The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
Congressional Notes

CHilIIIlan Oh lUe COulHlllltt VII lOltIbu
affairs, introduced bill appropriating
$4,000 TO enable President Taft 10
enter into negotiations with foreign
governments with view to consider
ing plans for worldwide iuvestiga-
ton into the cost Of living,
Acknowledgment was made that the
house agricultural committee knew
virtually nothing II the public domain
and was dependent almost entirely on
the chief forester for information on
which to base appropriations. The
confession was forced during the de-
bate in the house on the forest ser
vice items in the agricultural appro'
priation bill
American participation in general
arbitration OF international difficulties
Is a dead issue SO lar as concerns this
session Of congress, and probably for
many years to come, according to gov.
eminent officials. who summed up the
scnate's action in stripping the pro.
posed arbitration ,rcrties with France
and Great Britain OF tNeIr vital Tea
lures
Democratic members Of the SQUAT"
rommittc, on finance decided to-st.nd
by the stro. tariff revision bin passed
by the hoas".
Senator Irstow S bin for presidon
ual preference primaries in the Dis
wi,t OF Columbia Was adversely re-.
ported from The senate committee on
ibe District.
The resolution Iatifyin- the TAFT
arbitration treaty was adopted in the
senate by vote Of 7G to 3. The sec.
ond amendment was one submitted
/ 10y Senator Culbcrson eliminating
from arbitration questions Of national
honor and traditional doctrines OF the
United States previously enumcg
atod This vas defeated - to 81.
I The French treaty, which was identt
cal, was ratified by unanimous con.
sent.
At session Of the house commit.
toe ON bankinp and currency, 1t was
decided TO divide the investigation q
the money trust between Two sub
committees. each TO have the services
Of a special attorney.
Jail sentences for women who wear
aigrettcs we're advocated before the
house agriculture committee by John
c. Speaks. Ohio game warden.
The house unanimously passed a
resolution calling for ADMINISTRATION
OF the alleged shipping trust by the
Cormitre" on merchant marine and
fisheries
The house has passed q joint res
olution authorizing the secretary Of
war TO accept from citizens of Ten.
ressee. approximately 5,O0c acres
near Tuilahuma, Tenn, for use as Il
mdncuycr camp for the national guard
OF Kentucky. Tennessee. Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North
Carolina aud South Carolina.
Charging that wealthy lumber com
panics were seeking to have the gov.
ornment clear their cut-Oyer timber
lands. Representative Fitzgerald Of
New York succeeded in eliminating
from the agricultural bill in the house
an item OF $4,000 for the investiga-
ton OF such lands with especial ref
erence to making them available for
agricultural purposes
The house passed the Jones bill,
comforting American citizenship upon
people OF Porto Rico The Porto
Rican bill was denounced, by former
Speaker Cannon. Representative Stay
den Of Texas DEM opposed the bill
for other reasons. He attacked the
,onstitutionallty OF depriving the Por-
TO Rican OF citizenship or of giving 1t
TO him. lie said he was IN the unique
position OF being opposed TO both
sides Of the argument.
Because of the serious condition OF
his eyes, Senator Hepburn of Idaho
has given up his work in the senate
temporarily and has gone to Atlantic
City He expects to remain there at
least a month.
Representative Thistlewood intro
iuced a bill appropriating $4,000 for
repairing the government roadway
from Mounds, Mound City and from
the Cache river bridge to the national
cemetery near Mound city, ILL.,. with
a good quality of gravel or broken
stone.
Investigation Of the alleged ship
ping trust, reaching into every phase
OF transoceanic and coastwise trans
porliton, with possible combinations
between the great ocean steamship
companies, conferences" and com
bines" with the transcontnental rail.
roads. will soon be inaugurated by the
house committee on merchant marine
and fisheries.
The entry OF the free sugar bill in
lne senate will make three tariff re
vision measures pending there. the
steel and chemical bills are the 9th
nrS All OF these will be adversely
reported by the senate finance com
mittee.
\ bill which would permit actors,
travelling men. railroad men and 9th
ers absent from their homes on cleo
ton day, TO vote for presidential cleo
lora In the state where they happen
TO be was Introduced by Representa-
tive Carey of Wisconsin.