Debate on rate bill consumes House floor action
Debates over the Esch Townsend freight rate bill filled the House with speeches and counterpoints as lawmakers argued the bill’s reach and the balance of federal court power. Key figures included McCall of Massachusetts arguing against the measure and party leaders pressing for or resisting the proposed changes amid references to Roosevelt and Bryan.
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Senate
Representative McCall
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Cdesudh
Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
Congress
Richardson
Mr. Rainey
Illinois
Davey
Townsend
Democratic Party
Davy
Stevens
Minnesota
Grosvenor
Adamson
Georgia
Capitol
White House
William J Bryin
Willliamas
Mississippi
Interstate Commerce Commission
McCall
Supreme Court of the
United States
Metall
Enlarged Commission
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Lama
Florida
King
Cures Co
Boc
Congress Condensed. Senate Passes Statehood Bill for Oklahoma and New Mexico
After a nine hour session the Senate approved the joint Statehood bill admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined, and New Mexico, with Arizona excluded. The House debated freight rate policy with Mr McCall opposing reform. Presidents Roosevelt and Bryan were cited in party debates as the electoral vote count loomed in the House and both chambers prepared to tally the nation’s leaders.
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Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
Senator Cullom Supports Esch Townsend Railroad Bill
Senator Cullom, former chair of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, endorses passing the Esch Townsend railroad rate bill as is from the House. He says time limits prevent satisfactory Senate amendments and urges giving the House product to the country for trial, regardless of party endorsement. He notes urgent demand for such legislation.
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Cullom
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
House
Congress
Resolution Indorsing Freight Rate Control Passed by New York Assembly
The New York Senate delayed a resolution indorsing a Congressional plan to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix railroad rates following the President’s recommendation. Rep Mailey urged adoption, Rep Raines sought printing and a special order, Dem Grady urged reference to Federal relations, arguing it interferes with Congress. Senator Malloy defended petition rights as inalienable. The measure was postponed.
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New York Assembly
Albany
N. Y
Senate
Assembly
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mailey
Raines
Grady
Dem
Committee On Federal Relations
Congress
Malloy
Senator Grady
Fruit Growers To Be Heard On Refrigerator Car Plan
Fruit growers from California and the South will testify before a House subcommittee today to oppose abolishing refrigerator car lines. They argue the cars and refrigerated facilities boosted fruit shipments and fear a return to railroads only providing storage. The same committee authorized favorable reports on seven steamboat inspection bills. One bill allows automobiles to board and disembark ferries under their own power.
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Commission
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
E. M. Ferguson
Duluth Commission
Congress
California
South
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Board of Inquiry
Homestead Entry Rule Expands Residency Window
An act approved yesterday forgives residence requirements for homestead entrants in Gregory County South Dakota and Devils Lake Indian Reservation North Dakota, delaying the need to reside on the lands until May 1, 1906. A House committee heard Kelly Miller and a Negro Federation delegation opposing Jim Crow laws and pushing Morrell measure to abolish segregation.
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Congress
Gregory County
Devils Lake Indian Reservation
North Dakota
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Kelly Miller
Oes Federation
Cary
National government to lead exhaustive Philippine surveys
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress urging national, scientifically based surveys of the Philippine Islands. A National Academy of Sciences committee and a government board recommend cooperative, nationwide exploration over eight to ten years, not controlled by local Philippine authorities, to inform science and the world.
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National Academy of Sciences
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Philippine Archipelago
Philippine Islands
Board
Philippine Island
Philippine Isands
United States
Philippines
Philpino Islands
Philippine Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Missouri Democrats Back Roosevelt Rate Policy in House Telegram
Missouri Democrats in the House forwarded a telegram to the state legislature acknowledging a joint resolution urging support for President Roosevelt’s rate regulation plan. They pledge support, citing the President’s message as aligned with Democratic platforms and Bryan’s remarks. Also listed are nominations in the Senate and promotions in the armed services. A street name change bill and a national park proposal for the Appalachian region are noted, aiming to conserve Potomac watershed water and set sanitary policing laws.
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House
Missouri
Roosevelt
Bryan
Dovener
Appalachian Mountains
Potomac Watershed
West Virgina
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virgina
District of Columbia
Potomac River
Great Haines Cure Promises Hidden Drunkard Recovery
An ad touts a tasteless remedy to cure liquor habits secretly with no consent. It claims wives, sisters, or daughters can witness the drunkard’s change, while urging readers to send name and address to Dr. J. W. Haines in Cincinnati for a free trial package of Golden Specific. The copy highlights endorsement by W C F U and temperance groups.
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J. W. Haines
Glenn
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bradfield Regulatoe.Co
Atlanta
Water works plan for District DC surveys and reservoirs
A commission of six led by the Secretary of War is created to provide a sufficient water supply for the District of Columbia and prevent soil erosion. The plan includes establishing reservoirs canals lakes ponds and ditches with a three year limit for initial surveys.
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District of Columbia
Consolidation of Libel Cases Proposed in House
Representative Cowherd introduces a bill authorizing consolidation of libel actions in the District of Columbia. Under the measure, related suits may be tried together with a single damages verdict, apportioning shares among defendants if multiple actions exist, and allowing later joiners on joint applications. Defendants may present prior recoveries to mitigate damages.
