Proceedings of Congress In Brief April 16
Report outlines Taft proposal for a Philippine tort bill and a Payne tariff amendment debate. Senate moves on free trade with the Philippines and petroleum products. Aldrich and Bailey spar over tax on higher incomes. Fulton declines China ambassadorship, preferring to stay in Oregon.
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Ington
Philippine Islands
A.ip
War Department
Congress
Taft
Washington
Senate
Bailey
Aldrich
Fulton
Wash
Charles W. Fulton
China
Oregon
Senate Democrats Debate Tariff Policy Amid Dissension
Democratic senators for over four hours discussed a tariff plan in Washington. Culberson reported difficulties reaching agreement and some members pushed for protection for their state industries, though the talks were nonbinding and not fully harmonious.
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Washington
Senate
Culberson
Analysis of Aldrich Amendments and Petroleum Schedule Timing
In Washington on April 18 the Aldrich amendments to the Payne bill are viewed cautiously. Aldrich will brief the Senate on the petroleum schedule Thursday, with the finance committee having referred and reported the bill, making a House return unlikely.
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Washington
House
Aldrich
Payne
Senate
Finance Committee
House adopts resolution to seek senate return of tariff bill
Washington dispatch reports the house passed Payne's resolution to send the tariff bill back to the senate with instructions to remove the crude and refined petroleum and all products from the free list. The aim is to eliminate the joker that imposes high tariffs on all petroleum products while keeping oil free.
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Washington
House Today
Payne
Senate
Amend Tariff Bill Moves to Senate Calendar
The amended tariff bill reaches the senate calendar and will be discussed Thursday as finance committee members report it. Republicans vote to report, Democrats oppose, while minority spokesman Daniel protests limited time for review and questions the bill's handling.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Aldrich
Daniel
Waters Pierce Oil Ousted from Texas by Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court denied three Waters-Pierce Oil Company cases against Texas. The decision bars the company from operating in Texas, ending its Texas presence after a lengthy antitrust dispute over combinations.
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Waters-Pierce Company
Washington
Waters- Pierce Oil
Texas
United States Supreme Court
Waters Company
Gregory Recall Improves Managua Mission Ties
Washington reports John H. Greer Jr. United States chargé d affaires at Managua has withdrawn amid slights and grievances. State Department released details of his complaints and the incident affecting U.S. diplomatic relations.
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Gregory
Washington
John H. Greer? Jr
United States
Aires
Managua
Nicaragua
Surface Rights Rules Preserve Mineral Rights on Homesteads
Regulations affirm landowners retain rights to coal and other minerals beneath homestead lands even after filing. The rules apply to entries both before and after the act, provided mineral designation occurred post entry.
Taft to Tackle Japanese Labor Issue in California
Nagel's report will present statistics on Chinese and Japanese coolie labor in California and address the broader situation. Taft aims to solve the problem without agitation and is expected to adopt a more sympathetic Pacific coast stance than Roosevelt.
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Taft
Nagel
California
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt
Sebree Succeeds Swinburne as Pacific Fleet Commander
Orders announce Admiral Swinburne's removal from command of the Pacific fleet and designate Admiral Sebree as his successor. Admiral Barry will replace Sebree as division commander. Swinburne retires due to age on August 24.
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Sebree
Swinburne
Washington
Admiral Swinburne
Pacific Fleet
Admiral Sebree
Admiral Barry
New York Navy Yard
New German Patent Treaty Moves Away From Local Manufacturing Rule
Washington April 16 The senate foreign relations committee issued a favorable report on a new treaty with Germany that removes the existing rule requiring an American who imports or patents an article to manufacture it in the country where the patent was taken out within three years. The pact ends that obligation.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United
Germany
United States
Umatilla Lands Under New Board
Washington April 15 Secretary Ballinger ordered the reclamation service land office to recognize the new Umatilla Water Users association board. The government will issue certificates of membership signed by this board unless a court decides otherwise.
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Umatilla Lands
Washington
The
Umatilla Water Users’ Association
Ballinger
Reclamation Service Land Office
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific stamp design approved for June 1
Postmaster General Hitchcock approves a rectangular commemorative stamp for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition to be issued June 1. The design features a fur seal beside a cake of ice with a ribbon reading Alaska-Yukon-Pacific 1909.
