Sibley Opposed Rate Bill Urges Salary for Commission Chief
Pennsylvania Republican Mr Sibley spoke against the railroad rate bill arguing it invites government ownership and corruption He praised Col Pete Hepburn as ideal chairman while noting higher salaries to attract the best men He warned of government manufacturing cost overruns and urged strict accountability under existing law to curb rebates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Sibley
Hus
Bryan
Hearst
Alhe James
Kentucky
Republican Party
James
Congress
Col
Pete" Hepburn
House
Heflin
Alabama
Wao
Washington
Knapp
New York
Shackelford
Missouri
John Sharpe William
Inerstate Commerce Commission
Democratic Party
McCalls
McCurdys
Hydes
Hearst Wil
Horace Greeley
Panama Canal
Nicaragua Canal
Elkins
Interstate Commerce
Supreme Court
Commission
New Zealand
Rapk
Ling
Hepburn
Senate and House Debates on Shipping and Rates Bill
The Senate passed various miscellaneous measures including a delegate from Alaska and several lighthouse and fish station provisions. A long speech by Mr. Penrose dominated debate on the shipping bill. The House considered the rate regulation bill with notable remarks by Mr. Sibley and others. Debate touched on government ownership and the need for commissions, with amendments proposed to raise compensation for commission leaders. The session closed with adjournment at 5 pm until 11 am tomorrow.
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Senate
Congress
Alaska
Penrose
House
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Rep
Knapp
New York
Shackelford
Missouri
Hefiin
Alabama
French
Idaho
President urges firm stand on rate legislation with Hepburn bill
Senators Dolliver and Clapp, supporters of rate regulation bills, met with President Roosevelt who pressed for no compromise and urged a bill containing the Hepburn provisions. The President said the administration will stand firm, backing the measure before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee and awaiting action on the House version.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver
Clapp
Senate
Roosevelt
Hig
House
Senate Committee On
House Committee Rules Against Pacific War Pay Raise
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads issued an adverse report on Cushman bill seeking higher pay rates for government employees of land grant railroads since 86. The committee argued rates apply only to the railroad companies, while the government contends employes are entitled to the same low rates as other patrons. The government view prevailed with the committee concurring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pacific
House Committee On Pacific Railroads
House Committee
Spooner Subsidy Would Aid Only Large Ship Owners
In the Senate debate on the ship subsidy bill Senator Spooner argued the measure would aid only large shipping interests since subsidies would run ten years and smaller lines could be forced to sell to big interests. Senator Gallinger signaled support to amend the bill. Senators Penrose Carter and others urged protection of American shipbuilding and labor, noting Pennsylvania and the inland region’s stake and the urgent need to revive the merchant marine. The session also covered filing procedures and a slate of bills on timber refunds, harbors, a Nantucket harbor feasibility study, Savannah revenue cutter, Newport building improvements, and various land and infrastructure actions across several states.
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Senate
Spooner
Gallinger
Penrose
Carter
Pennsylvania
Clyde
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Bacon
United States
South America
Tillman
Santo Domingo
State Department
Committee On Foreign Relations
Patterson
Interstate Commerce Committee
President nominates numerous officials for 1908 federal posts
The President sent a long slate of nominations to the Senate naming appointees for governors, land office receivers, pension agents, and various state and district posts across the country including James F. Smith in California, Luke M. Bates in Nebraska, Grovenor A. Curtice in New Hampshire, and William H. Marfigold in Connecticut, among many others with dates tied to June 1, 1908. The list spans governors, attorneys, receivers, and land office agents across states from Maine to Arizona, showing broad federal staffing changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
The
Phillippine
Connecticut
William H. Marfigold
Bridgeport
J. Henry Roraback
Canaan
Rouwell S. Edgcomb
Groton
James W. Hague
Torrington
Maine
George W. Goulding
Oakland
Maryland
James P. B. Weirs
Rockville
Massachusetts
Melon Z. Woodward
Shelburne Walls
James A. Eldridge
Williametown
New Hampshire
Charles &. Marsh
Greenville
