Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-20

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of Fonseca, for $3,OsO,0OO; and the
treaty with Colombia, to pay that
country $25,000,000 compensation for
the Panama canal strip. Action on
both treaties was deferred until next
session.
Investigations by congress were
less than has been undertaken in re-
cent sessions. The special lobby in
vestigating committee of the senate,
however. continued it's existence and
probed into alleged lobbying in con-
nection with the passage of the
Panama canal act, and the subsequent
vision The committee has not yet
made a final report. The house lobby
committee reported a resolution of
censure for Representative Nc
| Dermott of Illinois, who resigned his
office. Investigation by the intestate
commerce commission into the fl
nancial operation of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Island and Pacific Railway were in
stituted by resolutions of congress.
Investigations also were conducted by
senate and house committees into
the West Virginia coal strike. the
Michigan copper strike and the Col
orado coal strike. Inquiries leading
to impeachment proceedings which
eventually were cropped were con-
Quoted by the house judiciary COM
mittee into the affairs of Judges
Daniel Thick Wright, of the supreme
court Of the District of Columbia and
Emory F. Speer, United States cir
cult judge for the southern district Of
Georgia.
The congress left much important
work unfinished. Much of this legis-
lation will be taken up for considera-
ton in the winter session; though 1t
will be impossible, in the opinion of
administration leaders, to consider all
of it before adjournment March
next Some of the subjects uncomplet-
ed are as following:
Government purchase of merchant
vessels advanced as part of the war
emergency program but postponed
by agreement with the president un-
til next session.
Revision of immigration laws in
cluding an illiteracy test, passed by
the house and approved by the senate
committee but never pressed in SEN
ate.
Bill to provide rural credits leg
islation by establishment Of the sys-
TEN of farm mortgage banks.
Resolution providing for submits
sion of constitutional amendment
granting suffrage to women, passed
in house; defeated in senate and re-
introduced.
Bill to provide for submission of
constitutional amendment for nation
al prohibition.
National direct primaries for nom
ination of presidential candidates.
| Regulation of railroad stocks and
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commission undertaken as part Of
Ianti-trust program but deferred.
Measure for regulation of stock
exchanges and boards of trade un-
dertaken and reported by senate
committee on banking and currency.
Bill for greater safety at sea and
amelioration of condition of sailors.
passed by both houses, considered in
conference and recommitted to senate
committee on commerce.
Measure for limitation of campaign
contributions
Constitutional amendment limiting
service of a president of United
States to a single term.
National aid to building of good
roads. bills for which were reported
this session.
| Reorganization of the civil service.
Measure providing for government
licensing of cotton warehouses, which
passed the senate but was held upon
the house. and other measures con-
| templated for the relief of cotton sit
uation in the south.
Interesting features of the session
were controversies in the senate
over several of the presidents ap-
pointments The nomination of H..
| NJ. Pindell of Peoria, to be ambassa- =
dor to Russia, led to a prolonged in
quiry by the senate committee on
| foreign relations. The nomination
was once withdrawn. Mr.. Pindell
was later renamed and was ordered
| confirmed by the senate, following
which Mr. Pindell asked the presi-
dent to withdraw his name. The
nomination of Thomas ID. Jones of
Chicago, director of the international
Harvester company, as member of
the Federal reserve board, precipitat-
ed a struggle in the senate commit
tee on banking and currency In the
midst of the fight, Mr.. Jones request
ed the president to withdraw his
name The nomination of Paul Nj.
Warburg of New York, as member
of the Federal reserve board also
stirred up a controversy, Mr.. Warburg
once refusing to appear before the
banking and currency committee. He
eventually yielded and his appoint
mcnt was confirmed by the senate.
Two senator's. William O. Bradley
Of Kentucky, Republican, and Angus
tus q. Pacon of Georgia, Democrat.
died during the session. Three deaths
occurred i'm the house membership
Representatives Irving S. Pepper of
Iowa: Robert G. Rrcmer of New Jer-
sey, and William Richardson of Ala
bama, al Democrats
Spartanburg's city Jail, erected i'll
1924. has been raZcd To the ground
and will be supplanted by 4 pretenti-
| Of dos n T.