Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-12
OOINGS Or CONGRESS

On the first bill day" in the senate
for the present session "A number OF
important bills were introduced. Sem
ator McCumber of North Dakota in
troduced his promised bill retiring ex-
presidents OF the United States with
the rank of commanders of the army
and navy at salary of $4,000 a year.
The bill provides a pension of $4,000
a year for the widows OF former presi-
dents.
Amended to authorize a complete
investigation into the question of in
terstate carrier corporations stock
and bond Issues, the bill by Repre-
sentative Adamson empowering the in
terstate commerce commission TO
make physical valuation of the prop
erty of railroads and other common
carriers, was passed by the house
without a dissenting vote.
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer
in the house led sharp attack upon
Whitelaw Reid, ambassador to Great
Britain, for some Of the ambassadors
references to Thomas jefferson in
speech at the Welch university on Oc-
tober 81.
To- That there is a satisfactory and rea-
sonably stable channel in the Missis-
sippi river at st. Louis and that there
is no necessity for any revetment OF
the east bank opposite st. Louis, from
the south end of Cabaret island to
the north end of Arsenal island, at
government expense, is the finding OF
the army engineers.
After sixteen years. a record of ser
vice in the cabinet, Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wilson submitted to Presi-
dent Taft the last annual report he
will make as head of the United
States department of agriculture. The
report reviews the last years work
and contains summary of the agri-
cultural advance of the country dur.
ing Wilson's service.
President Taft will make no further
effort to have congress revise the tar.
if. In a general" message to con.
gress, submitted, the president clear
ly indicated his intention of leaving
further tariff revision to Mr.. Wilson
and the congress Just elected.
Senator Cullom of Illinois was much
gratified when the senate committee
on library voted to report unanimous.
ly the proposition of the Lincoln Mem.
omial commission to construct the
100000 memorial to the martyr
prudent in Potomac park, near the
Washington Monument.
A bill authorizing the government
to take over the farm and homestead
in kentucky where Abraham Lincoln
was born was introduced in the house
by Representative Johnson. The bill
would allow the government to ac'
cept the memorial as a gift from the
Lincoln Farm association and create
an endowment fund of $4,000 for the
maintenance Of the farm as a national
reservation.
A bill that would establish a free
mail delivery service in cities having
second and third class postoffices was
introduced by Representative Griest
of Pennsylvania. The bill would ap'
propriate 100000 to be used by the
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the services in cities where there is
no free delivery. The bill limits the
expenditure in each city to $1,000 .
year.
David r. Francis, as president of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company, formally invited the senate
and house to have committees attend
the dedication of the Thomas Jefler
son memorial at St Louis on April 30
next. The memorial was erected by
the exposition at cost of $450,00O
and Mr. Francis plans to make the
dedication n national occasion.
Senator Clapp, chairman of the
committee investigating campaign
funds, introduced n bill to prohibit
the sending of campaign funds from
one state to another to aid campaigns
of candidates for president, vice-presi
dent, national representatives or sen
ators.
Congressional investigation of the
recent raid by the postoffice depart
ment on druggists, doctors and others
charged with improper use of the
mails has been asked of the house
committee on expenditures in the post.
office department by the druggists
I organization of Ohio.
The committee on Indian affairs
completed the Indian appropriation
bill. Representative Stephens of Tex.
as, chairman, hopes to pass it before
the holidays. The bill, besides cutting
down the departments estimates
about 100000, provides for the com
pletion of the appraisement of the In.
dian surface lands of the five tribes
along new lines.
The new system of paying all sol
/ diers on the pension roll direct from
/ Washington. instead of through the
! eighteen pension agencies, which will
be abolished January 81, now is being
inaugurated by the pension bureau.
Senator Works OF California pre-
! scented a point resolution submitting
to the states constitutional amend
mpnt 10 abolish the electoral cOllpg a