The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-27
Congressional Notes

| Oppositioh " tue naval Dill, GRITTY
ing S146.6lS,3s4, was active when con.
sireation OF the measure was resumed
In the house.
Secretary Nagel has made report
to President Taft on the official con.
duct OF Daniel J. Keefe OF Detroit,
commissions: general OF immigration,
and has recommended that Keefe' .
resignation be demanded.
How President Taft turned down a
proposal which probably would have
permitted American interests to win
prize of $2500.0O0 offered by the
Chilean senate Is told by Senator
Bankhead Of Alabama in q statement
showing that capital Is being taken
out Of the United States and invested
in Canada at such a rate that this
country must soon take preventive
action.
Because the conference report on
the Legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill contained a provi-
sion eliminating the assay office at
Carson City, New, Senator Newlands
OF Nevada prevented adoption OF the
report when il was brought into the
senate. The provision extending the
life of the commerce court until June
80 also had been eliminated by the
Conferees.
On the strength of representations
made in numerous kilograms received
from the Southwest, Senator Ashurst
OF Arizona made an urgent appeal TO
the state department to intervene in
Mexico 70 the extent Of making an
effort TO prevent the execution OF
John Kenneth Turner. an American
newspaper man taken into custody by
the Huerta government charged with
stirring up dissension and being an
active partisan OF Madero.
A session of government business,
the reading OF Washington's farewell
address by Senator Brandegee OF Con.
necticut. In the senate, and by Rep.
resentative Barnhardt of Indiana, In
the house, and the holding OF e1er.
cisos by civic and patriotic organiza.
tons throughout the city Saturday,
made up the celebration OF the lS0th
anniversary Of the birth of the father
Of this country in the national CAPT.
tai.
Policies Of new administration
and plans OF new congress will be
fairly well outlined within the next
10 days. Anxious to start the new
machinery, Democratic leaders have
prepared for party reorganization and
the outlining of legislative action i'm.
mediately after Mr.. Wilson assumes
office.
By vote OF 1874 to 1l2 the house re-
fused to reduce the expenditures for
pensions by approximately 100000
at the expense Of aged veterans, wild.
ows and mothers OF veterans who hap
pen to be living abroad. AS reported
to the house, the pension appropria-
tion bill contains provision abolish
ing the pensionable status of persons
on the pension roll who are residing
abroad permanently.
The report was current among Dem.
ocratic leaders in the house that the
extra session OF congress would be
called to convene In the first week
Of April
The Newport News Shipbuilding
bid OF y7,235,00O for con-
struction of the new dreadnaught
Pennsylvania with Curtss turbine en-.
gines was the lowest OF all proposals
opened at the navy department.
The house refused. by vote of 213
to ia. to pass the Dillingham; Burnett
bill over the presidents
veto. Five votes, changed from the
negative to the affirmative, would
have given the two.thirds necessary
10 override the veto.
Secretary MacVeagh told the house
on treasury department ex |.
that S35,000,O0O in the
treasury, above current liabilities, was /
R practicable working balance, and |
that in emergencies It could be run
below that amount.
Memorial services we're held In the
loubt VI representatives IUT lue lEte
w. w. Wedemeyer, OF
Ann Arbor, Mich; John G. McHenry
Of Benton, Pa. and Richard Z. Cor.
neil OF Poughkeepsie, n. Y, and Sen.
stor George S. Nixon of Reno, NeY.
Former Senator Eugene Hale Of
Maine is reported to be in u critical
from paralysis with which
ne was stricken. Because OF his ad.
'anced years. Senator Hale's friends
ire apprehenslve that he may not re.
oyer.
Chas. T. Higgins OF st. Louis will be
by Senators Stone and Reod
" Missouri for sergeant.at.arms OF the
United States senate during the VIII
ION administration.
Senate Republicans who mapped
ut n Legislative program" at eau.
us have little hope that any OF the
ILLS recommended for passage will
% through, the railroad physical val.
Iation bill being the only one indorsCd
" the caucus. which is believed to
ave the slightest chance.