The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-16
Congressional Notes

IN an effort to stop he proposed ex-
penditure of s2O,O00,O00 or S25 900 200
for use OF the public roads for rural
mail carriers as inserted in the house
postoffice appropriation bill. Senator
Gore has introduced an amendment
to the postoftice appropriation bill to
be offered as a substitute for the
house good roads provisions.
After several roll calls had been
ordered on separate amendments and
important new legislation" the house
passed the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, carrying
upward of sS3.OOO.0O0
The river and harbor bill, carrying
q new appropriation of $SOO,OOOo for
the Missouri river and increasing the
house appropriation for the lower Mis-
Gissippi from $4,000 to $4,000 900
was passed by the ecnate.
Solicitor McCaba Of the department
If agriculture attacked the credibiliy
81 witnesses called by Representative
Nelson Of Wisconsin In support Of his
resolution calling for an investigation
Of the meat inspection service before
the house committee on expenditures
in the department Of agriculture.
The senate committee on iutcrstr
commerce divided into three factions
On the merits OF n uniform bill Of lad
Ing Senator Clapn. chairman of the
uom0mittee submitted the majority
report Senator Townsend of M:chi.
gin, Republican, gave notice OF mi
hcrity report and Senator pomcreue
~ Ohio. Democrat. announced he
would submit stu another minority
report
That neither early adjournment nor
= recess Of congress during the nation
al convention period is among tho
probabilities was made clear In the
senate at the beginning OF the discus
Eio1 Of the metal tariff bill
The Florida everglades investigation
was resumed before the Moss commit.
tee Ct the house. with the toatimony
q! Edward Wilkinson Of Bnllhaveu, y.
e who told Of the operations Of ]. o.
Wright, formerly q drainage engineer
in the department OF agriculture, in
land development deal near Able
marie, n. c.
Standing In front of the speakers
desk IN the house, Representative
Madden of Illinois (RepD, denounced
published criticism Of him by his
colleague, Minority Leader Mann, as
a. slaEderoga statement, every word
of which uttered by him was false. so
far as It concerns the charge that
had entered into any plot"
adequate provision .Jr the protec-
ton Of the mouth Of the Mississippi.
which means the whole Mississippi
valley, will be made in the naval APP
preparation bill that will be reported
as soon as the legislative. executive
and judiciary appropriation bill, be
fore the house Is cut Of the way The
EstCpinal ameGdmcnt adopted by :
committee appropr!atiHg sl.2OO,OOO 70;
two submarines to BE- stationed to pro.
tect the passes, is not the only item
that will be carried in the bill looking
TO the defense OF the mouth,
The Workmons compensation bill
was passed in the senate, 6 to 10.
substantially us framed by the en-
p!oyers' liability commission, and
amended only to increase its benefits.
The house committee on banking
and currency voted to report favora.
bly, the bill 10 extend the inquisiturtA
powers Of congress to banking institu-
tons
President TAFT sent to congress a
message approving the plan OF the
commission on economy and efficiency
10 retire all government employees at
the age of 700 years on annuties
equal to half salary, with maximum
limit Of 5000.
The house committee on cxpendi
lures in the postoffice department,
which has bcen investigating the L.
G. Lewis case, will withhold its re-
port to the house until the short ses,
sion of congress next winter.
Upon motion of Representative Bar
tholdt the house unanimously passed
his resolution extending for two years
the life of the international peace
commission. This is the commission
of FIVE members, which, under the
Bartholdt resolution. approved June
25. 1910, President Taft received au'
thority TO appoint.
The United States took Its first de
cisive step toward freeing its only
hostages of war when the house In
dian affairs committee voted TO report
favorably bill granting freedom and
free release" to those Apache Indians
who have been held prisoners for
many years at Fort Sill, Okla,
UNFOLDING the traditional generosity
of congress. when citizens OF the
United States are gravely afflicted.
the senate added $4,000 to the bill
passed by the house for relieving the
food sufferers in the Mississippi val
ley. AS approved In conference be
tween the two houses 1t appropriates
1929, 1905.
The senate passed a bill authoriz-
ing the government OF the Philippine
Islands TO issue bonds to secure funds
for port and harbor works, bridges,