Proceedings of Congress in Brief May 9 1909
Debates on the general appropriation bill continue in the Senate with Smoot and Clark questioning forestry policy. The Senate votes to send a Mothers Day resolution to the Judiciary Committee and to wear white flowers in its honor. The House handles DC child labor and naturalization measures, and plans eulogies for Rep Adolph of Louisiana. A Georgia fire fuels rebuilding promises. a canteen ban passes in the Soldiers Homes. The day closes with minor progress on the sundry civil bill and a large army bill conference result.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Iee
Clark
Wyoming
Forestry Service
Bureau of Forestry
Committee On Judiciary
Burkett
Nebraska
Aalthougn
House
District of Columbia
Apts
Circuit Court of Ap
Act of the Future of
Adolph 5
Louisiana
Williams
Louis Ferris
Trale
Butte
Entiiely
Atlanta
Sonen
Foraker
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate debates forest reserves and pensions policy
May 8 reports show slow progress on the agricultural appropriation with focus on forest reserves and a fight over lump sum funding. Senate members split with Teller opposing a 500000 for reserve development while Nelson and Dolliver backed the reserve service. McCumber noted a pension conference deadlock. House approves army appropriation boosting pay and benefits in a 700000000 bill with overall increases totaling 2963 115 over prior authorization.
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Washington
Senate
Teller
Nelson
Minnesota
Dolliver
Iowa
McCumber
Committee On Pensions
Torswire
House
Senate Defends Forestry Policy and Canal Wage Plans
Washington May 7 Depew of New York argued for forestry reserves and reforestation praising Roosevelt and noting large acreages and international tree aid. Smoot denied high forestry expenses as part of a Senate debate on public land policy and flood protection. In the House Sundry Civil bill was set for a recess after a ten day review totaling 106 million dollars with Canal construction wage limits under review.
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Washington
Heyborn
Depew
New York
Senate
Germany
Adirondacks
Roosevelt
Ee Hae
France
Forestry Bureau
Smoot
House
Panama Canal
Roosevelt backs postal savings bank bill in Senate early action
President Roosevelt expressed to Senator Carter his desire to see the postal savings bank bill pass this session. Carter said the measure favored by the Senate committee would be taken up soon and could become law with little opposition.
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Wantea Postal Savings Banks
Washington
Roosevelt
Carter
Senate
Forestry export permits and mining safety debate in Senate
Washington May 5 a lively Senate debate centered on timber export permits from forest reserves and a chart criticizing forestry divisions. Leaders sparred over timber questions while Gaines and Chaney pressed for mining safety investigations and a $50 000 appropriation that was dropped. Fort Leavenworth and Fort Oglethorpe funds were added, with a long roll call consuming the session as recess was set for tomorrow morning.
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Washington
Wecretary of Agriculture
Heyburn
Senate
Bean
Weyerhauger
Gaines
Tennessee
Chaney
Indiana
Iman Tawney
Underwood Pb
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Oglethorpe
House
Boundary treaty opens Senate session in May discussions
The Canadian American boundary treaty launches into debate as the Senate convenes, outlining a clearer definition of the line while keeping existing boundaries intact. Senator Lodge proposes a $400,000 appropriation to buy a building in Paris for the American legation, a purchase previously removed from the diplomatic bill. Senator Fulton seeks to amend the sundry civil bill to allow Interior Department contracts for care of Alaska’s insane at Dr. H W Coe's sanitarium.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Canada
Senator Lodge
Paria
Fulton
Secretary of the Interior
Alaska
H. W. Coe
House advances sundry civil bill with larger sums
Washington May 4 The House completed action on the sundry civil bill after a prolonged debate. The committee had added 250 000 to the measure including 100 000 for gauging streams and water supply studies and increases of 50 000 for testing structural materials and 100 000 for testing coal and other fuels.
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Washington
House
Sevie
United States
Senate Commerce Committee Revises Newlands Waterways Bill
The Senate commerce committee adopted a subcommittee report revising the Newlands waterways bill. It fixes the fund at 10 million dollars and contemplates bonds when the fund drops below 5 million. The panel aims to hold meetings soon to advance the measure.
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Creates Waterways Fund
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Newlands Waterways
Rene Wis Geesnes
March of Men of Fleet in San Francisco Parade
Eight thousand bluejackets and marines formed the largest armed force ever landed in peace or war and paraded four miles through San Francisco. Rear Admiral Evans led six rear admirals in carriages as Secretary Metcalf Governor Gillett and Mayor Taylor reviewed the spectacle with cheering crowds along Van Ness avenue.
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San Francisco
Evans
Siauen
Standa
Metcalf
Gillett
California
Taylor
van Ness Avenue
Butte Man Admits Dynamite Plot and Rail Robbery Link
Lewis Ferriss confessed to planting 25 sticks of dynamite under Burlington train No. 6, causing a wreck that killed three. He also admits involvement in a hold-up of the North Coast Limited two weeks earlier and is being moved to Hills to recover more powder.
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Ferriss
Tle
Saith
Coal Waste Seen From Federal Survey in Washington
Federal Survey officers report 200 million tons of coal wasted yearly through improper mining. The loss, worth about $200 million, could fuel the nation for six months. Much coal remains underground as pillars or due to inferior quality, and mining lower beds first can hinder higher bed extraction.
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Washington
Federal
Suplegient Survey
J. A. Holmes
Holmes
Standard Oil fights $29 million fine in Chicago case
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana began a new effort to escape a $29,240,000 penalty imposed by Judge Landis. Attorneys argued for reversal claiming lack of knowledge of illegal rates, asserting each trainload rather than each car should have been the basis of charges in the indictment.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Landis
Federal District Court
John 8. Miller
Citrus Market Near Whirlwind Navel Crunch in California
Orange buyers race to secure navels as the season ends within about ten days. Only 500 cars remain in the state with prices rising sharply. Dealers say the supply this year trails last year's level by several cars at this point.
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Los Angeles
Acre Rebellion Threat After Acre Cusums Move
Rio de Janeiro May 8 Colonel Placido Castro who led the Acre revolt warns that if Acre is merged with Amazonas rather than formed as a separate state the inhabitants will mount another revolution to secure their own state status.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Placido Castro
Acre
Amazonas
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