Parting of the Ways Debate over a Big Navy
Congress clashes over the big navy and two battle ships with Rep Bourke Cochran attacking the plan while others urge sea power. Arguments reference Port Arthur, European powers, and the nation’s place in world affairs as the House convenes at eight with strong pro and anti naval voices.
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Congress Debates Navy Build Up and District Appropriations
The Senate considered the District of Columbia appropriation bill with Elkins opposing a local bridge item. The Navy bill dominated House debate amid discussions of battleships, the Philippines, and Monroe Doctrine aims. Several minor measures passed as Congress adjourned, with post office and pension items on the docket.
Piney Branch Bridge Fight Highlights District Appropriation Debate
In the Senate the Piney Branch bridge appropriation of 240000 is debated amid economy arguments by Senator Elkins who warned it would enrich nearby real estate owners. The session includes amendments to Columbia Hospital boilers and National Homeopathic Institution funding, with broader questions on the District measures and other public works.
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District Senate Bills Prompt Snow Removal and Hospital Access
The Senate passed District measures including a 5000 appropriation for removing snow and ice from city streets and expanded admission to the Government Hospital for the Insane. An inmate of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers who becomes insane may be admitted, with pension money held in trust for dependents. A House bill to grant Potomac water free to charitable institutions funded by Congress was approved, along with a bill on alley opening and closing in a square.
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Stewart for the Treaties Argued as Worthless
Senator Stewart argues the Senate amended arbitration treaties with France and others render them meaningless. He says they only bind nations to submit disputes if both sides later enter into a new treaty defining issues. He contends the changes undermine The Hague convention and render the instruments innocuous.
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Bacon Resolution Refered to Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Senator Bacon moved that the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations investigate and report whether the Santo Domingo agreement granting U S authorities control of Dominican customs offices was valid without Senate consent. The measure was referred to a subcommittee to be appointed by Chairman Cullom.
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Memorials Seek Expansion of Interstate Commerce powers
In the Senate yesterday Mr Bevenage presented Indiana’s memorial and Mr Berry Arkansas’s urging expanded Interstate Commerce Commission powers. Berry urged quick Senate committee action and a timely report on a railroad rate bill already passed by the House. House responses noted no Dawes Commission member or employee declined oath. only a Delaware Indian interpreter did. Also discussed were directorship limits for national banks and Virginia Civil War claims settlements. A bridge statute proposal and a Montana Senator Clark irrigation dam bill were noted, alongside Cape Fear River improvement funding.
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Georgia Peach Growers Hire Atlanta Lawyer in Refrigerator Car Fight
Judge T B Felder represents Georgia fruit growers before Congress over proposed laws affecting private car lines. He notes Armour lines reduced rates after acquiring Georgia business, boosting peach shipments from 5000 to 8000 cars, while critics urge Congress to curb the so called octopus and its impact on prices. The lawyer defends existing service and lower rates, urging lawmakers to leave the industry alone.
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Georgia Peach Shipping and the Octopus of Monopoly
A Georgia audience hears a judge explain that car lines profit by lowering marketing costs to grow volume, while monopolies like Armour expand their reach. The judge, a Democrat, uses a peach freight metaphor to warn against external meddling, arguing that loosened shipping would flood markets with carloads of peaches.
Decision in Smoot Case Delayed Until Next Session
The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee will meet Saturday to hear counsel and map a course in the Smoot investigation. With limited time left in the session, action is postponed to the next session. Arguments are bound in one volume for distribution.
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Further Appropriation Sought for District Deficiencies
Secretary Shaw filed a supplemental district appropriation estimate totaling 7612.63 for deficiencies in 1963. Items include repairs to the old record vault, road extension, street widening, police court building costs, guardianship care, rifle and target practice, and Garfield Hospital ward isolation. Senate confirms Fred H. King as Portland Maine postmaster.
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