Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-29

house committee on expenditures in
the department Of agriculture a num-
Der of voluntary concentrations OF
the weather service, which were sent
to him by western fruit growers.
That the Mccormick family and the
harvester trust created the story OF
the "slush fand" of 100000 because
of personal enmity toward Lorimer
was indicated at the hearing before
the senate committee as the new de-
tense of Senator William Lorimer OF
Illinois in his fight to hold his seat.
The house ways and commit
tee has laid out its general plan for
a tariff-for-revenue bill on the cotton
textile schedule. This measure, fourth
in the Democratic tariff program, will
be ready for consideration in three
weeks. The leaders want to cut the
tariff on cotton goods fully so per
cent. What they can do depends on
the work on which the committees
experts will be engaged until Chair
man Underwood returns from Atlantic
City July s..
The free re-entry into this country
of all domestic animals except those
specifically mentioned in another part
of the law is the effort of a proposed
amendment to the Payne tariff law,
which the treasury department has
submitted to the house ways and
means committee. The amendment
is proposed in view of the recent de-
cision of the court of customs ap-
peals.
Taxation of automobiles going from
one state to another, the money thus
derived to be used for the improve
ment of the roads, is contemplated
in a bill introduced by Senator Sim
mons of North Carolina. The bill is
a general good-roads bill, and provides
for federal aid on account of the pos
tai routes.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
protested to the senate committee on
the judiciary against the confirmation
of Guy D. Golf, as district attorney
for the eastern district of that state.
La Toilette complained he had not
been consulted and he supposed this
slight had been due to his opposition
to the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
Delegate Cameron of Arizona re-
quested the senate committee on ter
ritories to amend the Arizona consti-
tuition by eliminating the recall OF
judges. He based his request on the
opposition of the president to this fea-
ture of the constitution and said ne
feared it's retention ultimately would
defeat statehood.
Frauds amounting to several mil
lion dollars in duties on importations
of cutlery during the last few years
have been discovered by secret agents
of the customs service who have been
working in this country and in the
| Solingen district of Germany, whence
most Of the imports come to the Unit
ed States.
Canadian reciprocity discussion in
the senate centers on the Root amend
ment to the wood pulp and paper
schedule, with Mr.. Root in a speech
undertaking to show why his amend
ment should be in the bill, and Presi-
dent Taft and the house Democratic
leaders fighting to prevent its inclu.
sion.
The news that President Taft has
determined to veto any tariff measure
passed at this session of congress
will not effect the plans Of the senate
allies to press the Underwood tariff
revision bill, it was declared, but 1t
will be acted upon as a separate meas
ure, without reference to the reci-
The Lorimer investigation commit
tee of the senate practically declared
Richard Yates, former governor of II
linois, innocent of the charge of hav-
ing had a long-distance telephone con-
versation with Edward Hines on the
day William Lorimer was elected as
senator.
Representative Sherley Of Kentucky
init oduced an amendment to the pure
food and drugs act providing false
and misleading statements as to the
curative vaue Of a medicinal prepare
ton en- patent medicine labels be pro
hibited.
In q special message to the house Of
representatives President raft stated
that The tariff board would not be
ready to submit a comprehensive re
port on wooden and cotton schedules
Of the. tariff law until December next.
On behalf Of the finance committee,
Chairman Penrose reported the farm.
ers' free list and the Underwood bill
to the senate. He verbally announced
a majority OF the committee reports
the bill adversely.
BY a vote of six to three, the sen
ate ordered a favorable report on the
joint resolution approving the consti
tuti6ns of Arizona and New Mexico
in much the same form as it passed
the house.
A resolution in the senate succeed
ed by a vote of 80 to Is in ordering
the finance committee to report the
Democratic house bin revising the
wool schedule on or before July 10.
An investigation Of the campaign
contributions in the general elections
of 1904 and 1908 is proposed in a res
olution which Senator Culberson Of
Texas introduced.
William T. Vernon, the Kansas ne
gro, who was formerly register Of the
treasury, is to fill the position Of sup
erintendent Of Indians and his duties
will keep him in Washington most Of
the time. He will be under the per
sonal direction of Indian Commission
er Valentine.