The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
EP|1OME Of EVENTS
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE SHORT But INTERESTING
kyref Mention Of What 10 TranspirinQ
In Various Sections Of Our Own
and Foreign Countries
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WASHINGTON.
Because OF other bills which had
the right-of-way, Senator Smith OF
South Carolina postponed calling up
his cotton grading bill and gave no
tice that he would ask for its consid.
GRAFTON later.
Hearings before the house judiciary
ON administration bills to supplement
the Sherman law were concluded
with the appearance Of Willard v.
King Of the Columbia Knickerbocker
Trust Co. Of New York, who opposed
the interlocking directorate bill.
Representative Victor Murdoch OF
Kansas, leader Of the progressives in
the house has announced that the
progressives in congress are substan.
TALLY a unit against President Wilson's
plan Of repeating the exemption OF
coastwise shipping from Panama canal
tolls.
Members OF the house who are Il.
lively interested in trade unions have
made plans for q contest before the
democratic house caucus to force the
judiciary committee to include in the
administration ANTITRUST bills a provi.
sion exempting labor unions from the
operations OF antitrust laws.
Congressional hearings on the Michi-
gan copper strike situation will be
resumed here when John Mitchell will
testify. The committee considered
the question Of getting further evi
dence on the connection Of John d.
Rockefeller with mining companies in
the Colorado coal fields. but no action
was taken.
All the Indians in the United States
would be divided into two classes,
seperate rolls OF competent Indians"
and 'non-competent Indians" under a
bill just introduced by Representative
KOnOp Of Wisconsin. The measure
would leave the classification to q
commission OF ten persons. including
two Of Indian blood.
Expulsion Of Representative McDer.
mett of Illinois from the house was
proposed when the judiciary commit
- met and considered resolutions to
censure him and officers of the Ma,
ti0nal Association Of Manufacturers
for activity disclosed in the lobby in
vestigation. The debate over includ.
ing q provision OF expulsion for the
congressman was hot, but ended with.
out action.
Debate on the rivers and harbors
appropriation bill has been concluded
IN the house bringing to an end the
deluge OF the political speeches and
discussions OF the Mexican situation
and the Panama caral tolls contro-
versy. made In the time allowed for
general discussion Of the %appropria.
ton meaure. Detailed consideration
o. the bill was begun and several pro-
posed amendments were voted down.
Consideration OF the bill to repeal
tho toll exemption provision Of the
Panama canal act will not be under.
taken by the senate committee on in.
teroceanic canals until late next week,
despite Efforts OF democratic senators
who favor the repeal to hurry action.
hls deciaion was reached by Senator
OaGorman, chairman Of the committee,
after an Information conference with
membcrs Of the committee and Repre-.
sentative Knowland Of California, one
Ct the most aggressive Of repeal OBJ.
Donents in the house.
ooMESTIc.
In two opinions rendered the Ore.
Gpn supreme court upheld the Oregon
minimum wage law and the ten-hour
Law. bath passed By the last lesisla.
1aro.
Six indictments were returned at
Peoria against Newton C. Doughterty,
1ormer superintendent Of schools OF
Peoria. charging him with forgery OF
school script.
An anonymous cash gift Of $50, 900
has been received 1t New York ~
tn board Of foreign missions Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, to be
Ad6ed to the permanent fund for the
Garo Of retired missionaries.
One juror had been tentatively &C.
AMA 1880.