Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-06
Congressional Notes

means committees tariff revision plan
through the house at the coming ex-
ira session, and said they did not an
tieipate much trouble with it in the
senate.
Four hundred women from every
section of the Union appealed to the
house committee on presidential and
congressional elections to appeal for
the passage of the French bill to give
women the right to vote for represen-
tatives in congress.
A joint resolution to make the
"Star-Spangled Banner" the official
anthem of the United States was In
troduced by Representative Levy of
New York. 1t also provides: THAT
whenever the 'Star-Spangled Banner
is played on any occasion at any pub
lie place, where persons belonging to
any branch of the government service
are present, they will stand at atten-
ton, and all other persons will stand,
such positions being retained until the
last note of the anthem"
The senate committee on military
affairs has ~favorably reported a bill
introduced by Senator Clarke author
izing the secretary of war to take
over and maintain the Confederate
cemetery at Little Rock. The Union
and Confederate cemeteries are sep
arated only by a wall, and it will be
necessary only to make IN opening.
Transatlantic traffic occupied the
attention of the house merchant ma
rine committee hearing in shipping
pool investigation for several days.
Commercial travellers reports urged
passage of Peters bill to require rail
roads to issue interchangeable mile
age books.
The committee on agriculture re.
ported favorably senate bill for pro-
lection Of migratory and insectivorous
birds.
Speaker Clark has addressed letters
to Democratic members of the house
appealing to them to attend sessions
regularly, and aid in getting through
important business before adjourn.
ment March 4. The speaker declares
it would be a reflection upon the
Democratic majority if any Of the
great supply measures should have to
go ove to the extra session.
A feature Of the tariff revision pro
gram Of the extra session of congress
may include the raising Of 500, 000, 1000
from an income tax, including the cor.
poration tax as part of the $309, 000,-
600 basis of revenue from the tariff.
Representative Hull Of Tennessee, a
Democratic member Of the commit
tee on ways and means, who has been
active in income tax problems, plans
to introduce a bill which would pro-
vide such a source of revenue.
Division which exists within Dem
ocratic ranks ove granting indepen-
dence to the Philippines was empha-
sized in the house when American adj
ministration in the island was made
the subject of a severe attack by Rep
resentative Jones Of Virginia, chair
nan of the house committee on insu.
lar affairs.
Clifford Thorne, railroad commits
sioner of Iowa and o. F. Gohlein,
chairman of the public service com
mission of Ohio, appeared before the
house commerce committee to urge
the passage Of the Kenyon bill, to
give the interstate commerce commits.
sion the power to prescribe uniform
classification of freight.
Beginning Feb. / the bureau Of la,
Dor of the department Of commerce
and labor will be without a commits.
sioner, the reappointment of DR.. Chas.
P. Neill by President Taft lacking the
confirmation of the senate.
The house adopted the joint reso.
luton approving plans of the fine arts
commission for a 81 1000, 900 memorial
to the memory of Abraham Lincoln in
this city.
After days OF spirited debate the
house passed the river and harboI
appropriation bill, carrying $40,S00,,
600, without an important amend.
ment.
Although the scope of the legisla.
ton to be taken up at the approach.
ing extra session of congress has not
yet been outlined, congressional com.
mittees are rapidly pushing their pre-.
liminary work to a point where rec
concentrations can be made to Presi.
d%ent-elect Wilson and plans laid be.
fore him for the early work of his
administration.
The proposal of Senator Clapp to
extend the investigation into cam.
paign expenditures to cover the gen.
eral election expense of 1912 was ap.
proved by the senate committee Oh
contingent expenses.
Only the signature of President
Taft is now needed to the resolution
Of congress authorizing the Inaugural.
ton committee 10 erect stands on
public space, string overhead wires or
conduits for special illumination and
borrow flags and ensigns from the
war and navy departments to carry
out its plan for the ceremonies incl.
dent to the inauguration of Presi.
dentelect Wilson. The resolution
passed the senate and was approved
by the house.
The Notifications appropriation bill,
carrying approximately $5,21S, $50, an
increase of $w1,1s2,O15 over the appro.
priation made in the bill, authority to
enter into contract obligations for the
further sum Of 100000 is provided.
II. H. d. Pierce, former third assist.
ant secretary of state. in a letter 20
Representative Rothermel Of Pennsyl.
vania, chairman Of the house commit
tee which investigated the fur seal
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