Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-02-11
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Washington

Washington
The house at Washington passed the
senate resolution appointing former
Senator Joseph C. S. Blackburn OF
Kentucky resident commissioner OF
the Lincoln memorial commission at
salary of $4,000 year to fill th1 va
cancy caused by the death of iormer
Senator Cullom.
Fear of granting imr-inity to wit
nesses caused the inter'tate commerce
commission to make n incomplete in
yestigation OF the -nairs of the New
York New Have, q Hartford railroad.
S--->sor '>-.--s said in the senate at
washington in urging passage of his
resolution for new inquiry into sew
eral features not touched in the re-
cent investigation
Secretary Bryan shut off all Asiatic
exclusion legislation at the present
session of congress with a statement
to the house immigration committee at
Washington that any agitation of the
subject would involve present diplo-
matte relations between this country
and Japan and Mexico
President Wilson announced at
Washington that he would endeayor to
nave repealed at the present session
OF congress that provision OF the Pana-
ma canal act which exempts American
'coastwise ships from the payment of
tolls. He made his position clear to
callers in unequivocal terms.
Postmaster General Burleson an
'nounced at Washington that he did not
approve of postmasters' conventions
under present conditions. He said too
much time was lost by postmasters
and other employees.
The United States has issued a call
FOR the third peace conference at The
hague next year. 1t took this action
at the request of Queen Wilhelmina Of
Holland
This bill attempts to Russianize
America; 1T would establish a censor
ship over the press by the postmaster
general; American newspapers will
not tolerate it." Such was the COM
members of the senate banking and
currency committee at Washington at
the hearing on the stock exchange reg
ulation bill offered by Chairman Owen.
A constitutional amendment abolish
Ing absolute divorce with the priv.
lege of remarriage was introduced in
the senate at Washington by Senator
Ransdell OF Louisiana.
Preparations are being made by the
weather bureau for the establishment
OF bureau and substations in the
Panama canal zone to warn ships.
y protest against the use OF fire.
arms and the employment of armed
guards and private detectives in la
Dor disputes and strikes was made by
secretary w. B. Wilson of the depart
ment of labor in his first annual re-
port submitted to President Wilson at
Washington.
House Democrats in caucus at
Washington sustained President vii
son in his position that female suf
rage is state and not a federal
issue. BY decisive vote of 127 TO
% they adopted resolution referring
the question back to the states and re-
fused congressional action
Vice-President Marshal laid before
the senate at Washington a resolution
from the committee on privileges and
elections that Frank =. Glass is not
enutled 70 a seat in the senate Of the
United States as a senator from Ala
bama "