Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

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the United States and other important
dignitarfes were present.
A call, signed by employees of every
department of the government SER
vice, was sent out to all federal civil.
service employees for a conference
here April 4 and 5 to form a national
organization to devise ways and
means for the retirement of superanu.
ated government employees.
By a viva voce vote the house re.
passed the Webb bill to prohibit the
shipment of intoxicating liquors into
dry" states as it passed the senate
and thereby removed a parliamentary
obstruction which threatened to delay
its final passage until another session
Of congress.
The Poindexter resolution calling
upon Secretary MacVeagh for a full
statement Of his reasons for Issuing
treasury order No. 5" for the deopsit
Of customs receipts in national banks
was passed by the senate after a short
debate.
Carrying a total Of 1914, 585, 1928, the
army appropriation bill was reported
to the senate from the committee on
military affairs. The committee in
creased the allowances made by the
house to the extent of $680,450. A
number of amendments in the shape
of legislation were added, most i'm
p~ortant of which provides for changes
in the method of appointment and con.
stitution of courts martial.
The bill to provide $4,000, 900 for
government participation in the Pan.
ama-Pacific exposition in 1915 at San
Francisco was killed for this session
of congress by the action of the house
on a test vote Of 112 to III in a par.
~liamentary skirmish for closing de.
bate.
Criticism of the present conserva.
ton system in tie country because Of
the power it gives 70 departmental
heads in Washington to regulate af.
fairs in great areas of Western states
was voiced in the senate by Senator
Thomas of Colorado.
The house passed a resolution in
troduced by Representative Thomas
W.. Hardwick Of Georgia, calling on
the president for investigation regard.
ing the exemption of American i'm.
porters of Manila hemp from pay.
ment Of the export tax thereon.
Eulogies for the late Senator Frye
of Maine and Representatives Hub.
bard of Iowa and Utter of Rhode Is.
land were delivered in the house
Many representatives joined in the
symposium Of tributes.
BY a viva voce vote the house re.
passed the Webb bill to prohibit the
shipment of intoxicating liquors into
dry" states, as it passed the senate.
and thereby removed a parliamentary
obstruction which threatened to de-
lay its final passage until another SEES.
sion of congress.
The Clayton resolution for a con.
stitutional amendment for a six-year.
single presidential term effective in
1921, to exempt Taft, Wilson OF
Roosevelt from its operation, was put
over to the next congress by
the house judiciary committee. This
indicates no action will be taken on
the Works single.term resolution al
ready passed by the senate.
Senator Poindexter introduced a
resolution calling upon the secretary
of the treasury to furnish him rea.
sons for treasury order authorizing
deposit of customs receipts in ma,
tional banks.
Senator Crawford introduced bill
to restrict issuance Of %interlocutory
injunction which suspend enforce.
ment of a state statute.
Resolution calling for safeguarding
American interests In Mexico was in.
troduced by Senator MARITIME.
Charging that the power Of the post
office department to prevent the car
rying Of obscene matter through the
mails is being used in "despotic fash,
ion against reform publications and
working-class papers," Representative
Berger, the Socialist member from
Wisconsin, introduced q resolution FOL
an investigation of "the censorship"
of the department.
Primary elections for fourth-class
postmasters are provided Tor in an
amendpent to the post office appro.
priation bill which the senate commit
tee on postoffces added to that meas.
ure.
The Clayton resolution for a consti.
t%utional amendment for a six-year sin.
gle presidential term, effective In 1921,
to exempt Taft, Wilson or Roosevelt
its operation, was put over to
the next congress by the house Judi.
ciary committee. This indicates that
no action win be taken on the Works
single-term resolution already passed
by the senate.
Two battleahips In this years ma
val appropriation we're determined on
by the house naval affairs committee
by a vote OF IL TO z. Six d~estroyers.
four submarines, one supply ahip aud
one transport will Alec be provided.