The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-22
Congressional Notes


house tariff bills, Senator Stone.
backed by other Democrats, has
served notice that after waiting a
reasonable" time for the committee to
act, motions will be made to have 1t
discharged from bills referred TO 1t,
such as the free list bill and the wool
bill. which will go TO Il as soon as 1t
goes over from the house These
would force discussion on these
measures 10 the front and disposition
OF them in that way might be made,
but not without prolonged discussion.
The senate passed the resolution
proposing q constitutional amendment
for the direct election OF senators. The
vote was ca to "a, more than the re-
quired two-thirds But the Bristow
amendment, which retains federal con.
troll over the time, places and man.
ner" Of holding the elections in the
various states, was added 10 the reso-
hutton. On this vote the senate d.
vided evenly--44 to 44-and Vice.
President Sherman cast the deciding
vote which resulted in the adoption OF
the Bfistow amendment
Until now the first session Of the
Slxty.secOnd congress has received q.
C73 senate bills, G2 senate resolutions.
: senate concurrent resolutions and
80 joint resolutions. The house rec
ord is 1869 bills, ia joint resolu'
tions. 1877 resolutions and concurrent
resolutions. The senators and repre-
gontatives have used nearly 1000
pages Of the Congressional Record to
put their thoughts before the people,
and the record is growing in volume
every day.
With view Of insuring the widest
publicity OF all the expenditures OF
candidates for congress, the senate
committee on privileges and elections
will complete amendments to the
house bill on this subject, which will
vastly broaden the proposed law. An
individual accounting by both candi-
dates for the senate and house will
be required. An effort will be made
to amend the law applying to corrupt
practices to extend its scope.
Speaker Clark and other house lend
crs have approved a plan proposed by
Representative Frank L. Doremus OF
Detroit, which seeks to establish a
public utilities commission in the Dis
trict of Columbia that also shall he a
bureau of information for the entire
United States upon matters pertain
ing to the regulation of quasi.publlc
corporations In municipalities.
The senate passed the Bourne reso-
luton authorizing an investigation OF
the postal system OF the United States
and to determine what changes arc
necessary in the present methods. The
Investigation is to be made by the
senate committee with especial attol.
ton to the possible establishment OF
Of parcels post.
An attempt to extend the legislative
program of the Democratic majority
Of the house at this extra session Of
congress failed completely at q eau
Gus OF tho Democratic representatives.
Tho result is a REINFORCED determine
ton OF the Democrats TO confine their
Legislative efforts at this session to
the tariff
Urging n favorable report on his bin
to condemn and purchase the express
companies and add them to the pos
tai system. Representative David ].
Lewis of Maryland, before the house
committee on post Offices and post
roads, declared the companies are a
hindrance and an obstacle 10 bust
ness.
As the result OF lively colloquiai
debate in the senate Republican sen
ators agreed that the addition OF Sen
ator Roots amendment relating to
wood pulp and print paper was absO-
lutely necessary to carry out the
terms OF the original agreement be-
tween the United States and Canada
A bill amending the Sherman anti.
trust law so as to exclude from its ef
feet all labor organizations. agrlcul.
turnl associations and fraternal socie-
ties formed for mutual benefit was re-
introduced by Representative Martin
OF Colorado and referred TO the com
mittee on the judiciary.
Defense OF the American Wooden
company, q resolution for the invest
cation OF which Is pending, was made
in the house by Representative Weeks
OF Massachusetts. who said the com
pany could not be considered n trust
under any definition of monopoly he
had ever heard.
An amendment to the federal consti,
tuition forbiddlng polygamy is pro
posed In n memorial from the Nebras.
ka legislature presented TO the house
by Speaker Clark The memorial pro.
poses that q constitutional convention
be called to submit the matter TO the
states.
In tie belief that n million people
would subscribe for the Congressional
Record If they had the opportunity
Representative Taylor OF Colorado in.
troduccd a bin in the house TO make
every postmaster o subscription agent
for the daily publication Of the pro-