Republican Senators Hold a Brief Caucus on Senate Committees
A Republican Senate caucus met after the morning session in Washington. The group authorized a new steering committee of eleven and a committee on committees of nine, with Allison to announce names later. Vacancies in Judiciary Indian Affairs Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds Claims Education and Labor, Finance, and Foreign Relations will be filled by various senators, while important Democratic vacancies will be filled by the minority steering committee.
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Marble Hoon
Senate
Kent
New Jersey
Allison
Educig
Judiciary
Clark
Wyoming
Clapp
Minnesota
Warren
Wyming
Scott
West Virginia
Claims
Fulton
Oregon
Laver
Deviver
Iowa
Hale
Maine
Beveridge
Indiana
Knox
Pennsylvania
Foraker
Ohio
Carter
Montana
Warner
Missouri
Recess appointments cover broad public service posts
Nominations list shows James F Shea and Frank Ho Tgree among recess appointments made since the Senate adjourned last March. The slate spans the diplomatic and consular service Treasury postmasters Interior Department officers and generals, reflecting appointments across nearly every branch of the public service.
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James F Shea
Howth Dabote
Frank Ho Tgree
Weet Yin Winter
Franklin Lane
California
Indalion
Senate
oMeers
Diplomatic
Treasury
Pointmasters
Interior Department
Army
Aravy
Public Service
Senators Receive President Message Read In Senate Chmbers
Veterans William Boyd Alison and John Tyler Morgan led the Senate to hear the President’s communication. The reading stretched over more than two hours as clerks read the full message while senators listened or drifted in and out.
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William Boyd Alison
John Tyler Morgan
Senate
Fairbanka
Bard
Battle
Allison
United States
Séaafon
Congress
Connecticut
Frank Benworth Brandeger
Atarms Stewart
Warded Uke
Tony Jank
Barnes
Dross
Wmanner
White House
President
The
United
Mr Barnes
Capacio
Charles G Bennett
Touma Wal
Pension Bill Aims Monthly Payments For Lonely Citizens
A Senate petition filed by Miss Sirah Miranda Chyner of Priggston New Jersey asks to pass a bill directing the United States treasurer to make monthly pensions from 89 to 500 dollars to all people unable to support themselves. The petition was referred to the Committees on Education and Labor.
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Senate
Aire
Sirah Miranda Chyner
Priggston
United States
President Sends In List Of Appointments To Various States
The President yesterday transmitted a list of appointments to the Senate. Names include Charles Joseph Cooper of Maryland as Secretary of the Navy and Etihy Koch of Sewark in related posts. The document lists several district officials across Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, and Alabama with miscellaneous offices.
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Petate
Etihy Koch
Sewark
Charles Joseph Cooper
Maryland
Joseph Boaley
Triet
Indiana
Willam
Brstot
Letet
Orenen
Lewis Fasten
Virginia
Ferigh Caycar Tate
Georgia
James H Tinsley Feseyn
Stri T
Mentuewy
Westarn Dist
President Tyree Urgently Nominated West Virginia Marshal
The nomination of Frank H Tyree to be United States marshal in West Virginia was sent to the Senate yesterday. Tyree has long served as President Roosevelt's bodyguard on national trips and in Washington. He joined the Secret Service years ago and guarded the President during peace and danger, including after the 1902 Pittsfield Streetcar incident. The marshal position pays 4000 a year, higher than many Secret Service officers.
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Frank H Tyree
United States
West Virginia
Senate
Tyree
Roosevelt
Roosvelt
Washington
Oyster
Secret Service
Craig
Pittsfield Main
Marshals Office
Payne Bill Free Trade Provision Sparks Philippine Debate
The Payne bill includes a free trade clause for Philippine growth goods except tobacco and sugar, challenging the Paris treaty favored nation clause with Spain. Rep Hill argues the measure would grant absolute free entry to U S goods, risking Philippine trade control and widening American monopolies in cotton, machinery, and tobacco wrappers for an expanding market.
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Payne
Philippine Islands
Spain
United States
Philippines
Connecticut
Phillipmines
Mi Zul
Paris
Spani cm
Smitea
Atmds
Rear
Brelief
Taft
Hill
England
Germany
Railway Employes Indorse Measure
Representatives of the railway employes organization favor three bills in the Fifty-ninth Congress. They back a hours limit for railroad workers, the employers liability act, and a bill regulating injunctions by Federal courts. Senator Bates introduced the employers liability bill, indorsed by railway unions. The labor rate bill is expected to pass, with limits on working hours for employees. The anti injunctive measure will come later and requires a hearing before any restraining order.
