The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-01-25
Congressional Notes

Niagara Falls by power companies on
the American side.
John A McGregor OF San Francis
60. president OF the Union Iron
Works, told The committee on inter
state and foreign commerce that 1t
would be- a wise business policy TO
permit American ships to pass
through the Panama canal without
the payment OF tolls.
The committee on military affairs
held further hearings on Chairman
Hays army reorganization bill The
committee on immigration considered
several pending bills, more especially
one designed to make it easier for
scamcn on American vrss-ie to be.
CON" na'WaI..od citizens
Elliott H. Goodwin OF New York,
secretary Of Tho civil service associa.
ton, told the committee on reform in
the civil service that the "contrlbu.
tory system would give the best re-
suits in establishing civil pensions in
this country.
Voluntary withdrawal By the West
Prn and Southwestern lines OF pro.
posed advances In the freight rates
on live stock, particularly cattle and
calves, induced the interstate com
merce commission to vacatc its or
dcrs susponding the increased tariffs
Tho senate confirmed the nOmina.
tion Of Edwin V. Morgan Of New York
TO b" ambassador 10 Brazil
President Taft UromI I'd to make
pilgrimage TO Mount Vernon Feb.
ruary 30 as the guest OF the George
Washington Masonic Memorial asso-
citation Officers OF many Of the
grand lodges Of the country will
make the pilgrimage with the presi.
dent and there may be a Masonic Ger.
emonial at WashinGton'a tomb.
d. L. Skinner Of Seattle told the
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce that the Panama canal
would be- useless unless the building
ot American ships for the coast to
coast trade is encouraged by sys-
tenn Of discriminating tolls
An adverse report on the Culberson
resolution to investigate money con.
trihutiOns TO Influence the elections of
November s. 1904. and November 8,
1908, was indicated by the senate com
mitt"e on contingent expenses. Sen
ator rulhorson, however, insisted that
he would press his proposition aud
that he had facts which would inter
est tho country.
The committee on reform In the
civil service listened to arguments in
support OF the bill introduced by Rep
resentative TAMIL Of New Jersey, pro
yidiug for a straight pension for aged
civil employees OF the government
Tho senate committee on foreign
relations decided to report adversely
the Cummins amendment to the arbi-
tration treaties, involving arbitration
with France and Great Britain OF diff
ferences with other and smaller coun.
tries.
Protests against the suggested ap.
pointmcnt Of Judge William c. Hook
of Kansas to the United States SUI
preme court bench, to succeed the
late Justice Harlan, have been inves-
tlgated by Attorney General Wicker.
sham and found groundlcss.
Advocating TN additional internal
revenue tax Of 10 per cent on liquor
and cigars, to be used in building
good roads throughout the country,
Jesse TAYLOR, president OF the Ohio
Good Roads Federation. caused enthu-
siasm at the opening session OF the
first federal aid convention here
Tho state department has served
notice on President Gomez that the
United states will intervene in Cuba
II further attempts are made by the
veterans organization to nulIfy the
law prohibiting the Interference OF the
military in political affairs.
REPRESENTATIVE Sherlry Of Kentucky
announced that he would oudnavor 20
INCORPORATE in one OF the appropria.
zion bills for the coming year, proyis-
ion that the widow OF Justice Harlan
Of the supreme court he given the
equivalent Of years salary of a SUI