Potosi journal., 1912-04-03
Congressional Notes

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pilation of ''interlocking directories.
President Taft vetoed the joint res.
olution passed by congress to provide
for the establishment of a permanent
maneuvering camp for regular troops
and militia near Admission, Ala.
One Thousand postal savings depos-
itories a month until every village.
hamlet and town in the United States
las been supplied is the program an
nounced by Postmaster General Hitch
cock. One thousand postoffices were
designated to begin business May 1.
When this big task has been accom-
pGshed the system will ce by far the
most extensive savings Institution in
the world. Deposits at the 5000 Of
fees operated by the pOstoffice de-
partment total more than Sl6000.00O.
The house committee on elections
No. / voted to 9 recommending the
unseating of Representative Charles
c. Bowman, Republican, of Pittston.
Pa, Eleventh district. on charges OF
fraud and gross irregularity of cleo
ton. The committee does not recon-
ment the seating OF George r. MIC
Lean. Democrat, the contestant,
Delegate Wickersham Of Alaska be-
fore the house territories committee.
charged that Gov Clark deliberately
misstated facts in reporting condi-
ions in Alaska. Mr. Wickersham de-
noLnced what he termed the COVER
lor's 'pessimism" and declared that
Alaska was progressing and prosper
ous in spite of its officials and the
neglect Of congress" He urged upon
the committee more liberal policy
toward Alaska with respect to appro-
priatioEs.
The erection of memorial amphi-
theater in Arlington National Gene
terry at a cost of s750,000 was ap-
proved by the senate committee on
public buildings. after hearing del
egation of G. A r. veterans.
The house passed a bill reducing
from FIVE to three years the period Of
residence required on homestead
lands before patents are issued. 1t
| also permits entrymen and their fam
lilies during the period to be absent
from their homestead five months in
each year
The special committee Of eight SEN
ators which has been investigating
the election of Senator Lorimer indi-
Gated III a test vote that it stands
five to three in his favor.
\ favorable report on the bill to re-
peal the Canadian reciprocity law, eX-
cepting section No. 2, relating to
wood pulp and print paper, was au-
thorized by the senate committee on
finance
President Taft sent to congress a
message urging the immediate enact
ment of a law to protect from private
entry and exploitation fields Of pot
ash such as recently were discovered
In southern California.
Senator Reed of Missouri said the
Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway as
sociation would have a hearing in
April before the senate committee on
commerce, of which he is a member.
Representative Prouty of Iowa in
troduced a bill to amend features OF
the patent law upheld by the supreme
court in it's recent patent monopoly"
decision.
Joseph A. Arnold. editor in chief of
the division Of publications of the de-
partment OF agriculture assumed re-
sponsibility for the suppression of the
much-talked- of report on the feasibil-
ity Of reclaiming the Florida Ever
glades. He told the Moss committee
he had recommended that the report
be suppressed and had voiced that
opinion to Secretary Wilson in June
1910.
The National Grange, acting through
the various state oranges. explains the
heavy mail from farmers advocating
the limited parcels post provision in
the house postoffice appropriation bill.
Letters and petitions urging post
office parcels post legislation continue
TO pour in. Many urge various
straight" parcels post bills be passed.
Inquiry developed that no less than
seventeen parcels post bills have bce1
Introduced in the house and referred
to the committee. All are still in the
committee and are destined to remain
there.
One battleShip of 81 900 tons. one
powerful battleship cruiser of almost
equal size and auxiliaries in the shap;
of one Or two colliers, several torpedo
boat destroNers and submarines will
make Up the program of naval in
crease for the next fiscal year. which
will be presented to the Democratic
caucus by Representative Lemuel p
Padgett of Tennessee, chairman Of the
house naval committee
The report persists that the Demo
cratic leaders Of the house have de-
termined to abolish the tariff board,
which IS presided over by Prof II. {.
Emery Of Yale. The house will make
no appropriation for the board in the
sundry civil bill. now in course of
preparations, and Democratic leaders
will take special pains to prevent such
an item creeping in while the bill is
in conference.
With only meager prospects Of &C
complishing the enactment OF such
legislation at this session of congress,
Senator Bourne. chairman of the sen
ate committee on postoffices and post
roads. announces that he will report
out of his committee by May ] an
elaborate parcels post bill
The debate on the wool tariff re-
vision bill in the house was enIivened
by Representative Reilly GDem.) of
Connecticut, who sharply attacked his
Republican colleague, Representative
HILL author of The minority wool tar
if measure