The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
Congressional Notes

Ion ON the employees liability act Of
%sw York
Frequent conferences recently be
iN'"n President Taft and james
Bryce, the British ambassador led to
report that th" president had about
..rd'd not TO accept arbitration 'rca.
ties with Great Britain and Franco
aa amended by the eenat,.
The Democratic free sugar bill
passed the house BY VOC OF IS to
loa Tw"ntyfour Republicans jumped
off m" reservation and voted with the
Democrats
NO NOR" troops will be sent to the
Mexican border to enforce the neu.
r"aity laws, in accordance with Pres.
acH Tails proclamation The army
rrards that the duty Of civilian Gus,
toms officers
The first effective step in the cam.
pairn for the abolition OF the com.
mrrco court was taken when the
hous" committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, by a vote OF ! to s.
decided to report favora6ly to the
lous" tn" bin OF Representative Sims
D.. Tennessee. aboliahIng the tribunal
Concentration OF control over water
covers by large interests In impor.
'au' localities IS increasing 80 rapidly
chat Herbert Knox Smith. commits.
.pu"r Of corporations, reported to
President TAFT that the government
...f.I1l -.
Hower sites and develop them to pre-.
v"nt possible mohopooization by
rublicimi!ty companies
President Taft has assured the
Cuban minister Dr. Antonio Martin.
My"ro. in emphatic terms that the
ui'od States has no intention Of ia.
'"ry"oiug in Cuban affairs
President Taft sent congress brief
message recommending an appropria.
ton sufficient to reimburse the state
u Texas for the salaries Of additional
Texas rangers employed in patrolIng
m, Mexican border the last three
months OF 1911 and in January. 1912.
Representative Alexander OF Mis-.
souri,, chairman OF the house commit.
tee on merchant marine and fisheries,
hlod the majority report OF the com.
mltirc urging passage OF the Alexan.
der free ship bill, which was recently
reported TO the house
tn" house passed a resolution call.
ing on the attorney general to trans.
nit all information in his possession
relative to the charges filed by Earn.
est r Martin against United States
D.stric. Attorney Leslie J Lyon OF
Kansas city.
Secretary StimsOu urged the house
committee on miit,ry affairs to rec.
ommend legislation to increase the ef.
hcieucy Of the national guard
Secretary Of War Stmson appeared
before the committee on military al.
lars and urged legislation to eucour.
age The militia organizations OF the
several states The militia pay bill
was under consideration
An investigation Of the American
Wooden company VIII be asked by
Representative Francis Of Ohio when
the rules committee OF the house
meets ar1ju to consider the resolu.
tons calling Tor an inquiry into the
strike conditions at Lawrence. Mass
Frank \. Muuscy publisher OF tho
monthly magazine Of that name and
Of strins OF newspapers In t. East
Will be subpOcnacG as a witness be
fore the special committee OF the
house. appointed to investigate the al.
fairs of the steel trust
Senator Works OF California, In
speech advocating single presiden-
tial term Of six years, declared that
such q constitutional change would
spare the American people the "hu-
initiating spectacle of president tray
cling up and down the country, guard.
I'd by an army officer and private de.
teCtiyes making political speeches
and urging his own election
Representative Loud Of Michigan
made stirring appeal for an increase
in the appropriation provided in the
bill for protecting the national forest
from fire He succeeded in having
the amount increased from $3.50, 900
to $500. 600. lie told the house that
in single day he had property de
s;royed by forest fire that it had
taken him forty years to accumulate.
Progressive Republican senators
generally and about half dozen
Democratic senator's already have OK.
pressed opposition to the proposed
free sugar bill. though the Democrat
ic senators count on several Pro.
gressivc Republicans to Join with
hem in compromise II reduction
Of 40 per cent or 80 per cent OF the ,
present tariI should be offered 5
The spectacle of n United States Q
senator being cross-cxamncd by "A /
Of the house drew large I
audience to the Florida Everglades :
land investigation when Senator
Fletcher OF Florida was testifying.
Under n vigorous examination by Rep.
Moss, Senator Fletcher as !
sumed responsibility for the report on {
he Everglades, which was published =
as senate document. !
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