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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1901
Page
1
A long legislative day ends with a no quorum move, a speaker’s rebuke, and defeats on major measures. Conferees named on several appropriations and policy bills as parties clash over funding and war related items.
Washington March 2 The president signed the army bill authorizing control over Cuba and the Philippines under a provisional civil regime. The act grants military and civil powers to govern until permanent civil government is established, with lands titles mineral and religious rights governed by presidential directives.
In Washington on March 2 the House passed an omnibus bill funding public building appropriations for forty eight states. The measure, sent to the president for signature, reflects a major action in Congress with the Senate approving it quickly after the House. Abilene allocated a $100 amount as part of the funding.
A boiler in the mill of Jacob Lindwood at Crozet exploded today killing four men and injuring several others. Braid Parker and Ehon of a Bherta are named in the report.
Austin Texas March 2 The Federal commission sent to determine whether the plague is prevalent in that city has completed its investigations and will report that the disease exists and is increasing. Twelve known cases occurred in February.
A Baltimore dispatch claims the consolidation of tin and end manufacturing in the United States is nearly complete. Financing for the deal, estimated at over $10,000,000, has been placed on deposit in New York Chicago Philadelphia and Baltimore banks.
Washington reports indicate the Rivers and Harbors Committee has not yet reported the Rivers and Harbors Bill. Informal sessions discuss compromises on the Houston ship channel project and resurvey plans, with a high stake fight centered on funding divisions and committee influence.
A thawing pattern with lower temperatures in northern regions and southwesterly winds across the south. A few pressure areas over the Mississippi valley and eastern slope bring generally clear skies and above normal temperatures, then warmer air moves east toward Washington and the Atlantic coast.
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