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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
26
Senator Gallinger introduces a measure to require an eight hour work day in government contract work. A second proposition seeks to prohibit the return of taxes that were erroneously paid. The bills are pending in the district legislature.
Senate proposes hours limit for contract workers with district government and tax refund window of three years while Senate and House debate widening streets and prohibiting gambling in options and futures. Campbell leads committee and pushes a bill amid hearings and political maneuvering.
A congressional committee cites that expo buildings are too temporary for use as a naval training station. The plan faces high costs and water shortages at Jamestown, with Norafra offering better facilities. The government would acquire 307 acres for 960000 plus cancellation of the exposition company debt of about 31000.
Stnater plans a meeting of the Senate subcommittee on streets and avenues to advance a betting bill referred to the group. Magot hopes to assemble the full District Committee before Sunday April 5 to report the measure to the District Committee. The Post advertises educational contest prizes and the sale of special edition pictures.
The Venemelan cadence was received from the President. Minor items on the calendar were discussed. The Senate adjourned at four o clock until noon today. The agricultural appropriation bill was discussed in the House as it adjourned until noon today.
Bourig Cochran of New York introduced a bill in the House to appropriate 60000 dollars for an experimental auto post coach service on rural routes designated by the Postmaster General. Each coach would carry ten passengers and 13500 pounds of baggage with a 10 cent fare for adults and 5 cents for children. Merchandise rates would range from 1 cent for small items to 35 cents for large packages weighing up to 200 pounds.
Senator Teiet of Colorado denounces federal overreach eroding states rights arguing past Confederation fall stemmed from ignoring states power. The speech condemns centralized authority and praises Justice Harlan while warning of policy overdrive. Gallinger debuts bills to curb exploitation in stock trades and regulate district labor hours, with provisions on bid rejection and land value considerations for improvements.
Isaac L. Rice of the Electric Boat Company testifies before the Connecticut House special committee denying charges by Representative George Lilley that the company used influence to stop investigations. He says efforts to buy out the Lake Boat Company were proposed but there was no wrongful influence. Senate Bulkeley and other witnesses corroborate or challenge details as the probe continues. Connecticut conventions for Republican and Democratic parties are called for May in Hartford and New Haven.
About sixty to seventy Democratic editors from Nebraska gathered for an informal meeting at a hotel to discuss party plans. Mr Bryan planned to address the National Democratic Club in New York City on Thomas Jeffersons birthday in April.
Senate and House conferees failed to resolve the District street railway bill yesterday afternoon, with continued deadlock over universal transfers and rail supervision by the District Commissioners. Friction remains on key questions as another bargaining session is planned for today afternoon.
The House Banking and Currency Committee will convene to discuss the Aldrich currency bill after Senate passage. The session will focus on general provisions and may consider a Dalzell amendment to tighten banking laws, including a new misdemeanor sanction for circulating derogatory statements about a national bank’s financial condition.
Representative Gheppfini of Texas seeks a 13 member committee on public health to oversee all public health and quarantine matters. Senator Johnston of Alabama urges a Department of Commerce and Labor probe into United Fruit Company operations. Mr Sheppard of Texas proposes a presidential commission of physicians to test yellow fever arsonigation theory. Mr Mann of Illinois reports against Burton bill repealing telegraphers' hours law. Senate would bar ads claiming government guarantee under the pure food law if enacted. Senator Hiking introduces a resolution to suspend penal commodity provisions of the rail rate law until May 1, 1910, restricting transport of non timber manufactured goods.
Senator Elkins introduced a joint resolution to suspend the Hepburn act’s penal clause until March 1 1910. The move aims to delay enforcement while awaiting a Supreme Court ruling, with a government test suit planned after May 1. Railroads see potential relief despite possible asset disposals and market losses.
The Senate Committee on Education and Labor approved a favorable report on La Follette's Employers Liability bill retaining the main provision to hold railroads in interstate commerce liable for injuries to their employees. The measure aims to fix defects noted by a Supreme Court decision, with another related bill pending Senate Judiciary action. Stewart named chair of Industrial Expositions Committee amid broader assignments. Grant Victor confirmed as U S marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma amid controversy over his Taft support.
In a heated House session the Public Lands Committee faced sharp attacks on the Bureau of Forestry led by Chief Forester Pinchot. Col Hepburn accused the committee of overstepping jurisdiction as Mondell and others pressed for limits on federal control, while amendments to curb forestry enforcement failed and the agricultural appropriation bill moved forward with the forestry paragraph passed.
Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs blocked both Warner and Foraker bills to restore the reputations of Negro soldiers from the Twenty Sixth Infantry charged after the Brownsville incident. Warner and Foraker split the majority, with Warner’s measure defeated and Foraker’s substitute also failing amid party splits. The outcome slows any direct reinstatement without new action by the full Senate.
Arthur Hill, a wealthy Saginaw lumberman and former Senate candidate, issues a 3000 word open letter to Governor Fred M. Warner accusing him of aiming for Senate via political conspiracy and invasion of citizen rights. Hill claims he funded campaigns, cites Mason grand jury findings, and mentions Warner’s Detroit bank ties.
In Pittsburg and Indianapolis districts a coal wage dispute amid a potential industry wide strike escalates as independents resist harmony rates. The United Mine Workers seek a new scale while major operators leverage contracts, threatening vast coal deliveries and possible closures across Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia. Ratification talks continue with district by district stances and looming idle mines.
Fairbanks presented a memorial from the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen to the Senate urging automatic dumpers for locomotives to safeguard firemen. It also backs La Follette employers liability over Knox’s proposal and asks Congress to curb free use of injunctions in labor disputes.
Since its discovery poslam has cured thousands of eczema cases and other skin ailments. To aid minor troubles the dispenser now offers a 60 cent size in addition to the regular jar, available at Ogram’s O’Donnell 3 and other drug stores or by ordering from Emergency Laboratories New York. Samples may be requested free for experimental purposes.
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