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Bates
Pennsylvania
Brotherhoods of Railway
Initial Steps Toward 16.59 Million Canal Emergency Appropriation
The House debated the presidents message with partisan applause and accreted to plans for the Panama Canal Commission emergency funding. It referred Michalek protest to a committee noting his alleged non naturalization. A Russian massacres resolution urged U S sympathy for Jews and called on the president to seek action. The body adjourned after paying tribute to John M Pinckney, Texas.
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Michalek
Pinckney
Panama Canal Commission
Hepburn
Williams
Michalek Tha
Anthony Michalek
Chicago
Willams
House
Committee On
Goldfoxle
New York
Committee On Foreign Affairs
House of Representatives
United States of America
Russia
Brotherhood of Men
United States
Hugslzi
Michateh
Bing
Finn Timeis
Tfth
Wir Rainey
Mann
Slimon
Mississippi
Anthony Michylck
Bohema
Europe
Montha
John M Pinckner
Texas
Light on Expenditures of canal commission warned by War Dept
A War Department summary urges Congress to provide immediate funds to sustain 13990 workers on the Isthmus. Acting Secretary Oliver warns pay rolls and outstanding bills must be met by December 15, with hearings possible before final appropriation. The document lists October 1 1905 unpaid vouchers and projected costs through June 1908 and notes miscellaneous purchases.
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Tamai Commission
Mrepbum
House
Department
Oliver
Shaw
War Department
Congress
Canterial
Modia Transit
Tte
Financial report details Panama Canal Commission expenditures
The document itemizes estimated miscellaneous material purchases and expenditures from October 1, 1905, to June 30, 1906, including amounts due to Panama Railroad, salaries, engineering consulting, and payroll costs. It notes total estimated requirements of about 10.19 million, with anticipated reimbursements and ongoing liquidations of indebtedness, and outlines department-specific spending through September 30 and projected costs into December. It highlights pressure on Panama Railroad finances and the need for early liquidation of obligations as major due dates approach.
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United States
Octave
Panama Hallway
Proama
Tetor
Ins Casom
Paktom
Jathmua
Panama Railroad Company
Abe
Ieee
Special Commission
Department of Administration
Department of Government and Sanitation
Department of Construction
Eninger
Bes of Panama Railroad
Ateameta
Havana
Mexico
Morrell Proposes Bill Against Shanghaiing Thief Trade
Introduced yesterday by Congressman Morrell of Pennsylvania the bill aims to end shanghaiing and peonage. It targets ships in interstate commerce and ferries, criminalizing forced confinement and involuntary service with a felony penalty of ten to twenty years. The measure also covers railroads and mining firms using fraudulent promises to detain workers, punishing violators up to five years or a 5000 dollar fine.
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Morrell
Pennsylvania
Cheangeake Bay
Chaney Introduces General Pension Bill for Veterans
Representative John C Chaney of Indiana entered public life with a measure to raise pension standards nationwide. The proposal bases pension on service period and age, with nine tiers from 90 days to four years plus. Pensions start at 6 dollars a month at sixty two, doubling by seventy, and widows of veterans receive 12 dollars monthly.
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John C Chaney
Indiana
Hemenway
Senate
Iowa Representative Proposes Bureau of Mines
Representative Lacey of Iowa introduces a bill to establish a Bureau of Mines under the Interior Secretary. The bureau would collect mining statistics, investigate mines in the United States and abroad, publish mining methods and equipment information, study accidents, and submit reports. A director would be appointed with a $5,000 annual salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey
Iowa
Bureau of Mines
Secretary of the Interior
United States
DSM
National male reform school bill introduces federal confinement center
A bill by Representative Brownlow of Tennessee calls for a national reform school for male offenders under seventeen. The Attorney General would select the site and build the prison to confine those convicted of federal offenses sentenced by federal courts.
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Brownlow
Tennesage
Cena
United States
Proposes Ban on Corporate Contributions to Federal Campaigns
Representative Morrell of Pennsylvania introduces a sweeping bill barring corporations from contributing to any campaign committee or party in federal elections. The measure makes corporate violation a misdemeanor with penalties from 0,000 to 50,000 and targets officers who participate.
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Morrell
Pennsythala
Congress
United States
Vision of this not shall be guilty of mis demeanor
Fragmentary OCR notes state penalties for misdemeanor with fines up to 2000 dollars and imprisonment from one to three years. It also mentions voters or officeholders losing rights and that campaign contributors face similar punishment. Names, dates, and exact statutes are unclear due to garbled text.
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United States
Seed Bill Destined to Slumber in Congress
The proposed seed distribution bill by Mr Sheppard of Texas is unlikely to pass, as it would force round the clock operation of the printing office. Higby plans an annual report detailing seed reports from farmers and the department and the value of continued free congressional seed distributions. Critics warn of massive clerical needs and suggest census voting as a cheaper alternative, predicting the bill will be pigeonholed in committee.
