The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-15
CONGRESS IS N
SESSION AGAIN
Much Important legislation Is
to Come Up for ACTOR.
ANTITRUST AMENDMENT DUE
Controversy Over Carat Tolls VIII Ee
Reopened BY Adamson Resolution
LA Toilette Seaman's ELL Is
Likely to Be Modified.


Washington. Ian. 12.-Legi slative
matters of great importance are be
fore Congress to BE- handled during The
present session which convened fol
lowing the Christmas recess. Will!
not as yet on the calendars of eithe.
house. an amenl ment to the anti-trus,
law will be taken W, following !.
special message from President Nj.
son recommending the adoption OF i,
clarifying amendment. 4~.
Some time during the session the
Adamson resolution, Introduced just
before the last session adjourned. viii
be brought up, and will reopen all OF
the old controversy regarding ii
Panama canal tolls. The .\u:.niSun
resolution provides for the suspension
for two years OF that provision Of the
Panama act which viii give free TOOLS
to American coaetwise shipping
La Toilette seaman's Bill.
Much interest has been displayed in
supposed to have the firm backn. OF
the Seamen's union and is said to be
opposed by the steamship companies
operating on the great lakes, and
along the coasts. There has been
much discussion of this bill among
members o. Congress and u is evident
that there is. 10 he considerable con-
trover>y when Il Is brought nj. The
La Toilette bill AaS already passed the
Senat. and HEARINGS nav" heen held
upon it ~ the merchant marine and
fisheries committee ii the House.
The La Foll-,te hiu Is laid 10 con
tain her drastic royi>ions relative
to the safety to life and limb OF pas
sengers and employees upon vessels. 4
The steamship companies assert that
the adoption OF he bill by Congress
would put out NJ business every eX
cursion steamer on the great lakes
and summer resort steamers through
out the United States Some steam.
ship owners assert that if it were
necessary to comply with the pro-
visions of such law their steamers
would be crowded to capacity by their
crews aud the large number of life
boats, they would be compelled to
carry. The House committee will hold
further hearings on the bill and there
modified before being taken up on the
floor
On the calendar OF the Senate is the
joint resolution providing for an
amendment 10 the constitution to give
suffrage to wcmen Suffragettes all
over the country will follow the prog
ress of this resolution. and it is lihely
that many o. them VIII appear before
Congress.
The Ow, Ii bill providing Legislative
reference. ufkau to give expert adj
vice and information on legislative
matters to menbpS of Congress, mod
eled after the bureau maintained for
the benefit of the legislature OF Wis
consin, is. also well up on the Senate
calendar,
Oti;er important Matters.
In the House the Alaska railroad bill
Is among the most important matters
heading the calendar. Other matters
pending before this branch Of Con
gress are the joint resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of commit
tee to investigate and report plan
for national aid to vocational educa-
ton, and the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill. The Adamson bill
for the establishment of IA public
health service Of greater scope than
the public health and marine hospital
service will come before the House.
as well as the Clapp bill, which passed
the Senate last session, prohibiting the
sending of campaign contributions
from one state to another, and which
heads the House calendar. Following
the Clapp bill on the schedule are the
Booher bill, relative to interstate COM
merces in convict-made goods, and the
Burnett bill to regulate immigration,
containing an educational provision.
This bill, which was passed by the
last Congress and vetoed by President
Taft, is almost certain again to arouse
. storm of controversy. 1t was re-
ported to the House only after hot
fight in committee.