The Washington herald., 1911-05-09
CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFS.

In compliance with promise made In the closing
hours Of the last session, when Senator Owen, Of
Oklahoma sngIe-handed held up legislation be
Of the refusal Of the Senate to admit Arizona
| to Statehood with its recall of the judiciary pro-
vision. Senator Curtis, Of Kansas. introduced reso-
luton providing for modified form OF cotlre.
The House Committee on Territories expect to re-
port to-day a resolution dealing with the New
Mexico and Arizona constitutions. which it Is ex-
pected will be passed by Congress at the present
session. 1t is contemplated that the Congress must
act on the resolution thus relieving President Taft
Of the embarrassment under which he has labored
in connection with this subject.
The House Committee on Expenditures in the
Treasury Department favoraby reported the resolu-
ton introduced by Representative Fitzgerald, Of
New York. calling upon the Secretary of the Treas
ury for statement of all the expenditures Of the
Monetary Commission in detail.
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. introduced a bill
repcaling the law creating sinking fund In the
Treasury Department for the purchase and retire
ment Of government bonds and in lieu thereof au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury. in his dis
cTetiOn to purchase from time to time with the
surplus funds in the Treasury outstanding govern
ment bonds and retire them. thereby reducing the
public debt of the United States to that extent
The House Committee Rules yesterday favor
ably reported the revised Hardwick resolution, call
ing for investigation Of committee Of nine men,
bers Of the House OF the American Sugar Refining
Company and all other persons and corporations en-
gagged in the business, together with their relations
with another.
The new Democratic House refused to make the
bill providing for publicity in campaign contribu-
tious both before and after the elections applicable
also To the primries but effort will be made to
accomplish this result in the Senate. An amend
ment to that end introduced in the Senate yes
terday by Senator Works. of California
Reafiming the Monroe doctrine. but disavowing
any purpose the part Of the United States to
erciss control the political Affairs Of any Of the
republics in the western hemisphere. is the sub
stance Ct resolution introduced in the Senate BY
Senator Isador Rayuer. of Maryland.
Senator Kenyon, Of Iowa, who relinquished the
position Of assistant to the Attorney General
place which gave him charge Of antitrust prosecu-
tions to enter the Senate, introduced drastic anti
trust bill.
George Sullivan. Of Philadelphia, representing the
Nixon Paper Company, Of that city. told the
Sgnate Finance Committee that II the Canadian
reciprocity bill became . law 1t would ruin the
book PAPER industry in the United States. The
industry. he ieclaied. was one Of twelve branches
cf the papermakng business in the United States.
and there wsre forty-six mills eneaged n the
production of book paper. having . capital agyre
eating slo6. 100000 and employing 5000 people.
That the movement to organize the railway mail
clerks into unions, to be siliated with the Fedora
tion Of Labor Is inspired b. agitation" In and
01t of the servce the substance of statement
made to the House Committee on Reform IN the
Civil Service by Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
crxi Stewart The Second Assistant Postmaster
General said that perhaps 500 f the r. 90 nilwy
mail CLERKS may Be dissatisfied.