Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-02-15
Congressional Notes

desires, was made to the house by the
ways and means committee.
Representative Rubey of Missouri
introduced a bill to provide for the Sc
curing of deposits in postal savings
banks, IN towns and cities of less
than $1,000 inhabitants, by personal
bonds or the bonds of bonding COM
panies, when such deposits are depos-
tied in state or national banks located
in such towns.
The consolidation of the e
cutter service, lighthouse service, life
saving service and coast and geodetic
survey Of the United States in a sin
gle bureau under the navy depart
ment, to be known as the coast guard
bureau, was proposed in a bill intro
duced in the house by Representative
Foss.
The senate committee on exposi-
tons acted adversely on the resolu-
ton requesting the president to in
vite Latin-American countries to par
ticipate in the Panama-California ex-
position in San Diego in 1915.
Employees of the United States gov
eminent in Alaska must furnish their
own fur caps, mitts and heavy socks
to combat the frigid temperature, ac-
cording to Comptroller of the Treas
ury T%racewell.
Work on the Panama canal pro-
crossed steadily in January, accord
ing to cable reports, the diggers ex-
cavating 2,614,444 cubic yards, a s
against 2,439,276 for the preceding
month.
Before the steel trust investigating
committee Shelby M. Harrison, a New
York magazine writer, told a harrow
ing tale of convict labor conditions in
the operation of subsidiary companies
Of the United States Steel corpora
ton, especially in Alabama. Attor-
ney Reed, for the steel corporation,
said that the labor contracts of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company
had expired and that no convicts are
now worked.
In a meeting of the committee on
foreign affairs Representative Foster
of Vermont announced that he would
shortly present a bill that will give
the president complete power to pro-
tect the interests of Americans in
Mexico unless conditions speedily
change in the southern republic.
Representative Smith of Texas was
given a hearing on his resolution di-
recting the secretary of state to press
for settlement all claims of Ameri-
csns for damage to property during
the Madero insurrection.
Chairman Ashbrooke of the commit
tee on %postoffice department expendi-
lures announced that George B. Cor
telyou had been %subpoenaed to APP
pear before the committee to testify
in the Lewis case" 1t is not known
that Cortelyou had definitely agreed
to appear, but attaches of the commit
tee said he would be on hand.
The committee on expenditures in
the department of agriculture gave IN
executive hearing to Senators Fetch
er and Bryan of Florida on the Ever
glades question, which has recently
1ared up to add to the Democratic
sensations that promise nothing in
the way of substantial results
Charles MCGOWAN, the young Cana
dian witness, denied before the senate
Lorimer committee Of Investigation
that he had ever admitted receiving
money for ''perjuring" himself before
the committee last July.
The house authorized its committee
on expenditures in the war depart
ment to go outside Of Washington to
seek evidence in the alleged monop-
oily of army shoe contracts by a Mas
sachusetts manufacturing concern.
The house passed the Lever bill,
providing that the United States de-
partment of agriculture's inquiry into
the acreage planted to cotton shall be
made on July / instead of June / of
each year.
James G. McReynolds, special coun-
sci for the government in the suit
against the American Tobacco com
pany, has declined to appear before
the senate committee ON the judiciary,
to discuss the Cummins plan for ap-
peal to the supreme court from the
New York circuit courts approval OF
the tobacco trust" reorganization
plan.
A bill reducing from five to three
years the requirement for settlement
on homesteads passed the senate. The
measure has not been considered by
the house.
The house committee on elections
No. 2, which was called to consider
the Maurer-B artholdt contest, lacked
a quorum and the members ad
%journed.
By a vote taken in committee of the
whole house by t~ellers, the house
killed a motion to consider the Stay
den resolution against a third term
for Roosevelt, The vote announced
was 80 to 81.
Gov. Clark OF Alaska, before the
territorial committee in the house, OPP
!, posed Alaska elective Legislature ant
urged development of railroad anG
fuel resources.
Col. Goethals, chief engineer of the
Panama canal, who has arrived ii
Washington, was in conference will
Secrekary Stimson concerning cana
legislation pending before congress
They appeared before the house com
mittee on interstate and foreign com
merce.
The postoffice department is inves
1 tigating land syndicate dealing il
i Florida everglades property, involved
in the controversy pertaining to thu