The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16

VINO appointed MN, To serve uNNl Tue
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
hRrbors win include in the lorthupm.
ing river and harbor appropriation
l.ll an item extending the jurisdiction
of the Mississippi river commission do
far north rs Rock Island, ILL.,
The Indian appropriation bill, carry
ing approximately SS,OOO,OOo, was
passed by tie house. The principal
items in tho bill as finally adopted by
the house include for gratuily appro
priations, $GOS4,o95; for fulfilling
treaty stipulatons, $7io,5C0. and for
reimbursing items, $S5o.0oo.
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 md
harbors has referred TO a subComEu.
tee the proposition to extend the iuris.
dictiou Of the Mississippi river com.
mission as far north as Rock Island,
III. Advocates OF the chance eS.
pressed themselves greatly onaou'
aged over the outlook, Representa-.
tive Rodcuberg 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
v!sed 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 OF
rife practice among schoolhOys OF
America was made by Lieut. Gen.
John c. Bates, United States army,
retired on the occasion Of his retire.
menL from the presidency OF the Ma.
tional Rifle association OF Omaha.
Seeking to evolve n new currency
system plan to be recommended to
congress as a substitute for the ono
proposed by the national monetary
commission, subcommittee Of the
house committee on banking and cur.
rcncy began a series OF public hear.
ings that probably will continue sew.
eral weeks.
Federal appropriation OF $4,000 ono
TO aid the states for good roads is pro.
pcsod in a bill offered by Senator
swanson. The act would apportion
the money among the states accord.
Ing to population and mileage oil post
roads. Ii is provided that in every
instance the states shall pay one.hali
the cost of construction.
Notice of contest against Repre-
sentative Francis Burton Harrison
/ reelection from the Twentieth NcT
| York district was filed with the clerk
OF the house by Julius II. Reiter, who
alleges fraud and trickery."
The situation is such in the senate
as to render it certain that neither
Ferdinand c. Schwedtmann of st
/ Louis nor any of the other eight mem
/ beers OF the federal industrial commits
/ sion appointed by President Taft will
/ serve in that capacity unless the ap
| pointments are approved and sent &c
the senate again after Woodrow vii
1 son becomes president.
President Taft is willing to submit
/ 10 arbitration the questions at issue
between Great Britain and the United
/ States over Panama canal tolls, but
/ he does not favor arbitration by the
/ Hague tribunal.
President Taft renominated Charles
| F. Ncill to be commissioner Of labor.
That the American Indian should
| be released as soon as possible from
the paternal care of the United States
government is the advice in the an
nual report from the bureau of Indian
affairs submitted TO Secretary Of the
Interior Fisher by Robert G. Valen
tine, until recently commissioner.
Senator Bristow introduced a bill
for an industrial commission to con
troll corporations and with power sim
liar to that of the interstate commerce
commission.
The house ways and means commit
tee began tariff revision hearings. lis
tening to manufacturers objections
to reduction on chemicals.
Another advocate for the arbitration
OF the differences between Great Brit
ain and the United States. regarding
the Panama canal act, ~as added
when Representative Gillette OF Mas
sachusetts, speaking in the house, de
clared that I'VE ought TO agree in
stantly and cheerfully TO submit e
arbitration.
Carrying 93,s3O.177, an increase o
aearly 100000 over the amount APP
propriated last year, the army appro
priation bill was reported to the house
by Representative Hay OF Virginia
chairman OF the committee on mill
itar. AFFAIRS.