlSSlOI
 of additional plague-stricken foreign CTS.
 The remarks of the Californian
 were prompted by the violent out
 break of yellow fever throughou
 Colombia, which has just been re
 ported here.
 WASHINGTON. May 18.-It Wal
 decided today by the members of thu
 house committee to accept the offe
 of Attorney Brandeis to assist thu
 committee in its inquiry into thu
 matter of the alleged extravaganza
 of the postoffice department. , WASHINGTON. May 18.-Speake
 Champ Clark today laid before thu house the concurrent resolution pro viding for the admission of Hawai- . as state.
 | WASHINGTON, May 18.-Thre'