Filibuster cracks as Aldrich move clears Senate vote
The Senate's tense session ends with the roll call on the currency bill after a high‑drama filibuster. Aldrich initiates a rapid aye, Gore delivers a sharp, data rich speech, and La Follette contests rules as the chamber backs the conference report. Roosevelt alerts, then signs the currency compromise.
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LaFollette
Stone
Senator la Follette
Senate
Fairbanks
West
Borah and Heyburn
Idaho
Bourne
Oregon
Brown
Nebraska
la Follette
Wisconsin
Gore
Senate Chamber
Root
Treasury
Aldrich
Rhode
Transcenwe
Newam
Owen
Congress Appropriations Reach Record Level in Session
The conference report on the general deficiency bill was approved by both Houses, detailing an appropriation of 30,708,848 dollars. Of this, 12,476,750 dollars funds work authorized by the public buildings bill, with authorizations exceeding 33 million dollars overall. House debate was brief, but Tawney of Minnesota and Fitzgerald of New York presented remarks on national finances, noting total appropriations and revenues.
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Tawney
Congress
House
Paeeey
District of Columbia
Wasutnoton
Minnesota
Fitzgerald
New York
Committee On Appropriations
J. Tawney
Roosevelt Signs Government Employees Liability Measure
President Roosevelt affixed his signature as the Senate and House passed a government employees liability bill. The act provides for damages for injuries or death of service personnel. Senator Hale opposed the principle, McLaurin amendments were rejected, and the bill proceeded to enactment.
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Roosevelt
Quee
Senate
McLaurin
La Follette Talks Long in Kansas Amid Lights Out
Robert M. La Follette spoke at Kingman Kansas before a society of lectures. The audience stayed attentive as he extended his remarks past time while electric lights went out at midnight. The crowd remained engaged by his ideas and reasoning rather than showy oratory.
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Robert M. LaFollette
Kingman
Kas
LaFollette
la Follette
Kansas City
Pion
House Debates 11:50 Adjournment Time Resolution
Mr Payne of New York requests unanimous consent to fix Congress adjournment at 11 50 p m tonight. The motion aims to set the daily adjournment time as the House proceedings continue. Mr Williams maintains the reported stance on the matter while Mr Wil- details follow.
Mississippi Senate Adopts Adjournment Resolution
The summary notes the Mississippi House and Senate motion to adjourn under suspension of the rules. A three member committee would join a Senate committee to notify the President Congress was ready to adjourn. Votes split along party lines but both chambers adjourned on time with no further communications from the President.
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Mississippi
Obi
Ant Weyne
Payne
Chatts
House
Senate
Congress
Williams
Fairbanks Appoints Currency Commission Members
The Vice President announced the appointment of senators Aldrich Allison Burrows Hale Knox Daniel Teller Money Bailey to the currency commission created by Congress. Knox is the sole nonfinance committee senator. House members named include Free land of New York Overstreet Burton Weeks Boyage Smith Pargett Burgess Pujo.
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Aldrich
Allison
Burrows
Hale
Knox
Daniel
Teller
Money
Bailey
Currency Commission
Act of Congress
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Committee On
Finance
House Freeland
New York
Overstreet
Indiana
Burton
Ohio
Weeks
Massachusetts
Boyage
Colorado
Smith
California
Pargett
Tennessee
Burgess
Texas
Pujo
Louisiana
Committee On Banking and Currency
A Great Law Says Long Reports Senate Currency Bill
Kansas Senator Long quotes that the new currency law will prevent disastrous panics in the future. He notes the Senate ended a long session after thirty hours of continued debate and credits Roosevelt Taft and Speaker Cannon for pushing enactment. The measure aims to ensure no clearinghouse certificates are issued while in force.
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Senate
Kansas City
Kansas
New York City
Roosevelt
Taft
Congr
Cannon
Congress
Missouri and Kansas Delegations Set to Return Home
Nearly all Missouri and Kansas members plan to leave Washington tomorrow to return home. Senators Warner Stone Curtis and Long and Representative Ellis stay a few days for pending business. Missouri Democratic campaign chair Tepabcadewkices Ab Missouri to remain several days.
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Wasnxeros
Missouri
Kansas
Warner
Stone
Ellis
Long
Curtis
Tmets
Tepabcadewkices
Democratic Congressional Campaign
Steamer Ashore Off Massachusetts Coast in Gale
An unknown steamer went ashore on Naas beach near Crarham Massachusetts shortly before 11 o clock tonight as a southeast gale and high sea make the position dangerous. The Old Harbor Fire saving crew has gone to her assistance with beach apparatus.
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Mass
Naas Beach
Old Harbor
STILL NO SAPP VERDICT IN WHITLOW CASE JURY ASKS THREE QUESTIONS
The Whitlow case jury in Iota Kansas asked three questions seeking guidance on first or second degree murder and whether death was caused by the defendant's actions. Judge Foust emphasized the jurors are the exclusive judges of the facts and that evidence as presented will determine verdict. The jury spent hours in the room with no immediate likelihood of a verdict tonight. Also notes George T Stockham acquires Hotel Walcott in New York taking possession June 1 after resigning from Hotel Breslin.
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Kas
Whitlow
Foust
May Sapp
Eix-Kansas Cityan
New York
New York Herald
George T. Stockham
Breslin
Walcott
Thirty-first Street
Fifth Avenue
Stockham
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