Philippines Bank Bill Sparks Senate Clash and Free Trade Debate
After District appropriations the Senate sees Lodge push a Philippine agricultural bank bill while Senator McCreary offers a free trade amendment. Lodge moves to table, McCreary continues, daily sessions set, and a sharp House bill on writs of error faces vigorous opposition from Whyte and Rayner.
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Senate
Lodge
Philippines
Senator McCreary
Kentucky
United States
McCreary
Islands
Mr. Lodge
House
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Nobel Prize Board Favored by Labor Committee
The House Labor Committee reported in favor of the Bar-Lioldt bill to create a Nobel Prize fund trustees board. President Roosevelt supports using the fund to finance conferences on industrial peace between capital and labor. Trustees would include the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, the Chief Justice, and representatives of capital, labor, and the public, with annual Washington meetings planned. The bill also authorizes presidential requests for contributions to make the work permanent.
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House Committee On Labor
Bar- Liioldt
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce and Tabor
United States
Washington
La Follette backs immediate tariff revision in extra session
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin declares support for an immediate revision of the tariff and an extra session to address it after March 4. Senator Spooner counters that the President would not call such a session, reiterating calls for lower schedules and revision. All Wisconsin Representatives except Jenkins favor an extra session to take up the tariff question.
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la Follette
Wisconsin
Congress
Senator Spooner
Becaus
Spooner
Senate
Jenkins
Wisconsin Governor Urges Extra Session on Tariff Revision
Madison February 13 Gov Davidson of Wisconsin urged the President to call an extra session of Congress to revise the tariff. He said the people and business demand action and that those in the National Capitol appear deaf and blind to the issue.
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Gov. Davidson
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Congress
National Capitol
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Remedy Card
Copy describes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a first sign derangement cure. Claims restore appetite, induce sound sleep, steady nerves, and cure dyspepsia flatulency heartburn indigestion chills grippe. Includes a period advertisement tone.
Beuuis Session On Naval Bill Reaches Halfway Mark
Beuuis will meet at noon today in the House. The session was largely taken up with consideration of the naval appropriation bill. More than half of the bill was completed before the House adjourned at 8:20 p.m. and will reconvene today at noon.
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Beuuis
Senate Commerce panel backs deep river and harbor amendments
The Senate Commerce Committee favored deepening Delaware Bay and River and Savannah and Galveston harbors to thirty five feet and endorses Ohio River lock and dam seven near Pittsburg with immediate 2300 dollars and total cost up to 800000 dollars more. House opposition risks loss in conference as panel eyes several more amendments expanding funding by millions. Committee plans to report the bill by week’s end or early next week.
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Senate Committee On Commerce
Delaware Bay
Savannah
Galveston
Ohia
Pittsburg
House
Senate
Chicago
St. Louis
Brightwood Avenue name change and District spending bill
The Senate approved the District appropriation bill in 65 minutes, totaling about 11 million dollars with minor committee amendments. Name changes proposed include Brightwood avenue to Georgia avenue and H street northwest to Washington avenue, plus several street paving allocations and a school time adjustment.
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Senate
Gallinger
House
Schon! Street
South Carolina Avenue
Florida Avenue
Bladensburg Road
Spooner
Brightwood Avenue
Georgia Avenue
Naval Yard Avenue
Lodge
H Street
District One
Washington Avenue
la Follette
Ttsgating
Newlands
Takuma
Chevy Chase
Kean
Burkett
Nebraska
Deadlock on Salary Bill Delays 20 Percent Raise
The Davis bill to raise salaries for all government employees stalls as a four member subcommittee deadlocks over the plan. Livingston and Brick support the raise for clerks, Littauer and Burleson oppose it, while Bingham's position is uncertain due to illness. Separately, $7,000,000 is allotted to postal pay increases in the Postoffice bill, with 9,500 workers affected. Taft also sent a Panama Canal deficiency estimate of $1,124,000 for the year ending June 30, 1906, due to preexisting contracts.
