Short Vote in Senate Deadlock
A stalled Senate vote leaves the chamber in a deadlock as procedural efforts continue today. Lawmakers and aides seek a breakthrough amid partisan friction and competing agendas.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1915
Page
1
A stalled Senate vote leaves the chamber in a deadlock as procedural efforts continue today. Lawmakers and aides seek a breakthrough amid partisan friction and competing agendas.
Jan 4 report from Helena describes a Senate deadlock over organization and the governor’s message. Republicans, Democrats, and Progressives split votes for pro tem, delaying oath and adjournment until morning. House quickly organized, Ramsey to name committees and next day’s assignments expected.
Cleveland January 4 eastern operators at an adjourned meeting would decide to break off negotiations with the United Mine Workers union and plan to hire open shop miners under the miners scale, following a strike begun April first. The group aims to make overtures to individual workers to join the open shop.
International bridge at El Paso will host talks between General Villa and General Scott to avert further cross border firing. Villa's forces, estimated at 8,000, push north toward Sonora amid stalled negotiations with Washington. Officials report tensions growing as factions accuse American agents of complicity in a recent escape.
William G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, told Panama-Pacific exposition directors that the United States enjoys sound economic footing and robust finances. He warned against undermining confidence and credits and predicted prosperity within a year, speaking at a luncheon during a tour of the expo grounds with Mrs. McAdoo.
Special Dispatch reports in 19th century terms that two judges clashed over department No. 2 of the district court. John E Patterson asserted the governor appointed seat and refused to relinquish, while Theodore Lentz claimed elected authority. Court minutes show Patterson opened and then departed, leaving a short, tense session and a formal order transferring proceedings to department Now 1.
Poston Jan 4 Judge Waitt in superior court ruled that ten dollars a week provides respectable maintenance toward a self supporting life for a daughter in a divorce case. Mrs Edward J Rivet sought future support and education funds from her ex husband who was found to possess substantial wealth. The court held the girl should not be trained for leisure and implied substantial financial responsibility.
In Today’s Standard Page, a report notes Senate Republicans require one more vote to advance a key measure. Furloughing in Alsace prompts two judges for one court and an English reply is expected this week. State Savings Bank holds a depositors meeting as shipping updates unfold. And war news, mining and market reports fill the day’s pages with regional updates from Butte and Anaconda.
Washington report on January formulating a shipping board and a $10,000,000 shipping corporation as Congress debates government ship purchases. Senate designates the bill unfinished business by 46 to 29 vote, with opposition warning against haste and arguing the plan cannot meet slipping conditions or provide enough ships. Senator Fletcher defends action, citing a wartime ship famine and urging immediate government intervention to aid American exports and the cotton trade amid Europe and South America demand.
Nairobi dispatch reports British warships Goliath and Fox bombarding Dar es Salaam capital of German East Africa. German vessels in harbor disabled. fourteen Europeans and five Africans captured. British losses one killed, twelve wounded. Dar es Salaam described as major coastal town and military station with harbor and caravan route terminus. white population around 1,000 and total over 20,000.
In Upper Alsace bank depositors grow furious and seek details. Eleven men and committee are appointed to investigate the state bank action amid tensions. The movement aims to avert further conflict and secure financial clarity for depositors.
At a meeting of State Savings bank depositors in the Owley Mock area, 300 attended to form a permanent organization with George Kypher as chairman and Miss Shen as secretary. A committee led by John M Harber was empowered to investigate whether depositors' interests were protected and whether the bank’s pre-closure affairs complied with banking rules. The committee will report at a future meeting. Depositors signed to join. others may submit names at Reynolds & Sypher in the Owsley block.
London reports the British government will send its reply to the American note on contraband before week’s end. An outline was shown to France amid interest over new ships in the Mediterranean search. Italy’s understanding with England and allies on contraband may appear in the reply.
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