Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18
Congressional Notes

n ECdtlAu6 INTERPRETATION VI nACAlT
beers of the house committee on ex-
penditures in the interior department
was delivered on the house floor by
Mr.. Mann of Illinois, the minority
leader.
The senate passed the army appro-
priation bill carrying S95,S14,710, or
s7,537.453 more than when it passed
the house and $2,726,9 1926 more than
last years bill. &
There are excellent prospects for
a good roads mix-up among house
Democrats. The committee on rules
favorably reported Leader Under
woods resolution providing for the
appointment of a 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
ers, Representative Oldfeld of Arkan-
sas, chairman of the house committee
on patents, introduced a bill 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 of Duluth, told the house steel in
v~estigating committee that the Lake
Superior ore region contains 100000
900 tons of available ore, Of which
about 555, 100000 tons, including the
Hill lease ores, are controlled by the
United States Steel corporation.
The senate knocked out the house
proposal to 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 of 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-
gress 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-
tives OF the Association of Grain Deal
ers finished their arguments opposing
bills preventing speculation in grain.
Representative Broussard of Louis
lana (Dem.), representing a cane su
gar state, testified before the senate
committee on finance that the Demo
cratic house free sugar bill was based
on ignorance. He contended that the
United States would lose $150,OO0,OO(
if the bill were enacted.
With every prospect of long debate
the house began consideration OF thu
postoffice appropriation bill carrying
$3.50, 1927, TAO, provisions for a rura
' parcels post, steel mail cars afte,
1917, an eight hour day for clerks AM
carriers in first and second class OF
fees, increases in pay for rural ca
riers and other hard fought reforms.
A charge that Wall street and tn
big corporations we're controlling tn
house money trust inquiry was mad
by Representative Lindbergh of Mil
uesota, Republican, in a resolutio
which would compel every member t
disclose his business and corporate
affiliations.
A favorable report on the Peter
bill for the incorporation of the Rocl
efeller foundation Ito promote tn
we'll being, and to advance the civil
i~zation, of the peoples of the world,
was ordered by the judiciary commi
tee of the house.
The workmen's compensation &C
framed by the federal employers liz
bility commission, and recommends
by the senate judiciary committee
came up in the senate for the firs
time, when Senator Chamberlain
Oregon spoke in advocacy of it.
The fight to eliminate from the Il
dian appropriation bill the provis
requiring the payment from the fund
of the five civilized tribes of the sal
, ries of tribal officials and attorney
broke out in the house again. Repr
sentative Miller of Minnesota (Rep
r. sought to have it stricken from tt
bill, but was defeated.
= Full publicity of contributions ar
expenditures in the nomination
president and vice-president at reg
I. lar intervals before the nominatlr
- convention and a final statement wit
- In thirty days after each conventic
n are proposed in a bill introduced |
Representative Henry of Texas, wi
. prepared it in collaboration with Re
4. r~esentative Rucker of Missouri.
70 Huntington Wilson, assistant secI
tary of state, testifying before Il
N senate finance committee, said Il
st free sugar bill would near the abb
n cation of the agreement between Il
ia United States and Cuba, which Civ
hit the United States an advantage
20 per cent preferential in Cuban
,e. gar exports; that it would serious
affect the Cuban market, to which t
,e United States now exports $50, 000,0
ix Of products annually, American flo
a. being the principal item affected.
10 The nomination Of George l.. Tow
ne send to be United States marshall
RI Delaware was ordered favorably
or ported by the judiciary committee.
OF The administration of Secrets
Wilson of the department of agric
ture was severely criticised in t
is house of representatives in a spec
nd by Representative Bathrick (Dem.)
.es Ohio. Bathrick asserted that Wilso,
fe management of the department Il
is been a scandal and a disgrace"
e. A ruling from the department