Sharp House Talk Highlights Taft Roosevelt Clash
In a brief House session Representative Kuestermann denies links to German shipping amid sharp fights over immigration reports and clerks. Sparks fly as Sabath blocks printing the white slave document, Fitzgerald targets Roosevelts, and debate over ship subsidy and administration spending continues amid calls for restraint and procedural fights.
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House of Representatives
Kuestermann
Wisconsin
Sabath
Itnots
House
Imigration Commission
Witzerald
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
Kuesremann
Taft
Roosevelt
Ageenth
Tourhes
Hughes
Nehemiah d Sperry
Connecticut
Sperry
Sesson
Congress Condensed Shows Early Senate Action and Bills
Senate agenda highlights include Rasner urging action on a court case, Cummins proposing a radical reform, and confirmations of nominations stalled. House debate features anti foreign ship measures, a contempt of court bill with jury trial, and various district bills. Also noted are plans for Sunday grocery closures, land condemnation for street widening, and public road developments plus a Buenos Aires exposition request.
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Sulzer
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Aimilar
Gommpere
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Auch Capes
Thomas
Kentucky
Livingston
Georgia
Theen
Belt Road
Keokuk Street
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Washington Highlands
Congress
Isthmian Canal Commission
District DC seeks Morrill act benefits for George Washington Univ
Washington leaders led by Chief Justice Harlan urged House committees to pass Representative Boutell’s measure extending Morrill act benefits to the District of Columbia. President Needham, Richard Harlan and others argued DC colleges now receive no federal aid while 49 states do. A marble statue of John Calhoun was placed on a pedestal for future unveiling in statuary hall.
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Temperance
People's Tulpit Association
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Burnies
Extandea
Oriental Philosophy
Q Stregt
New Core
Iil
Seaton
Tohona Enow
Reed Rules and the Beginnings of the House Revolution
An overview of the Reed rules adopted February 4 1889 and their impact. The piece traces Thomas B Reed and the 51st to 54th Congress fights to bend House procedure, eject Democrats, end filibuster threats, and establish majority discipline shaping the modern House.
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Joseph G. Cannor
Congress
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Senate
Thomas B. Reed
United Sates
Tomorrow, the American Congress XI Speaker Cannon Career
A compact note on Speaker Cannon's lengthy career as the House leader and a leading figure in presidential years. The piece reviews his influence, navigating party politics and legislative battles across decades in Congress.
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American Congress
Cannon
Palmer Named United States Marshal for District of Columbia
Aulick Palmer was nominated to a new term as United States marshal for the District of Columbia, extending his service to sixteen years after twelve already served. The batch included William Mills for New Mexico governor and William Pope for chief justice of the Territory, with several other appointments and confirmations such as Franklin James, Dr Edwin Curtin, and others among immigration commissioners and district officials.
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Tonauren
Hart H. North
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Ponnsylvanie
Palladelphia
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Reformers Hear Call for Interstate Gambling Ban
A Washington hearing is set for a bill by Senator Burkett to ban gambling by telegraph across state lines. Reform groups from 29 states will be represented with Henry W. Blair and ministers such as George L. Tufts and Samuel Zane Batten presenting. Henry Brolaski, linked to a Mexico gambling concession, aligns with the International Reform Bureau as the Sima Dil measure moves toward a House judiciary committee hearing next week.
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Reformers’ Conclave
Washington
Burkett
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Henry W. Blair
New Hampshire
International Reform Bureau
Bil
George L. Tufts
San Francisco
Mexico
United States
State Department
Brolaski
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House’ Judiciary Committee
Railway Officials Deny Lobbying Plan Amid Rumor
A circulating report claimed railways planned to form a Washington bureau to sway legislation during Congress. Vice President Miller of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway network denied the charge, stating no such bureau exists and no railways are arranging lobbying efforts. Other officials echoed the denial, finding no evidence of any arrangement.
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