Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-18
Congressional Notes

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Of Iowa, who has just vacated the
office of trust buster in The depart
ment of justice. His bill would make
Jail sentences compulsory for indiyid-
ual violators of the law and would
extend the provisions of the present
act to patents by providing that the
patent shall be forfeited where the
patentee joins with others TO restrain
trade. The third change would make
Illegal the purchase or ownership of
stock in a competing corporation en-
gagged in interstate commerce.
After d~isposing of the technical par
liamentary obstacles, Senator Borah
of Idaho succeeded in having the SEN
ate consider the house joint resolution
to amend the constitution to provide
for the election of United States SEN
ators by popular vote. The effect is
to make the resolution the unfinished
business and give 1t preference. The
order was made on a roll call, but
out of II votes only Senators Bran
dagee, Durham, Gallinger, Hepburn
and Penrose voted in the negative.
There has been some talk on the
senate side of the capitol of arranging
for a recess of congress from the 1st
of July until the LIST of September. In
this way the solons would escape the
broiling period in the capital. Such a
plan involves the passage of the Ca
madam reciprocity bill through the
senate and probably n or two other
measures, such, for examplefi as the
resolution providing for a constitu-
tional amendment for the direct cleo
ton of senators.
AS a result of a conference be-
tween Speaker Clark and Representa-
tive Carter of Oklahoma, the latter
modified his resolution introduced sew
eral days ago calling for an ~investiga-
ton of the affairs of the Five Civilized
Tribes by a select committee of the
house. The modification would place
the investigation in the hands of the
committee on Indian affairs, a regu-
larly constituted committee of the
house.
The spectacle was presented before
the senate finance committee of a for
mer lieutenant governor of the state
of Wisconsin openly accusing the
president Of the United States Of lack
of patriotism and of cowardice. John
Strange, who is also a manufacturer
of wrapping paper, was the witness
who relieved himself Of these senti-
ments. He vas speaking in cpposi-
ton of the Canadian reciprocity bill.
A proposed investigation of the
American Wooden company as a trust,
provided for in a resolution intro
duced by Representative Francis of
Ohio, a Democrat, probably will be
authorized. Democratic leaders de-
clare it will have no effect whatever
On the ways and means committee
in it's proposed revision of the wool
tariff.
During a merry roy in the house
over the Democratic plans for pro-
viding clerks and janitors for commit
tees, Representative James r. Mann
of Illinois, the Republican floor lead
err, charged that he had been deprived
of a carpet cleaner for the minority
conference room. He did not think
that was sensible economy, and said
so.
"A nation wide campaign against ty-
phoid fever is the ultimate aim Of a
resolution introduced in the house by
Representative Sulzer of New York,
chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs, authorizing the president to
make a treaty with Canada, with a
view to stopping the pollution of the
great lakes by sewage.
The Rucker campaign publicity bin,
requiring publication before as well
as after elections, at last has been
taken up by the senate. The commit
tee on privileges and elections of that
body decided to refer the bill which
was passed by the house during the
opening days Of the extra session, to
q subcommittee.
Standing to gether to a mar on the
final roll call, just as they had stood
throughout the last three weeks I'M
der the relentless fire of Republican
opposition, the Democrats passed the
farmers free list bill in the house.
The announcement of the vote as
made by Speaker Clark was 236 to
1903.
Canadian reciprocity would cost the
farmers Of the northwest S4G,000,0O0
annually, according to A. H. Wilkin-
son, q Minnesota farmer, who adj
dressed the senate finance committee.
The workmen from paper mills in
New York also protested against the
bill.
Representative Bathrick Of Ohio in
troduced a resolution to protect gov
eminent employees who may be called
on to testify before investigating com
mittees Of congress.
A revised bill for the admission Of
Arizona and New Mexico as states
was presented to the house by Chair
man Flood of the committee on terri
tories.
The independence Of the Philippine
islands is contemplated in a joint res
olution introduced by Senator Gore of
Oklahoma.
Resolutions were introduced In the
house by Representative Fowler llll.),
asking the secretary of war for infor-
nation concerning the deaths Of Unit
ed States citizens within rs miles of
the Mexican border as a result Of the
revolution and providing for election
Of a special committee of seven mem
bers to inquire into the matter.
Facing an early report on the Cana
dian reciprocitY bill. and Mith.the free