New Jersey
Nathaniel H
Furman
Lawrenceville
George L. Clark
Morriston
Richard F. Goodman
Newton
George M. Macdonald
Springheld
New York
Cgeorge H. Hub
Central Salip
Fred E. Wooley
Boonville
Henry A. France
Far Rockaway
Charles W. Penny
Patterson
Fred M. Atkins
Schaghttcoke
Pennsylvania
Eliza Kirkpatrick
Spangler
David L. Laughery
Vanderbilt
Dardenéjle
Albert B. Andrewe
Harrison
A. C. Curtis
Lonoke
Jack Grayson
Prescott
David R. Hammer
Siloam Springs
California
F. W. Duckworth
Arnheim
Colorado
Ollie Thorson
Glenwood Springs
John Alfred
Leadville
Georgia
Julia Fleming
Sparta
Idaho
Francis M. Winters
Montpelier
Hilinots
Henry Bruggemann
Alton
Indian Territory
Nelson J. Eggleston
Minco
Art Ashdell
Checoteh
Iowa
George H. Loring
Dallas Center
Kate C Warner
Dayton
Lewis H. Mayne
Hmmetebury
B. B. Aflen
Laurens
Francia A. Lewis
Marcu
Fred McCall
Nevada
Charles A. Earry
Sac City
Harold E. Scott
Sibley
Kansas
Joseph W. A. Cooke
Hllinwood
Kentucky
Cam B. McPherson
Horse Cave
Michigan
James G. Hayden
Cassopolis
Julius O. Bocraft
Dowaglac
James A. Button
Flint
Mito B. Halliwell
Flushing
Melvin A. Baton
Grayling
Byron H. Colburn
Lawrence
John D. Mangum
Marquette
Harry E. Graves
Quincy
Minnesota
Caspar B. Schonlau
Houston
Jampa H. Smullen
Lesueur Center
George M. Young
Perham
Charles C. Eastman
Wardena
Edward F. Joubert
Wheaton
Missouri
Henry C. Shubert
Richland
Simon P. Loebe
Charleston
Thomas J. Alan
Dexter
Luther McOdies
Joplin
William T. Clements
Platte City
Vinson T. Williams
Stanberry
Nebraska
Lewis M. Short
Alnesworth
Henry Gietzen
Humphrey
Timothy B. Gannon
Lyons
Chess Chinn
St. Paul
Sanford B. Cole
Wymore
Ephriam D. Turner
Delamar
New Mexico
Luther M. Shely
Santa Roza
North Carolina
Stella $. Britt
Franklinton
North Dakota
Percy R. Trubshaw
Cooperatown
Thomas H. Thornloon
Grafton
Ohio
Thomas
Denmark
Joehus F. Enzor
Columbia
South Dakota
William ©. Mathieson
Fort Pierre
Fred J. Brown
Britton
John A. Stanley
Hot Springs
Charles E. Johnson
Bridgewater
Walter McKay
Lead
Charles J. Porter
Madison
John C. McMillan
Sturgis
Addison H. Peace
Wagner
Tennessee
Giles Rives
Brownsville
Texas
H. E. Kinslee
Corsicana
Nathan Leagitt
Stamford
Frank C. Bijaine
del Rio
Virginia
Charlesh. Rivercomb
Covington
John M. Griffin
Fredericksburg
Charles P. Smith
Martinsville
William T. Miler
Shenandoah
Edwin M. Quimby
Suffolk
Wisconsin
Jorgen C. Jacobson
Elroy
Henry Curran
Stevens Pot
Wyoming
George W. Hoyt
Cheyenne
Arizona
George MecAlligon
Globe
Heyburn bill amendment sparks fight over food standards
Senate debate intensifies as Senator Money offers a substitute to shift adulterant regulation from the Agriculture Bureau to the Commerce and Labor Department. National Food Manufacturers’ Association leaders back the move, arguing the Heyburn bill grants improper power and threatens due process while promising tougher penalties for adulterated foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heyburn
Money
National Food Manufacturers’ Association
Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce and Labor
J. A. Yerington
Chicago
Senate
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committees
House
Committee in Quandary Over St Louis Contest
The House committee on the Twelfth district contest in St Louis is perplexed by garbled affidavits. The panel faced conflicting testimony on Cow and related evidence, forcing a motion yesterday to authorize further investigation to determine the authenticity of the clerk’s records amid Butler-dominated district history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T ST. Louis
Hds
Sudi
St. Louis
Democratic Senators to Hold Caucus on Treaty
A Democratic caucus to consider the Santo Domingo treaty will be held at 10:30 tomorrow morning. The article notes most minority senators opposed the treaty in the last session, with pledges believed still in effect. The piece mentions Senator Patterson faced pressure about speaking before the party conference. Additional caucus attempts include Statehood, Philippine tariff, and railway rate talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Washington
Patterson
Bill to expand American merchant marine via rebuilt wrecks
A House Merchant Marine and Fisheries panel moved a bill already passed by the Senate to promote the American merchant fleet. It would authorize issuing an American register to foreign built vessels wrecked in U S waters when bought and repaired by a U S citizen, if repair costs reach three quarters of the vessel’s rebuilt value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Senate
Commissioner of Navigation
United States
Report on Railroad Merger Expected Today
