The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-04
Congressional Notes

Edwin V, Morgan Of New York, as
minister to Portugal Maurice S.
Swonson OF Minnesota, as minister to
Norway. Mr.. Boutell's appointment,
without committee action, was immc.
diately confirmed because o. his long
service In congress. The senate also
confirmed the appointments OF VIII
liam w, Rockhill as ambassador to
! Turkey, and former Governor Curtis
Guild Of Massachusetts as ambassador
to Russia
A sensational arralgnment OF the
United States senofe was contained in
a resolution introduced in the house
by Representative Victor L. Berger,
! the Wisconsin Socialist, demanding a
| constitutional amendment abolishng
| the upper house. The resolution de.
clares THE senate has become an
obstructive and useless body, and a
menace TO tho liberties of the people.
body many members OF which are
the representatives solely OF certain
predatory combinations. and body
which, by reason OF tho corruption OF.
ten attending the election of It's mem.
bers, has furnished the gravest public
scandals in the history OF the nation "
Representative Claude U. Stone OF
Illinois, who succeeded Jos. V. Gran
OF Peoria, introduced a bill changing
the basis of pay of rural carriers and
increasing II materially. Instead Of
the 5000 which carriers on standard"
routes-25 miles or more In length
now receive, Mr.. Stone would give AL
carriers $50 per mile per annum II
this bill should become u law It would
have the effect OF increasing the sal.
aries OF carriers on % mile routes
from 5000 to $3.50.
Petitions to congress against any re.
duction In the tariff on raw wool are
beginning to reach many Democratic
members of the house in advance Of
the revision Of the wooden schedules
OF the Payne-Aldrich bill to DO taken
up by the ways and means commit.
tee next week. Representative Ash.
brook OF Ohio filed a petition signed
by 46 Democrats and IS Republicans
OF JOhnstown, o, Similar protests
have been filed from other sections of
the country.
As a result OF charges made on the
floor OF the house during the debate
on the farmers free.list bill by Repre-.
sentative Robert T.. Ufendefer OF
Pennsylvania that Hermann g. Co. OF
Boston had monopoly of the bust.
ness Of supplying shoes to the army
and navy, Representative Gardner OF
Massachusetts introduced resolutions
calling on the secretaries OF the two
departments concerned for all informa.
ton on the subject.
As q result OF conference be-
tween Speaker Clark and Representa-
tive Carter OF Oklahoma. the latter
modified his resolution introduced sew
eral days ago calling for au 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. regu-
larly constituted committee of the
house.
National bank examiners will be re-
moved largely from political influences
II plan now being worked out by |
treasury officials becomes operative |
1t is proposed TO appoint all examin- |
ers on their showing In practical OK.
aminatlons by the comptroller OF the |
currency. While the examiners will |
not be under civil service. the system
Of examination will be much the same.
Just before the house passed the |
reapportionment bill, |
Representative Bartholdt of st. Louis,
4 Republican. made an attempt to
have incorporated in the proposed law
a clause which in effect would have
given Governor Hadley power to re-
district the state Of Missouri His ef-
iorts were unsuccessful.
Representative Reilly of Connect.
tut has introduced bill providing for
IN eght.hour work day for mail car
'iers and clerks In first and second
lass post Offices. the eight hours to
% consumed within limit of ten con-
lecutive hours, and for pro rata COM
,ensation for all work In excess of
light hours day.
Victor Berger Of Milwaukee. the So
,ialist member OF congress, in a reso-
ution introduced, not only purposes
o abolish the senate. but aims to
Itrike from the hand Of the president
he veto power, and take from the
.ourts authority to invalidate legisla-
ion enacted by the house OF represen-
atives.
The Houston bill. passed by the
louise, leaves to legislatures of the dlf-
erent states the power to rearrange
he congressional districts In their re-
pective states on the new population
,asls of one member for each 211.s77
Il inhabitants.
William S. Kenyon of Iowa and Ma
han p. Bryan of Florida took the
'ath of office In the senate as sena.
ors from their respective states.
Passage Of the congressional reap
Iortionment bill, which went through
he house, seems impossible In the