The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-04-27
Congressional Notes

"'"J"'i'y VI Tue HepuDlCans, passej
the house by vote OF 2G5 to So
Representative Berger of Wisconsin
the Socialist member, voted for it, an,
Representative Akin OF New York
l who ranks as an independent. vote,
against 1t. The negative vote was,
Republicans - Anderson, Michigan,
Bradley n. Y. Burke. S. D.; Camp
DeiI' Kan; Cannon, M Copley, ILL.,;
Cnrrier n. H, .Dalzell, Pa: Davis
MINI; De Forest, D.. Y; Dodds
Mich; Dwight N. Y; Esch, Wis.
Fairchild. N. Y; Focht. Pa; Fordnoy
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; Helserson, 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.
k!nley Ill; Mclaughlin, Mich; Nc.
Moran. Mich. Melby, n Y: Martin,
> D. Mondell, Wyo; Moore. Pa:
| Morgan, Okla; Mott, \. y: Nelson.
| Wis; Norris, Neb.; Patton, Pa: Pick.
EFT, Iowa; Plumley, Vt; Powers. Ky;
Pray, Mont; Prince H., Prouty. la:
kees, Kan; Rodenberg, Ill; Simmons
n Y, Sloan, Neb.; J. NJ. c. Smith,
Mlch.i Samuel W. Smith Mich .
Steenerson, Mimi; Sterling, Ill: This.
IIewood, Ill; Towner, Iowa; Volstead
MINI; Warburton. Wash: Wedemey.
eF Mich. Willis. Ohio Woods, Iowa,
and Young, Kansas. Democrats -
Bathrlck, Ohio; Claypool. Chic. Dough.
ton n. c.; Fowler H.; Gudgcr, n. C.:
Hammond, MINI; PuJo La: Rucker.
Colo; Webb, y. c.; and Whitacre,
Ohio
representative Hamlin introduced q
measure to prevent The post office de.
partmcnt from requiring rural car.
flers to wear uniforms. The bill also
would give the carriers, together with
other postal employees, the right to ne
ttion, or otherwise communicate with
members Of congress or other govern.
ment officials the same as if 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 degeneratcd into an institution of
fayoritism.
Mr.. Foster introduced a resolution
creating n new committee of the
house, to be known as the committee
on public health and national uuaran.
tine, which is TO have Is members.
All measures affecting the public
health would be referred to such a
committee He also introduced n bin ;
$4,000 for the estab /
lshment OF a biological fish cultural r
tatlon in his district. Representative .
davenport of Oklahoma went Mr.. Eos.
er one better, asking for $50. 900 for :
ism hatchery and cultural station In g
he Third Oklahoma district. d
Carnegie National park" to COM. II
rise lands in Arizona, to be set aslde h
8 public park. is proposed in a bill "
Introduced by Representatives Hayes Ct
I California. The lands are now e,
noWn as the Grand Canon National
lonument and the Coconno National
crest The proposed parks name is
commemoration of Andrew Carne- p
10 as founder of some OF Americas
reatest institutions and the benefac.
" OF mankind by the promotion of
Gerlasting peace" ST
President Taft Is requested I'm a res. ia
utlon introduced In the house to fur. in
81 congress an explanation of the In
signation Of David Jayne Hin as am. tn
Issador to Germany. The resolution tn
tho joint effort of Representative so
aver Of South Carolina and Brantley
Georgia, and is based on reports 30
at Doctor Hill in the potash contro. rio
rsy incurred the presidents dis. be
easure. Gel
Advocates of the election of sena. er'
y by direct vote of the people won ca'
signal victory in the senate when ITO
resolution passed by the house
s referred to the committee on ju. Gil
larry. The house resolution is sim.
TO the one reported from the sen. Sa'
Judiciary committee last session.
the reference insures favorable
ion in committee
samuel Gompers and Frank Morri. n"'
!, president and secretary of the -
Ierlcan Federation of Labor. an. 49,
red before the house committee ON ~.
Orm In the civil service in adyo. ~ r.
Y of the Lloyd bin giving govern. go
ut employees the right TO Join labor ~,
ons. F'e
Underwood OF Ala. aa.,
"a, chairman of the ways and $50.
ms committee, and floor leader OF an
house, said that 1t will be six chu
ks or two months before any of ~.
tariff schedules pass the house.
representative Foster of Illinois in.