Vast sum for arms for coast defense and fortifications
The War Department asks 23.3 million dollars for coast defense and ordnance in the coming year as part of an 80 million plan over four years. Provisions include mobile artillery, coastal guns, radio torpedoes, gun cars, fortifications at Cape Henry, and submarine mine and torpedo programs with 947 thousand for Hammond radiodynamic torpedo.
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Panama Canal
Canal
Sarege
Filipino Bill on Self Government Opens Hearings at Noon
Senator Hitchcock's committee begins protracted hearings on a bill granting greater local self government to educated Filipinos aged 18 and over. Gen McIntyre and Charles M. O'Brien will present arguments favoring franchise expansion and a Federal court to protect foreign interests. Hearings start at 10:30 this morning as the panel aims to report the measure soon after the holiday recess.
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McIntyre
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Charles M. O’brien
Manila
Senate
O Brien
Islands
Philippine Senate
O'Brien
Philippine Islands
United States
Reopening Free Tolls Fight Poindexter Proposes Canal Bill
Senator Poindexter of Washington introduces a bill to restore toll exemptions for American ships on the Panama Canal. He predicts likely opposition and an educational discussion, arguing the canal should be freely used by all U S vessels. Pacific coast supporters claim repeal harmed national interests and plan to keep the issue alive in campaigning.
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Poindexter
Washington
Pacific Coast
Friends of Repeal
Urges Plaza Inquiry Seeks Light on Commission
Representative Frank Clark of Florida filed a House resolution urging a five member committee named by the Speaker to probe the Union Station plaza award. The inquiry targets parcel details, salaries, staff, and overall costs with a yearlong timeline seen as excessive.
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Frank Clark
Florida
Committee On
Pubiic
Union Station Plaza
Busihead
House
House Ways and Means Backs Kitchin Tax Extension
By a strict party vote the Ways and Means Committee favored Majority Leader Kitchin's resolution to extend the emergency tax law to December 31, 1916. The measure will be reported today and voted on tomorrow. Kitchin said he does not expect more than four Democratic votes in opposition. The resolution was introduced by Kitchin yesterday.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Kitchin
Senate committee backs bill to appoint substitute judges
Senate judiciary committee approved a bill to empower the President to appoint substitute federal district or circuit judges aged 70 or more who fail to retire after ten years of service. The measure aims to remove incapacitated justices who refuse to retire amid reform efforts. House passes urgent deficiency bill for Pan American Congress expenses and departmental deficits.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Pan-American Scientific Congress
House
Comebacks Rank Low Amid Surprises in House Assignments
Minority leader Mann shuffled committee seats with several Republicans returning to old posts while others, including Hill and Longworth, shift to the Ways and Means panel. Key changes focus on naval and military committees as national defense looms. New members Tilson Crago and Hull join the District committee. Carey Mapes Focht Wheeler Darrow Oakey Gould and Tinkham join District Republican fold.
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Joe" Cannon
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Trid
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New York
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Ohio
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Cooper
Foreign Affairs
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Illinois
Miller
Minnesota
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Kennedy
Rhode Island
Impeachment Move Against U S Attorney in New York
Representative Frank Buchanan of Tinos yesterday asked for the impeachment of Snowden Marshall, U S attorney for the Southern district of New York. The articles, read in the House, were referred to the judiciary committee, with investigation unlikely until after the holidays.
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Frank Buchanan
Tinos
Labor
House
Snowden Marshall
United States
New York
Buchanan
Marshall
Labor's Peace Council
Chicago
Judiciary Committee
Webb
Naval Base
Chinese Appeal to Wilson on American Recognition
San Francisco dispatch reports Tong King Chong of the Chee Kung Tong appeals to President Wilson not to recognize a Chinese monarchy. The group claims about 60,000 US and 300,000 across the Americas. General Hwang Hsing, former Chinese war minister, plans to leave Media, Pennsylvania for China to oppose a monarchy with foreign support.
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Wilson
Washington
Tong King Chong
Chee Kung Tong
Chinese Republic Association
United States
North
Central
South America
Diaz
Mexico
Madero
Chima
Hwang Hsing
Chinese Republic
Media
China
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Piking
ASK PARCEL POST TO TEUTONS Committee Reopens Milk Parcel Plan
Postmaster General Burleson met with Dr Edmund von Mach chairing a baby aid committee in Cambridge Massachusetts to reopen United States parcel post to Germany. Von Mach hopes to see the service resumed soon as steamship lines refuse through Holland and the Netherlands declines. The department suspended service and awaits neutral European replies on routing for Germany and Austria.
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United States
Germany
Burleson
Edmund von Mach
Cambridge
Massr
von Mach
Holland
Netherlands
Post Office Department
Austria
Armor Plate Bill Alive Before Senate Committee
Tillman measure to erect a government armor plate factory was briefly reviewed by the Senate naval committee. Experts from the department will be heard before a definite scope and initial appropriation are set. Committee members will study the proposition during the holidays with action anticipated in January before annual appropriations.
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Tillman
Senate Naval Committee
Department
Senate
Vice President Marshall Returns to Chair Senate Session
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall and Mrs. Marshall returned to Washington yesterday. He will preside over the Senate when it reconvenes tomorrow. Mrs. Marshall, who had an operation in an Indianapolis hospital about three weeks ago, is improving rapidly and handled the journey well.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Washington
Senate
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