Debate Over Army Plan Divides Senate and War Secretary
The Senate confronts a clash over plans for a large army and war department reforms. Senator Hale mocks the Secretary of War as the General Staff gains influence amid talks of massive military expansion and renewed national defense spending. Burkett defends the secretary, charging Maine statesman with bad faith as discussions probe expenditures and the need for peace-oriented legislation.
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Switzerland
Gallinger
Mr. Hale
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Stam
Army
Clapp
Minnesota
Beveridge
Bacon
Treasury
Senate Debates Army and Navy Expansion and Deficit
The Senate debated enlarging the army and navy amid warnings of a large forthcoming deficit. Speakers cited wartime needs, questioned political motives, and pressed to reconsider a reconsideration motion, while Taft denied any war-anticipating article inspired by official War Department sources.
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Hale
Maine
Senate
Congress
War Department
Secretary of the Navy
Nebraska
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Taft
Counci Bluffs
Iowa
Washington
Hate
Hughes Denies Quitting Presidential Race
Albany April 7 Gov Hughes rejects Boston reports that he withdrew from the presidential race. He would say nothing for quotation but reiterated that his position remains unchanged and will stay so for him personally.
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Albany
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Testimony on Navy Reports and Indiscreet Publishing
Robert G. Skerrett testified before a House committee that he received anonymous extracts from Navy Department reports, used them in articles, and claimed he did not know their origin. He defended publishing as indiscreet rather than dishonorable, while the panel pressed for source verification and responsibility. The committee prepared to continue questioning Skerrett.
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New York
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Tthe Laka
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Washington
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London
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U S Steel Trust Rival Seeks Navy Yard Plant
Representative Cary of Wisconsin introduced a resolution to build a private steel fabrics plant at the navy yard, estimating annual savings near 50000 and requesting 100000 appropriations toward a 425000 project. The bill directs the Secretary of the Navy to begin construction immediately.
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Washington Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Cary
Wisconsin
Secretary of the Navy
Senate Briefs Report Favorable on Northern Pacific Info
Legislative briefs note a February 6 Senate resolution by Senator Heyburn Idaho seeks presidential information on Northern Pacific Railroad reorganization. The preamble was struck. Mail subsidy bill for routes to South America and Asia is debated in House Post Offices Committee. Democrats oppose reporting, Republicans largely favor. A meeting today may set final action with all ports expected.
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Heyburn
Idaho
Northern Pacific Railroad
Committee On Pacific Railroads
BuMkett
United States
America
China
Japan
Australia
Philippines
House
Fragmentary Congress Names from OCR Text
Incomplete OCR text lists several state delegates with names including New York and Michigan figures. It mentions McMillan as representative of Michigan and Herman as New York. The fragment references a presentative and a congress-like gathering without clear actions or outcomes.
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New York
McMillan
Michigan
Hgreon
Herman nippEr
New Ork
Banks rally against Aldrich bill in protest letter
A circular letter from Blum of Chicago, head of the clearing house section, urges bankers to oppose the Aldrich bill. It claims the measure would remove large sums from reserves, tax circulation, and force banks to alter charters, hindering national banks against state rivals.
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New York
American Bankers’ Association
Guest Blum
Chicago
Clearing House
Court House Addition and Police Pension Bill Passed
The Senate approved a 200000 cap for a District court house addition with fireproof files for court records. It also passed the 16711.64 relief for police pensioners covering deficits from 1894 to 1896, directing payment to legal representatives on beneficiaries’ deaths. House action on street railway and medical regulation bills remains uncertain.
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Senate
District of Columbia
Court’ of Appeals
Martin
Smith
House District Committee
House
Paint adulteration charge sparks House hearing
Prof WH L Ladd testified before the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce that most American paints are adulterated with water and foreign substances. He described college tests on paint ingredients and urged passage of bills by Dalzell and Marshall to prohibit adulteration and mislabeling. Manufacturers from various regions expressed opposition to the proposed laws.
