The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-06-12
HENSLEY GIVES HIS
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
That the Voters May Know What His
Record is, Congressman Hensley
Makes Statement of Same
Seeks Nomination on
Record


recently introduced, and secured
the passage in the House without u
dissenting vote, bill to prohibit the
importation Of convict made goods.
These goods, amounting to approyi-
mately $560,000, 100000 annually, are
brought into direct competition with
the products Of free labor. The bill
is pending in the Senate, and | have
no doubt it will pass that body. l
introduced bill regulating the inter-
state shipment Of goods made in whole
or in part by convicts. The House
passed the Booher bill, which is sim
liar to mine. introduced a bill pro-
hibiting Congressman and certain 9TH
er public servants, from accepting,
while in office, employment by corpor-
ations engaged in interstate business.
| am pressing this measure for action,
and am meeting with encouragement.
| introduced good roads bill, and
appeared before the Committee on
Good Roads and urged it to report a
bill to the House, which was done.
The House passed good roads bill.
| introduced bill proposing to estab-
lish u Branch Bureau of Mines at
Flat River, for the purpose of facilit-
ating the proper and efficient develoD-
ment of the resources as well as i'm
prove health conditions and safety.
! secured an appropriation for Il Fed
eral Building at Bonne Terre, and as
sisted in perfecting details for the
construction Of Federal building ut
DcSoto. introduced and secured the
passage in the House "A resolution pro
posing a Naval Holiday, with which
you are familiar. Organized labor
heartily endorsed my resolution.
lead the fipht in the House last year
which resulted in reducing the Naval
Appropriation bill approximately S20,-
OOO,OOO,0O. which, figured on the basis
Of the present Membership of the
House, meant a saving to our district
Of something over S40,000,00. ! lead
the fight on the Naval appropria.
tlon bill this year which resulted in
reducing about S2,0O0,0O0,O0 voted
for the tariff and currency measures
and have stood with the adnnistra-
ton throughout. ! voted for the
woman's eight hour law for the Dis
trict of Columbia; for the Dredge-
mems eight hour law, and other eight
hour provisions in government ships
] voted for an Investigation of the
Taylor system Of speeding up labor
crs; for the establishment of a child
ren's bureau; for the establishment
Of an Industrial Commission; for the
establishment of Department of
Labor in the Presidents Cabinet; and
| made speech On the subject and
voted for limitation of Injunctions
as applied 70 organize labor. voted
for Aglinu.t.r4 EXTENSION Bill
voted for and was especially active in
behalf of a resolution proposing an
investigation of the Michigan and
Colorado labor strikes. ! introduced
a bill for the protection from over
flow along the Mississippi River. We
mad, Gn appropriation for the protec-
ton throughout almost the entire
length of the river. | SECURED the
passage of bill containing an item
Sl200,00 in favor of st. Gcnevieve
County for damages done to the court
house during the war. The bill has
also passed the Senate. secured
a soil survey Of Perry County. Of
rc cd for the purpose Of stimulating
in the boys Of the district deeper
interest in agriculture, certain prizes
for the best production in the mail
facilities throughout our district, as
we'll as other requests. have given
close attention to my oflicNl duties
here, and have tried to give careful!
consideration to every request.
have voted and worked at all times
against extravaganza in the expendi,
ture of public funds,
", H. HENSLEY,