Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25
Congressional Notes

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vestigation of the pulp and news print
paper industry in the United States
and Canada. Summarized briefly, the
report says a ton of new print paper
is made in Canada for $685. less than
it is made IN the United States. The
average Canadian cost is given as
$27.53, and the average cost in the
United States is $32.SS. The duty
under the tariff is $3.75.
A revised draft of the proposed
constitutional amendment changing
the date Of the presidents Inaugural
ton to the last Thursday in April,
providing for the converting of con-
gress the second Tuesday of each Jan
uary and eliminating the biennial ses-
sion of that body, was presented to
the house by Chairman Henry of the
committee on rules.
Charges that Democratic members
of the house committee on rules we're
seeking to usurp functions of a eau
Gus by nominating the members of
committees which will investigate the
so-called steel and sugar trusts Gre
ated the most serious break that has
occurred in the Democratic ranks of
the house since the opening of con-
gress.
President Taft has appointed, since
he became the nations executive,
four judges of the United States SUI
preme court, the members of the new
courts of commerce and customs ap-
peals and So other federal judges
throughout the land. This is said to
be the record since President Wash
ington started the government courts
going.
President Taft probably will an
nounce his disposition of the pardon
cases of Charles w. Morse of New
York and John R. Walsh of Chicago,
the convicted bankers, soon. The pres
ident has read voluminous reports of
both cases, and lHls considered care
fully the arguments presented by At
torney General Wickersham and 9TH
ers.
Announcement was made by Chair
mai Underwood that the committee
will meet daily until it has reached an
agreement on the terms Of a bill pro-
posing a revision of tic wool sched-
ule of the tariff law. The Democratic
leaders say they are now convinced
that they will have no further trouble
over the bugaboo OF free raw material.
Representative HCeson's plan for the
creation of a council of the national
defense, which involves a reorganiza-
ton Of the entire military and naval
departments, was heartily approved
by distinguished officers of the army
and navy and public officials who at
tended the hearing before the house
committee on naval affairs.
A bill prohibiting any post office to
remain open Sunday for the delivery
of mail to the public was introduced
in the house by Representative James
R. Mann, the Republican floor leader.
This is in line with the announced pol
Icy of the post office department.
A petition for the admission of Ha-
wall as a state was received by the
senate from the Hawaiian legislature
and referred to the committee on ter
ritories. The senate passed a bill pro-
viding for the erections of barracks
for a cavalry post in Hawaii.
G. A. Miller of East st. Louis, ILL.,,
was commissioned a national bank ex-
aminer by Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh. He will be assigned to
the district which includes all of the
state of Missouri outside the cities
of st. Louis and Kansas City.
Discussion of the wool schedule &C.
cupied Democratic members of the
ways and mean committees in exc
cutive session, but again no decision
was reached as to the cardinal prin-
ciples Of the wool tariff bill to be sub
mitted to the caucus.
Minority Leader Mann offered a res
clution authorizing the speaker to an
point a select committee of Is mem
bers to select the sugar trust inves-
tigating committee. His resolution
was voted down on a roll call, receiv-
ing n votes to 1877.
The special committee elected by
the house to investigate the steel trust
adopted a resolution proposed by Rep
resentative Beall of Texas permitting |
all parties affected by the investiga-
ton to be represented by counsel.
At the department Of justice it was
said the suit filed in New York against
the so-called lumber trust would prob
ably be the first of a series institute
ed wherever similar violations Of law
are believed to be practiced.
Jail sentences of two to ten years
for those found guilty of contracts or
combinations In restraint of trade are
provided in an amendment of the
Sherman antitrust law, proposed by
Senator Gore Of Oklahoma.
Speaker Clark laid before the house
q concurrent resolution of the senate
and house Of Hawaii requesting con-
gress to pass an enabling act for a
constitutional convention to admit the
territory to statehood.
Rear Admiral Newton e. Mason.
who has Just relinquished the office
Of chief of ordnance Of the navy, has
been assigned to duty as a member Of
general board of the army, head
by Admiral Dewey.
A petition to congress, signed by
publishers, clergymen, professors and
scientists, requesting a special In
into the maner in which D. G.
has discharged his duties
as commissioner Of the Philippine Is
lands, was submitted to the house by
representative Slayden of Texas.
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