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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1910
Page
4
Rep Norris will push an amendment to curb committee discharge calendar power after Christmas. Insurgents accuse leadership of masking long bills while excluding urgent measures, arguing Speaker Canon shows control to block important legislation.
Spanish war veterans backed by Philippines and China veterans press Congress to act on Lindbergh Minnesota bill granting service medals and badges to officers and enlisted men of the army navy and marine corps who served in those battles. Local camps of Edward Keegin endorse the measure saying congressional action looks favorable. The bill would award badges to men discharged for disability or by expiration of service before January 1905 who missed the earlier General Order No 4 due to not being in service.
Census data released yesterday lists town populations in three states. Notable figures include Morristown New Jersey 33507 Montclair 21560 Plainfield 20550 Rahway 9337 Union 21023 Long Branch 13298 and Kearney 18659. In Pennsylvania Corry 5991 Titusville 8533 Meadville 1478.
Lisbon December 23 The provisional cabinet has drafted the plan for Portugal s new republic It adopts a French parliamentary base with U S features The president will be chosen by parliament for five years and may not seek reelection Ministers of war finance and public works will remain non political if parliament loses confidence Members of parliament will serve three year terms
Lieut Theodore G Ellyson US Navy, serving as inspector of construction on the submarine Seal at Newport News Shipbuilding, selected by the Navy for instruction as a practical aviator. He is to report to Glenn H Curtiss in Los Angeles in January. Ellyson has submarine experience and was formerly commanding officer of the Tarantula.
The Retail Grocers Protective Association of the District endorses Representative William J Cary's bill to raise pay by 25 percent for government employees earning under $2,500 annually. Frederick A Dodge is president and Perry P Patrick secretary of the association.
Postmaster General Hitchcock yesterday announced the appointment of James O Connell of California as Inspector in charge of the postoffice Inspection division with headquarters at Spokane Walsh and comprising the states of Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and Alaska. O Connell has been a ranking inspector at San Francisco for several years.
In a wave of political maneuvering Idaho voters backed Republican figures while national contests favored Democrats in some states. Idaho’s stance highlights continued GOP loyalty amid federal reform talk, with local factions praising reclamation plans and census gains boosting regional confidence.
Newark dispatch recounts Gov elect Woodrow Wilson's public break with James Smith Jr over the U S Senate candidacy. James P Mylod of Essex county rejects Smith invitation and declares support for Martine as reflecting the 1907 law. Wilson accuses Smith of acting for selfish interests and plans a written statement Sunday. Inaugural ball for Wilson canceled due to scheduling and decorum concerns.
California sent three cases of oranges to Washington charitable institutions including Washington Home for Foundlings, Home for Incurables, Children's Hospital, St. Ann's Infant Asylum, Working Boys' Home, Providence Hospital, and others as a holiday goodwill gesture. The letter from Mrs. A. W. Scott Jr. and Mrs. A. Fechitel er accompanied the boxes.
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