National Capital Daily Transactions Summary
Daily legislative notes from Washington show Senate action on the District of Columbia appropriation and a rejected repeal proposal during debates. Committees moved on railway valuation, pensions for widows of Spanish and civil wars, and a probe into Standard of correspondence. House calendar items include river bridge approval, currency reform discussions, Niagara Falls protection testimony, and a $113 million Sundry Civil bill. Adjourned until noon Tuesday.
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Senate
District of Columbia
Root
Panama Canal
Inter Oceanic Canal‘ Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
Ashurst
Taft
Mexico
Rockefeller Foundation
Judiciary Committee
Joseph C. Sibley
Franklin
House
Stimson
Niagara Falls
Edmund Walker
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge
Prince
Memorial session and house senate joint session in Sherman tribute
The Senate and House met in joint session for memorial services honoring the late Vice President Sherman. A public buildings bill worth several millions moved forward as lawmakers recessed at 2 30 p m until noon Monday on legislative day of Tuesday February 11. Representatives Wedemeyer McHenry Connell and Nixon are named for eulogies.
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Senate
House
Sherman
W. W. Wedemeyer
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Richard E. Connell
New York
George 8. Nixon
Nevada
Senate Debates Army and District of Columbia Bills
Senate resumed debate on an army appropriation bill and reported the District of Columbia appropriation bill. Commerce committee discussed railroad valuation. Taft veto of the Burnett Dillingham immigration bill read. Adjourned 5 46 p m until noon Saturday. House considered private pen bills, recessed until 8 p m to take up private calendar bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
District of Columbia
Commerce Committee
Taft
Burnett-Dillingham
House
Washington’s Vision Shaped a United American Nation
An homage to George Washington highlighting his role beyond colonial lines, his foresight for a continental system for war diplomacy finance and law, and his influence that moved masses by presence alone. It notes his push for federal courts and a national judiciary prefiguring the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
George Washington
Washington
Congress
United States
Truck gardening and poultry raising in Western Canada
Farmers near the transcontinental lines in Western Canada pursue truck gardening and poultry raising as key branches. The long May to September sunshine and ample spring moisture yield diverse crops, with rich warm soil and strong cultivation leading to high prices in cities and railway camps.
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Canada
Harris Drum
Alberta
South Dakota
Orum
Poland
China
No, He Fell In Love And Began Washing His Neck
A humorous exchange notes a boy falling in love and reacting by washing his neck without prompting. The quip contrasts a snub with the boy’s awkward, insistence on tidy self-care triggered by affection.
Fragmentary ad copy about health tonics and fishing proverb
Fragmented OCR text mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant to brighten the world and aid digestion with granules. It also includes a proverb about a man doing little with encouragement for fishing.
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AIRGT
Martha Washington
Rom
Witsine Great
Western
Tony
Liggett & Myers
Durham, N. C
Virginia
North Carolina
Cravens Tot
ST. Louis, MO
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