The Interstate Commerce Commission is expected to present its draft report on the alleged merger of the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, and other railroads to the President today. The commission moves with dispatch, as House demands for information are answered. If not today, the report should arrive tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Chico
House
House Takes an Interest in Immigrant Case
The House of Representatives considers John J. Bowes a disreputed ex-soldier detained by immigration officials in BB ton awaiting deportation. Indiana's Mr Crumpacker introduced a resolution demanding full information from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Bowes
United States
Bbton
House of Representatives
Crumpacker
Indiana
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
House
House to Probe Charges Against Minister Sorsby
Representative Gilbert of Kentucky introduced in the House a resolution urging the Secretary of State to send to the House all records alleging Minister William B. Sorsby, former Ecuador minister and current Bolivia envoy, conspired with British interests to undermine an American mining firm in Ecuador and to favor British syndicates in Bolivia and Ecuador. The resolution requests correspondence, transfer instructions, and reasons for Sorsby’s promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Kentucky
House
Ali Hu
William B. Sersby
United States
Bolivia
Ecuador
Republic of
Playa de Oro Mining Company
Paul D. Cravath
New York
Seid Company
William B. Sorsby
Kingston
Jamaica
George Jt, Bridgeman
Bridgeman
Sorsby
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Joseph I. Lee
House of Representative
Soraby
Hellagor
State Department
Secretary of State
Government Moves to Change Crop Statistics Reporting
The House directed the Census Bureau to send a report on cotton ginned and remaining un ginned as a document to the House instead of a scheduled release. Crumpacker cited wide estimate variation from 1,000 to 1,600,000 bales, prompting the shift. An amendment to publish monthly bulletins was ruled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crumpacker
Committee On the Census
North Ha
Lovering
Massachusetts
Administrator to Continue Ratcliffe Auction Business in DC
John T. Crowley elected administrator of the estate of the late James W. Ratcliffe. He will continue the auction business at 920 Pennsylvania Ave NW with manager Adam A. Wescher handling duties in Crowley’s absence. Creditors urged to settle and claimants to probate their filings as required by law. Also notes Washington Gas Light Company annual meeting set for February 5 1906 at 413 10th St NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Ratclifte
James W. Ratclffe
District of Columbia
Ratcliffe
Pennsylvania Avenue
Adam A. Wescher
John T. Crowley
Jas. W. Ratcliffe
Pa. Ave
Washington Gas Light Cormbanys
The
Washington Gas Light Company
10Th St
Monlay
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Mr. Hepburn
Jaws
Pullman Car Company
Lfe
Republic
Tawney
Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Deciares
Spooner'on
Mary
Southwest Ledge
London Harbor
Conn
Nantucket
Mass
Savannah
Newport
R. I
Commodore John Barry
St. Andrews Bay
Birmingham, Columbus and
St. Andrews
Puget Sound
Salt Lake City
Humboldt Bay
Pea River
Coffee County
Ala
Pea, River Power Company
Tania
Tah
Lighthouse’ Board
Revenue Cutter Service
New Bedford
Washington and Westtymoreland Counties
Monongahela River
Senator Money
Secretary of Agriculture
Teller
Enocent
Metcalf
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Tim Gore
Sorley
Cnfes
P. O. Box
Washington, D. C
Earnshaw & Bro
LE Grocers
Mets
Bottis Shoemaker
Bat
Family Hamar
Bottis
Shoomaker CO
Enne
de Vries
Mahogeany
Golden Tool Ing
Bsi
W. B. Moses & Sons
F St. Cor
Columbia Tonight
Charles Dillingham
Frank Daniels
Sergeant Brue
Owen Hall
Lizx Lehman
WERK
Charles Frohman
Augustus Thomas
Kold & Dill
Alel-3tar
Marsh
Hilda Thomas
Kernan
Hughey’ Kernan
Washington Society
U. & Treasury
Statuca
Rimbardon
Polnia
Ddén
Otto Nordenskjold
South Pole
First Congregational Church
Mission Club
T. Arthur Smith
Sanders & Stayman’s
University
OF Virginia Carroll Institute
Institute
Carrol
A. Collins
NEW National
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Luscombe Seares
Pricea
Julia
Ee Belasco Theatre
Theater of Washington
Theatrical Trust
Sam
Lee Shubert
Margaret Anglin
Henry 3Jlfr
Cyril Scott
Pringe
Ular Clugaic
Prof Rareman
Chase
Henry W Savage
Haq
Mins Cheridah Simpson
Kaiser Wilhelm
Hercules
Stuart Barnes
Beau Drumnet
Frank B. Seymour
Emma
Otto Hros
Mile
Parker
Greyhound
Harry
Eva Puck
Rose Stahl & Co
Wm. Gould
Valeska
Surratt
Perl
Burton & Brock
C. E. Chorus
Festival of Praise
Percy
Foster
Sealth’s
Banders & Stayman’s
Fulton
Ninth Street N. W
Ari
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