Congress Sends Irrigation Bill to Roosevelt
Senate notes show House amendments to irrigation bill agreed to and District of Columbia appropriation bill passed. Mr. Elkins introduced a Cuba annexation bill. Mr. Morgan continued his Nicaragua route argument. House defeated Mr. Hay’s cost of Philippine War information resolution by party vote. Private pension bills totaling 199 were enacted.
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Elkins
Cuba
District of Columbia
Morgan
Nicaragua Caugh
Hay
Philippines
Senate actions on irrigation, Cuba annexation, and canal bills
The Senate considered the irrigation bill with House amendments approved and sent to the President. A Cuba annexation joint resolution was tabled. The District of Columbia appropriation bill totaling 9,848,673 was passed with minor changes. An Isthmus survey proposal was tabled. The Nicaragua canal debate continued with Morgan defending the project against Panama Line figures. Spooner was announced to speak next Tuesday. The session closed with war-related claims and tributes to Rep Stakes.
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Senate
Hansbrough
South Dakota
Elkins
West Virginia
Cuba
Union
District of Columbia
Scott
Darien
Allison
Morgan
Nicaragua
Spain
Representative
South Carolina
Tillman
McLaurin
House Defeats War Cost Inquiry Resolution
The House halted Mr. Hay of Virginia as he sought a war cost inquiry on the Philippines by tabling the measure 91 to 66. The session shifted to private pension bills with 19 considered. Cannon announced the deficiency bill and adjourned the House to Monday after a Flag Day invocation.
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Hay
Virginia
Secretary of War
Philippines
Committee On Insular Affairs
Crumpacker
Indiana
Cannon
Committee On Appropriations
House
United States
Indian Territory
Department of Justice
Commerce Bill Postponed After White House Talks
Representative Hepburn and the commerce committee conferred with the President about the new department of commerce bill. The President said he had not yet formed an opinion on which bureaus should be included and would not express a view until he studies the proposal further.
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Washington
Hepburn
House Committee On Inter-State and Foreign Commerce
Department of Commerce
Representative Powers
Massachusetts
Mr. Ray
Cabinet officers to advise on detaching bureaus to form new department
The conference concluded that selecting competent representatives in each department to discuss which bureaus to detach for a new department would not be completed in this session. Hepburn said the measure would likely be carried over to the next Congress session.
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Hepburn
President Grants Pardons in Forty-Nine Applications
The President pardoned and commuted sentences for twenty-one convicts, denying twenty-eight of forty-nine applications. Notable cases include Thomas G. Hughes and Michael Coleman of Pittsburgh, both tied to post office offenses. Hughes receives commutation to January 5, 1908, Coleman to April 5, 1904, under the federal rules.
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Washington
Thomas G. Hughes
Pittsburg
Western
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Michael Coleman
Hughes
Philippine civil government bill set for week of debate
Washington June 14 The House Committee on Insular Affairs arranged details for the upcoming debate on the Philippine civil government bill. General debate runs from Thursday to Monday with amendments allowed Tuesday and Wednesday under a five minute rule and a final vote set for Thursday June 26 at 4 PM. Day sessions begin 11 AM and night sessions run to 10 30 PM for debate only. The committee favors the House bill over the Senate measure and defeated a motion to substitute the Democratic independence proposal after four years of prep.
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Washington
House Committee On Insular Affairs
House
Senate
Patterson
Tennessee
Congress aims to free list US produced trust goods
Representative Richardson of Tennessee introduces a bill to place all articles and commodities manufactured in the United States by trusts on the free list and to cut duties on US produced goods sold cheaper abroad than at home.
