Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-06
Congressional Notes

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pressed hope that it be placed in the
House office building, was accepted In
a resolution introduced by Republican
Leader Mann.
The senate passed the sundry civil
carrying in the neighborhood of 1920
600, 900, an increase Of almost $7,O99.-
600 over the house bill.
The treaty now before the senate,
by which the United States would ac-
quire the exclusive right to construct
o canal across Nicaragua, has been
formally approved by the Nicaraguan
national assembly, according to a re
port from Minister Weitzel at Man
aqua.
Senator Sheppard of Texas intro
duced a bill forbidding a change OF
size or color of paper money with
out the consent of congress, Plans
have been made by the treasury de-
partmeht to reduce the size of the
bills within the next few weeks.
A pension of $500 q, month was au-
thorized by the senate for Mrs. Ar
thur Macarthur a civil war Union sol
der. The bill had passed the house.
Two battleships were voted into the
naval appropriation bill by the senate
after a short discussion of the provi-
sion adopted by the house limiting
the building program to one battle
ship. The two battleship amendment
offered by the naval committee 70 the
senate was adopted, Sc to Is.
The senate passed a resolution call
ing on the secretary of the treasury
for all correspondence relating to
treasury order No. s., requiring Gus
toms receipts to be deposited in ma
tional banks. III
The house passed the joint resolu-
ton to require the, president to return
a bill prescribing an eight-hour law
for dredgemen on river and harbor
improvements.
After four days of debate, accom-
panied at times by scenes of disorder
seldom witnessed at the capitol, the
house passed the naval appropriation
bill. 1t carries approximately $780,
100000 and authorizes the construc-
ton of one battleship, six torpedo
boat destroyers and four submarines.
An amendment to provide for n bat
tleship instead of two, as recommend
ed by the committee, was carried by a
vote of ia to 1856.
The p~ostoffice appropriation bill,
carrying approximately $283, 100000,
an increase of nearly So, 900 over
the house bill, was passed by the sen
ate.
A constitutional amendment which
would give congress the right to reg
ulate the hours of labor was proposed
in a Joint resolution in the house. Rep
resentative Curley of Massachusetts
is author of the resolution.
The senate will take no action at
this session on the treaty recently ne
gotiated with the republic of Mica
ragua, by which the United States
would secure for the sum of $4,000, 900
a perpetual and Exclusive right to
build an inter-oceanic canal through
that country. At a meeting for the
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ate 1t was determined to recommend
no action on the convention during
the present congress.
Democratic opposition to the big ex.
penditures for public buildings en-
braced in the public buildings appro-
priation bill developed in the senate
O o after the measure was taken up
for passage.
Charges Of favoriteism of the post
office department toward B. F. Cum
Minis, a contractor, a brother of Sen
ator Cummins of Iowa, that First AS
sistant Postmaster General G. P.
Grandfeld entered into an "outra-
geous" arrangement with Cummins
and that the departments canceling
machine committee was guilty of
gross neglect, were made to the house
in a report of the committee on ex.
penditures in the postoffce depart
ment. {.
The rivers and harbors bill, appro-
priting SAT, 900 ,000. for the improve
ment of the rivers and harbors of the
United States, was passed by the SEN
ate. The bill was amended in three
important particulars. Senator New
lands scheme for the creation Of a
board Of river regulation was accept
ed by the senate and the Connecticut
river dam project was added as al
amendment.
The house money trust committee,
In executive session, took up with
Counsel Samuel Untermyer the de-
tails OF its report. Mr.. Untermyer
, presented a long analysis of testimony
with a number Of recommendations
for remedial legislation. With these
as a basis, the committee expects to
complete a report to the house later
this week. )
Representative Hensley OF MISSOURI,
one OF the Small navy Democrats Of
the house and a member of the COM
mittee on naval affairs, succeeded in
securing the adoption Of an amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill
which promises to save $350,00O an
nually, provided the senate agrees to
1t. Minority Leader Mann was sufh-
GENTLY impressed with the desirable
ity of the amendment to take the floor
and urge its adoption.
BY a vote of 244 to 95 the house re-
passed over Presidents veto the Webb
bill, prohibiting shipments of lntoxicat-
ing liquors into "dry" states. The
senate passed 1t over the veto the Gay
before, and the bill now becomes a
law.