The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-18
Congressional Notes

was delivered on the house floor by
Mr., Mann Of Illinois, the minority
leader.
The senate passed the army appro.
priation bill carrying s95,3l4,7l0, or
+ $T537i53 more than when it passed
the house and $2,72G,925 more than
/ last years bill.
There are excellent prospects for
good roads mix.up among house
| Democrats. The committee on rules
| iaVorably reported Leader Under
woods resolution providing for the
/ appointment OF joint committee Of
three senators and three representa-
tives to Investigate the question Of
roads In general and make recommen-
dations touching possible federal aid.
With the approval OF the house lead.
crs, Representative Oldfeld Of Arkan.
sas, chairman of the house committee
on patents, introduced n bin intended
to prevent the untold evils" which
Chief Justice White, In his dissent,
said would follow the recent supreme
court decision in the patent monop-
oily case"
Joseph Sellwood. an ore mine ex.
pert o! Duluth, told the house steel In.
yestigating committee that the Lake
Superior ore region contains 400, 900.
600 tons Of available ore. of which
about 55jOO0,000 tons, including the
hin lease ores are controlled by the
United States Steel corporation.
The senate knocked out the house
proposal 10 reduce the cavalry from
fifteen regiments to ten at the close
Of a debate which took a wide range.
The senate probably will amend its
rules soon so as to permit less than a
majority CT committee members to
constitute a quorum.
President Taft by executive order
modified the so-called gag rule" upon
civil service employees, which practi-
cally forbade them to petition con.
Eress except under certain restricted
conditions.
The house committee on agriculture
gave a hearing on the twenty eight
pending bills aimed at so-called gam.
bling In crop futures" Representa-
lives OF the Association Of Grain Deal
ers finished their arguments opposing
bills preventing speculation in grain
Representative Broussard of Louis.
lana (Dem), representing cane su.
gar state, testified before the senate
committee on finance that the Demo
cratic house free sugar bill was based
on ignorance. He contcnded that the
| nI.ed States would lose $3.50, 600, 900
If the bill were enacted
With every prospect OF long debate,
the house began consideration OF the
postohicc appropriation bill carrying
S25S,S2I149, provisions for rural
parcels post steel mail cars after
1871, an eight hour day for clerks and /
carriers in arst and second class Of .
Ices, Increases in pay for rural car
lers and other hard fought reforms.
A charge that Wall street and the
'ig corporations were controlling the
iouse money trust inquiry was made
" Representative Liudbergh OF Min.
lesota, Republican, in resolution
which would compel every member to
disclose his business and corporation
a favorable report on the Peters
i'll for the incorporation OF the Rock.
Teller foundation TO promote the
yell being. and to advance the civil
yltipn pf tho n,nnlcg ~ "a. ,,,,Il - /
ias ordered by the judiciary commit.
&c of the house.
The workmen's compensation act,
ramed by the federal employers liza.
ility commission. and recommended
y the senate judiciary committee,
anne up in the senate for the first
me. when Senator Chamberlain of
RECON spoke in advocacy of II.
The fight to eliminate from the In
ian appropriation bill the proyiso
'quiring the payment from the funds
the five civilized tribes of the sala-
es of tribal officials and attorneys.
'oke out in the house again. Repre-.
'ntative Miller of Minnesota (Rep.)
'usht to have 1t stricken from the
II, but was defeated. !
Full publicity of contributions and :
,penditures In the nomination of l.
'esldent and vice.president at regu.
r intervals before the nominating
invention and a final statement with.
thirty days after each convention
e proposed In q bill introduced by ;,
Henry of Texas, who :,
epared 1t in collaboration with Rep. =
sentative Rucker Of Missouri. =
Huntington Wilson, assistant secre- r
ry OF state, testifying before the
nate finance committee, said the
e sugar bill would mean the abro.
ton OF the agreement between the !,
lifted States and Cuba, which gives ;.
United States an advantage of n
per cent preferential in Cuban su. :,
exports; that 1t would seriously .,
ect the Cuban market, to which the o
ited States now exports $50 ,000, 900
products annually. American -four
ne the principal item affected. -,
The nomination OF George l.. Town. -
I'd to be United States marshall OF ~
Iaware was ordered f,vorably re- ~
ted by the judiciary committee M