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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1909
Page
9
Dense OCR reveals a budget filibuster scene in a Senate executive session. Debate centers on a playground appropriation and amendments to a fiscal measure, with leaders like Tilman and Buley present. Multiple amendments discussed as party lines clash and procedural scrutiny intensifies the vote prospects.
A Washington session summary notes the District appropriation bill moving with amendments on gas and electricity rates, child labor inspectors, substitutes pay, and playground funding. Senate and House actions include funding for playgrounds, street lighting, school buildings, and police and fire department enlargements. A late vote approved tuberculosis registration and a new tuberculosis pound was adopted.
A House resolution orders summoning gas experts and other witnesses to aid in a bill limiting carbon munor de in the gag supply of the District. The act authorizes expenses to be paid from the Continental Fund. Likely witness Prof Hemis of Cleveland, Ohio, previously before the committee.
A Senate judiciary committee investigating the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption by United States Steel faces trouble reporting on its inquiry. Despite bankers detailing the deal, no evidence questions President Roosevelt's stance, and no action is urged. Some members doubt any report will be made, others view the president’s role as noninterfering, while debates hinge on whether to challenge the merger under the Sherman act.
District committee reported multiple bills favorably for the House including bill 1341 to fund and disburse a public school teachers retirement fund. Also approved were road, hospital, and public works measures in the district along with a name change for the Washington Home for Foundlings and a reporting shift for the Washington Hospital for Foundlings. Senate resolution directing War Department to furnish hazing reports at the Military Academy was adopted.
A vintage advertisement claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets strengthen digestive fluids, aiding digestion after meals. It lists natural ingredients and asserts one grain digests 5,000 grains of food, promising relief and a healthy habit. The ad invites readers to buy for 50 cents and mail for a trial package.
News reports indicate multiple United States district judge appointments sent to the Senate by President Roosevelt are stalled amid various charges. Three nominees face Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittees probes, including Oscar Fr. Hi in Alabama, Royal A. Gumuldon in Alaska, and Herbert Seawell in North Carolina. Judge Guahitot allegedly incompetent with motions in his court. The committee was told Gunnison’s nomination may be withdrawn.
A push for higher clerical pay in government service gains backing from Senator Bacon of Georgia and Senator Gallinger. They argue underpaid clerks deserve fair compensation as they weigh readjustment plans, while discussions on parcel post and immigration commission data unfold in Senate.
Senate military affairs committee granted a hearing on Senator Danalel's bill to buy land where monuments stand on Bull Run battlefields in Virginia. Many monuments sit on private property with titles not yet acquired by the U S government. Some monuments are Confederate and some Federal. No action taken yet. subcommittee likely to visit the battlefield to inspect the situation.
Former Montana senator William A. Clark arrived in Liverpool aboard the Lucania from New York two days out when he slipped on the promenade deck injuring muscles in his right thigh. He is traveling on crutches and planned to reach Paris but will remain in London to recover.
Frank H Mason, American consul in Paris, reports revised 1908 figures show France exported to the United States worth 91,776,058 dollars, down 96,286.04 from 1907. Shortfall blamed on U S financial stringency. declines recorded in paintings and fancy goods.
George W. Perkins testified that Lewis Cass Ledyard proposed to J Pierpont Morgan that United States Steel Corp buy large blocks of Tennessee Coal and Iron stock, a move viewed as stabilizing the panic. The piece reviews Stetson’s Buffalo address urging ethical earning by lawyers and notes legendary fees earned by top counsel, linking wealth to professional service and shifting leadership toward finance.
Wortham lodge in Texas condemns the Ohio grand master's grant of a special dispensation to Patt to become Mason at sight in Columbus on February 28. Past Grand Master Melish defends the Ohio move as regular while warning Wortham as irregular or in violation of Masonry. Other Southern lodges may act similarly and the resolutions will go to the grand high priest. Shredding Machine Crashes Hand in Garrett Park Farm accident leaves Amos Burriss facing possible amputation after his hand is crushed by a shredding machine.
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