The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
Congressional Notes

extends the special corporation ia
that was a feature of the Payne-Alt
rich law to individuals and eopartnel
thips. g
The senate amendment applying th
federal eight-hour TO all Rovernmen
naval contracts rather than a provis
ion that all contracts must be unde
eight'hours.work conditions, was nc
copied by the house.
Representative Frank w. Mondel
OF Wyoming was elected a member O
the house appropriations committee
succeeding the late Representativ.
Malby OF New York.
The house adopted a Joint resolu
ton appropriating $4,000 to fight tn,
army worm, which some Southern
statesmen said was 30 numerous that
II stopped trains.
The workmen's compensation bill
was not reported by the house Judi.
clary committee as its supporters had
hoped, and its opponents say this in.
dicates no action will be taken at this
session of congress.
| Postmaster General Hitchcock has
signed the contract which restores the
American flag to the mailships of the
Pacific service and provides a new
fast service from San Francisco to
Australia.
An investigation to determine
whether any persons or organizations
in the United States have been To-
menting rebellion in Cuba or Mexico
was directed by the senate when 1t
adopted the Nelson resolution.
The Alaskan civil government bill,
establishing Legislature of one house
In the territory with authority 10 en-.
act local laws, passed the senate with
practically no opposition. The house
has passed the bill, but conference
Will be necessary to adjust differ.
enCes.
The house committee on judiciary
VIII undertake u thorough investiga.
ton Of the beef trust A decision to
this effect was reached at a meeting
Of the committee Representative
Norris Of Nebraska, a progressive,
brought the matter to the attic zion Of
the committee.
Senator Overman declared prcsl.
dent Taft's veto message on .ie cot.
ton.chemtcal schedule was zone of the
most remarkable documents ever
penned or sent to congress" He de-
clared the president had been msled
by an expert of the tariff board. who
had made calculations on a false
basis of prices" and using the short
ton, instead Of the long ton. in his
work OF estimation.
President Taft's tariff board OBJ
:ained the promise OF one more year
OF life from the senate. After short
fight that body, by vote of "a to 20, |
in the sundry civil appro. /
bill an expenditure OF S225,. /
900 for another years work Of inyestl.
cation by the tariff experts.
a Canadian reciprocity and wood
pulp tariff amendment will be offered
by Senator Gronna of North Dakota.
Il provides for the repeal of the Cana
lian reciprocity law, and for a reduc-
ion BY one'half of the Payne.AldrIch
ariff law rates on wood pulp, and
,rint paper
The house adopted the conference
eport on a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Davenport requiring that all
onyeyances OF land inherited by full
Hood Indians be approved by the pro
'ate courts of Oklahoma.
In strong Arrangement of the
intel States government for Its fail ,
re to obtain redress for injuries to ,
american citizens and property result ,
lg from the Mexican instructions ,
nd revolution. Senator Albert b Fall ,
I New Mexico, declared In the senate -,
hat this country would not regain its
restlge In Mexico in fifty years. a
Former Senator Nathan B. Scott of a
Vest Virginia told the senate commit ,
re investigating campaign funds of n
504 and 1908 that no contributions =
ere made TO Col. Roosevelt's cam. h
aign by corporations. by Henry Have
eyer, the sugar king or by any rep /,
OF the International Har- =
ester company, SO far as he could ;,
call y
The field OF candidates for DR.. Har.
y w. Wiley's former job as the gov. =,
pure food expert has mar. "a
wed down to less than half dozen :,
en-. DR.. James II. Beal of Scio, o., a,
f. Barnard Of the Indiana depart. =.
ent of health, and Lucius p. Brown. >,
ire food inspector for Tennessee, ~
the most prominently named n,
hong those now under consideration. a,
Creation Of federal bureau to reg. -,
ite trusts and appointment OF con-
esslonal committee to frame a new Il,
thrust law we're the features OF a =.
nority report filed with the Stanley 60
eel committee by Representative M
itleton (Dem.), New York 10,
rhe postoirce appropriation bill
rrying approximately $232 900, 900, -,
8 reported TO the senate. The prin- -
al feature OF the bill is provision ". 70
ablishing parcels post on the -,
lie plan. ~.
The house receded from Its stipuia, ~
Il that all navy anaI uhaIl ha r,inai Sn