Roosevelt's Message Urges Tax Reform and Federal Control
President Roosevelt calls for a graduated inheritance and income tax, tighter federal control over corporations, and limits on campaign contributions. He outlines plans on currency reform, labor laws, eight hour work aims, child labor, and stronger protections for workers and consumers. He also addresses lynching, race issues, marriage and divorce regulation, and U.S. policy toward Cuba and the Philippines.
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Supreme Court Rejects Habeas Corpus in Miner Unite Case
The U S Supreme Court ruled against Moyer Haywood and Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners in Idaho murder habeas corpus cases. The decision centered on whether Idaho could proceed against the men after their Colorado kidnapping claims. merits and extradition methods were not decided. Justice McKenna dissented, arguing federal aid was warranted to correct improper extradition.
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Cabinet reshuffle moves through senate but not confirmed
President Roosevelt sent seven cabinet changes and one Supreme Court nomination to the Senate on Monday. Moody is nominated as associate justice while Cortelyou Bonaparte Meyer Metcalf Garfield Straus are named for Treasury Attorney General Justice Navy Interior Commerce and Labor.
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Fifty-Ninth Congress Opens Last Session
Congress opens its last session with the Senate meeting briefly and the House active. No senate bills were introduced while about 400 were in the House. Two resolutions seek inquiry into discharge of segregated troops, but both were postponed.
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