Mexico Missouri message., 1914-03-05
Congressional Notes

Il Congressional Notes
Secretary Lane has called q confer.
ence on irrigation of the arid west to
meet In Denver on April Q, and has
requested the governors OF Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyo.
ming to send representatives.
All attempts to limit the authority
OF the acknowledgement to change
the weight, rates or zones In the par.
Gel post service were defeated in the
senate during consideration of the
postoffice appropriation bill.
An appeal for simplification Of
court procedure to facilitate the ad.
ministration of justice was made to
the house judiciary committee by a
delegation Of lawyers headed by for.
mer President Taft.
Administration bill to regulate de.
velopment of the vast resources OF
government-owned lands in the west
we're introduced in the senate and
house Saturday by Senator Meyers of
Montana and Representative Ferris OF
Oklahoma, chairman of the congress.
sional public land committee
Attempts by Senator Ashurst to get
an agreement for a vote on March 2S
on the constitutional amendment for
woman suffrage were blocked. and the
Arizona senator announced he would
move Tor immediate consideration
after passage of the postoffice bill
now pending.
A new system OF civil government
Tor Porto Rico was proposed in a bill
by Senator Shafroth, which, he said,
represented in general the admins
tration view.
The recommendation for the fed
eral appointments In Missouri will not
be made for several weeks, according
to intimates of Senators William Joel
Stone and James A. Reed.
Senator Morris resolution calling
on the encouragement for informa-
ton regarding the New Haven disso-
luton agreement was virtually de-
feated in the senate, being laid on the
table.
Substantial agreement on most OF
the important matters of difference
between the senate and the house on
the Alaska railroad bill has been
reached by the conference committee.
Representatives Sherley and Pal.
mer conferred with President Wilson
over organizing the administration
fight in the house to repeal the Pan
anna tolls exemption.
Praise for the work OF the Ameri-
can delegates to the international
conference for safety at sea, held re-
Gently In London, came from Presi-
dent Wilson, who received the men,
bers at the White House.
Frank W. Mahin, Republican. has
been removed from his post as consul
at Amsterdam and from the consular
service because, he was told. he was
extravagant.
Methods pursued IN foreign coun-
tries In the settlement of labor dis
putes are to be studied by the United
States commission Of industrial rela-
lions, Of which Mrs. J. Borden Harri.
man Of New York City is resident
commissioner, it was announced at
the offices OF the organization.
Armed with data gathered by ex,
perts OF the department of commerce. |
since the Underwood tariff law be-
came operative. William c. Redfield,
secretary OF commerce, has started
out to lay before the country the
real facts regarding the business
Members of the Interstate commerce
commission appeared before the house
on interstate commerce to |
discuss the advisability Of legislation
for federal regulation Of railroad sc.
curities.
John e. Lynch and Frank Sosey,
respectively, for United
States marshal for the eastern dis
trict OF Missouri and internal revenue
collector. are In Washington looking
over the ground. Recent states APP
pear to have eliminated Lynch and
he is inclined to object.