Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
Washington Correspondence.

l.. j. HAIL.
Congressman Clayton of Alabama,
Chairman of the Committee on the
Judiciary, has been appointed Judge
of the Eastern District of Alabama. 1t
is not known just when he will resign
his seat and qualify as judge. Clayton
was appointed by the Governor to fill
the vacancy in the U. s. Senate caused
by the death of Senator Johnson, but
was not seated. He is an able lawyer
and will make a good record as a
Judge.
The bill repeating the toll exemp-
tion clause of the Canal Act has been
reported to the Senate with an
amendment but without trecommenda-
tion. 1t is believed that the debate
will be prolonged. The conviction is
growing that there is no urgent neces-
sity for speedy passage of this bill.
We are yet of the opinion that it will
pass the Senate. It may be so chang
ed, however, as to leave no doubt as
to the right of this country to abso-
lutely controg the operation OF the
canal and vernthe zone.
The Mexican situation is practically
unchanged--in status quo, as it were.
The Intermediates have made some
progress in as much as their good Of
fees have been accepted by Uncle
Sam and Huerta. These have agreed
to an armistice pending negotiations.
Caranza and Villa are not parties to
tie proceedings because they will not
agree to stop fighting. The U. s. Ar
my has replaced the Navy in the oc-
cupation Of Vera Cruz and that city is
now quiet under United States Mill
tary Government. Greater appre-
hension is now felt for the safety of
war forces from tropical diseases than
from Mexican bullets.
The agricultural extension bill has
finally been passed by both houses
and is in the hands Of the President.
Every Democratic member of the
Missouri delegation, we believe, fav-
ored this bill and took an active part
in its passage. 1t provides for bring
ing to farmers and their families,
through field demonstrations and
publications, all the practical know
ledge resulting from experimentation
and research in agricultural colleges
and in the Department Of Agriculture.
The measure provides a means of i'm
proving the great producing in
dustry of farming.
Many here believe that the Depart
of Agriculture will suffer an almost
irreparable loss If DR.. B. T. Galloway,
noted native Missourian, resigns as
Assistant Secretary to accept the
Deanship of the Agricultural College
of Cornell University. DR.. Galloway
has been closely identified with the
Department for more than quarter
of a century. He is recognized as
high afshority in plant science, and
he has SO long been considered a re-
liable source of information regarding
the details of the operations of the
Department, that his place will be
hard to fill.
The omnibus trust bill has been
| formulated and will be reported to
the House before this paragraph is
read. 1t is somewhat drastic in it's
provisions, but it is designed to cor
sect business abuses. 1t prohibits
inter- locking directorates in railroads,
banks and industrials; it prevents
holding companies in certain cases a
we'll known business evil; it changes
the rule of practice regarding injunc-
tions, giving relief to labor and agri-
cultural associations; it declares that
nothing in the anti trust laws shall be
construed as prohibiting the opera
tion of fraternal labor, consumers,
agricultural or horticultural associa-
tions instituted for mutual help. A
caucus will be called and this and
other measures discussed before they
are taken up for passage. Some such
bill will pass before adjournment.
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