Opening of Congress as Democrats poised for power
The House and Senate convened with ceremonies and protests as Speaker Cannon entered to applause and Champ Clark arrived to a rousing reception. A joint committee was formed to inform the President Congress was in session while decorum and delays punctuated a lively, crowded chamber.
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Tennessee
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Opening of the House Debates Night Sessions and Bills
The opening day of Congress sees talk of night sessions to finish work, with Rep Curler of New Hampshire stressing after dark sessions after Christmas. Rep Murdock of Kansas pushes for tariff schedules, plans insurgent caucus, while Democrats debate committee selection. Only 36 public bills introduced, including Westchester Creek improvements bill and measures on Indian contracts, naval crypt furnishing funds, arbitration bureau support, and a Columbus Day holiday proposal.
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Buartholdt
Missouri
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Texas
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Sheppard
Berth for Newspaper Man Brahany Named Tariff Board Secretary
Thomas W. Brahany longtime Washington insider on tariffs joins the Tariff Board as executive secretary. A former secretary to Senator Joseph V. Quarles and correspondent for the Milwaukee Sentinel, he built expertise across financial matters during a 12 year career in Washington. Brahany, age 45, has worked with the New York Tribune and the Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Joseph V. Quarles
Wisconsin
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Boy Dies After Falling Into Cyanide Vat
In New York a youth named Louis Schorer died after falling into a vat of potassium cyanide at a factory. He swallowed the mixture while trying to scream and died in agony during the incident involving coworkers.
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District bills push eyed for action this session
Representative Samuel W Smith chairs the District of Columbia committee and seeks to set Thursday aside for District business. Speaker Cannon supports recognizing him today for action as Monday starts District day. Forty two bills await House action and some pass the Senate. Foss of Massachusetts leaves the House January 5 with inauguration the following day.
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McKinlay May Be Appointed Assistant Postmaster General
California Congressman Duncan E. McKinlay is expected to become Assistant Postmaster General next spring after his term ends. The Sacramento Union reports the offer was extended by the President before McKinlay returned to California, and he indicated he would accept. Also, Dean Worcester and F. C. Carpenter of the Philippine commission, with Filipinos, arrived in San Francisco en route to Washington for hearings on friars lands before the insular affairs committee of the House.
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Weather Storm Moves Across Nation With Broad Warnings
The Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports a Sunday storm moving from the Deep South to the Mississippi Valley and Atlantic coast. Warnings issued for the Atlantic coast, Gulf, Great Lakes, and mountain regions with rain and snow from Mississippi eastward. Cold waves expected Tuesday and Wednesday, with zero readings in parts of Missouri and the Upper Midwest. temperatures generally warmer along the South Atlantic States.
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Tide Table Across Port Cities Shifts With Day
Today's tide table lists high tides at 11 a m and 4 16 p m with low tides at 5 10 p m. The Washington Port River Bulletin notes river conditions on the Potomac and Shenandoah and reports clear waters at Harpers Ferry.
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Viennese Men’s Chorus Dismissed Over Pay Stand
In Vienna the entire 48 member men’s chorus at the Imperial Opera was summarily dismissed after an ongoing pay dispute. The unit performed in whispers as protests, with the program restructured to exclude the chorus whenever possible. Chorus men earned $100 yearly for up to three years, then gradually rose to $250.
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