Fair play., 1912-05-18
Congressional Notes

OF S2G3.260 over the totals carried in
the measure when it was reported to
! the house.
In an effort 10 stop he proposed ex-
penditure of $20.0O0,O00 or $4,000. 900
for use of the public roads for rural
| mail carriers as inserted In the house
! postoffice appropriation bill, Senator
| Gore has introduced an amendment
to the postoffice appropriation bill to
be offered as a substitute for the
house good roads provisions.
After several roll calls had been
ordered on separate amendments and
important new legislation" the house
| passed the legislative. executive and
| judicial appropriation bill, carrying
upward of S33.0OO,OOOa
The river and harbor bill. carrying
new appropriation of sSO0OOOO for
the Missouri river and increasing the
house appropriation for the lower Mis-
sssippi from $3,500,000 to $4,000, 900,
was passed by the senate.
Solicitor McCabe Of the department
| OF agriculture attacked the credibility
of witnesses called by Representative
Nelson of Wisconsin In support of his
resolution calling for an investigation
of the meat inspection service before
the house committee on expenditures
in the department of agriculture.
The senate committee on intersta'
commerce divided into three factions
on the merits of a uniform bill of lad
| ing. Senator ClapD. chairman of the
| comomittee, submitted the majority
report. Senator Townsend of Michi-
gan, Republican, gave notice of mi
nority report and Senator Pomerene
Of Ohio, Democrat, announced he
would submit still another minority
report.
That neither early adjournment nor
recess of congress during the nation
al convention period Is among the
probabilities was made clear in the
senate at the beginning of the discus
| sion of the metal tariff bill.
The Florida everglades investigation
was resumed before the Moss commit
tee of the house, with the testimony
Of Edward Wilkinson of Bellhaven, N.
| C., who told of the operations of ]. o.
Wright, formerly drainage engineer
in the department of agriculture, in
land development deal near Albe-
marie, N. C.
| Standing in front OF the speakers
desk in the house, Representative
Madden of Illinois (Rep), denounced
a published criticism of him by his
colleague, Minority Leader Mann, as
"a slanderous statement, every word
Of which uttered by him was false. so
far as it concerns the charge that l
had entered into any plot"
Adequate provision for the protec-
tion of the mouth OF the Mississippi,
which means thss whole Mississippi
valley, will be. ,sadc in the naval ap-
preparation bi,lf that, WIN be reported
as soon as the Legislative, executive
and judiciary Appropriation bill, be-
fore the house, is out of the way. The
Estopinal amendment adopted by
committee appropriating S1,200,000 for
two submarines to be stationed to pro-
tect the passes, Is not the only item
that will be carried in the bill looking
to the defense OF the mouth
The workmen's compensation bill
was passed in the senate, "a to Is,
substantially as framed by the EN-
ployers' liability commission, and
amended only to increase its benefits.
The house committee on banking
and currency voted to report favora-
bly, the bill TO extend the inquisltorial
rr ~ tn n II In tn
tions.
President Taft sent to congress a
message approving the plan OF the
commission on economy and efficiency
to retire all government employees at
the age of 700 years on annuities
equal to half salary, with a maximum
limit of 5000.
The house committee on expendi-
lures in the postoffice department,
which has been investigating the +.
G. Lewis case, will withhold its re-
port to the house until the short ses-
sion of congress next winter,
Upon motion of Representative Bar-
tholdt the house unanimously passed
his resolution extending for two years
tue llie Oh lHs lHleIHdlloHdl pcdtt
commission. This is the commission
OF five members, which, under the
Bartholdt resolution, approved June
25, 1910, President Taft received au-
thority to appoint.
The United States took its first de-
cisive step toward freeing its only
hostages OF war when the house In
dian affairs committee voted to report
favorably bill granting freedom and
free release" to those Apache Indians
who have been held prisoners for
many years at Fort Sill, Okla.
Upholding the traditional generosity
of congress, when citizens OF the
United States are gravely afflicted,
the senate added s542,00O to the bill
passed by the house for relieving the
flood sufferers in the Mississippi val
ley. AS approved in conference be-
tween the two houses it appropriates
s1.239,17965.
The senate passed a bill authoriz- |
ing the government of the Philippine |
Islands to issue bonds to secure funds |
for port and harbor works, bridges, |
roads, buildings for provincial and mu.
nicipal schools, court houses, penal |
institutions and other public improve
ments.
The interstate commerce commits |
sion gave a hearing Ia representa.