The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-03-06
Congressional Noles

pressed hope that II be placed In the
House office building, was accepted IN
a resolution introduced by Republican
Leader Mann.
The senate passed the sundry ciyil
carrying in the ncighborhoud Of $500.
100000, an Increase of almost $1,000
oOn over the house bill.
The treaty now before the senate,
by which the United States would ac-
Iuira the exclusive right to construct
u canal across Nicaragua, has been
formally approved by the Nicaraguan
national assembly, according TO re-.
port from Minister Wcitzcl NJ Man.
aqua.
Senator Sheppard OF Texas intro
duced bill forbidding Il change OF
size or color of paper money with.
out the consent Of congress. Plans
hay" been made by the treasury dc-
partment TO reduce the size OF the
bills within the next few weeks.
\ pension Of 500 month was au.
'horized by the senate for Mrs Ar
thur Macarthur a civil war Union sol.
der The bill had passed the house.
Two battlcships were voted into the
naval appropriation bill by The senate
after short discussion OF the provi-
sion adopted By the house limiting
the building program 10 one battle.
ship The two hattleship amendment
offered by the naval committee to the
senate WIS adopted. 81 TO lG,
The senat" passed a resolution call
Ing on the secretary Of the treasury
for all correspondence relating to
treasury order No 3, requiring Gus
toms receipts 70 be deposited in ma
tional banks.
The house passed the joint resolu.
ton 10 require the president to return
a bill prescribing an oighthour law
for drcdEemcn 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. Il carries approximately $l3S.
OOg 900 and authorizes the construc.
ton of one battloshlp. six torpC do
boat destroyers and four submarines.
An amendment to provide for one bat.
lleship instead OF two, us recommend.
ed by the committee, was carried BY Il
vote of III to 1856.
The postolGCc appropriation bill,
carrying approximately $3.50. 200 COO,
an increase OF nearly $1,000 900 over
the house bill, was passed hy the sen.
ate.
A constitutional amendment which
would give congress the right to reg
ulate the hours OF labor was proposed
IN a Ioint resolution in the house. Rep.
rescntatlve Curlcy 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 81. 600. 900
q perpetual and exclusive right TO
build an inter.uceanic canal through
that country. At meeting Tor the
lOItlHn ItldllOHh tDUlIlllltt Ol iHt sen
ate Il 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-
priatlon bill developed In the senate
soon after the measure was taken vi
for passage.
Charges of favoriteism OF the post,
office department toward b. =. Cum.
Minis, n contractor, brother of Sen,
ator Cummins of Iowa, that First AS
sistant Postmaster General G. =.
Grandheld entered into an "outra
geous" arrangement with Cummins
and that the departments cancelng
machine committee was guilty OF
gross neglect, were made to the house
IN report of the committee on ex
penditures in the pustofhce depart.
ment.
The rivers and harbors bill, appro-
priting $47,O00000 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