Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21
Congressional Notes

ton on the employees liability act OF
New York.
Frequent conferences recently be-
tween President Taft and James
Bryce, the British ambassador, led to
a report that the president had about
decided not to accept arbitration trea-
ties with Great Britain and France
as amended by the senate.
The Democratic free sugar bill
passed the house by a vote of SO to
103. Twenty.four Republicans jumped
off the reservation and voted with the
Democrats.
No more troops will be sent to the
Mexican border to enforce the neu-
trality laws, in accordance with Pres
ident Taft's proclamation. The army
regards that the duty of civilian s
toms officers.
The first effective step in the cam
paign for the abolition of the COM
merce court was taken when the
house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, by a vote of / to 8,
decided to report favorably to the
house the bill of Representative Sims
of Tennessee, ab%olishing the tribunal.
Concentration of control over water
powers by large interests In impor-
tant localities is increasing so rapidly
that Herbert Knox Smith, commits
sioner of corporations, reported to
President Taft that the government
should preserve title to the remaining
power sites and develop them to pre-
vent a possible monopoloization by
publiciutility companies.
President Taft has assured the
Cuban minister, DR.. Antonio Martin
Rivero, in emphatic terms that the
United States has no intention of in
tervening in Cuban affairs.
President Taft sent congress a brief
message recommending an %appropria-
ton sufficient to reimburse the state
of Texas for the salaries of additional
Texas rangers employed In patrolling
the Mexican border the last three
months of 1911 and in January, 1912.
Representative Alexander of Mis-
souri,, chairman Of the house commit
tee on merchant marine and fisheries,
fled the majority report of the COM
mittee urging passage of the Alexan-
der free ship bill, which was recently
reported to the house.
The house passed a resolution call
ing on the attorney general to trans
NIT all information in his possession
relative to the charges filed by Earn
est B. Martin against United States
District Attorney Leslie j. Lyon of
Kansas City.
Secretary Stimson urged the house
committee on military affairs to rec
ommend legislation to increase the eff
ficiency of the national guard.
Secretary of War Stimson appeared
before the committee on military af-
fairs and urged legislation to encour
age the militia organizations of the
several states. The militia pay bill
was under consideration.
An investigation of the American
Wooden company will be asked by
Representative Francis of Ohio when
rules committee of the house
meets again to consider the resolu-
calling for an inquiry into the
strike conditions at Lawrence, Mass.
Frank A. Munsey, publisher of the
monthly magazine of that name and
a string Of newspapers in to East,
will be s~ubpoenaed as a witness be-
'ore the special committee of the
house, appointed to investigate the at
airs of the steel trust.
Senator Works of California, in a
speech advocating a single presiden-
ial term of six years, declared that
such q constitutional change would
spare the American people the thu
initiating spectacle of a president trav-
cling up and down the country, guard
I'd by an army officer and private de-
e%ctives, making political speeches
Ind urging his own election.
Representative Loud of Michigan
made a stirring appeal for an increase
n the appropriation provided in the
ill for protecting the national forest
rom fire. He succeeded in having
he amount increased from $3.50, 900
o $500 900. He told the house that
n a single day he had property de-
by a forest fire that it had
aiken him forty years to accumulate.
Progressive Republican senator's
generally and about half a dozen
senators already have ex-
opposition to the proposed
rec sugar bill, though the Democrat
c senators count on several Pro
Republicans to join with
hem in a compromise if a reduction
# 40 per cent OF so per cent of the
resent tariff should be offered.
The spectacle Of a United States
enator being cross-examined by a
ommittee Of the house drew a large
audience to the Florida Everglades
and investigation when Senator
'letcher of Florida was testifying.
Jnder a vigorous examination by Rep
esentative Moss, Senator Fletcher as
umed responsibility for the report on
ne Everglades, which was published
S a senate document.
A big step toward the crisis Of the
ariff fight in congress was taken
1hen the senate committee on finance
rdered an %unfavorable report on the
ouse steel tariff bill by 8 to A. This
ct throws the bill into the senate,
here a vote will be obtained. The
ommittee divided on party lines.
Formally authorized by the Colon
government, Senior Roberto Nc
'ouall, charge ~d'aifaires of the lega-
on at Washington, issued a state