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quire approval by the Interstate Com
merce commission Of any railroad IS
sue of stocks, bonds, or other eV1-
denees OF Indebtedness except Wnen
issued for the purpose Of 1mprOVingi
the road and equipmemnt or IN the
form Of notes maturing within one
year and not exceeding a given per-
cent Of the aggregate outstanding cap
Agree on Rural Credits Plan.
Plans for placing a rural credits
bill on the administration legislative
program were tentatively agreed on
Tuesday by the house Democratic
leaders. It was decided that the mea-
sure should be framed by the sub
committee of the banking and cur
subject, for Introduction in the house
by April I. The measure then VIII
take its place with the administration
anti trust bills to be pushed at every
opportunity.
Representative Buckley Of Ohio,
chairman of the sub committee, rep
rCsentative Underwood and president
Wilson have gone over this plan and
agreed that 1t should be carried out
il possible
Early action in the house on the
aDpropriating 5000, 600 for federal
aid to the states in building post
roads also is contemplated Mr. IN
derWOOd said that as soon as practic-
rules committee limiting general de-
bate on the measure to seven hours,
would be put through the house. In
order not to interfere with apprO-
priatiOn bills and anti trust program,
night sessions Of the house VIII be
held later
Nay Dock HobsOn's Salary.
a mild furry among the members
OF the house followed the filing of a
formal demand by ". H. Parker OF
birmingham. Ala, that representative
h. n cd
his salary as a congressman during
days he has been absent from his seat
while campaigning against majority
leader Underwood
Parker. in an affidavit, alleged that
representa- tive HObsOn was absent
from January 10 to January 81 and
protested against the payment of sal
airy during that time The petition
was filed with sergeant at arms Cor
don. All the legal talent in the house
IS at work in an effort to learn some
thing on the subject
Vote Against Suffrage Committee
House Democrats in caucus Tues
day night went on record against the
creation Of a house committee on
81. the caucus adopted a resolution
declaring this a state question and re-
lecting the Raker resolution to create
the committee.
Urge Greater Navy.
Greater navy advocates were before
the house naval affairs committee
IueSQay armed with statistics to re-
fUte charges by representatives With
erspoOn of Minnesota and HensIey OF
Missouri, that experts of the navy de-
partment in preparing their 1913 year
book had underestimated the strength
Of the american sea lighting line.
Secretary Daniels was on the stand
again and was questioned at length
by both sides. Later he issued this
statement,
I'VE We're criticized for taking the
South Carolina and the Michigan out
of the dreadnOught class. The cues
ton is: What is dreadnOught2'
Doubtless some naval officers even
would contend that these ships should
still be considered in that class but
we have to draw the line somewhere
and we have drawn it at the 20 knot
speed limit. A vessel that cannot
make 20 knots an hour is not now a
dreaduOught and these two vessels
were taken out Of that class on this
account There was no Juggling OF
statistics"