Rate Debate Ends Efforts To Amend Fail
The debate ends with the committee preserving the rate measure. Mr Cochran of New York urges approval in a soaring speech arguing enactment blocks socialism. Senators Mann Williams and Hepburn press amendments but fail to alter the bill. Debate highlights tensions over railroad regulation and corporate influence in Washington.
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Cochran
New York
Messrs
Mann
Williams
Hepburn
Senate and House Debates on Rail Rates. Drama in Congress
In a day of intense sessions Congress saw Patterson and Batley clash over the Dominican treaty, four hours of debate drawing crowded galleries. The House advanced the railroad rate bill in Committee of the Whole amid speeches by Cochran Mann Williams and Hepburn, with amendments defeated and a push to keep the bill intact for Senate passage.
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Texas
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New York
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Iowa
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Littlefield
Maine
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Gaines
Tennessee
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House adjourns after Hepburn committee bill approval
A House vote defeated an amendment 9 to 137 after Mr. Hepburn's committee bill was reported without changes. Mr. Sulzer offered an amendment which failed on a ruling. At 6:55 p.m. the House adjourned until noon today following a demand for a roll call on passage.
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Sulzer
New York
House
Hepburn
Gaines
Senate confirms broad list of postmasters and officers
In executive session the Senate confirmed nominations including Rothschild as surveyor of customs for Indianapolis and generals Astes and Greely to higher ranks. A long list of postmasters across states such as Florida Tennessee Indiana Iowa and many others followed in the batch of confirmations.
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Leopold G. Rothschild
Indianapolis
Ind
John ©. Astes
U. 5
S. A
Adolphus W. Greely
James Allen
President Sends Nominations to Senate for Military and Postal Posts
The President submitted numerous nominations to the Senate including major general Brig. Gen. Fred D Grant and brigadier generals William E. Kirkheimer Palmer G Wood Henry A Reed among others. Postmaster appointments span New York North Tonawanda Pulaski Medford and states nationwide with names such as J T L Moore Hahway and J W Stuart.
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William E. Kirkheimer
Artilery Corps
Palmer G Wood
Eleventh Infantry
Henry A. Reed
Artillery Corps
Benjamin F. Keith
District of Wilmington
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Pulaski
David W Cornell
Chappacoa
New
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Fruitvale
Wol Leonard
Oroville
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Cartersville
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Covington
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Roseville
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Windsor
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Fowler
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Greensburg
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Middletown
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A. V. Randall
Shelbyville
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New London
Kentucky
I. B. Cofftan
Russellville
Laureiana
T.R. Morse
Newthern
Keinkz
H. Jordan
Rayville
Michigan
W. I
Commissioners disapprove paving Florida Avenue
The Senate bill to pave a portion of Florida Avenue NW drew District Commissioners’ disapproval as it would not replace or affect funds for higher priority streets. They urged paving be funded from District and U S Treasury revenues in equal parts, and noted the section’s area is rapidly improving and should be paved in a few years. Transfers in Police Department followed, reallocating bicycle officers between precincts. Private Lynn moves to clerical work. Warquhar shifts to First precinct bicycle duties. Russell transferred from First to Fourth precinct bicycle unit.
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Coistian
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Fiorida Avenue
Gallinger
District Committee
The
Congress
District of Columbia
Treasury
United States
Supt. Sylvester
West
Albert C. Lynn
W. C. Warquhar
Lity
Evec Lynn
Russell
Former Engineer Advises Building Panama Canal by Contract
Former Chief Engineer John F. Wallace told the Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals that contracting the canal’s construction would end red tape and scandal. He urged specifications from bidders, an executive three-man isthmian committee, and single‑point authority on the project with the chief engineer reporting to the president. He compared to Eads’s Mississippi mouth work and New York subway, and discussed wages, labor efficiency, and freight-rate policy to meet competition from the Tehuantepec route.
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Washington
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Shonts
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South
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Tehuantepec
Isthmus
Commerce canal plan foresees flat rates and double tracking
The speaker argues for a separate 2a transfer line from ocean to ocean with a flat rate of 2 per ton, urging lowered Isthmus freight restrictions, wharf and warehouse facilities, and double tracking to boost national commerce. Panama’s growth hinges on rate cuts and efficient infrastructure. The discussion touches on Ta Tehuantepec and Isthmus routes, equipment needs, and funding to realize rapid benefits.
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Tehuantepes
Panama
Stevens
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Senator Morgan
Bill to Remove Tax on Alcohol for Manufacture
A House Ways and Means Committee hearing debated proposals to remove the internal revenue tax on alcohol for nonbeverage use in arts and industries. Commissioner John W. Yerkes called the measure potentially beneficial to manufacturers, while Nahum Bacheldor Paul Mehlin Rafiy Herrick supported it, citing industry groups and regional chemistry societies.
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Hoase Committee On
John W. Yerkes
Nahum Bacheldor
New Hampshire
National Grange
Paul G. Mehlin
New York
National Association of Piano Manufacturers
Rafiy F. Herrick
Winchester
Mass
New England
American Chemical Society
Society of Chemical Industry
Hearing on Federal control of corporations postponed
The House Judiciary Committee postponed the hearing on federal control of corporations, including life insurance firms, due to some ABA members being delayed. Baltimore lawyer George Whitelock asked to testify against the proposal. Meanwhile bills by Littlefield and Hepburn to end interstate liquor shipment regulation within state boundaries were set as the special order for February 21 at 11 o clock, continuing until concluded.
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American Bar Association
House Committee On Judiciary
George Whitelock
Baltimore
Littlefield
Hepburn
Smith Jaceberson Election Case Moves to Committee
A House committee opened the contested election case of Jackson versus Smith from Maryland’s First district. Both sides allege corruption and vote buying amid wealth claims. Smith, the sitting Democrat, stands in the party’s only 1944 gain in the House.
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House
Jackson
Smith
Maryland
Taft defends Philippine Tariff Bill before Senate panel
Secretary Taft told the Senate Philippine Committee that the Payne bill could not heavily impact U S tobacco growers due to limited labor in the Philippines. He argued the measure would not harm U S sugar interests and said he would continue testimony before the committee.
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Philippine Committee
Payne
United States
Republicans Press Quick Consideration of Dominican Treaty
Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urge more frequent sittings to push an early report on the Dominican treaty. The treaty was taken up and perfected to suit ratification supporters. Secretary Root will make no further statement and no additional hearings are planned.
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Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Root
Ball’s Bluff Preservation Appropriation Passed
The army appropriation bill, approved by the House Military Affairs committees, carries a $6,000 appropriation to preserve Balls Bluff battlefield in Loudoun County Virginia and to honor the burial place of those killed in the battle.
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Balls Bluff
Loudoun County
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