Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Congressional Notes

progressive Republican senators to
ward the Democritae legislative pro
gram. Announcing himself to be al
organization Democrat. the Missouri
senator said that If the progressive
desire to act with the Democrats, the,
should join the Democratic party
That, he said, would be evidence o.
good faith which would be worth
while.
Germany expressed her willingness
to enter negotiations with the United
States for a general arbitration treaty
along the lines laid down by Secre-
tsry of State Knox in the tentative
draft of this governments proposal
now in the hands of Great Britain and
France. Count Won Bernstorff, Ger
man ambassador at Washington, CON
veyed this information to Secretary
Knox and asked him for a copy of the
basic proposition of the United States.
AS a result Of charges laid before
the house committee on rules by min
ers and labor representatives against
the coal mine companies and their
representatives in the Westmoreland
coal fields of Pennsylvania, the COM
mittee will permit representatives of
the mining companies to appear, and
will attempt to sift out ONE of the
facts connected with the pending
EtriHn In tho ooo1 Ifcfriot
Representative Charles ]. Booher,
Missouri member of the house rivers
and harbors committee, win take the
lead in a campaign at the regular ses-
sion of congress, converting In Decem-
Der, to obtain appropriations from
congress to make the Missouri river
Manageable above Kansas City, the
same as it will be below when the
new government project for the lower
river is completed.
Theodore Roosevelt has been invit-
ed by the house special committee in
vestigating the affairs Of the United
States Steel corporation to appear be-
fore it. The committee has made it
optional with Colonel Roosevelt as to
whether he will accept the invitation.
subpoena will be served on him
and no legal measures will be taken
to assure his attendance.
That congress will not conduct an
Investigation into the arrest and ex-
fo CoJiforoia IN oor1oa.
with the Los Angeles dynamiting case
,f J. J. Mcnamara, the Indianapolis
abor leader, Was indicted when the
louise committee on rules decided TO
axe no action on the Berger resolu-
ion providing for such an inquiry.
The treasury made a much better
moving for May than it did for April,
nd its condition, as compared with a
month ago, is materially strengthened.
plling up of gold coin and bull
ion in the vaults continues steadily.
little more than $685. 900 is there
the highWater mark for the treas
RVS gold holdings.
When the three division r%eorganiza-
/
ion of the sfmy goes into effect July
, Major General Frederick d. Grant
ill command the eastern division at
lew York and Major General Arthur
iurray the western division at San
Francisco. A commander for the, cen.
division at Chicago has not been
Ihe decisions Of the supreme court
i the Standard Oil and American To-
acco company cases will result in a
weeping attempt to obtain criminal
.onvicticn of violators of the anti
ust law, according to Attorney Gen
al Wickersham, who appeared be-
re the house committee on expen-
lures.
A proposal that all the churches in
e United States unite in a move
ent to bring together the religious
nominations Of the world to obtain
ternational peace, was made to Pres
ent Taft by the Very Rev. w. Moore
lie, dean Of Worcester, England. The
'esidert said he was much inter-
ted.
Col. George w. Goethals, chief en-
neer of the Panama canal, who ar
we'd in Washington, told President
lift and Secretary Of War Stimson
at splendid progress is being made
the isthmus. The recent break in
e Of the dams was a minor affair
d the damage was quickly repaired. /
Criminal prosecution of the officials F.,
the Standard Oil company, the Am /
lean Tobacco company and their +,
nstituent companies is proposed in i
concurrent resolution introduced by /,
nator Pomerene Of Ohio. /.
After six hours of debate the sen :
: ordered a second investigation ;
o the election of William Lorimer )
senator from Illinois. The vote :
S 46 to 20 in favor Of the resolu- ;
n Of Senator Martin. :
The Democratic caucus of the house =
animously adopted the Underwood
on revision of the wool schedule .
the tariff. thus rejecting the de- =
nd Of William J. Bryan for free q
oil. 4
President Taft was asked by some =.
whether he thought the Sher- =
n antitrust law was a~ntiquated.
O." he replied, "they are just be,
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