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Keep Commission
Sheppard
Texas
House
Senate
Higby
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Rsk
Pennsylvania House Revolt Over Committee Assignments
About twenty of thirty-one Pennsylvania House members threaten revolt over committee placements. Talks of a meeting to decide if to move against leadership surface, with Acheson and others seeking favorable seats to back Philadelphia Delaware River interests. Key detail: fight centers on whether a state can have more than one member on a pivotal committee and how Keystone figures compare with other states.
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Pennsylvania
Mesera Daizell
Mahon
Adama
Wanger
Sibley
Bingham
Acheson
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Delaware
Congress
Keystone Commonwealth
Commission Proposes Naturalization Law
The commission on naturalization, appointed by Executive Order last March, transmits a bill for uniform naturalization methods. It would abolish the preliminary declaration and confine naturalization to Federal courts or certain state courts, create a Bureau of Naturalization in the Department of Commerce and Labor, and delay certificates for 90 days after petition filing.
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Commission On Naturalization
United States
House
Commission
Bureau of Naturalization
Department of Commerce and Labor
Arizona forest reserve information requested in House
A resolution introduced in the House by Mr Stephens of Texas seeks full details from the Secretary of Agriculture on the San Francisco Mountain forest reserve in Arizona. The measure asks who requested the reserve and how many acres were included by J. J Hagerman.
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Secretary of Agriculture
San Francisco Mountain
Arizona
Stephens
Texas
J. J Hagerman
Alabama seeks tuberculosis sanitarium at Florala
A national tuberculosis sanitarium for indigent whites and blacks would be built at Florala Alabama at a cost of 100 dollars under a bill introduced in the House by Representative Wiley The plan also places Marine Hospital Service Surgeon General in charge and faces opposition to an omnibus public buildings bid from Speaker Cansion The move disappoints southern lawmakers who hoped for district aid previously discussed
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Florala
Ala
Wiley
Alabama
Junga
Jair
Army
Navy
Whey
Marine Hospital Service
Cansion
Expects Large Appropriation for Jamestown Exposition
Representative Mannard of Virginia urged a $2,000,000 appropriation for the Jamestown Exposition despite a policy of budget cuts led by Speaker Cannon. He stressed the amount is not guaranteed and warned of the Penny Postage bill reemerging as George W. Smith of Iowa reintroduced it amid his 18-year House tenure.
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Maynard
Virginia
Cannon
Uncle Joe
George W Smith
Imota
The
Association
Washington
Petition Support Grows Across Nation For Passage
Petitions favoring its passage were received from every section of the country. He claims that the falling off in receipts would be quickly made up by the increased volume of business.
Japanese Exclusion Measure Introduced
A bill introduced by William B McKinley of California seeks to amend the Chinese exclusion law to bar Japanese Koreans and other Mongolian laborers from entering or remaining in the United States if unlawfully admitted. Pacific Coast leaders back it, Roosevelt opposes as impractical and unfriendly, while public sentiment fears Japanese immigration.
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William B McKinley
California
United States
McKintey
Pacific Coast
Cannons
Roosevelt
China
Japan
Korea
Formosa
Kore
Formosas
Durham Stevens
Japanese Foreign Office
Dalzell Opposes Federal Regulation of Life Insurance
Representative Dalzell, a senior Republican on the Rules Committee, dissented from the presidents plan to regulate life insurance by the federal government. He argued the proposal intrudes on states rights and should be left to state regulation, despite his historic support for federalist principles.
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House
Representative Dalzell
Committee On Rules
Alexander Hamilton
Arizona Oklahoma Statehood Bill Introduced in Congress
Mr Hamilton, Republican of Michigan and chair of the Committee on Territories, introduced a new Arizona Oklahoma Statehood bill. It creates two states named Arizona and Oklahoma from Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma Indian Territory, with no provision on Aquor traffic, a Senate added amendment from last session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Hamilton
Michigan
Committee On Territories
House
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Senate
Two Bills To Regulate The Liquor Traffic
Two measures proposed in the House aim to curb liquor sales. Representative Sperry of Connecticut seeks a broad ban on sales in buildings parks navy yards ships and government property. Representative Hepburn of Iowa would tax liquor at railroad crossings and across state lines depending on the state law in force where the sale occurs.
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Spery
Connecticut
Hepburn
Lowa
Sperry
Iowa
Coffer Users Warned on Dangerous Drug Habits
A clergyman recounts coffee induced weakness and hypnotic drug abuse, noting how reliance grows as the urge to quit strengthens. Postum Coffee helps him restore health, sleep, and vigor after quitting coffee and avoiding drugs. The ad promotes Postum and cites Battle Creek’s Postum Co as the source.
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Postum
Battle Creek
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Wellville
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