Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-16
COngressiOnal Notes

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elect has adopted the policy of hands
off" in connection with the senate's In
ternal organization.
Enormous profits by the First Ma
tional bank of New York city were re-
counted by George F. Baker, chairman
Of the board of directors, as a witness
before the house money trust commit
tee. Mr.. Baker furnished the commit
tee with records showing that since
its organization. in 1868, with a capt.
t~alization of 100000, the bank has
made profits amounting to more than
$50, 600, 1000.
J.. N. Heiskell, publisher of the Ark
ansas Gazette, the second newspaper
publisher to be sworn in as a senator
within a week, took the oath OF OFFICE
as successor to the late jeff Davis Oh
Arkansas. Heiskell bears his commas
sion from the governor of Arkansas
who appointed him, to serve until the
Legislature elects. The new senator
appears the youngest man in the SEN
ate.
Senators Stone and Reed of Mis-
souri, have put their shoulders to the
wheel in the effort to make sure that
the house committee on rivers and
harbors will include in the forthcom-
ing river and harbor appropriation
bill an item extending the jurisdiction
of the Mississippi river commission as
/ eo, ,oor+b &c DnnI leland Ill
The Indian appropriation bill, carry
ing approximately $4,000, 900, was
passed by the house. The principal
items in the bill as finally adopted by
the house include for gratuity appro-
priations, $6,OS4,O93; for fulfilling
treaty stipulations, $740,560, and for
reimbursing items, $S50,OD0.
A protest against any action by the
senate based upon an appeal to pas
sion or prejudice" marked the closing
arguments in the defense of Judge
Robert w. Archibald.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors has referred to a subcommlt-
tee the proposition to extend the juris-
diction of the Mississippi river com
mission as far north as Rock Island,
Ill. Advocates of the change eX-
pressed themselves greatly encour-
aged over the outlook. Representa-
tive Rodenberg of East st. Louis
who introduced the bill, said the prop
ositon would be inserted in the river
and harbor bill.
The chemical schedule of the re
vised tariff legislation to be enacted
by the coming extra session OF con
gress was closed SO far as public
hearings are concerned.
A plea for the encouragement O
rife practice among sc%hoolboys o
America was made by Lieut.. Gen
John c. Bates, United States army
retired, on the occasion of his retire
ment from the presidency of the Ma
.tional Rife association of Omaha.
Seeking to evolve a new currenc,
system plan to be recommended t
congress as a substitute for the on
proposed by the national monetar.
commission, a subcommittee of tn
house committee ON banking and cul
rency began a series of public heal
ings that probably will continue seN
eral weeks.
Federal appropriation of S25,00O,O 90
to aid the states for good roads is pre-
posed in a bill offered by Senate
Swanson. The act would %apportio
the money among the states accort
ing to population and mileage of pos
roads. 1t is provided that in ever
instance the states shall pay one-ha
the cost Of construction.
Notice of contest against Repr
sentative Francis Burton Harrison
= reelection from the Twentieth Ne
York district was filed with the cleI
of the house by julius H. Reiter, WI
alleges fraud and trickery."
, The situation is such in the senaf
!. as to render it certain that neith'
: Ferdinand C. S~chwedtmann of S
: Louis nor any of the other eight mel
bers of the federal industrial comm
: sion appointed by President Taft W
!, serve in that capacity unless the a
= pointments are approved and sent
the senate again after Woodrow w
son becomes president.
President Taft. is willing to subn
l. to arbitration the questions at ISIS
: between Great Britain and the Unit
l. States over Panama canal tolls, b
n he does not favor arbitration by t
f. Hague tribunal.
President Taft renominated CHAR
P. Neill to be commissioner of labo
That the American Indian shot
be released as soon as possible FRI
the paternal care Of the United Stat
government is the advice in the
l. nual report from the bureau of Indi
affairs submitted to Secretary Of I
T. Interior Fisher by Robert G. Val
m tine, until recently commissioner.
4. Senator Bristow introduced a |
ID for an industrial commission to c.
troll corporations and with power 81
liar to that OF the interstate CONNER
commission.
The house Ways and means conn
e. :. tee began tariff revision hearings,
~ tening to manufacturers objectie
= to reduction on chemicals.
Another advocate for the arbitrat
Of the differences between Great B
=, ain and the United States, regard
the Panama canal act, vas ado
when Representative Gillette Of NJ
%sachusetts, speaking in the house,
30 clared that I'VE ought to agree
stantly and cheerfully to submit
arbitration.
Carrying 500, 3O.177. an increase
10 nearly $4,000, 900 over the amount
propriated last year. the army apI