The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.

An adverse report on the house steel
revision bill, signed by all the Repub-
lican members of the finance commit
tee except Senator La Toilette, was
submitted to the senate. The bill is
denounced as Ill advissd and unfor-
tunste. Il is declared the enactment
Of the measure would reduce protec-
ton below the margin Of safety and
tend to destroy one of the most i'm.
portant industries Of this country.
A bill designed to break up foreign
shipping pools and combinations and
to give this government greater con.
troll over such alleged restraints Of
trade which originate outside the
United States was introduced in the
house by Representative Humphrey of
Washington. The government now
has several antitrust suits pending
against foreign steamship combina.
tions.
Within fifteen minutes after the
house received President Taft's mes
sage asking that 100000 be appro
priated fol Strengthening levees and
building new dikes in the food dis
tricts along the Mississippi, Missouri
and Ohio rivers the house passed a bill
making $350,000 available for the pur.
pose. The bill was rushed over to
the senate, where it also was passed.
Vigorous investigation Of the money
trust and its ramifications was fore
easted when the house adopted a res
olution empowering the judiciary com.
mittee to employ every means in prob.
ing the situation. The resolution gives
TO the committee the powers of
court, authorizing it to subpoena wit.
nesses and to compel the production
Of papers and records.
The house interstate and foreign
commerce committee reported favor.
ably bill to amend the law giving
the interstate commerce commission
authority over express companies
Provision would be made for rate
zones, the charges varying according
to the distance the package was car
ried from the point of origin.
The bill limiting labor on govern.
ment work by private contractors to
eight hours day was ordered favora-
bly, reported from the senate commit.
tee on education and labor. The bill
already has passed the house. No
amendments were offered by the SEN
ate committee.
Representative Bathrick Of Ohio, a
Democrat, introduced Q bill in the
house to place meats, -four and ce-
reals on the free list. The bill was
referred to the committee on ways and
means. Mr.. Bathrick hopes it's pas
sage will help reduce the cost of liv-
ing.
The house passed, 173 to II, a bill
creating a children's bureau in the de-
partment of commerce and labor. The
measure already had been passed by
the senate and 1t will now 90 to the
president for his action.
The recall Of federal judges BY pop
nlar vote at presidential elections was
proposed in the house by Representa-
i've Taylor of Colorado, a Democrat,
who introduced a bill for that purpose.
Wonsn's Clubs Loyal to Mrs. Tubman.
The work Of the various women's
clubs to raise funds for the mainte-
nance Of Mrs. Harriet Tubman. of IN
derground railroad fame. has been
quite successful Mrs. Tubman is near
ing the century mark, and. although
feeble in body. her mind is clear. She
Tan tell a story with ease and accu-
sacy and delights to rehearse the thrill
ing adventures with which her early