Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-02-29
Congressional Notes

reductions. James A. Campbell OF
Youngstown, o., representing indie
pendent pipe manufacturers, declared
that they we're not now operating I'M
der a fair profit.
A Joint resolution to continue the
present water power regulations at
Niagara Falls until May l in the hope
that a permanent law may be finished
by that time, was passed by the
house.
Josiah T. Rose, representing the At
lanta Steel company, of Atlanta, Ca,
vigorously protested against the
house steel tariff revision bill.
Representative Bartholdt of st. Louis
introduced a bill to refund the penal
ties paid by certain corporations in
Missouri which failed to file returns
with the treasury department as spe-
CITED under the corporation tax act.
Many penalties have been assessed
and collected because of dereliction
in fling their returns,
The interior department has lost its
time-honored exclusive privilege OF
granting rights of way to public lands,
through a decision by Assistant At
torney General Knaeble.
Colombia repudiated the action of
it's minister, Gen. Ospina, by sending
through American Minister Dubois, at
Bogota, a cordial invitation to Score
tary of State Knox to visit Colombia
on his present trip to the republics on
the Caribbean sea.
An outline Of the Panama canal
zone government bill, which has been
made by the house committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce will
be reported within ten days.
BY a vote of 40 to 8, the house
empowered the committee on banking
and currency to proceed with the pro
posed investigation of the so-callet
money trust under the terms OF the
Pujo resolution, amended to include
matters touched upon in the Henry
resolution over which this committee
has jurisdiction.
A bill that would put mail order in
vestment companies under the super
vision of the commissioner of corpo
rations of the department Of com
merce and labor, was introduced b!
Representative Stevenson of Mime
sofa.
A bill granting American citizen
ship to citizens of Porto Rico and tt
certain natives permanently residing
on the island was favorably reported
to the house by the committee on in
sular affairs.
Democratic members of the hous'
fcommittee on postoffiCes and pos
roads have agreed to incorporate il
the appropriation bill provisions TO
the establishment of a general pal
GELS post system.
The unanimous vote of tho hous
committee on rivers and harbor
makes $1,667, 900 available after Jun
80 for expenditure upon the plan II
a permanent six-foot channel in tn
Missouri river from Kansas City
the mouth. ",
Senator Hepburn Of Idaho wants
know how many Apache Indians al
held prisoners of war at Fort Sill
Okla, and how many r known t
have been engaged in hostilities c
to have committed acts of violenc
against the United States. The sci
ator has introduced a resolution cal
ing for this information from the wa
department.
Information as to the existence {
a smelter trust is asked of the alto
ney general in a resolution introduce
by Representative Martin of Col
RADIO.
A bill that would create a burea
of tariff statistics, as a substitute II
the present tariff board, was intr
duced by Representative Peters ID.
OF Massachusetts, a member of tt
ways and means committee. The b
reau would be under the directic
and control of the ways and meal
committee, instead of the president
Charles P. Taft, of Cincinna'
brother of President Taft, will be su
poenaed to appear before the houi
committee on expenditures in the WI
department to testify in the ~investig
ton of the case of Paymaster Beec
err B. Ray, the army officer who
virtually being investigated on
charge of political activity.
Representative Hardy of Texa
ranking Democrat on the commits
on merchant marine and fisheries,
troduced a resolution providing for
thorough Investigation of the
called shipping trust by that comm
tee, of which Representative Alexa
der of Missouri is chairman.
The price of lead has declined fol
: tenths of a cent a pound since I
Underwood steel tariff revision b
passed the house, according to Re
producers who appeared before t
senate finance committee.
Representative Hayes of Californ
} one of the Republican insurgents
the house, made a protest in tn
body against what he termed unfi
. methods of political attack upon Pr
ident Taft.
, A committee OF United States sci
tors may visit the cotton mill distriC
of the South to make an Investigate
of charges made by the bureau of
Dor as to conditions among the n
employees. Southern members Of c.
gress have manifested much reese
' ment over charges.
A federal commission of nine me
. hnre annaiptod INV tho OroGiGPnt wi