The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-06-13
Congressional Notes

The houee voted 72 to AZ not to in.
cude In the sundry civil appropriation
bill the money necessary 10 continue
President Taft's tariff board during
the coming fiscal year.
This country has the political Jim
jams" in the opinion Of Representa-
tive Thetus W. Sims of Tennessee, He
gave the houae the benefit of his dag.
nos's during a debate on the abolition
q the Taft tariff board
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, urged
the house committee on judiciary 10
make a favorable report on the Brant-
ley workmens compensation bill.
Charges that the appropriation for
the Panama canal had been cut by
$lG,7O0,000 on secret" information OBJ.
tanned by the appropriations commit.
tee and not diyulged to the house pre-
cipitated a sharp clash in debate when
consideration Of the sundry civil bill
was resumed
President Taft signed the three
year homestead bill permitting entry.
men on public lands to prove their
claims in three instead Of five years,
allowing five months absence from a
claim each year and reducing the acre
age to be cultivated on large claims
from eighty to forty acres.
Representative Thomas Upton Sis.
son OF Mississippi has planned a new
law to curb the warlike spirit of
Americans and has introduced reve.
nue. measure which would impose
heavy tax on gun toters" and vendors
Of deadly weapons
The house judiciary committee, in
legislative session, decided to under
take preliminary investigation Of the
beef trust
4 majority OF the money trust" in
vestigating committee, headed by
Representative Pujo Of Louisiana, its
quire into the operations of the New
York clearing house and Its relation
to banks in the metropolis
The committee on interstate and
foreign commerce voted TO fayorably
report the Lee bill extending the pro-
visions OF the Erdman act TO coal OPP
orators and employees. The act is re-
strictcd to railroads and their EN-.
ployes, providing for the amicable
settlement Of differences.
Representative Theron Akin of New
York introduced a resolution asking
that special committee Investigate
Chief Willis l.. Moore Of the weather
bureau. He alleges that the service
suffers from Encouragement and that
Chief Moore made false statements to
congress.
Representative Thomas OF Ken.
lucky, a man OF powerful physique
and quick temper. engaged in a fist
fight In the house office building with
Joseph Amin, a young newspaper re.
porter.
The Underwood cotton tariff reduc.
ton bill was reported favorably to the
house by the ways and means com
mittee. The bill is identical with that
passed by both houses and vetoed by
President Taft last August.
When the house received word of
the death OF Representative Hubbard
Of Iowa all the flags on the capitol
were put at half mast and Hubbard's
desk was covered with lilies and
roses. The six members Of the Iowa
delegation will attend the funeral
The second trial OF Senator Lorimer
of Illinois. On the charge of having
been elected by corrupt methods. was
begun in the senate with a speech by
Senator Kern Of Indiana, member Of
the investigating commtJe who signed
the minority report against Lorimer.
Representative Theron Akin of New
York. who calls himself an independ-
ent Republican. introduced a resolu-
ton in the house calling for the i'm
parchment OF Russell F. Goodwin, as
sistant attorney general Of the post.
office department,
An allinclusiye bill, to be denomi-
mated the ocean safety act of 1912"
designed TO cover all the navigation
lessons drawn from the Titanic dis.
aster, was introduced by Senator Mel.
son Of Minnesota, chairman Of the
commerce committee, which, through
subcommittee, investigated that dis
astCr.
The senate committee on the judi.
ciary ordered favorable reports on
Senator Lodges bills which would
incorporate the National Institute OF
Arts and Letters and the National
Academy OF Arts and Letters.
The house judiciary committee
agreed to report iavorably the Norris
resolution aimed at the so.called cot.
fee trust In the United States.
Acting under orders Of the Socialist
party, Representative Berger OF Wis
consin, the only Socialist in congress,
lodged a vigorous protest with Attor.
ney General Wickersham against the
action OF Judge Ilanford in Seattle in
deprivinG John Olson OF his citizen
ship rights because the latter wanted
to change the constitution"
The senate agreed to s150-a-month
pension for the widow OF Admiral
Schley, after It had first rejected by
~ TO 10 an amendment proposed by