Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-09
Congressional Notes

and edited the Democratic textbook
for 1912, is being urged by some Dem.
ocratic senators for secretary of the
senate after March 4, to succeed
Charles G. Bennett of New York. Mr..
Woolley is a former Washington news
paper correspondent.
Republican members of the house
committee which investigated charges
against Robert G. Valentine, formerly
commissioner of Indian affairs, filed a
minority report sustaining Mr.. Yalen.
tines actions.
Favorable report on President Taft's
reappointment of Edgar E. Clark of
Iowa to another term on the interstate
commerce commission was ordered by
the senate committee before which
the nomination has been pending.
The return of Senator Kenyon of Iowa
will be awaited before the nomination
is called up in the senate. The IA
vorable action of the senate is not as
sured, however, until the general Dem
ocratic plan on the Taft appointments
is regulated.
On account of the death of Senator
Jeff Davis of Arkansas the senate adj
journed after a six-minute session.
Senators Pomerene, Bryan, Ashurst,
MARITIME, Curtis, Clapp and Clarke of
Arkansas were appointed a committee
to attend the funeral of Senator Da-
Wis. Speaker Clark appointed the fol-
lowing members of the house to at.
tend the funeral: Representatives
Goodwin, Macon, Cravens, Floyd, Old
field and Jackoway of Arkansas; Cul-
lop, Indiana; Davenport, Oklahoma;
Nelson, Wisconsin; Miller, Minneso-
ia; Greene, Vermont, Rees, Kansas,
and Kinkaid, Nebraska.
Nominations sent to the senate by
President Taft included the following
reappointment: Jesse W Freeman to
be receiver Of public moneys at Har-
rison, Ark.
The restoration Of the army canteen
and enactment of legislation for the
elimination from the United States
army of unfit officers are among the
principal recommendations of Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, chief Of staff, in
his annual report.
Representing the zinc mining inter-
ests of Joplin, P! T. Bunce of Webb
City, Mo-, and Dan F. Dugan of Jop-
lin, Mo-, will remain in Washington
until the tariff hearings are concluded
by the house committee on ways and
means. Both will urge the Missouri
Democrats in house and senate to pre-
vent a radical downward revision Of
the zinc schedule.
Representative Cox of Indiana,
Democrat, introduced bills to put on
the free list boots, shoes and all 9TH
er leather. They were referred to the
ways and means committee, which
ways and means committee, which is
conducting hearings On tariff revision.
Cabled instructions from the Philip
pine general assembly to work for the
passage of the Jone bill to provide for
Philippine independence with a view
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and, failing that, to press it before
the extra session, have been received.
A clash between the committee on
rules and the committee on indus
trial arts and expositions has delayed
passage in the house of the resolu-
ton creating a committee to attend
the dedication of the $450,000 memo
rial to Thomas Jefferson in st. Louis,
April 80.
With a view to preventing hazing at
the naval academy, Senator Perkins
of California introduced a bill which
would make a cadet dismissed for
hazing ineligible for reappointment
and also ineligible for appointment as
a commissioned officer in the army,
navy or marine corps, until after the
graduation of the class of which he
was a member.
The Republican senators have de-
cided not to fill the vacancy on the
finance committee caused by the
death of Senator Hepburn of Idaho,
because of the prospect of a complete
reorganization of the senate commit
tee, after the 4th Of March, which
will result in a general reduction of
Republican representation and thus
give but scant service to any new
member appointed at this time.
The house merchant marine COM
mittee's investigation of the Brazilian
part of the so-ealled shipping combine
was taken up. The first witnesses
were Sidney Storey, New Orleans;
William Lowery, New Orleans; Paul
Goettheil, Lorenzo Daniels, Paul F,
Gerhard, John c. Seager, Alerton d
Hitch, William H. Douglas, Joseph
Purceyy and ]. ]. Slecht, New York.
Many members of the house were
inclined to resent the statement cred
tied to Woodrow Wilson that he would
not announce the date on which the
sixty-third congress would be called
In extraordinary session until after
his Inauguration, March A.. Members
feel that they should know as far as
possible in advance when the session
will be called in order that they may
make arrangements accordingly.
Republicans of interior department
expenditure committee of the house
hled minority report %condemnine
charges against former Indian Com
missioner Valentine.
Interstate commerce committee o.
the senate ordered favorable report
on reappointment of Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Il. Il. Clarke.
Conferees on l~iteracy test immlgra
ton bill considered differences be
tween two houses.
Chairman Pujo of the house money
trust investigating committee called
meeting Of committee to consider
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