The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Congressional Notes


carried amendments to abolish the
commerce court and limit the tenure
of office Of civil service employees 10
seven years. Both those provisions
had been eliminated, aud the com
merce court was provided for until
March 4, 1918
Senator Sutherland Of Utah urged
President Taft to appoint Arthur Z.
Holder OF the legislative board of the
American Federation of Labor a mem
Der OF the Industrial committee re-
Gently authorized by congress.
Minority Leader Mann secured
unanimous consent to insert In the
Congressional Record a history OF the
ceremonies incident to the unwilling
Of the statue of Gen Baron Won Steu-
ben in Berlin last year. Representa-.
tive Barthodt, who was the special
ambassador of the United States on
this occasion prepared the history.
In serving notice on the house that
he proposed to advocate sweeping re
forms IN the manner Of appropriating
! funds, Representative Sherley OF
Kentucky (Dem), a member OF the
appropriations committee, attacked
the present method of drawing on the
public funds for the conduct of the
government.
| I'll ehouse passed the Lever bill TO
provide for federal appropriations for
state agricultural colleges for eXtcn-
sion of farm demonstration work.
An item Of $4,000 to reimburse con
/ tributors to the ransom fund for
Ellen NJ. Stone, the American mis-
sionary kidnapped by Bulgarian bri.
eands in 1901, was added to the gen
eral deficiency appropriation bin,
which was reported to the senate by
the appropriations committee.
Representative Rainey OF Illinois,
| Democrat, and Representative Austin
| Of Tennessee, Republican, fought
wordy battle In the house. and eH-
changed bitter personalities Each
rad ffty.four minutes allotted under
special rule. MIR. Raiuey charged
/ that Mr.. Austin was personally Inter
ested in water power legislation.
The conference report on the Alas
ka administration bill providing for
two branches Of a legislative assem-
bly, and a railroad commission was
adopted by the senate. Its approval
by the senate and the presidents sig.
nature will provide home rule" for
/ Alaska
\ far reaching amendment was
added to the pure food Law when the
senate passed Representative Sher'
ley's bill which includes, under the
term misbranding, as used in the law,
GRy false statement, design or de
| vice regarding the curative or thera.
peutic effect" OF the contents of =
package.
Representative Norris OF Nebraska
introduced a resolution requesting the
president to send to the house all In.
formation he has regarding the case
OF James Wood Rogers, Californian,
who was killed in the Central African
jungles as the result OF hunt OF
British soldiers who were ordered to
Kill or capture him.
Senator Pomerene's bill providing
q uniform system Of bills OF lading
and regulating the transfer of such
bills was passed by the senate after
a brief debate without dissenting
vote 1t contains complete code OF
laws governing the issue and use OF
bills of lading and is practically ideD.
teal with laws in several states.
Conditions in Mexico were related
to the senate by Senator FAIL OF New
Mexico who declared absurd and ri.
dicplous statement purporting 10
have come from President Madero to
the effect that Fall had caused the
failure OF peace negotiations between
the Mexican government and Gen.
| Orozco.
President Taft sent to the senate
the nomination OF Clinton w. Howard
OF Bellingham, Wash. TO be United
States judge for the western district
OF Washington, succeeding Cornelius
II. Hanford, who resigned while his
conduct on the bench was under In.
vestigation by congressional com.
mittee.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Shirley Of Kentucky Dem.),
which would make more drastic the
pure food and drugs law as applied to
patented and proprietary medicines.
was passed by the house.
President Taft closed day Of con
ferences on the Panama canal bill
with special message 10 congress
suggesting the passage of legislation
which would permit American ships
to travel the canal toll free and which
would also allow foreign nations to
test the legality of this provision by
suits in United States courts.
a comprehensive inquiry into the
inter.relationship of steamship lines
has been instituted by the house com
mittee on merchant marine and fish.
cries.
The Mann bill to permit the use OF
| coloring matter In oleomargarine for,
export was unanimously agreed to by
the mouse committee on agriculture.
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