The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-02
Congressional Notes

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sonal military aid to succeed Maj,
Archibald W. Butt. who lost his life
In the Titanic wreck.
After an hour and half Of debate
the house by a vote OF 241 to Is
passed the Pujo resolution comforting
more power on the committee on
banking and currency for the inyestl-
cation OF the money" trust.
A favorable report was made to the
house by the insuar affairs commit.
tee on Representative Jones, bill pro
vid!ng for the gradual taking over by
he Filipinos OF the duties OF self gov
eminent, and complete independence
In 1921.
The committee on patents heard
more arguments for and against the
oldheld bill codifying the patent laws.
The committee on merchant marine
and fisheries reported fayorahly the
Wilson bill aboishing involuntary ser.
tude OF seamep
An emergency appropriation of $780,
900 to repair the banks OF the Nilsson
ri river in Dakota county, Nebraska,
was urged on the house committee on
rivers and harbors at n hearing. 1t
was claimed the sewerage system OF
Sioux City, Ia. is endangered.
The house will not act on the con.
stitutonal amendment for direct cleo
ton of senators until the postoffice
appropriation bin now before It has
been disposed Of.
AS the first step In the money trust
investigation, the committee on bank.
Ing and currency announced that 1t
had sent TO over 10000 banks re-
quest for detailed information on all
phases OF their business and their re-
lations with other institutions.
The house voted to concur in the
senate amendments to the bill intro.
duced by Representative Cantrill OF
the census to take periodically a cen.
sus of tobacco excepting the manu-
featured product.
Hearings on the Standardization
bill, which would create n commission
to represen, the United States gov.
eminent and supervise the govern
ment's participation in the celebration
In 191415 Of the one hundredth ami.
yersary of peace among English
speaking peoples, began before the
house foreign affairs committee and
senate foreign relations committee
On motion OF Senator Johnston Of
Alabama thu senate adopted a resolu-
ton directing the attorney general TO
supply tho senate with the instruc-
Ions given by President Roosevelt In
1907, concerning the proposed prose
cution OF the International Harvester
company and also to give the reasons
for the abandonment OF the prosecu.
ton.
President Taft will send n special
message to the congress urging what
ever emergency appropriation or di.
version OF regular appropriation
made for the Mississippi river is rec
commended to him by Brig Gen. VII.
liam II. Bixby, chief of engineers OF
the army, for number OF years pres
dent of the Mississippi river commits.
sion
Representative Alexander of Mis-.
souri,, chairman OF the house commit
tee on merchant marine and fisheries.
offered n bill In the house striking at
two defects in existing law, which,
he believes, are responsible for the
appalling Titanic death list The
measure is likely to be reported by
Mr.. Alexander's committee and passed
by the house.
A bill to provide medals OF honor
for Capt A. II. Rostron and the Off
cc,s and crew of the Cunard liner,
Carpathia, was introduced by Repre-.
sentative Francis of Ohio. II would
appropriate $1,000 and instruct the d.
rector of the mint to strike off a suit
able medal to commemorate their he.
roism In rescuing the Titanic's sur
vivors.
Samuel Untermeyer of New York
has agreed to direct the house inves-
LEGATION of the so.called money trust,
II resolution. offered by Chairman
Pujo OF the banking and currency
committee comforting the widest pow
ers Of investigation, is adopted.
That more than 100000 persons
In the United States will record their
votes for president in the campaign
Of the present year is evident from
the official statistics OF presidential
vote published In the Statistical Abb
stract Of the United States, which has
jus been issued by the bureau of eta.
tistlcs.
Banks holding special deposits OF
the United States must pay the feder-
al government per cent instead of
per cent interest in the future. A..
Plat Andrew, assistant secretary OF
the treasury, has decided to double
the rate of interest under the author.
ity imposed on the treasury depart
ment by congress. The change refers
to the stationary deposits distributed
among about 1000 banks scattered
over the country, but not TO the fuc.
tuating deposits at the disposal OF
disbursing officers.