Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-12-19
C~OngressionaI Notes

ltfcu ny HcuAtOf JouustOh IN AAdbdula
to the omnibus claims bill was adept
ed.
The Lever agricultural education ex-
tension bill. passed by the house, was
ordered favorably reported from the
senate committee on agriculture, and
probably will be presented to the sem
ate eaerly next week.
A Democratic caucus Of the house
will be called Immediately after con-
gress reassembles January 2, to en-
committee vacancies.
Expressing the opinion that the
Bewspaper publicity features of the
In the appropriation bill for that de-
partment at the last session of con-
gress as a hastily considered rider
Representative Luther w. Mott OF
New York introduced a bill to amend
the measure in many of its most OBJ
~jectionable details.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors has deferred temporarily the
projects for the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers and other projects involv-
ing a large outlay of money. After
the smaller projects have been dis
posed of the Mississippi, Missouri and
Ohio rivers requests will be debated.
Imports of Injuries into the United
States during October were probably
the highest on record. The bureau Of
foreign and domestic commerce Of the
department Of commerce and labor es-
Inmates that luxuries r coming into
this country at the rate of $1,000, 900
a day, and that imports Of Injuries
will aggregate $3.50, 00o, 900 for the cal
endar year 1919.
After one full week of hearings by
the money trust committee some
financial writer's believe the New York
stock exchange has been given q
black eye that will not soon pass
away. There have been presented in
the form of suggestions the possibili-
ties for legislation on the part of con-
gress looking to the cure of evils said
to be bound up in the so-called money
trust.
An understanding for a recess OF
congress for the Christmas holidays
from December 10 until January 2 was
reached betweene senate and house
leaders. The latter adopted a resolu-
ton to that effect.
More than 5000, zoe derived from
sales of property taken from owners
in the South after the civil war would
be repaid to the Southern claimants
by the terms of a bill passed by the
house.
President Taft expects to send to
the senate early in January the nom
ination of Judge Fenton w. Booth OF
the court of claims as chief justice
Of that court, succeeding Stanton ].
Peelie, who will retire.
introduced a bill in the house appro-
priating $4,000 for a site and gov.
eminent building at Fayette, Mo.
By announcing he viii oppose sub
hitting to arbitration the controversy
between the United States and Great
Britain over the exemption of Ameri.
can coastwise shipping from Panama
canal tolls, Senator Stone of Missouri
of the committee on foreign relations
reflected the apparently firm attitude
Of a majority Of senators, irrespective
OF politics.
One of the last official acts of Repre-.
sentative Louis B. Hanna, governor.
elect Of North Dakota, was to intro
duce in the house a bill providing that
all fourth-class postmasters be placed
on a salary basis. with the minimum
of $500, instead of the present fee sys.
tenn. There are thousands Of fourth.
class postmasters who receive less
than $500 a year and many who re.
ceive less than 500.
Representative Anthony of Kansas
introduced a bill appropriating $4,000
for the purchase by the United States
of a bridge across the Missouri river
at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., connecting
the military reservations in Kansas
and Missouri. Mr.. Anthony thinks
the United States should own this
bridge outright, to be used for mil
itary and public purposes.
By a vote of 141 to 101, the house
OF representatives refused to concur
in the resolution authorizing an in.
curry looking to the purchase by the
government Of Monticello, the old Vir.
ginia home of Thomas Jefferson, now
owned by Representative jefferson
Levy Of New York.
The appointment of Carmi Thomp
son, President Taft's former secretary,
as treasurer of the United States was
unanimously confirmed by the senate.
Congress set the machinery in mo
ton for the Inauguration of Woodrow
Wilson as president of the United
States on March A. Resolutions were
passed by both houses proposing the
creation Of a joint committee to- make
arrangements for the Inauguration.
Speaker Clark promptly selected the
committee that will represent the
house. He appointed Representatives
Rucker of Missouri and Garrett Of
Tennessee, Democrats, and Repre-.
sentative Mckinley of Illinois, Repub-
lican. Mr.. Mckinley was manager
Of the Taft p~reconyention campaigns
The Indian citizens Of Oklahoma
ON June 80 last had on depost in the
United States treasury, $22,444,429.17.
1.-THE aggregate deposits of all Indian
funds in the treasury on that date was
$44,51s,5S3.S3. These figures are taken
from q fiscal statement Of the Indian.
tribes, transmitted to the house by
Walter L. Fisher, secretary Of the in
terror.
Representative Charles G. Bowman
of the Eleventh Pennsylvania district
was unseated by the house by the