The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
Congressional Notes

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YOUNGSTOWN, o., representing ind.
pendent pipe manufacturers q declared
mat they were not now operating VA
a'r a .a.r profit
a Joint resolution to cou,unr the
present water power regulations at
Niagara Falls until May l in the hop"
mat q permanent law may be finished
by that time, was passed by the
nous"
Josiah 7. Rose, representing the At.
lanta steel company. OF Atlanta, Ca,
vigorously protested against the
house steel tariff revision bill
Representative Bartholdt Of St Louis
introduced a bin to refund the penal.
ties paid by certain corporations in
Missouri which failed TO file returns
with the treasury department as spo-
Gifted under the corporation tax act
Many penalties have been assessed
ANA collected because OF durclction
m filing their returns.
The interior department has lost it's
tmchonored exclusive privilege Of
granting rights OF way to public lands,
through q decision by Assistant At
rJrney General Knaobc.
Colombia rcpudiatcd the action OF
It's minister, Gen. Ospina. by sending
through American Minister Dubui.. at
ha2ota, a cordial invitation TO Score
tagg Of State Knox to visit Colomuia
on his present trip to the republic On
IA" Caribbean sea.
An outline OF the Panama canal
zone government bin. which has been
made by the house committee On in.
t"rstat" and foreiEn commerce Will
be- reported within ten days.
By a vote of 17O to s. the house
empowered the committee on banking
ana currency to proceed with the pro.
posed investigation of the so.callcd
money trust under the terms of the
PuJo resolution. amended to include
matters touched upon in the Henry
resolution over which this committee
has Jurisdiction.
\ bill that would put mail order in.
vcstment companies under the super.
vision OF the commissioner of corpO.
rations or the department Of com.
m"rce and labor. was introduced by
Representative Steenerson OF Mime
sofa.
a bill granting American citizen.
ship to citizens OF Porto Rico and to
certain natives permanently residing
on the island was favorably reported
to the honse by the committee on In.
sular affairs.
Democratic members OF the house
on pOstOfficcs and post
roads have agreed to incorporate IT.
the appropriation bill provisions for
the establishment OF general par
cells post system. I
The unanimous vote OF the house .
on rivers and harbors
makes 1867 900 available after June
30 for expenditure upon the plan for
permanent siXfoot channel in the
Missouri river from Kansas City to
he mouth.
Senator Hepburn OF Idaho wants to
inow how many Apache Indians are
lcld prisoners of war at Fort Sill.
Okla, and how many are known to
lave been engaged in hostiIites or
o have committed acts OF violence
Gainst the United States. The sen.
tor has introduced a resolution cell.
nG for this information from the war
department.
Information as to tho existence OF
smclter trust Is asked of the attor.
ey general in resolution introduced
y Representative Martin of Colo.
ado.
A bill that would create n bureau
I tariff statistics, as a substitute for
be percent tariff board was intro.
uced by Representative Peters Cd.
Massachusetts,. member of the
'ays and means committee. The bu. ,
Eau would be under the direction &
nd control of the ways and means
instead Of the president I
Charles =, Taft, OF Cincinnati q
"other Of President Taft, will be sub. c
oenaed to appear before the house I
,mmittee on expenditures in the war f
apartment to testify In the Nvestiga. q
on of the case OF Pdymaster Beech.
d. Ray. the army officer who Is e
rtuaIly being investigated on #
larse Of political activity. .
Representative Hardy OF Texas. n
mixing Democrat on the committee i,
merchant marine and fisheries, in. n
oduced u resolution providing for n
CROUCH investigation of the so. a
He'd shipping trust by that commit Il
., OF which Representative Alexan. j
r OF Missouri is chairman S.
The price of lead has declined four. a
nths of cent q pound since the 81
lderwood steel tariff revision bill
ssed the house. according TO lead 6,
oducers who appeared before the Il
nate finance committee. n
Hayes OF California. Z,
e OF the Republican insurgents OF In
2 house, mace protest in that OF
dy against what he termed unfair sl
'thods OF political attack upon Pres. te
mt Taft
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