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Representative Bingham
Pennsylvania
Committee On Appropriations
Livingston
Georgia
Brick
Indiana
Uncle Sam
Littauer
New York
Burleson
Texas
Gen
Bingham
Secretary of the Treasury
Taft
House of ‘Representatives
Panama Canal
Calaveras Big Tree Reserve Bill Advances in Senate
The Senate Committee on Public Land yesterday favorably reported a bill to create Calaveras Big Tree National Forest supporting the Secretary of Agriculture obtaining title to California’s giant sequoia trees. Harriman Railroad probe to begin January 25 in New York City with President Harriman and witnesses expected. Representative Washington Gardner spoke at Central High School on Lincoln’s life lessons amid patriotic songs. Amy bill moves to conference with Warren Foraker Blackburn as conferees.
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Senate Committee On Public Land
Calaveras Big Tree National Forest
Secretary of Agriculture
Big Trees
California
Harriman Road
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
New York City
E. H. Harriman
Washington Gardner
Michigan
Central High School
Lincoln
Amy Bill
Senate
Anny
Warren
Foraker
Blackburn J
Roosevelt calls for government ownership of public coal lands
President Roosevelt urges Congress to enact broad public land reform including retaining title to fuel resources, government leasing of western mineral lands, and control of public pastures. He requests a $500,000 appropriation to fight frauds and accelerate surface land development while treating mineral fuels as public utilities.
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Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Hantern
Httle
Great Britain
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
India
British Colonies
Iberty
General Land Office
Yale Laundry Promises Prompt Replacement For Damaged Items
Seventy first Chat proclaims fair treatment and customer protection. The Yale Laundry pledges to promptly replace any damaged washing, turning accidents into satisfied customers. A door-to-door postal wagon service will collect and return garments, urging patronage.
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Yale
Frauds in public land system prompt calls for reform
The president warns that fraud cripples homestead hopes and that existing field forces are inadequate. In 2200 examiner reports, over half show violations. without funds to strengthen investigations honest claimants suffer while fraudulent claimants profit. The administration seeks to halt land fraud to preserve homes and public interest.
Coal land reform bill favored by House committee
The Public Lands Committee approved reporting a bill by Representative Martin to amend coal land laws to prevent fraud while preserving lease safeguards. The section proposing a government leasing system was struck out, as the majority opposed it. The committee will withhold final action until the President’s coal land message is reviewed.
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America
House
Committee On Public Lands
Martin
Immigration bill conferees reach agreement on refugee provisions
The conferees on the immigration bill reached an agreement eliminating the educational test and the provision protecting refugees from deportation for poverty or religious political grounds. Head tax fixed at four dollars with exemptions for residents of Canada, Newfoundland, Cuba, or Mexico, and for arrivals in Guam Porto Rico or Hawaii. A three member Senate, three member House, and three presidential appointees commission will study immigration with future congressional report.
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Cocles
Dutessen
House
Senate
Canada
Newfoundland
Cuba
Mexico
Guam
Porto Io
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Dillingham
Senate Committee On Immigration
Congress
Senate panel approves large agricultural budget bill
Senate committee reports an agriculture appropriations bill totaling 8 302 190 with forestry at 1 000 000 and a broad increase to research and inspection programs. Notable additions include 35 000 for experiments stations 25 000 for grain grading 30 009 soil studies and 26 000 for animal feeding studies. Salaries for chiefs in several bureaus rise from 3 500 to 4 000. A Tawney amendment on state employee salary reporting was adjusted. A 25 000 provision funds a survey of Appalachian and White Mountain forest reserves.
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Senate Committee
Senate
Proctor
House
Department
Forestry Service
Animal Industry
Tawney
Congress
Appalachian
White Mountain Forest Reserve
Census Director did not request funding for child labor study
Circulation claimed the Director of the Census asked the House Appropriations Committee for an appropriation to gather statistics on women workers and other labor. The report was false. no such request was made and Census Office work on the subject has ceased. A bulletin on child labor had been published in January.
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House Committee On’ Appropriations
Universal transfers debated by Washington street rail firm chief
Gen Harries vice president of Washington Railway and Electric tells House District Committee hearings on Madden bills for universal transfers and cheaper gas that full universal transfer is impossible and asserts his company already provides substantial service. He cites delays few and far between and defends costs, while opponents push for more cars and cheaper fares.
