Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1912 — HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK [ARTICLE]

HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK

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Washington Soon after the house judiciary com mittee at Washington had begun itt investigation Into the grave charge; filed against Judge Robert W. Arch bald of the newly created Unitec States commerce court, that he was Using his position to obtain favor; .from corporations, it "uncovered foui big financial deals in which he had be come interested since mounting to fair present place on the bench. *' * » ■ Startling evidence of the progres slve nullification of the meat inspec lion laws through successive regula tions Issued by the department of agri culture ahd the prevalence of almost criminal laxity in the enforcement ot the law as modified, was given the house committee at Washington investigating the department by Mrs Caroline Bartlett Crane of Kalamazoo Mich., who inspected meat packing plants and slaughter houses in many cities.

Senators Simmons and Cummins, during the debate on the metal schedule bill, warhed the United States senate that there would be neither adjournment nor recess until final action Is taken by the senate on all the tariff bills that have been sent over by the house. • • • The department of agriculture has officially admitted that in the past six years no fewer than six million carcasses of meat tainted by disease have been passed as wholesome by its inspectors and sold throughout the United States. • • • Perfected pension legislation by which the veterans of the Civil war will receive increased allowances was completed when the United States senate accepted the conference report on the Sherwood dollar a day bill. According to figures furnished by the commissioner of pensions the bill will add $25,797,702 to the appropriations for pensions.

• Representative John M. Nelson of Wisconsin, who has just returned to! Washington from a trip during w hich I he conducted a secret examination of! _*ltnesses_ jn Chicago, New York, I Philadelphia and other cities, de-' clares he has unearthed a conspiracy between the meat packing companies and certain officials of the department of agriculture. * • • Representative John M. Nelson of Wisconsin, who has just returned to Washington from a trip during which he conducted a secret examination of witnesses in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and other cities, declares he has unearthed a conspiracy between the meat packing companies ano certain officials of the department of agriculture. • • • Although bitterly opposed by nearly all the Democratic senators as being in violent opposition to the interest of railroad employes, the workmen’s compensation bill was passed by the United States senate by a vote of 64 to 15.

• • • Domestic The flood situation in Louisiana ie more distressing than at any time since the water of the Mississippi began to rise. Appeals for boats are coming into New Orleans and other points from every direction, much faster than they can be responded to. How many lives have been lost cannot even be estimated, but the dead will number at least several hundred. • • • The New Hampshire supreme court rendered a decision, at Concord, in which it declares, upon a statement of facts before the court, the $3,000,000 t. ast fund created for the “mother church” in Boston by the will of MaryBaker Eddy is valid. This opinion is rendered by Chief Justice Frank N. Parsons. The other four justices concurred. ‘i j • • • The United Confederate Veterans in convention at MaCon, Ga., adopted a resolution accepting the proposition of the Grand Army of the Republic to hold a joint reunion of the two asso clations at Gettysburg. Ga., July 1 1913.

* • • Advances in rates on barlpy In carloads on all transcontinental railroads from California, Nevada and Utah points, effective May- 12, were sus pended by the interstate commerce commission until September 9. * • • After examining about forty witnesses. the commonwealth closed its evidence in the case of Floyd Allen of Carroll county, at Wythevliie, Va. It is likely that Allen's lawyers will have about 35 witnesses.