The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-07
SENATE.

SENATE.
Met at noon. Hearings on trust bills
before interstate commerce commit
tee.
Representatives of the New York
Stock exchange were heard before the
banking committee on the Owen bill.
Passed bill to extend the law mark
ing graves of Confederate soldiers in
northern states.
Adjourned at $50 p. m. to noon
Saturday.
Met at noon.
Discussed private bills.
Commerce committee heard mer-
chants on the administration trust
bills.
District day postponed from next
Monday to Thursday on account of
the funeral of Representative Brem-
ner of New Jersey, who was a MEN,
ber of the district committee.
Unanimous consent agreement to
continue good roads bill debate Sat-
urday.
Recessed at 5:5 p m. to s D. m.
Night session devoted to speeches
advocating Shackelford good roads
bill.
Adjourned at 1898 p. m. until noon
Saturday.
migration bill with its literary test as
passed by the House was before the Sem
ate committee today awaiting confer
ences with President Wilson.
Senator Smith of South Carolina, chair
man of the committee, expects to talk
with the President tomorrow TO get his
view on the test for aliens.
Washington. February 6.-Without OBJ
lection today the House seated Represen-
tative j. M. C. Smith, republican of the
Third district of Michigan, over the con-
test of Claude Carney. who charged that
fraudulent ballots had bene counted.
Washington, February 6-The Sun
Printing and Publishing association OF
New York today filed with subcommit-
tee of the House committee on judiciary,
copies of the statement recently present
ed to Attorney General McReynolds in
reference to the relations of the Asso-
ciated Press and the New York Sun. Re-
quest also was made for a hearing by
the subcommittee, which will be given
on February 10.
Washington, February 6.-The inter-
state commerce commission today set
February IS and 10 for hearing on the
proposed $167 100000 bond issue by the
New York Central. A Senate resolution
led to the inquiry. The purpose of the
bond issue is to take up outstanding Sc
curities of like amount of the New
York Central, the Lake Shore and the
Michigan Central railways.
Washington, February 6.-Under a
special rule the House will work to-
night on the Shackelford good roads
bill to appropriate $25,000,000 for fed
eral aid to the states for Improvement
of highways used by rural mail car
riers.
Washington, February GA resolu-
ton to continue in effect for two years
the date of the law authorizing the
marking of graves of Confederate sol
diers in northern soil was passed by
the Senate today.
Washington, February 6.-Senator
Nelson's bills for federal incorporation
of all concerns in interstate commerce
was reintroduced today. 1t was not
acted on in the Sixty-first Congress.
Washington, February 6.-The House
today passed the Senate resolution ap-
poln ting former Senator Joseph 5. C.
blackburn of Kentucky, Confederate
veteran, resident commissioner of the
Lincoln memorial commission. With it
goes a salary of $4,000 year.
Washington, February 6.--Represen-
tative Wilson of Florida today intro
duced bill under which the govern
ment would give a quit claim to heirs
of Antonio Sierra on '1ot 306' in tht
old city OF Pensacola.