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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
18
The Ohio senator Foraker wins a vote on a compromise bill linked to the Brownsville affair. Senate schedules call for a 1 PM call of the case and a 4 PM vote on the pend fnz compromise and amendments with February 3 set for final action, amid contention over War Department evidence and House referral.
Senate actions aim to strengthen the oleomargarine act with penalties and enforcement. Senator Penrose promotes an amendment to tighten definitions and prosecutions, seeking harsher fines and potential prison terms for individuals or firms violating the act after discussion with farmers and agricultural groups.
The House committee debates whether to reconvene hearings on the water gas issue in Carbondale. Key figures suggested allowing the District committee to call new witnesses, with leaders determined on proceeding. A House vote tomorrow morning will decide if further testimony is allowed.
The House and Senate debated nominations and appropriations in a tight session. Provisions on opium imports for medicine, army funding, and White House auto costs were reconsidered, with a conference on the urgent deficiency bill and Agricultural Appropriation prospects. The Houses adjourned at 5 19 p m and planned to reconvene at noon.
The House passed an army appropriation totaling about 97 million dollars with a 500 thousand dollar provision for war balloons struck out. A later fight over powder pricing failed as Fitzgerald’s amendment to cap powder at 64 cents a pound was rejected. The balloon and airship duty concession was adopted then withdrawn, and the bill ultimately passed after multiple votes and a Fitzgerald-led push.
The House began consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill after passing the army measure. The bill totals 19,980,996 dollars, 1,733,700 below estimates and 1,206,820 above current appropriations. Debate was limited to five years and the chamber adjourned at 5 19. Senate passes antiopium bill. opium imports are barred except for medicine and the measure awaits presidential action.
The President nominated John Ward O'Brian of New York to be United States attorney for the Western district of New York. He also sent many nominations for postmasters including James W. Hughes for Huntington West Virginia. In Missouri Jefferson City February 2 the Democratic State Central Committee ousted Col Moses Wetmore of St Louis as national committeeman to replace the late W A Rothwell.
An executive session on Dr W D Crum for collector of customs in Charleston devolved into a broader race debate. Senator Tillman led opposition, citing Charleston commerce inputs and claiming white citizens cannot accept a colored official in a key Southern post. The Crum case to be resumed, aimed by Republicans to keep it alive before adjournment.
A detailed profile of Edward Harriman and James Stillman shows their ascent within the New York Central system, the shifting leadership dynamics, and the expected moves toward unified rail operations. It notes Stillman’s bank leadership, Vanderbilt family hesitations, and Harriman’s probable future as board chairman amid vast capital needs and expansion plans.
White House officials say the President has not yet decided whether to sign or veto a census bill expanding outside Civil Service rules. Civic reformers lobby against the measure, while a visit from Columbia Typographical Union leaders may focus on the printing provision. Also includes a health note promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla for convalescence after pneumonia typhoid fever and grip.
Representative Heflin of Alabama introduced a bill in the House to prohibit labor on building construction in the District of Columbia on Sundays. The measure mirrors a prior bill from the first session of the Fifty-ninth Congress and imposes a fine from five to fifty dollars on any person performing labor on such construction. The builder bearing the labor is also liable to the same penalty.
House fights to keep a $12,007 provision for an automobile for the President despite Senate opposition. Sims and Clark oppose autos and mock the idea, while Tawney and Kelfer defend the measure, arguing for the president's use of a motor vehicle. The House votes 27 to 188 to maintain the auto funding and orders a conference on the bill.
United States Department of State certificate lists Colorado electors chosen in the November 3, 1906 general election. It names the top vote recipients among Colorado’s electors and declares the five electors officially elected to represent Colorado in the Electoral College for president and vice president.
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