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House
Cowherd
District of Columbia
Patent Office Deficiency Reported in Deficiency Bill
Secretary Shaw sent Speaker Cannon an estimate for Patent Office appropriations including Official Gazette 80000 and photolithography 4000 plus public use proceedings 200. An earlier item adds to 180000 this year, matching last year.
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Shaw
Cannon
House
Hitchcock
Patent Office
The
Intenor
Midvale Bids Rejected for Naval Armor Contracts
The Sec retary Morton panel recommends rejecting Midvale Steel Company’s bid of 8900 tons of armor for the battleship New Hampshire and two armored cruisers. Bethlehem Steel lands 5666 tons for one battleship and one cruiser plus bolts and nuts, Carnegie Steel 2162 tons for one cruiser. Midvale produced trial plates but did not begin large scale production, leading to the decision.
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Morton
North Carolina
Montana
Midvale Steel Company
Bethlehem Company
Carnegie Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Midwate Steel Company
Bureau of Ordnance
Army Orders From 1905 Include Transfers to Philippines and Vancouver
Official notices detail Maj Albert D Kaiskern to limit visits to Kansas City for subsistence store inspections, Capt Patrick H Mullay to Vancouver Barracks then Philippine service, Capt George W Moses reassigned to voyage to Manila. Contract surgeons ordered to Fort Leavenworth then Philippines, with numerous midshipmen transfers and naval assignments, as German Panther arrives at Newport News for overhaul.
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Albert D. Kaiskern
Chicago
Kansas City
Patrick H. Mullay
Fourteenth Infantry
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Sixth Infantry
Philippine Islands
George W. Moses
San Francisco
Cal
Mania
Moses
Fort Leavenworth
Kane
Philppines Division
Joseph L. Sanford
Clifton
Everett A. Anderson
Georgetown
J. A. Hell
Naval Hospital
New York
N. Y
Hancock
G. W. Haines
J. F. Atkinson
A. C. Brott
W. Hayne
BR. C. Smith
Kearsarge
Baltimore
W. L. Culbertson
A. T. Church
R. E. Ingersoll
W. H
HK. F. Glover
Kentucky
B. R. Shipp
R. & Furber
Root
G Havels
Massachusetts
J. C. Sumpter
Columbia
Lea von Weie- Kind
Naval Training Station
Narragansett Bay
NR 1
Constellation
G. H. Barber
R. I
Lancaster
Navy Yard
League Island
A. G. Ammen
W. A. Nerritt
Joseph H Manley Dies Former GOP Leader in Augusta
Joseph Homan Manley former chairman of the Republican National Committee died at his Augusta home at sixty two after a sudden apoplexy. He began as Augusta postmaster and later held bank and railroad posts. He served as a delegate to four Republican National Conventions and chaired Maine’s party committee for twenty years. He helped Blaine and ran his presidential campaign, leaving a widow Susan and four children. Funeral planned for Friday in Augusta.
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Augusta
Joseph H Manley
Republican Party
Manley
Joseph Homan Manley
Bangor
Ims
Boston
Albany Law School
H. W. True
Frrom
Internal Revenue Department
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Treasury Department
Maine Farmer
Garfield
Tale
Harrison
Manney
Maine
Augusta Savings Bank
First National Bank
Edwards Manufacturing Company
Augusta Water Company
Kennebec Light and Heat Company
Maine Central Railroad
Knoxville and Lincoln Railroad
Mount Desert Steamboat Company
Susan
Cony
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Oregon Senate backs Mitchell with near unanimous vote
Washington State Senate voice of confidence in United States Senator John H Mitchell and pledge to adjourn by February 17. Oregon legislators dismiss rumors of a fixed adjournment to force a successor amid his indictment over land fraud allegations. They praise his 22 years of service and affirm his integrity.
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Washington State Senate
Salem
Oreg
State Senate
United States
John If Mitchell
Sinere
Wnday
Mitchell
Oregon
John H Mitchell
Hearing Begun in Maryland District Contest
Special to The Washington Post from Boston Maryland Feb 7 recounts the first day of testimony in the Jackson Smith contest for Maryland First District seat. Elma Fleming notary public oversaw ballots as Jackson and Smith teams presented witnesses including Easton Star editor Whitman and Talbot County officials.
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Washington Post
Boston
Elma Fleming
Wiliam H. Jackson
Thomas A. Smith
Marton
Robert T. Graham
Easton
Jackson
Arthur P. Gorman, Jr
Baltimore
J. Harry Covington
Aston
Smith
S. F E. Whitman
Smith Clayland Mulliken
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Urges Island Survey
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David F. Wilber
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George G. Perry
Alaska
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Jewell Street
Haines
Midvale
Newport News
Panther
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Gazelle
W. B. Moses & Sons
Joseph Manley
Marine Officers
Annapolis
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W. A. McNeil
W. E Parker
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R. R. Hogan
F. A. Barker
E. B. Cole
J. Newton, Jr
W. L. Burchfield
J.H. Thompson
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A. M. Watson
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William Gillette
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