The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-08
Congressional Notes

Senator Burtons bill for the ap-
pointment Of a commission OF seven
members to consider plans for the
celebration OF the one hundredth an
niversary of the treaty with Great
Britain, made at Client in 1914, was
favorahly reported to the senate by
Senator Root from the committee on
foreign relations.
The construction of Lincoln.Lee-
Grant memorial in Washington at an
expense Of 31,250.000 is proposed in
n bill introduced in the house by Rep
resentatye Pou OF North Carolina. 1t
would appropriate $250,0O0 for the
erection OF statue to Gen. Robert
L. Lee. directly opposite the statue
now being erected to the memory OF
former President Grant.
The house passed, 156 to To- the cot.
ton tariff revision bill, which the Dem
ocratic majority claims Will reduce
the duties on cotton and cotton manu-.
features by approximately q per cent
A congressional recall OF judges
OF the inferior courts OF the United
States Is proposed in constitutional
amendment which Representative
Cordell Hull OF Tennessee offered In
| the house and which was referred to
the judiciary committee.
Representative Levy OF New York
introduced bill in the house author.
izing the secretary of the treasury to
use at his discretion the moneys In
the treasury general fund, to reduce
the tariff on articles OF general con.
sumption, and SO reduce the cost OF
living
The restitution OF American refu'
gees from Mexico, now quartered at
| lei Paso, resulted in the passage by
the senate Of resolution authorizing
| the war department to expend $780,.
600 in Transporting them to such
points in the United States as they
wish to reach.
A bill by Representative Stanley to
define more specifically the term mis-
branded" as used in the pure 1000
laws, was reported favorably by the
house commerce commission.
The senate, AZ to II, passed over
President Tafts yso a bill to reim'
burse those who furnished labor and
supplies to contractors on the Cor
bett tunnel In the ShCshone, Wyo. IT.
rigatIon project, to the extent OF S42,'
900. Democrats, progressive Repub'
licans and regular Republicans from
Western States voted for II.
The movement TO celebrate the one
hundrcdth anniversary of the treaty
OF Client was advanced by the senate
forcing relations committee.
The house by vote OF lT2 10 81
refused to accept the senate La Fol
lctte wool bill rs a substitute for the
house bill, but agreed to Il conference
If the senate should ask for one
The formation OF u Dcmocratlc-Pro
gressive Republican coalition in tn,
senate and tentative agreement be
tween house and senate leaders re
suited in an agreement that Will pro
vide speedy action on pending tarln
measures. Agreements are in sight
on the iron and steel revision BILL Inc
wool revision bill and the excise tax
bill. On the sugar tariff measure an
agreement is hardly expected at this
session.
Representative Pou OF North Caro-
lima introduced bill designed to oh
literate the line Of division between
the North and the South. He woult
have congress appropriate S25O,OOO FOL
memorial statue to the memory o
Gen. Robert L. Lee, locating it imme
diately across Pennsylvania avenue
from the statue of Gen Grant, now il
process of erection.
, The house passed q bill introduced
, by Robinson of Arkansas authorizing
Hot Springs to construct buildings
T Tor fire apparatus on two government
, lots.
, House leaders who have been hold
ing out against battle ships capitu
e lated and gave assurances they wouI'
, stand for one large dreadnought.
a The ways and means COMMITTEES
+ Democrats voted in favor OF passing
I a cotton bill and sending 1t over Il
s the senate and 10 reject the senat
!. amendments to the excise tax ant
!. wool bills and ask for u conference.
}. Senator Lodge introduced a bill
J. making It unlawful to make fake
/ photographs in which the president !
: put In the attitude of shaking hand
7 with or commingling with persons
t Some photographers have been ofei
g ing Inducements to visitors to nav
e their photographs taken shakin
u hands with Mr.. Taft.
The house adopted a resolution cal
r ing upon the secretary OF commerc
n and labor to inquire into the differen
o elements of cost and profit include
u in the present high price of anthracit
coal.
u When the Panama canal bill wa
IL taken up Senator McCumber Of Mort
Dakota insisted the United States
" in honor bound TO observe treaty obi
;, cations and admit the ships OF foreig
nations to the use OF the canal O
- equal terms with American shipping
- Senator Bradley Of Kentucky an
l.. l.