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Congress Faces Building Costs and Statehood Debates
The Washington letter notes rising building material prices threaten public works and cites Wyoming Senator Warren pushing a large budget increase for Cheyenne. It covers renewed statehood efforts for Arizona and New Mexico, a push against Porto Rico duties, pearl cultivation tests, and various Senate and House actions on tariffs, pensions, and constitutional amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Warren
Wyoming
Senate
Cheyenne
Arizona
New Mexico
George L. Shoup
Senate Committee On Territories
D. Clark
Binger Hermann
The
Land Office
F. K. Ainsworth
War Department
Territories
Murphy and
Otero
Porto Rico
Nebraska
California
Louisiana
Florida
New England
American Federation of Labor
Henry Oxnard
Hawaii
Arthur H. Tee
Santiago
San Juan Hill
Col
Roosevelt
Chaffee
Il Caney
New York
Dolliver
Iowa
Champ Clark
Missouri
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Ways and Means Committee
House
Admiral Dewey
Bowids
Minn
National Zoological Park
Billy
Chicago
Great Britain
South Africa
Cape Town
Gage
National City Bank
Internal Revenue
Abparchds” Sevataly
Standard Oil Bank
McKinley Blimeeit
United States Senate
Turner
Washington
John M. Cove
Burton Packard
Ogden Street
Charles Critzer
Farnham J. Eastman
Amos P. Curry
George Uaskins
Tacoma
Vermont
Judge Powers
Pacific Railroads
General Grout
St. Albans
Grout