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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1911
Page
11
Rep Clayton of the Judiciary Committee and colleagues denounce the orchestration of a near fight as untrue in a tense House hearing. The article details testimony about alleged provocations, party lines, and calls for accountability amid the ongoing legislative debate.
Senators Newlands and Stone exchanged minority committee chairmanships at the request of the former. Newlands took the District of Columbia corporations panel, while Stone got Revolutionary Claims. Newlands had been slated for the regular District of Columbia panel but withdrew for reasons tied to his district interests.
A fragmentary report notes discussions in Congress about a pension bill and a coming vote. The record mentions a subcommittee probing peonage testimony in Colorado and references a sugar farmers matter and adjournment after a session that ended around the afternoon.
Friday December 4 presents a roster including Senator NHAMEGEE of Connecticut Senator SMOOT of Utah Senator WOKS of sorts Representative AUSTIN of Tennessee Representative MOON of Pennsylvania Representative HILL of Connecticut Former Senator WARNER of Missouri Former Representative TAWNEY of Minnesota
Florida Congressman Frank Clark announces plans to renew a bill for separate streetcar accommodations for whites and blacks in the District. He also reintroduces measures for a neurological hospital on the Potomac and a separate hospital for criminal insane, plus park watchmen to match Metropolitan Police powers.
President Taft and Cabinet wrestled with the passport issue and Russia policy amid talks led by Ambassador Guild in St Petersburg. Abrogation of the 1832 treaty with Russia looms if negotiations fail, as Congress may face action and Boston Salem Hebrews pledge to support abrogation if diplomacy stalls.
President Taft urged Senate ratification of treaties to advance world peace and arbitration. He argued the United States must lead in peace efforts, given its position of isolation, and protect honor by avoiding cowardice or cynicism. Mrs Taft attended, with diplomats and lawmakers present.
New York representative W. C. Redfield heads a special House District committee subpanel to scrutinize the District purchasing department and Property Clerk Hargrove. He will review supply purchases, coal methods, and building data, aiming for reforms if needed while keeping an open mind about current practices.
Lawmakers debated Sherwood dollar a day pension plan versus Sulloway age pension. Key fight centered on a $1000 income ineligibility rule described as penalizing thrift. Sherwood urged relief for distressed veterans while Sulloway supporters pressed for equality of treatment. The vote decision looms with the floor crowded and captains of debate urging passage.
The body of an unidentified white man about years old was found yesterday by John Young at a shed on Twenty six Street and Benning Road NE. Police were notified and the body sent to the morgue. No violence noted and an autopsy is planned. He wore dark trousers khaki shirt and brown socks with shoes nearby. He had a small dark mustache and dark hair, slightly bald. Also, a negro body remained unidentified found Wednesday on the Potomac Park flats.
The New York Chamber of Commerce considers a resolution urging the United States to lead an official international commission on the cost of living. Backed by economists financiers and statesmen, the plan calls for a commission invited by the U S to other governments. It aims to gather facts on changing wages and prices worldwide, compare data, identify causes, and discuss remedies.
High pressure dominates the Atlantic and gulf states with a falling trend. Widespread rain from the southern states into Ohio and southern Michigan, plus eastern Port and upper Michigan, with rain in the north Pacific states. Temperatures high east of the Rockies, cooler Northwest. Saturday expected unsettled in the lake region and upper Ohio valley with local rain, fair elsewhere except Northwest with snow. Winds shift from variable along the coast to southerly on the Gulf and Lake Michigan. Local station readings show midnights and afternoons with fluctuating temps. highs near the upper sixties, lows near the thirties. River and tide data included for the day.
A porter Tony Megsio went mad at work in a paper box factory on Wooster Street. He slashed a 19 year old woman with a razor, shot another in the head, and fired at about the room as terrified workers fled. He then killed himself with a fast cartridge as two revolvers jammed. Victims named Laura Sampino and Delia Gebhart, ages 19 and 15, with Gebhart believed not mortally wounded. The Post classified ads note free postings.
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