Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-16
Congressional Notes


Representative Parke's resolution
10 impeach Justice Daniel T. Wright
OF the district supreme court In
Washington was favorably reported
by the house judiciary committee.
Free use or the Panama canal by
Colombia men-of-war, troop ships and
army and navy supply vessels 10 pro-
vided in the new treaty between the
United States and Colombia. signed
at Bogota to heal the breach between
the two countries over the separation
OF Panama.
Negotiations for new commercial
treaty with Russia will not begin, ac-
cording to President Wilson, until a
new ambassador is appointed. The
president said he is considering three
men, but declined to say who they
were.
Economies effected by Fourth AS
sistant PostmasterGen Blakeslee
in the first year OF his administration
have netted the government a saving
of 100000, according to figures an
nounced by Postmaster-General Bur-
Lesson.
"A bill to appropriate 100000 for a
government exhibit building at the
San Francisco exposition, in accord.
ance with President Wilson's sugges-
ton, was favorably reported to the
house by the industrial arts and ex-
positions committee.
In the house Republican Leader
Mann seized upon the returns from
the special congressional election in
New Jersey, contending the figures
show popular reaction against the
Wilson administration and a popular
reputation of the presidents Panama
tolls policy.
Figures were made public by the
treasury department showing that the
revenues from the customs during the
fiscal year which ends June 80, 1914,
almost certainly will meet and prob
ably will exceed the estimates made
when congress passed the new tariff
law.
President Wilson's nomination OF
James C. McNulty of Pennsylvania, to
be consul at Nuremberg. Bavaria, was
refused confirmation in the senate by
vote of 26 to "a.
Senator Burton of Ohio issued a
formal statement announcing that he
would not be a candidate for re-elec.
ton unless circumstances arise
which do not anticipate will occur"
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., son of the
richest man in the world, discussed
before the house mine committee his
moral responsibility for the industrial
strife which has kept the coal fields
Of southern Colorado in turmoil for
six months.
Representative Palmer OF Pennsyl.
vania introduced in the house joint
resolution proposing a woman suf-
trage constitutional amendment SINH
lar to one pending in the senate of
Tered by Senator Shaffroth.
In n speech in the senate Senator
Porter j. McCumber of North Dakota,
a rigid Republican partisan took SO
emphatic a stand in behalf of Presi- |
dent Wilson's Panama tolls policy |
that this one utterance alone will go |
far toward removing the tolls ques-
lion from partisan politics.
The reserve bank organization COM
mittee and high officials OF the admin /
istration were confident that the Sc |
lection of federal reserve cities and |
districts would stand.
With the scene OF activity on the
issue of the Panama tolls exemption
repeal shifted to the senate, after the
triumph Of the administration in the
house last week, plans still remain in
The formulative stage for the final
Itruggle in the great controversy.
Absolute prohibition will prevail in
The United States navy after July 1,