Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-01-18
COngrsssional Notes

tory wealth OF the country. His ad-
dress was characteristic of his former
speeches in the senate, and at least
one Of his auditors manifested an uiI-
usual interest and keen delight at his
eloquence. Mrs. Davis, his bride of
a few weeks, occupied a seat in the
private gallery. and listened intently
to the Arkansan.
A joint committee Of congress met
with a commission from Pennsylvania
to consider plans for the celebration
Of the fiftieth anniversary Of the bat
tie of Gettysburg. 1t is proposed to
commemorate the battle by the erec-
ton of a monument to cost $500, 000.
Charles w. Morse, the former New
York banker. was ordered transferred
from Fort Mcpherson, Ca, to the
army general hospital, Hot Springs.
Ark. President Taft and Attorney
General Wickersham decided on the
transfer, believing special medical
treatment was necessary.
The Lodge amendment to the reso-
luton for the ratification Of the trea-
ties with Great Britain and France
has stirred unexpected opposition
from Democratic senators. 1t is ia.
vored, however, by three-fourths Of
the Republican senators who accept
it as a compromise of all differences.
President Taft's economy commits
sion has decided to recommend the
discontinua1ce of the position known
as naval officer"
Representative Smith of Texas, a
Democrat, attacked President Taft in
the house for alleged failure to pro-
tect Americans on the border during
the Mexican revolution last year.
Samuel Gompers and the executive
council of the American Federation Of
Labor urged the house committee on
labor to report a bill creating a de-
partment of labor, with cabinet rank.
Republican insurgents met defeat
in their first clash in the house in an
attempt to upset Republican Leader
Mann's power to name all Republican
candidates for places on the house
committees.
Representative Hensley Of Missouri,
from the committee on labor, report
ed the bill of Representative Booher
of Missouri, making interstate ship
ments of convict-made goods subject
to state laws.
President and Mrs. Taft gave the
first big reception Of the winter at
the White House in honor Of the dip.
lomatic corps. This reception, with
that to the army and navy, are the
most brilliant, in color, at least, of
any during the season, and practical
ly every diplomat and legation at
tache in Washington attended.
The changes in committee assign
ments made necessary by the death
Of Ssaator Frye were made by the
senate. Senator Nelson was made
chairman of the committee on COM
merce, Senator Smoot of the commit
tee on public lands, Senator Richard.
wi VI thC SOAALllIICS VII pllllluEy
Senator Lorimer of the committee on
Pacific islands and Porto Rico, and
Senator Poindexter of the committee
on mines and mining. Senator Crane
was assigned to the vacancy on the
committee on commerce ard Senator
Dillingham; to the vacancy on foreign
relations.
The discharge of 100 clerks from
the census office because Of the lack
of funds has SO crippled the thir-
teenth d%ecennial census work, accord
ing to a report from Director Durand
to Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel, that it will be impossible to
complete a number of important sub
jects by June 80, the date set by law
for the publication Of all the results.
An investigation of Indian land
timber contracts, held by the Weyer-
hauser interests and other large COM
panies in the West, is under consid-
Grafton by the house committee on
Indiap affairs.
Chairman McCumber, of the senate
committee on pensions, has a bill of
his own, ~embodying both age and SER
vice features which he will urge as 8
substitute. His estimate of the an
nual cost under his bill is approx
mately SIT, 600, 900, while the Sher-
wood bill is estimated at about $751;
900, 900.
Clifford Pinchot, former chief fores-
ter, and president of the National Con-
servation association, issued a state
ment urging the defeat in congress of
a bill introduced by Representative
Baker of California, granting a water
pipe line right of way through Mona
national forest to the Hydro-Electric
company of California.
Representative Dyer Of st. Louis
has introduced a bill amending the
immigration and naturalization laws
to provide that any alien 81 years OF
age and upward who has served in the
United States army navy or marine
corps during the civil war, the Span
ish war or the Philippines insurrec-
ton, and who has received an honor
able discharge after one enlistment,
may be n~aturalized in any court Of
Jurisdiction upon the ex-
hibition Of his discharge and his iden-
tifcation by two competent witnesses.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs granted Representative Bar
tholdt a hearing on his resolution APP
propriating $4,000 for the entertain
ment Of the Interparliamentary Union
during its conference in Washington
next fall, and voted unanimously to
report it.
Senator Newlands' bill providing a
cooperative program Of river i'm
provcments for the federal govern
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