Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1913-02-20
Congressional Notes

retaryship OF the senate.
4 @ auckland vice president OF the
New Haven Railroad and Steamship
company. headed n delegation " off,
cials who testified before the house
shipping trust investigating committee
TO retute charges that the New la.
ven has a monopoly on water and rail
traits In New England
The withdrawal OF the United
States from the Philippines would be
an act OF cowardice aud folly that
would result IN conditions worse than
now exist IN Mexico" declared Repre-
sentative Olmstcad ~ Pennsylvania IN
a speech against the Jones Philippine
Independence bill which he described
as remarkable and dangerous
Friends Of the house amendment In
the river and harbor appropriation bill.
swing the Mississippi river commits.
sion Jurisdiction over the loy,c die
irlcts In Illinois and Missouri fear
that Senator Burton Of ohio has sue.
ceod'd In defeating the amendment In
the senate commi,tce on commerce.
The senate devoted days session
10 memorial ccrc monies commomora.
tive ~ tho lie. character and public
works Of the late Vic. President
James : sherman ~ New Nork rrc-.
dent Taft. members ~ the cabinet.
the speaker. members o, the house 81
representatives the ch,'' justice and
associate justices ~ the supreme
court. ambassadors and ministers 10
me United States and other important
dlgui'arlcs were present
\ cal. signed By employees q, every
department, u tho government scr.
,ic, Nss sent out 90 an federal civil.
service employees FOR a conference
here April and 90 form q national
organization 20 devise vays and
means for The retirement ~ supcranu
at'd government employees
BY viva VOC, vote The house ~,
passed the webb tU, 20 prollb,, the
shipmrn, OF Intoxicating liquors iuio
dry sta'os ~ 10 passed tho senate
and thereby removed a parliamentary
ohs'ruc'iuu uhlrh threatened 20 delay
l's fua, passage unuI another srsslon
81 congress
II. pglHdoy'cr resolution callag
upon Secretary MaoyearA tuT a tga
Statement, % bic rrAzo8s 'ur s,uiGg
"trvasgr, oSdyr No CO.. the aru,sli
- customs receipts ia u4ilo.Al baaks
Was pass,d by The senate after short
debate
Carp ue a total ~ So .tsf.s the
aIm, Appropriation b.l AS reported
to lto senate from the crmwli'c, on
milUsry Affairs The committee "a.
creased tNo allowances uaGs Is no
house 90 tEo nlcut % 8tsUtsh \
number ~ amendments su ,Lc saapr
II .oE.s.ailaa W,fv added. most .u
puTiaat % NhIrh prv, 3drs for changes
10 he method q arpo.g.uca, and COS.
f'.'uluu q Cu-f's martial
The bal la provide s. 0rh 900 Tor
rpfcrhmcni participated IN the Paa.
anna Pacific exposition 10 1915 a, sAA
Francisco aEs Killed. for ibis session
- congress ty tho action &c. the hegso
on ties; vote Of Il2 ia IL 10 pAF
,iamca'aG> skiru.sh fog clus.Es de-
bate
Criticism - tho prescott coasertA
'.eu system ia ,hr county because Of
the power 10 gives 80 departmental .
beads In Washington 80 regulate AZ .
fairs 10 great areas ID. western states
vas voiced 10 the senate by senator
Thomas Of Colorado
THE house passcd resolution In,
troduced by Representative Thomas
" ilagds.gE q Georgia. calling on
the president Tor Investigation regard .
ina be exemption @. American In.
porieEs ot Manila hcmp from lay
neat AZ the export 'aI Thereon.
EaloE'cs Tor The late Senator Frye
q: Name and Representatives Hub
bard 81, Iowa and t'Wer Of Rhode l.
.4ad ecre delivered c the house
Many representatives }o.Hrd 10 The
symposium 81 tributes
ny visa vcCe yo'r The house 20
passed the Webb blu e. pruhltl, the
shipment al Intoxicating liquors into
DRY states. as "a passed the senate,
md thereby removed . parliamentary
which threatened to "a.
lag It's sual passage until another scs
s3op " congress
The Clayton resolution for con
at,tutoEal amendment for slxycar
single presidential term effective in
1921, TO rxcmp, Taft. Wilson OF
Roosevelt from It's operation vas put
over 10 the next congress BY
The house judiciary committee. THIS
Indicates 10 action Ni.l BE- taken GA
he Works sinejeteTm resolution al.
ready passed by the senate
Senator polRdexier introduced a
resolution calling upon the SECRETARY
Il the treasury 20 furnish him rea.
IONS Ter treasury order authorizing
deposit Of customs receipts IN ma.
ionai banks
Senator Crawford introduced bill
o restrict issuance Of intcriocutory
INJUNCTION which suspend enforce
nent OF a state statute
Resolution calling for safeguarding
American interests in Mexico was in
reduced by Senator MARITIME.
Charging that the power OF the pcst-