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Washington
Richardson
Tennessee
Lay
United States
Army and Navy Orders Featured in Philadelphia Times
Washington June 14 The following orders were issued for Army and Navy duties Major William J Wakeman resumes duty in New York City as attending surgeon and examiner of recruits Captain Lotus Niles reports for promotion fitness examinations First Lieutenant John McBride Jr assigned to Coast Artillery Elmer A Dean to report to Department of the Lakes Rear Admiral E M Shepard retired June 18 Lieutenants Pratt and Luby detached to Kearsarge June 25 W V Blue to report July 1 as aide to Rear Admiral Cooper J B Dennis to Hartford Paymaster Mohun detached from Albany and ordered home to wait orders
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Department of the East
New York City
Henry D. Snyder
Lotus Niles
Artillery Corve
John J. Rodgers
Governor's Island
Boans
John McBride, Jr
One Hundred and Fifteenth
Coast Artillery
Elmer A. Dean
Department of the Lakes
E. M. Shepard
W. V. Pratt
J. M. Luby
Naval Academy
Kearsarge
W. V. Blue
P. H. Cooper
J. B. Dennis
Hartford
P. V. Mohun
Albany
PENSION CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN WASHINGTON MAY 24
Pension certificates issued under date of May 24 list recipients in multiple towns including Wiconisco Beech Creek Philadelphia Athens Blankett Williamsport Ashland Carlisle Bellwood Mount Confluence and Lancaster with varied amounts from 6 to 24 dollars. Several entries note increases restorations and reissues. Maryland entries include Harrimore Frissellburg Bethesda and others with amounts from 6 to 10 dollars.
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Wiconisco
Joseph Tibbins
Beech Creek
Hamilton R. Duninp
Philadelphia
Ncrease
New Harvey
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Athens
James F. Cafferty
Blankett
Jacob Bastian
Williamsport
Os Ones
Ken Avonian
Elias Gildner
Magna
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Hegins
William Sperow
Carlisle
Absalom Osman
Bellwood
Jacob Steinhilder
Ashland
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Allen
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West Cheater
Ville
Francis Keating
Hannah McFarlan
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Confluence
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Spain
Mahala Heeman
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Renewal
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Eec
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Lancaster
Appeline Bannon
Oil City
Caps Halls Tales of an American in Capitol
A collection of anecdotes from politicians in Washington recounts an independent American who tackled a foreign minister at a Blaine-era moment, poker stories from Rep Nevin and Clark, plus quips about hotel stays, whisky debates, and a long line of cloakroom tales from Senators and Representatives.
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Representative Clark
Bob Nevin
Washington
Missouri
Blaine
Clark
Legation
Men’s Hobby Outing Suits in stylish braids big stock
Advert shows a wide range of outing suits for men with seven hats priced at 6.00 each. The text highlights new shapes and a large selection of braids valued at 2.00.
Serge Suits For Men And Children At Popular Prices
Serge suits in blue black or Oxford gray offered at a astonishingly low price. They are made in the latest style with fine linings and workmanship. A full line of children's suits in latest styles also sold at popular prices.
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Farrand & Votey
Chase
Carpenter
Burdette
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Naval movements reported from Washington dispatches
The Solace sailed June 6 from Honolulu for Gusm. The kinots sailed June 13 from Gibraltar for rce. The Leydee and Dehigren sailed June 15 from Portsmouth for Newport. The Atlanta reached Newport at fame 13 Epes.
President Roosevelt to Tour West and Bear Hunt
President Roosevelt plans a West tour in the fall visiting Detroit and Minneapolis then Springfield Illinois for the State Fair on October 2. He may travel through the Southwest to San Antonio and a bear hunt in Mississippi swamps with possible stops in Kansas Nebraska New Orleans and other southern cities.
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Ohio
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Proctor and Dillingham
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Gallinger and Burnham
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Wiers
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Concord
Corbin's Park
Proctor
Brattleboro
Captain Lemly to Retire
Captain Samuel G. Lemly, Judge Advocate General of the Navy, departed Washington for Salem North Carolina where his sister is critically ill. Solicitor
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Samuel G. Lemly
Navy
Salem
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Captain Lemly Examined for Naval Retirement
Hanna serves as Judge Advocate General pending arrangements. Captain Lemly was examined by the Naval Retiring Board on his own request. The board has not yet reported but is understood to have deemed him unfit for active service due to ill health. The decision will be announced soon, likely with Moody stating succession plans.
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Kentucky
Kitchin
North Carolina
Clinton County
Ohio
Hanna
Lemly
Naval Retiring Board
Moody
Union Label Ruled Off Second Class Mail
The Post Office Department bans free transmission of second class mail bearing the union label or Allied Printing Trades on wrappers. The ruling follows law forbidding printed matter on second class envelopes with specified exceptions.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Statehood bill put off to next session
Washington June 14 The Senate Committee on Territories decided to take up for consideration early in the next Congress the omnibus Statehood bill admitting Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona. The motion by Senator Nelson was adopted by a strict party vote Republicans in favor Democrats against.
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Senate Committee On Territories Today
Congress
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Nelson
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