The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

national banks to establish city-wide
branches in states where state laws
permit branch banking by state banks.
TN ORDER to dispose of the matter
L speedily, the house substituted the
senate McNary-Haugen farm relief
measure for it's own bill, and after
consideration of it section by section,
passed it by vote Of PA to 178 ex-
actly as it was adopted by the senate.
The Republicans were almost evenly
divided, 113 voting for the bill and 108
against 1t. Of the Democrats, 81 voted
for the measure and 20 against it.
THREE personal encounters en-.
L livened the proceedings Of con-
gress, or disgraced them, according to
the point of view one takes. First
Senator's Glass and Wheeler wrangled
over the banking bill, and the Vir-
ginian laid violent hands on the
Westerner. Then Representatives
Tincher and Strong, both of Kansas,
fought over the farm relief measure
and a few harmless blows were ex-
changed. On Tuesday that irrepressi-
BILE pest of the house, Tom Blanton Of
Texas, tried to whip Representative
Bloom of New York during commit
tee hearing on the District of Colum.
bia Sunday closing bill, and started a
general fight. Next day several con-
gressmen commented caustically on
Blanton's action and the Texan chal-
lenged them to fight him in the gym.
nasium. Mr.. Gallivan of Massachu-
sets drafted resolution providing
for the appointment of boxing board
to manage future bouts between mem.
bers.
G EVERAL changes in the diplo.
~ matte service were made last
week. Hugh r. Wilson of Illinois,
chief of the bureau of current infol-
nation at the State department, was
made minister to Switzerland to sue.
coed Hugh Gibson, who goes as min
lister to Belgium. It was announced
that Theodore Brentano, minister to
Hungary, was retiring, and J. Butler
Wright, assistant secretary of state,
was appointed to take his place. Lee
land Harrison, also an assistant Sec
rotary of state, was named minister
to Sweden to replace Robert Woods
Bliss.
Vincent Massey, the first Canadian
minister to the United States, arrived
in Washington with Mrs. Massey and
was presented to the President.
BANANA is not satisfied with the
L new treaty with the United States,
and the assembly down there has re-
jected it in its present form. Minis
ter AlfarO is trying to obtain a re-
newal of negotiations with the State
department. The most Objectionable
article in the treaty is that which re-
quires Panama to participate in any
war involving the United States. This
caused unfavorable comment in Eu-
rope, where 1t was alleged the terms
affected Panama's participation in the
League of Nations. Senior Alfaro was
instructed to seek a Qualification of
the phraseology showing clearly that
Panama is not obliged to supply
troops to the United States, as is
commonly understood from the text.
G ECRETARY OF STATE KEEL
" LOGG, in an official communica-
ton to the senate, denied that the
State department had advised or In
structed Americans not to comply
with the requirements of the Mexican
oil laws. Nevertheless, he said, only
four of the more than forty American
corporations and individuals owning
oil properties in Mexico prior to 1917
had applied for confirmatory conces-
sions as required by Mexican law.
NEW wage agreement for the
~ miners of the bituminous coal
hciu was put up " subcommittee
appointed by the joint conference Of
miners and operators at Miami, Fla.
The miners proposal, offered by Pres
ident John L. Lewis, called for a new
wage contract for a two-year period
based on the principle that wage re-
auctions are inadequate to solve the
problems of the industry" Existing
ills would be brought before the joint
conference which would continue in
operation for the duration of agree
ment.
The operators proposal. presented
by w. Fl. Haskins Ohio operator,
seeks a continuous wage agreement
on competitive basis with the non
union soft coal industry of West Vlr.
Uinia an6 Kantuctu