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A.Y.P
Washington
Hitchcock
Perry Statue Plan Fails
Washington reports that insufficient subscriptions were received to erect the proposed statue to Commodore Perry. Promoters including Count Okuma and Mr Otani, noted Japanese businessman, planned to unveil in Yokohama on July 1.
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Perry
Washington
Okuma
Otani
Japan
Commodore
Yokoshama
Scranton Clerk John R. Williams Dies in Harrisburg
John R. Williams of Scranton Pa. died early today at the Pennsylvania Club after an acute Brights disease attack. Williams served as House Clerk in Washington and was associated with the House of Representatives.
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John R. Williams
Washington
Scran Pa
House of Representatives
Bright
Pennsylvania Club
Train voyage to inspect junket schedule in April
Fragmentary note from Junket Washington dated April 18 mentions a sail and inspection schedule for Wednesday. No clear names or organizations readable.
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Junket
Washington
Bean 8 Appointed Supreme Judge Nomination Headed to Confirmation
Washington April 16 the president sent to the senate nominations for a United States judge in the Thomas division district of Alaska A Sutherland United States marshal and Judge Bean. Bean is expected to be confirmed early next week with no known objections Lyons nomination was returned to the senate after previously withdrawn charges failed to substantiate.
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Washington
Senate
Uni
Representative Ellis
Pendleton
Judge McBride to be replaced. Campbell named for circuit seat
Circuit Judge Thomas A. McBride of the Fifth district will be appointed to succeed him. To fill McBride’s succession, Representative J. A. Campbell will be named by Oregon City lawyers after about 15 years in practice and two terms in the legislature in 1907 and 1909.
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Thomas A. McBride
Fifth
McBride
J. A. Campbell
Oregon City
Turmoil in Constantinople Over Rising and Unionist Influence
Marines seized Arif Bey, commander of the battleship Assar I Tevik, and lynched him at the Yildiz Kiosk as the rising peaked. Edhem Pasha won cheers as the Porte frets over Salonika and Monastir where Union and Progress influence grows. Third army corps leaders threaten to march in Constantinople in support of the movement.
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Ister
Adjiemin Pasha
Arif Bey
Assar-I-Tefik
Committee of Union and Progress
Yildiz
Calhoun Trial Begins in San Francisco
In San Francisco on April 16 Patrick Calhoun president of the United Railroads faced trial after three months to seat a jury. The selection of Michael Murphy a retired police sergeant as the 13th juror cleared the path for the trial and Assistant District Attorney Heney outlined the case before the first witness testified.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Abraham Ruef
Michael Murphy
Heney
Sultan Again Holds Helm in Turkey Constitutional Struggle
London dispatch reports from Constantinople on April 16 describe a counter revolution within Turkey aiding the Reform party. The sultan appears to have tightened control of the state while Europe watches for the next move. The crisis echoes the 1877 constitutional crisis in its tense uncertainty.
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Sultan
London
Contantinople
Turkey
Reform Party
Europe
Eeene
Forest Fires Rage in Zitacuaro Mountains Mexico
A great forest fire sweeps Zitacuaro mountains in Michoacan causing thousands to lose homes and destroying dye woods. Isolation may prolong the blaze as several haciendas and numerous villages are burned or threatened. The fire is burning unchecked in remote areas.
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Mexico
City of Mexico
Zitacuaro Mountains
Michoacan
Measles Delays Troops at St Helena Training Station
An epidemic of measles at the St. Helena United States training station delays troop movements. The outbreak affects personnel aboard the installation and hampers planned operations. The report notes the spread across the facility and the response measures underway.
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Norfolk
United States
St. Helena
Manufacturers Building at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
The eastern Geyser Basin site hosts the central Manufacturers Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. It showcases a vast collection of exhibits from leading makers, standing among formal gardens and illuminated by a million electric bulbs along open pergolas.
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Geyser Basin
Manufacturers
Cascades
Yellowstone National Park
Rainier Avenue
Two Lakes
Auditorium to Become Permanent UW Landmark After Exposition
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle will leave seven buildings on the University of Washington grounds, including the auditorium, which cost the state over 300000 dollars. The structure will host conventions and conferences during the fair and remain as a lasting reminder of the exposition and its role in expanding Pacific trade.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Washington
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Northwest
University
State of Washington
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