The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-07-25
Congressional Notes

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ment's methods OF erecting public
buildings is contained in the report OF
the house committee on expenditures
in public buildings. which Chairman
Cyrus Cline OF Indiana submitted to
the house.
| President Taft in n speech In the
east room Of the White House to a
delegation from the National Civil and
Political Negro league, publicly ac-
knowledged his debt OF gratitude TO
the negro delegates to the Republican
national convention.
Representative Berger OF Wisconsin
entertained the house with a key.
note speech on Socialism. He de.
scribed the Socialist ticket as the in.
| ternational ticket Of humanity"
The rivers and harbors appropria.
ton bill, carrying about s33,O0O,OO0.
including 100000 for Mississippi
river improvement, was finally passed
by the senate when the conference re.
port was adopted.
The house agreed TO the conference
report on the rivers and harbors bill,
which carried approximately s33,000,-
600. an increase over the original
measure Of about S7,000,OO0. There
was decided opposition TO the scheme
by which the federal government is
committed to the maintenance and
repair OF levees in She Mississippi
Missouri and OhOi valleys, but friends
Of the project won the point. The bill
now will so TO the president for his
signature.
Final preparation OF the last appro-
priation bill remaining to be passed
by the house-the general def ,iency
measure--was begun by the house APP
preparations committee. 1t will aggre-
gate about $l1 100000, about the same
total as in former years
Secretary Fisher expects to visit
the hawaiian Islands after the ad-
iournment Of congress to make an in
yestiGation OF the charges against
Gov, Frear by Delegate Kalanianaole.
A twenty.four.hour vigil in the wire.
less room OF every ocean going vessel
clearing from an American port with
nifty or more persons aboard is pro-
vided In bill agreed TO by senate
and house conferees.
The impeachment of Judge Robert
W Archibald Of the commerce court
was formally laid before the senate
by the committee OF managers from |
the house. headed by Representative
Henry ID. Clayton, chairman of the |
judiciary committee.
Senator Culbersous bill for an agri.
cultural plant experiment station at
plainview, Tex, was ordered favor
ably reported from the senate commit.
Zee en- agriculture. 1t carried an ap.
OF $4,000.
The senate passed without discus
sion the terror battleship resolution
by Senator Tillman, proposing that
he United States build the greatest
yarship possible under modern naval
'ondltions to put an end to the race
or naval supremacy"
Thomas jefferson was not the au.
hor Of the Declaration of lndepend.
nee declared Senator Hepburn as
lie blocked consideration OF a Joint
esolution proposing the purchase OF
Monticello by the government.
The senate and house cOnferees on
he river and harbor appropriation bill
cached an agreement on an amended
ill carrying an appropriation OF $751;
100000. The bill as it passed the sen.
tie was reduced in conference by
500 900.
The Pepper bill. to bring the nation
] guard into closer touch with the
egular army, has the approval OF the
var department. II has been reported
lvorably by the house military affairs !
ummittec. Under the bill the federal |
overnment would disburse atout (
S 900, 900 a year to the 10000 commits.
Ioned officers and the 10000 enlisted 7
len of the national guard in the !
tatcs and territories. j
The solemn ceremonial OF impeach- s
lent OF Judge Robert w. Archibald Of !
le commerce court in the senate will [
epend as to date largely upon the
reference expressed by the accused !,
lrist At least a majority of the Re.
lblican senators prefer 20 postpone
lie formal proceedings until cooler
Gather, meantime allowing the house
nd the counsel for defense ample U
me for preparation. L
Physical valuation Of railroads, re. s
rm long fought for by Senator La u
Dllette of Wisconsin, was incorporat-
into the house program by the com. q
ittee on rules. A physical valuation y
II by Adamson Of Georgia was re. :"
,rted several weeks ago by the com
ittee Oh interstate commerce and
as placed on the house calendar lis .,
in its regular order will a,
impossible at this session. y,
The Democratic members Of the
les committee decided to report IA.
rably a resolution enlarging the in. w
isitorial powers of the committee ON :
archant marine and fisheries, which /
to conduct a sweeping investigation |
TO the alleged combination OF coast.
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