Proceedings of Congress in Brief
Shale day reports show the House refused to double Julia Coghlan’s widow pension to 100 dollars a month despite Olcott demand. Other actions include opposition to a ban on opium imports for revenue reasons and a Roosevelt war fund expenditure review. Navy retirement bill advances with various amendments. Mann chairs.
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Shale Dey
Walte
Julia B. Coghlan
Coghlan
Committee On Pensions
Olcott
New York
Manila
Loudenalager
Ieee
Connecticut
Foss
Naval Affairs Committee
Tawney
Fitzgerald
Gaines
Macon
Mann
House
Lincoln Way Memorial Highway Plan Declared A Holiday
Washington January 22 a joint senate resolution declares February 12 a special holiday and outlines a survey and plan for a Washington to Gettysburg highway to be named The Lincoln Way as a Lincoln memorial.
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Washington
Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Senate
Congress
Senate Raises Federal Judge Salaries in Budget Debate
Washington reports show the Senate approved pay increases for judges with 29 Circuit judges rising from 7000 to 9000 dollars and 84 District judges from 36000 to 8000 dollars. Debates also touched Roosevelt Africa expedition expenses and navy repair reporting requirements.
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Washington
Senate
Raynor
Africa
East
Browns ville affray fuels senate debate over re enlistment
The senate debated re enlistment of discharged Twenty fifth regiment soldiers led by Frazier of Tennessee claiming guilt in part of the case. Fora ker said he would push a bill to reinstate soldiers if a voting time could not be agreed. The legislative budget bill was under consideration as Lilley of New Hampshire was adopted to a resolution.
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Washington
Brownsville
Senate
Frazier
Tennessee
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Foraker
War Department Seeks Fortifications Budget Increase
Washington January 21. The War department requests an increase of nearly 10 million dollars for the fortifications bill. Of this, 3 million is for fortifications in the Philippines while the armament budget rises from 2 million to over 4 million dollars this year.
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War Department
Washington
House On
Philippines
Salaries and pension bills advance in Senate and House
In Washington on January 19 the Senate discussed the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill revising salaries for the president, vice president, speaker, chief justice, and associate justices. An under secretary of state post was set at 10000. Meanwhile the House moved pension and urgent deficiency bills, approving a 160.869 million pension package and a 1.062 million urgent deficient appropriation, with votes on agricultural seed distribution.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Foraker
Ohio
Secretary of State
Galinger
Navy Department
Navy
Marine Corps
House
Supreme Court
Willett
New York
Butler
Pennsylvania
Committee On Pensions
Heflin
Alabama
Department of Agriculture
Senate Delays Pay Raise Debate Amid Budget Amendments
In Washington on January 18 the senate debated salary increases for top federal officials with a 34 to 32 vote reducing the speaker's salary to 15 000. Amendments on rate hearings and multiple railway rate agreements were discussed. Fulton proposed a Saddle Mountain National Park bill and a move to add Blue Mountain National Forest sections to a formal land grant.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Borah
Fulton
M Soupenea
Saddle Mountain National Park
Blue Mountain National Forest
Willamette Meridian
Willett blocked from speech as House rules attack cites vilifying
In Washington on January 18 Representative William Willett Jr. of Far Rockaway New York faced a House ruling 126 to 78 that he could not proceed, deemed vilifying the president. President Roosevelt sent Congress a special message urging Lincoln's Birthday be made a national holiday.
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Washington
William Willett, Jr
Far Rockaway
N. Y
New York
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Congress
Lincoln
Provide Enough Officers
Washington January 20 Secretary Wright told the house that the remedy for the absentee evil is to provide enough officers on the active list to perform all duties required of the army. He discussed a resolution to use retired officers for duties detached from commands.
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Washington
Wright
Secretary Newberry Cuts Red Tape for Earthquake Relief
Secretary Newberry completed the general administration program to send totalig material for constructing many small houses for earthquake sufferers. All red tape is waived to ship vessels with loads of material at the earliest possible moment.
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Newberry
Washington
General Administration
Totalgie
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Oil Company Fine
Washington Jan 21 The U S Supreme Court affirmed state courts of Texas imposing a fine of 1 623 000 on Waters Pierce Oil Co of St Louis for violating Texas anti trust law and ousting it from the state.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
St. Louis
Roosevelt Seeks California Delegation Help On Japanese Question
President Roosevelt, in talks with Californians and Senator Fulton of Oregon, urged California's congressional delegation to use its influence against Japan. He proposed a fair test of Japanese emigration promises and warned he would oppose hostile legislation if no decrease occurs. Fulton noted California feelings were more intense than in his state.
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Washington
Fulton
Oregon
Roosevelt Lnter
Congress
California
Japan
Flint
White House
Wisely Reveals Plan to Rob Banks in Spokane and Portland
Don Carlos Wisely confesses a scheme to rob the Old National bank of Spokane and steal from Portland Trust Company vaults to fund learning plumbing. He details studying bank procedures as blotter clerk in 1908, creating fictitious entries and exploiting a clearinghouse loophole to siphon $20,000 in two large transfers.
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St. Louisa
Don Carlos
Portland Trust Company
Old National Bank
Spokane
Omnes House
Portland
Harry Moore
Packers Burn Evidence in Chicago Meat Scandal
Chicago authorities report thousands of documents claim files and letters burned at the stock yards as federal investigators prepare to subpoena witnesses before the grand jury. Secret Service agents rush to determine which employees sorted and burned the material linked to Morris & Co and other meat packers.
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Chicago
Atorneys
Morris & Co
Secret Service
Department of Justice
Recall Campaign Moves to Remove Mayor Harper in Los Angeles
At a Municipal league meeting 250 prominent citizens agreed to draft and circulate petitions seeking a recall election for Mayor A. C. Harper. About 8,000 signatures are needed. Allegations focus on his police chief appointment to the board of public works and claims of vice protection.
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Harper
Los Angeles
Municipal League
A. C. Harper
H. R
Kern
Board of Public Works
More Lights for Pacific Lighthouse Projects
Secretary Straus sent Congress estimates totaling 406000 for lighthouse work nationwide. He seeks 150000 for a first class steam light vessel to mark Orford reef Oregon a rock group two and a half miles long and one and a half miles wide and 41600 for six light and fog signals in Puget Sound.
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Pacific
Washington
United States
Straus
Congress
Orford Reef
Oregon
Puget Sound
One Salesman Passes Muster in Calnm Bribery Trial
In San Francisco on January 2, a lone salesman answered the jury's inquiry can in the Patrick Calnm bribery indictment trial. Eleven other witnesses were challenged or excused after a day of examination that yielded little dispute between lawyers.
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San Francisco
Can
Patrick Calnm
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