Scott County kicker., 1912-08-31
congressional Notes

SSe..>SAe~sv
Of Tennessee, a Republican, fought
wordy battle in the house, and ex.
changed bitter personalities. Each
had ffty-four minutes allotted under
special rule. Mr.. Rainey charged
that Mr. Austin was personally inter-
ested in water power legislation.
The conference report on the Alas.
ka administration bill, providing for
two branches Of o legislative assem-.
bly, and a railroad commission was
adopted by the senate. Its approval
by the senate and the presidents sig
nature will provide "home rule for
| Alaska. .i-
A far reaching amendment was
added to the pure food law when the
senate passed Representative Sher-
ley's bill, which includes, under the
term misbranding, as used in, the law,
any false statement, design or de-
vice regarding the curative or thera-
peutic effect" Of the contents of a
package.
Representative Norris of Nebraska
introduced resolution requesting the
president to send to the house all in
formation he has regarding the case
Of James Wood Rogers. a Californian,
who was killed in the Central African
jungles as the result of hunt of
British soldiers, who were ordered to
kill or capture him.
Senator Ponierene's bill providing
uniform system OF bills Of lading
and regulating the transfer of such
bills was passed by the senate after
brief debate without a dissenting
vote. 1t contains a complete code OF
laws governing the issue and use o:
bills of lading and is practically iden.
tical with laws in several states.
Conditions in Mexico were related
to the senate by Senator Fail of New
Mexico, who declared absurd and ri.
diculous a statement purporting to
have come from President Madero to
the effect that Fall had caused the
failure of peace negotiations between
the Mexican government and Gen.
Orozco.
President Taft sent to tho senate
the nomination of Clinton w. Howard
of Bellingham. Wash, to be United
States Judge for the western district
of Washington, succeeding Cornelius
H. Hantord, who resigned while his
conduct on the bench was under in.
vestigation by a congressional COM
mittee.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Shirley of Kentucky (Dem.),
which would make more drastic the
pure food and drugs law as applied to
patented and proprietary medicines.
was passed by the house.
President Taft closed day of con.
ferences on the Panama canal bill
with special message to congress
suggesting the passage OF legislation
which would permit American ships
10 travel the canal toll free and which
would also allow foreign nations to
test the legality of this provision by
suits in United States courts.
A comprehensive inquiry Into the
inter.relationship Of steamship lines
has been instituted by the house COM
mittee on merchant marine and fish.
cries.
The Mann bill to permit the use Of
coloring matter in oleomargarine for
export was unanimously agreed to by
the house committee on agriculture.
President Taft signed the radio
communication bill carrying out
Americas part of the international
agreements adopted at the Berlin
wireless conference in 1906. 1t also
embodies lessons taught by the ri.
tanic disaster
The nomination of Jacob Gould
Schurman, president of Cornell uni
versity, as minister to Greece and
Montenegro, was confirmed by the
senate.
The census bureau issued an ad
vance bulletin on the population OF
Arkansas. OF the total population
1,131,O24, or 71.8 per cent, are whites
and 442.S91, or 2S.1 per cent, ne
groes.
The house, by adopting the report
Of the elections committee, sustained
the right Of William w. Wilson, q
Republican of Chicago, to retain his
seat as representative Of the Third
Illinois district
Complete disagreement between
the house and senate on the sugar
tariff bills was outlined In q confer
ence report on the measure presented
to the senate by Senator Penrose
This indicates there will be no sugar
legislation at this session.
The appointment of a commission
by the Southern Commercial Con
gress to investigate rural credit sys
TENS in Europe, was Endorsed in {
senate joint resolution.
: The bill creating commission OF
Industrial relations to investigate la
Dor conditions and the relations O
employers and employees, passed tn,
senate with practically no debate.
The senate passed bill placing a
, the disposal of Luther Burbanl
|, twelve sections of land in California
|, New Mexico. Arizona and Nevada TO
the propagation of the spineless cacti
A division Of markets in the agri
cultural department to act as tn,
clearing house for farmers and con
. sumers in distributing farm produce
! and reducing the chances of shortag
: or oversupply was authorized in Sen
ator Hoke Smiths bill passed by th
: senate.
y The Newland resolution for tn,
congressional committee to confe
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