The Neshoba Democrat., 1913-01-30
Congressional Notes

President Taft conferred with more
than thirty Republican members of
the house, whose support he asked for
the bill passed by the senate, appro-
priating $2,OOO,O0O for a memorial
structure to Abraham Lincoln in Poto-
mac park, Washington.
Improper and illegal use of railroad
passes is being investigated by the
interstate commerce commission. The
inquiry has proceeded far enough to
show, in the language of the commits
sion, that carriers have very general
ly obeyed the letter of the law
A favorable report on a bill intro
duced by Representative Rodenberg
of Illinois to provide for government
participation in the Panama-Pacitic
Information exposition at San Francis
co in 1915 was unanimously agreed to
by the house committee on industrial
arts and eexpositions. The measure
would appropriate $2,00O,000, to be ex-
peneded by the secretary of the treas
ury, in the erection of government
buildings and the installation of eX-
| hibits on the exposition grounds.
Free meat" proposed by the house
| Democrats at the last session of con-
gress, but blocked by presidential
veto. was indicated as part of the
| extra session of congress tariff revi.
| sion program at the hearing before
| the house committee on ways and
| means.
"A dry Inauguration would mark
| Presidentelect Wilson's induction in
| to office if the petition presented in
| the senate by Senator Gallinger, on
| behalf of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, is favorably acted up
on by congress.
THE commodities clause of the in
terstate commerce law is joke and a
sham; it is open at both ends; it is
not worth the paper it is written on"
said Representative A. o. Stanley at
a public hearing before the house
commerce committee.
Free lemons or at least so per
cent cut in the present duty of ~
cents ound has assumed shape
as part of the Democratic revision
policy of the coming extra session of
congress-
Garfield Charles of GRANVILLE, White
county, Illinois, now private secretary
to Senator Shelby NJ Cullom and
clerk of the senate committee on for
elgn relations, upon recommendation
OF Senator Cullom and Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham, has been appointed
as his assistant by United States Dis
trict Attorney Wilkerson of Chicago.
Pensions for Spanish war veterans
widows were advocated before pen
sion committee at hearing on Crago
bill already passed by the house.
Charles S. Thomas was sworn in as
senator from Colorado, succeeding the
late Senator Hughes.
Senator La Toilette introduced a
bill to create legislation drafting
bureau in the congressional library.
Usage Indian lands investigation
was resumed before interior depart
ment expenditures committee.
Col Goethals gave his views on the
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to appropriation committee for use in
drafting sundry civil appropriation
bill
Annual agricultural department ap-
preparation bill carrying $17,593,275
was submitted.
| Amendment of or substitute legis.
lation for the Sherman antitrust law
will not be attempted at the present
session of congress. This is the de
cisiQn of Democratic leaders, it was
learned authoritatively.
The legislative, executive and Judi.
cial appropriation bill carrying an ap-
preparation of nearly $4,000 to con-
tlnue the commerce court until June
30, was passed by the senate and now
goes back to the house.
! Secretary MacVeagh sent to the
house an estimate asking for the i'm
mediate appropriation of $4,000 to be
available for the protection of the
president-elect.
Substantial reduction of the tariff is
along the line in the wood pulp and
paper schedule and retention of ap-
proxlmately the duties on tobacco, ci-
gars and similar articles constitute
part of the Democratic tariff revision
program to be presented to the COM
ing extra session.
The senate passed the omnibus
claims bill, embodying many claims
against the government, which had
been approved by the court of claims,
1t carries approximately 100000, and
now goes again to the house. The
French spoliation claims were not in.
clude6.
A joint resolution was introduced
by Representative Taggart of Kansas
to give all employees of the United
States, except those in the naval or
military services, who served in the
Federal or Confederate army during
the civil war, 80 days leave of alb.
sence on pay, beginning June 13, 1918.
to attend the fiftieth anniversary of
the battle of Gettysburg.
Views on what new banLino ,,a