War Claim Day in the House and Montana Dam Project
Washington reports from March 31 describe a narrow House session focused on private calendar claims with 179 items acted on. The day also saw approval of a bill granting Capital City Improvement Co. of Helena Montana rights to dam the Missouri River and approval of a 77712 payment claim from the French Trans Atlantic Cable Co. for Spanish war cable cuttings, plus a 13694 appropriation to Ferro Carriles Railroad Co. for mail service in Porto Rico during military occupation.
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Conart
Capital City Improvement Company
Helena
Montana
Missouri River
Trans-Atlantic Cable Company
Spain
Ferro Carriles Railroad Company
Porto Rico
United States
Legislature Passes 30 Million Appropriation Bill
The house approved the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill totaling 30 million dollars and weighed the measure again in two weeks. The main debate centered on removing the clerks age limit, a provision that sparked much discussion and opposition to the bill. The enacted bill carries nearly 700 thousand more in fees than the prior similar appropriation.
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Washington
House
Senate and House Move on Rate Bill and Medical Reform
Washington reports lawmakers debated the railroad rate bill with calls for limited court review of Interstate Commerce Commission orders. The Senate also passed a medical department reorganization for the army and approved three life saving stations on Washington coast. In the House, progress on the executive and judicial bill continued while the appropriations committee defeated a paragraph and voted a $10,000 boost for Interior Department confidential agents to combat fraud.
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Calberson
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Uray‘’s Harbor
Committee On Appropriations
Committee of
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Interior Department
District of Zambia
Senate debates rail rate policy and Indian affairs
Knox opens with legal focus on railroad rate issues as senate reviews the conference report on five civilized tribes affairs amid objections to interior land leasing provisions. The president transmits Peirce’s consular service critique from Canton to Singapore, and House moves to cut document printing saving up to $1,000,000 yearly.
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Knox
Senate
la Folette
Clark
Wyoming
Tillman
Secretary of the Interior
Cattle Shipping Bill Advances In Washington House
The house committee on interstate commerce reported a substitute for Representative French’s 36-hour live stock bill. The measure gives the secretary of agriculture power to regulate stock shipments, extend or shorten periods, and enforce the current 28-hour rule or permit longer shipments with unloading every eight hours as needed.
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Washington
House Committee On Interstate Commerce Today
French
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate committee backs timber land repeal and sale bill
Washington march 26 the senate public lands committee favorably reported the bill to repeal the timber and stone act and allow timber sales on public land at not less than its appraised value senator Fulton added an amendment directing 10 percent of timber sale proceeds to fund public roads and schools in the selling counties, the rest to the reclamation fund.
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Senate Public Lands Committee
Fulton
St Paul Bridge Bills Pass in House Action
Today three of six bills authorizing the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad to bridge navigable streams between Chamberlain South Dakota and Puget Sound passed. Washington bills by Cashman failed due to his absence but are expected to pass later.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Repay Adams' Stealings
Senator Piles introduces a bill to appoint a commissioner to determine losses of victims robbed by E Adams the defaulting founder of the Seattle assay office Congress to provide funds if Adams assets fall short and cover the payouts.
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Metlak0 Connecting at Lyla Wash with Columbia River line
Railway line section at Lyla Washington connects with Columbia River and Northern Railway 66. Local crews report link established, aiding freight movements along the Columbia corridor. Dense traffic anticipated as transfer point modernizes regional rail service.
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Lyla, Wash
Columbia River & Northern Railway
Steamer Schedules via Portland to Goldendale
For Wahkineus Daly carpen ee and all Kilekitat points. Steamer leaves Portland daily at 7 a.m. Sundays, connects with C R & N trains at Lyle 5 15 p.m. for Goldendale. Train arrives Goldendale 7 35 p.m. Steamer arrives The Dalles 4 80 p.m. Steamer leaves The Dalles daily except Sunday 7 a.m. C R & N trains leaving Goldendale 6 15 a.m. connect with steamer for Portland, arriving Portland 6 p.m. Meals and wagon accommodations available. For rates berth connections write 8 McDonalds Portland General Office Portland Or.
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Portland
Lyle
Dendale
Dalles
Goldendale
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