Uniform qualifications for voting in Congress debated in Senate
The senate committee on privileges and elections voted to amend the house resolution to elect senators by direct vote of the people. The Depew amendment would make voter qualifications uniform across states. Penrose amendment on apportionment was defeated. The next vote is set for the committee’s next meeting.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges
House
Depew
United States
Congress
Noel—Burrows
Pettus
Blackburn
Dubois
Bailey
Foster
Richardson Objects Delay Cuban Reciprocity Debate
In Washington on April 16, Mr Payne urged closing general debate on Thursday with night sessions, but the plan was rejected by Mr Richardson who demanded regular order. Payne then announced a move to limit debate at the first opportunity. Mr Swanson of Virginia, a Ways and Means member, backed the bill, arguing it aligned with Democratic tariff reform.
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Washington
House
Payne
Richardson
Swanson
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Passes Urgent Deficiency Bill After Chinese Exclusion Debate
Washington april 16 the senate met with Mr Hansbrough reporting a house bill legalizing g l o surveying instruction and passed it. The chamber then resumed the Chinese exclusion bill with telegrams from supporters and oppose rs including san francisco officials. The bill was laid aside briefly before passage of the urgent deficiency appropriation bill with a minor amendment. Heitfeld supported the senate measure while Pritchard opposed it.
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Washington
Senate
Hansbrough
Committee On Public Lands
General Land Office
Gallinger
Perkins
Cal
Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Heitfeld
Ida
Pritchard
N. C
Absorption of Louisville and Nashville by Southern Railroad Debated
In Louisville and New York reports Governor Beckham defers action while a proposed law blocks consolidations with parallel lines. An assassination in St Petersburg involving a minister shot by a student in uniform is noted, with quick arrest. Southern Railway denies interest in acquiring Louisville and Nashville.
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Louisville
Beckham
Louisville and Nashville
Belgium Strikes Expand as Pupil Dismissals Rise
In Brussels on April 16, widespread disorders led to the dismissal of pupils in several communal schools and the use of premises as troop barracks. Factories and mines in Morlanwelz Valare and Mabille closed, with socialist disturbances reported in Namur and Molenbeck. Police and gendarmes dispersed rioters as strikers grow in Charleroi and La Louviere, while armed guards secure parliament approaches. An international socialist bureau manifesto calls for foreign labor support.
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Morlanwelz
Valare
Mabille
Namur
Molenbeck
Charleroi
la Louviere
Ghent
Liege
Horstal
National Arms Factory
International Socialist Bureau
Belgium
Negotiations Over Louisville and Nashville Settlement Begin
Negotiations for settlement of the Louisville and Nashville situation resumed at J. P. Morgan & Co with invites from August Belmont and other financiers. Southern Railway shares surged while Louisville and Nashville stock opened high then retreated, and Morgan brokers led a record trading spree totaling hundreds of thousands of shares in two hours.
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Alg
Louisville and
Nashville
J. P. Morgan & Co
August Belmont
Spencer
Southern Railway
George W. Perkins
William Pierson Hamilton
Mr. Morgan
Talbot J. Taylor
Stock Exchange
T. J. Taylor & Co
Taylor
James R. Keene
Gates
Louisville and Nashville
Morgan
Louisville
Southern
The
New York Stock Exchange
Flour Prices Advance Amid Trade Meeting In Liverpool
The Northwestern Association of Millers, meeting at the Liverpool Corn Exchange, voted to raise flour prices by one shilling per sack and impose a five pence per hundredweight duty. Earlier in the day sugar slumped in Liverpool, falling nine pence to a shilling as traders anticipated further declines due to the sugar duty.
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London
Northwestern Association of Millers
Liverpool Corn Exchange
Liverpool
Anaconda Copper Beats Heinze in Montana Supreme Court
Helena Mont April 16 The Anaconda Copper Mining company of Butte won a major victory in the Montana supreme court over F Augustus Heinze. The court annulled the December order of survey that allowed Heinze to send surveyors into the Anaconda and St Lawrence mines. Heinze claimed veins from his Fairmount claim extended into the Anaconda workings.
Cholera Toll Rising in Manila and Provinces
Manila reports 275 cholera cases and 215 deaths by noon with provinces totaling 495 cases and 315 deaths. The figures reflect ongoing spread of the outbreak.
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Manila
Mars Gun Explodes Killing Royal Navy Crew
Gunnery Lieutenant H. S. Bourne Lieutenant Miller and nine bluejackets were instantly killed when a 12 inch gun on the battleship Mars exploded during gun practice off Berehaven. Several men were injured as the breech blew out after two misfires. bodies of the sighting crew were blown overboard and the wounded were brought ashore at Queenstown.
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Queenstown
H. S. Bourne
Miller
Mars
Berehaven
Norwegian Navy Favors Holland Submarine Type
Christiania dispatch reports a government commission recommends the Holland type for submarine boats in the Norwegian navy. The minority argues submarines are not yet sufficiently developed for adoption.
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London
Globe
Christiania
Norway
Queen Wilhelmina’s Illness Worsens at Castle Loo
The Dutch monarch’s cold has escalated into complications prompting her mother to visit Castle Loo. Two doctors attend the queen, and renowned gynecologist Professor Halberstberg has been summoned for consultation.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Castle Loo
Halberstberg
Balfour Says No Information On South African Peace Talks
London April 16. Government leader A J Balfour stated in the house of commons ministers have no information to impart on South African peace negotiations and cannot disclose details at this stage. He promised immediate parliamentary notice when news is available.
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London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Balfour
Countess de Castel Lane Gives Birth in Paris
Paris reports Countess de Castel Lane born a son on Tuesday. Mother and child are doing well. Count Boni is away on an electioneering tour.
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Paris
Ferry sinks on Danube near Orsova with seventeen dead
Belgrade reports a Danube ferry near Orsova, a Serbian frontier town, sank during the day. Seventeen persons were drowned in the incident.
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Belgrade
Danube
Orsova
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