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Washington Railway and Electric Company
House
George Him
Harries
Washington Railway and Hilectric Company
Madden
Citizens’associations
Billy
Oldott
New York
Connecticut Avenue
Naval Observatory
Sims
Gen. Harries
Harrien
Washington
Greene
Massachusetts
Congress
Babcock
Public utilities hearing on streetcars and gas rates
Representatives from Brightwood and Northeast Washington Citizens' Associations urged expansion of streetcar service on Ninth Street and lower gas prices. Louis P. Shoemaker urged the Washington Railway and Electric Co to run through cars to Brightwood. EL. W. Oyster claimed gas could be provided for 7 cents per thousand feet and cited foreign production reports.
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Talnutes
Harper
Brightwood Citizens’ Association
Washington ‘Railway'end Electric Company
Ninth Street
Tucker
Northeast
Washington Citizens’ Association
Congress
EL. W. Oyster
Petworth Citizens’ Association
General Consulat
House Eyes Naval Dry Dock Funding Battle Update
The House advanced its naval appropriation bill amid points of order. Amendments trimmed a 1.4 million dollar dry dock line and adjusted coal spending for the Philippines. Charleston yard funds increased to 98 000 dollars while a Solomons Island dock grant faced a sustained point of order.
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Mann
Kitchin
North Carolina
Philippine Islands
Legare
South Carolina
S Uccessful
Navy Yard
Charleston
Burton
Ohio
Capron bill on pay raises debated by Military Affairs
The House Committee on Military Affairs held a hearing on the Capron bill to raise pay for the army navy and Marine Corps. Gen Bell Gen Sharpe and Capt Hagood supported the bill and explained expenditure needs and the value of allowances. The captain argued many junior officers live beyond their pay, but committee members doubt action this session.
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House Committee On
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Bell
Sharpe
Johnson Hagood
Artillery Corps
Committee On
Congress
Democrats clash over minority leadership in Senate move
Democratic Senators voice strong opposition to centralized leadership. They warn of factionalism if Joe Blackburn departs, predicting party disunity and a guerrilla style opposition to Republican policies. The 1896 convention cited as a source of perennial division.
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Potain
Senate
Joe” Blackburn
Morgan
New England Dinner Shapes House Ways and Means Fellows
Representative Ebenezer J. Hill hosted a New England shore dinner at Harvey's for fifteen Ways and Means Committee members last night. Four faced non reelection. Senators Curtis of Kansas and Smith of Michigan attended, both former committee members now sworn in as Senators. Serena B. Payne chaired, with Dalzell Grosvenor McCleary McCall Babcock Boutell Watson Needham Williams Robertson Clark Underwood Granger present. Cockran was absent.
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Ebenezer J. Hill
Connecticut
House
Ways and Means Committee
New England
Harvey
Curtis
Kansas
Smith
Michigan
Serena B. Payne
John Dalzell
Charles H. Grosvenor
James T. McCleary
Samuel W. McCall
Joseph W. Babcock
Henrys. Boutell
James EB. Watson
James C. Needham
John Sharp Williams
Samuel M. Robertson
Champ Clark
Oscar W. Underwood
Daniel L. D. Granger
Willam Bourke Cockran
Opened Gun Back With Ax At Brownsville Inquiry
Senate Military Affairs committee heard former Company C members of the Twenty-fifth Infantry recounts of gun rack breakage in Brownsville. Madison said racks were opened by men amid darkness with no lights, amid orders from Maj. Penrose. McMurray and Carlisle corroborated ax use on racks. tensions with civilians noted. The hearing dragged with several senators nodding off or joking during testimony.
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Twenty-fifth Infantry
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Charlen “H. Madison
Maj
Penrose
Madison
Seret
Brawner
Reed and
Newton
McMurray
Cook
Scott
Overman
Morpheus
No New Subtreasury Plan Denied by Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 6 to 5 against establishing a new sub treasury in the Southeast. The panel echoed Secretary Shaw’s economy stance and suggested several existing subtreasuries could be abolished. Disagreement among Southeastern delegates over location is seen as key to the outcome.
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House
Southeastern
Shaw
Ways and Means
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