Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-04-27
Congressional Notes

ity agreement, supported by dll Dut d
handful of Democrats, and opposed by
a majority of the Republicans, passed
the house by a vote Of 265 to SO.
Representative Berger of Wisconsin,
the Socialist member. voted for it, and
Representative Akin of New York,
who ranks as an Independent, voted
against it. The negative vote was
Republicans = Anderson, Michigan:
Bradley, N. Y; Burke, 8. d.; Camp
bell, KAN; Cannon, ILL.,; Copley, ILL.,;
Currier, N. H.; Dalzell, Pa; Davis,
Mimi; De Forest, N. Y; Dodds,
Mich; Dwight. N. Y; Esch, Wis;
Fairchild, N. Y; Focht. Pa; Fordney,
Mich; Foster, VT; French, Idaho;
Gardner, Mass; Gardner, N. j.; Good,
Iowa; Guersney, Me-; Hamilton,
Mich; Hanna. N. D.; Hartmann, Pa;
Haugen, Iowa; Hawley. Ore; Hayes,
Cal; Helgerson, N. D.; Kinds, Me-;
Howell, Utah; Humphrey. Wash;
jackson, Kan; Kendall, Iowa; Ken
nedy, Iowa; Kinkead, Neb.; Kopp,
Wis. Lafen, Pa; La Toilette, Wash;
Langley, Ky; Lenroot, Wis; Lind
bergh, Mimi; Mcclure, Okla; Nc
Kinley, ILL.,; Mclaughlin, Mich; Nc
Moran, Mich; Melby, N. Y; Martin,
S. D.; Mondell, Wyo.; Moore, Pa;
Morgan, Okla; Mott, N. Y; Nelson,
Wis. Norris, Neb.; Patton, Pa; Pick
EFT, Iowa; Plumley, VT; Powers, KY;
Pray, Mont; Prince, Ill.,; Prodty, Ia;
Rees, Kan; Rodenberg, ILL.,; Simmons,
N. Y; Sloan, Neb.; ]. M. G. Smith,
Mich; Samuel w. Smith, Mich;
Stevenson, MINI; Sterling, H.; This
tlewood, H.; Towner, Iowa; Volstead,
Mimi; Warburton, Wash; Wedemey-
er Mich; Willis, Ohio; Woods, Iowa,
and Young, Kansas. Democrats
Bathrick, Ohio; Claypool, Ohio. Dough-
ton, N. c.; Fowler, Ill; Gudger, N. c.;
Hammond, Mimi; Pujo, La; Rucker,
Colo; Webb, N. c.; and Whitacre,
Ohio.
Representative Hamlin introduced a
easur to prevent the post office de-
partment frora requiring rural car
riers to wear uniforms. The bill also
would give the carriers, together with
other postal employees, the right to Pc
tition, or otherwise communicate with,
members of congress or other govern
ment officials the same asyif they
were not in the employ of Uncle Sam
An investigation of the civil service
system has been ordered by the house
committee on reform in the civil SER
vice. 1t is the purpose Of the COM
mittee to investigate particularly the
question of the rights of civil service
employees to organize unions and to
inquire into charges that the service
has d~egenerated into an institution of
favoritism.
Mr.. Foster introduced a resolution
creating a new committee of the
house, to be known as the committee
on public health and national quaran-
tine, which is to have Is members.
All measures affecting the public
health would be referred to such a
committee. He also introduced a bill
appropriating $25, 900 for the estab-
lishment Of a biological fish cultural
station in his district. Representative
Davenport of Oklahoma went Mr.. Eos
ter one better, asking fort $4,000 for a
fish hatchery and cultural station in
the Third Oklahoma district.
Carnegie National park" to com
prise lands in Arizona, to be set aside
as a public park, is proposed in a bill
introduced by Representatives Hayes
of California. The lands are now
known as the Grand Canon National
Monument and the Coconino National
Forest. The proposed parks name e
in commemoration of Andrew Carne-
gle as founder of some Of Americas
greatest institutions and the benefac-
tor of mankind by the promotion Of
everlasting peace"
President Taft is requested in a res
olution introduced in the house to fur
nish congress an explanation of the
resignation of David Jayne Hill as am
bassador to Germany. The resolution
is the joint effort Of Representative
Lever of South Carolina and Brantley
of Georgia, and is based on reports
that Doctor Hill in the potash contro-
versy incurred the presidents dis
pleasure.
Advocates of the election of sena-
tors by direct vote Of the people won
a signal victory in the senate when
the resolution passed by the house
was referred to the committee on ju-
dietary, The house resolution is sim
liar to the one reported from the sen
ate judiciary committee last session,
and the reference insures favorable
action in a committee.
Samuel Gompers and Frank Morri-
son, president and secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, APP
peared before the house committee on
reform in the civil service in advo-
cacy Of the Lloyd bill giving govern
rlent employees the right to join labor
unions.
Representative Underwood of Ala
bama, chairman Of the ways and
means committee, and floor leader Of
the house, said that it will be six
weeks or two months before any of
the tariff schedules pass the house.
Representative Foster of Illinois in
troduced a bill providing for federal
aid to every state that will establish
a department of mines and mining.
The bill a~ppropriates $4,000 the first
year and increases the amount $4,000
a year until 1t reaches $4,000. Mr..
Foster Is chairman Of the committee
on mines and mining, to which the bill
was referred.