Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-02-08
Congressional Notes

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in the present session of congress.
Senator Rayner of Maryland intro
duced a bill authorizing the reappoint-
ment to the army of Peter G. Haines,
Jr., and restoring his rank of captain
Of artillery. Haines resigned from
the army while he was a prisoner for
Staying William q. Annis.
Representative Prince of. Illinois,
senior Republican, member of the COM
mittee on military affairs of the house,
submitted a minority report signed by
the Republican members of the COM
mittee against the Hay military ap-
preparation bill.
The pension appropriation bill car
rying about $751; eO, 900, passed the
house by a vote of 245 to 33, after
several Southern Democrats had de-
manded a roll call vote. A provision
excluding pensioners who lived out of
the United States was defeated by
100 to 1873. The bill abolishes seven
teen pension agencies which have
been maintained in different cities.
In a minority report on the Philip
pine friar land investigation, Repre-
sentatives Olmstead, Crumpacker,
Fuller and Towner, Republicans and
members of the house committee on
i~nsular affairs, recommend that the
Philippine government be allowed to
sell friar lands in slightly larger
tracts than the forty acres prescribed
by law. The public lands in the
islands amount to 100000 acres.
In an effort to prove that the alumni
mum Company OF America, a 2O,000,-
600 concern, is not an illegal monop-
oily in violation of the Sherman anti
trust law, representatives of that cor
poration discussed with Assistant At
torney General Fowler the federal
governments recent Investigation of
the company.
House Democrats will caucus Feb
ruary z on the proposed investigation
of the money trust" Chairman Hen
ry of the rules committee, author of
the resolution to create a select COM
mittee Of seven to take up the com-
bined investigation pending, circulat-
ed a petition for caucus and secured
the necessary twenty-five names.
Taking advantage of the rules gov
,rning general debate Representative
Hill Of Connecticut a member Of the
ways and means committee, chal-
lenged the Democrats to bring in a
bill revising the wooden schedule. He
declared that the committee had had
before it the report of the tariff bill
on schedule TX" for more than thirty
days. He declared the Democrats had
had the information long enough to
have thoroughly digested it.
The state department will look into
the report that a colony of Japanese
Is to be established on the coast of
Lower California. 1t is pointed out
the constitution of Mexico forbids the
alienation of any of that nations ter
ritory. That would appear to mega
tive the idea that Japanese sovereign
ty Is to be established over the pro-
posed colony.
Former Senator Flint of California
was a witness before the committee
on interstate and foreign commerce.
The committee is considering legisla-
ton to fix tolls for the Panama canal.
Mr.. Flint declared that James ]. Hill
Is the only railroad head in the coun-
try who is not merely a clerk for
Wall street" Il don't know any rail.
road" ne said, where you don't get
back to Wall street when you look
for its control"
A speedy reduction of the number
Of regiments in the Philippine Islands
by one half has been decided upon by
the government for reasons of econ
omy and military administration.
Four regiments Of infantry and two OF
cavalry will take over the duties now
performed by twelve regiments.
George A. Neeley. elected to con.
gress from the Seventh Kansas dis,
trict to succeed the late e. H. Madi-
son (Rep.), was sworn in and took
his seat. He is the first Democrat in
many years to come from that Kan
sas district.
Senator John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi submitted a memorial
signed by a joint committee of the
Mississippi Legislature, which investi-
gated charges that former Governor
and Senatore-lectJ James X. Varda-
nan had Incorporated certain pub
lie funds belonging to what is known
as the executive contingent fund of
the State of Mississippi. The memo
rial showed that the legislative com
mittee completely %exonerated Varda.
nan of the charge.
From the committee on appropria-
tons, Representative Bartlett OF
Georgia reported the pensio nappro-
priation bill carrying an aggregate of
approximately $3.50, 900, 900.
Representative Henry of Texas,
chairman Of the committee on rules,
introduced a resolution providing for
the appointment Of a special commit
tee of seven to investigate the So
called money trust.
The senate committee on military
affairs agreed to report favorably a
bill by Senator Penrose for a monu-
ment to the signal corps in the civil
war at Gettysburg, Pa. The shaft will
cost $500, and will be erected on
Little Round Top.
Senator Hepburn Of Idaho blocked
the effort of Senator Lodge and other
members of the committee on foreign
relations to have the senate grant
unanimous consent to the fixing of a
daY for the voting on the arbitration