Mexico Missouri message., 1912-12-19
Congressional Notes

The Lever agricultural education ex- |
tension bill, passed by the house, was
ordered favorably reported from the |
ronate committee on agriculture, and |
probably viii be presented to the SEN
ate eaerly next week.
A Democratic caucus Of the house
will be called Immediately after con
gress reassembles January ?, to Gil
committee vacancies
Expressing the opinion that the
newspaper publicity features OF the
present postofice law were embodied
in the appropriation bill for that de-
partmeut at the last session Of con
gress as a hastily considered rider"
Representative Luther w. Mott OF
New York introduced a bill to amend
the measure in many Of its most OBJ
iectionabe details.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors mas deferred temporarily the
projects for the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers and other projects involv-
iuc O large outlay of money. After
the smaller projects have been dis
posed of The Mississippi, Missouri and
Ohio rivers requests will be debated.
Imports OF luXuries into the United
/ States during October were probably
/ the highest on record The bureau Of
/ foreign and domestic commerce of the
/ department Of commerce and labor es-
[ Inmates that Injuries are coming into
/ this country at the rate Of s1,000o00
| a day, aud that imports Of mXuries
viii aggregate $250,OO0,OO0 for the cal
endar year 1919,
After one full week of hearings by
/ the money trust committee some
/ financial writer's believe the New York
stock exchange has been given a
black eye that will not soon pass
away. There have been presented in
the form Of suggestions the possibili-
ties for legislation ON the part Of con-
gress looking to the cure of evils said
TO be bound mp in the so-called money
trust.
An understanding for a recess Of
congress for the Christmas holidays
from December 10 until January was
reached betweene senate and house
leaders. The latter adopted resolu-
ton to that effect
More than S5,OOO,0O0 derived from
sales of property taken from owners
in the South after the civil war would
be repaid to the Southern claimants
by the terms of bill passed by the
house.
President Taft expects TO send to
the senate early in January the nom.
nation OF JGdge Fenton w Booth of
the court OF claims as chief justice
Of that court, succeeding Stanton J.
Peele, who will retire.
Representative Hamlin Of Missouri
introduced a bill in the house apprO-
priating $4,000 for a site and gov
ernment building at Fayette, Mo.
By announcing he viii oppose sub.
hitting to arbitration the controversy
between the United states and Great
Britain over the exemption Of Ameri.
can coastwise shipping from Panama
canal tolls, Senator Stone OF Missouri
of the committee on foreign relations
reflected the apparently Grm attitude
OF a majority Of senators, irrespective
of politics
One of the last official acts Of Repre-.
sentative Louis b. Hanna, governor.
elect Of North Dakota, was 70 intro.
duce in the house a bin providing that
all fourthc class pOstmastcrs be placed
on a salary basis with the minimum
of $500, instead of the present fee sys.
tenn There are thousands OF fourth,
class posLmasters who receive lees
than $500 year and many who re,
ceive less than 800.
Representative Anthony of Kansas
introduced a bill approprating $4,000
for the purchase by the United States
of a bridge across the Missouri river
at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., connectine
the military reservations in Kansas
and Missouri. Mr.. Anthony thinks
the United States should own this
bridge outright, to be used for mil
itary and public purposes.
BY a vote of 141 to 101, the house
of representatives refused to concur
in the resolution authorizing an in
quiry looking to the purchase by the
government of Monticello, the old Vir
ginia home of Thomas jefferson, now
owned by Representative Jefferson
Levy of New York.
The appointment of Carmi Thomp
son, President Taft's former secretary
as treasurer of the United States wal
unanimously confirmed by the senate
Congress set the machinery in mo
ton for the Inauguration of Woodrow
Wilson as president of the United
States on March T. Resolutions wer,
passed by both houses proposing the
creation Of joint committee to make
arrangements for the Inauguration
Speaker Clark promptly selected th'
committee that will represent tn,
house. He appointed Representative:
Rucker of Missouri and Garrett o.
Tennessee, Democrats, and Repre-
sentative Mckinley of Illinois, Repub
lican. Mr.. Mckinley was manager
Of the Taft pTeconyenton campaign.
The Indian citizens Of Oklahoma
on June 80 last had on deposj in the
United States treasury, S22,444,42917
The aggregate deposits of all indiar
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