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United States
House Committee On
WH. L. Ladd
North Dakota State Agricultural College
Dalzel
Pennsylvania
Marshall
North Dakota
Dalzell
Fights Snake River Dam Battle in Senate
President Roosevelt urged to veto a Senate and House approved bill for a private irrigation dam on the Snake River in Idaho. Senator Heyburn pressed warnings about water power rights without a timed permit while Senator Piles backed the river dam to store irrigation water for Washington.
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Heyburn
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Senate
House
Snake River
Congress
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Washington
Idaho Line
Plan Wage Raise in House for Officers and Employees
A House subcommittee on Accounts has been appointed to report on a proposed salary increase for about 500 officers and employees. The panel is chaired by Representative Hughes of West Virginia and includes Representatives O Connell and Slemp of Virginia.
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House Committee On Accounts
House
Hughes
West Virginia
O'Connell and
Slemp
Virginia
Clerks Likely to Get Pay Raise in Post Office Bill
Representative O'Connell predicts Congress will raise wages for post office clerks, citing talks with Overstreet, head of the Post-office and Post-roads Committee. He believes clerks deserve a raise and that the Bentte amendment could bring it if the bill advances.
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District Appropriations Bill Passes House With Few Changes
The House completed readings and prepared to vote on the District appropriation bill carrying 9,661,440.95 after minimal amendments. Debate touched child labor, school gas pricing, nurse provisions, and outward opening exits for school buildings, with Gardner and Mann opposing some changes and Peters proposing stricter child labor rules.
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Committee On Appropriations
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Washington City Hospital
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Massachusetts
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Illinois
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
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Olcott
New York
Madden
Goulden
Kelfer
Ohio
Johnson
South Carolina
Joncas
Washington
Cooper
Wisconsin
Proposal on School Safety and Juvenile Justice Measures
A House debate centers on a district safety clause for school doors opening outward to prevent panics, with Mann defending turnstile doors as lifesaving. Amendments discussed raise juvenile judge pay from 3000 to 3600, but Gardner opposes increasing salaries for an evolving juvenile court. Debate over indigent insane commitment expenses sees Gardner and Gaines clashing over vagrancy laws and enforcement in Washington.
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Colligwood
Ohio
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Goulden
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Representative Gaine
Tennester
Gaines
Tennessee
Lawmakers Debate Elkings Plan On Rate Clause Penalties
Senators and lawyers in Congress discuss a proposed Elkins resolution to suspend penalties tied to the commodity clause of the railroad rate bill. If adopted before May 1 1916 penalties up to $5 000 a day could accrue on railroads for noncompliance. Legal experts worry Supreme Court acceptance and foresee a drafting challenge to harmonize with constitutional issues.
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Elkings
Hikins
Senate Judiciary Committee
Elkins
Supreme Court of the United States
Fortifications Bill Passes Senate With Large Totals
The fortifications appropriation bill passed the Senate yesterday totaling 12 116 187 dollars. House figures total 8 210 811 dollars with Senate additions 33 905 578. Amendments include 500 dollars for Point Firme land fortifications and 100 000 dollars for Fort Macon repairs. Senator Teller warned against war hopes with Japan. In Lexington Tennessee on April 7, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union destroyed about forty gallons of whisky from a saloonkeeper who relocated from Jackson and reimbursed him.
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Llouse of Representatives
Flint
California
Point Firmen
Los Angeles
Cal
Simmons
North Carolina
Fort Macon
Teller
Japan
Lexington, Tenn
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Jackson
NEW SKIN REMEDY CREATES BIG STIR IN CITY
Drug stores report crowds of sufferers seeking possum, the new acne cure. Possam jars, priced at $2, touted to stop itching and heal eczema in two weeks, with overnight results for certain skin conditions. Free trials offered by Emergency Laboratories at 22 West Twenty-fifth Street, New York.
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Free Experimental PLC
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