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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1908
Page
26
The House approves six bills while Senator Gallinger moves a measure to create an asylum in the district for inebriates. Commissioners seek extension of capital railway lines. The note mentions insured government employees.
The House passed measures on pensions for Government employees injured on duty or quarantined, and approved street extensions including Oak to Seventh, Jefferson to Fifth, Twentieth Street NW, and Kenyon to Mount Pleasant. Senate items proposed an Inebriate asylum and a road from the Highway Bridge to Arlington and Fort Myer.
Senate discussions featured Galtinger att Depew and Whyte and Simmons advocating a currency subsidy and Aldrich currency plan. The criminal code, pensions in the fire department, wood measure standards, street extensions on Oak Kenyon Seventeenth Jefferson Pett, and Twentieth widening were approved. The naval appropriation bill remained under general debate as the House adjourned at 10 EST till noon.
Dr Menning reports many injured enplaves on duty lack proper pay causing hardship. A bill to establish a District asylum for the insane proposes a seven member board including three physicians, with a supervising physician at a set salary. Other measures include a Potomac roadway from Highway Bridge area to Arlington and Fort Myer, and street extensions with land condemnation details and payments to property owners.
Congress debates retirement pay for long serving judges and Life-Saving Service staff. Reports favor bills to raise salaries for District judges in Porto Rico and maritime subsidies. A push to form a Bureau of Mines and extend Philippine Commission membership appears imminent, with Roosevelts and Roots upholding merchant marine support.
Dallas Halbert of Commerce Texas has been confirmed as postmaster after years of near-silence and political delay. He served six years without pay under recess commissions and will receive back salary now that Senate action grants eligibility to draw from Uncle Sam.
The House and Military Affairs Chairman Hull sparred over preparedness for war as the army appropriation bill and pay measures dominated the floor. Slayden warned of military pensions and extravagant spending while Holliday urged higher pay for soldiers. Debate touched tariff revisions and anti trust changes as the session adjourned at 4 87.
In a historic move Speaker Cannon sustained Representative Mann's point of order that a resolution to investigate wage conditions among southern immigrants was not privileged. The Rules Committee had acted to recommit the measure reflecting tensions between Dalzell and Mann. The uproar followed debate on whether the investigation could be conducted outside Congress. Williams sought unanimous consent, but Calvell recommended recommittal.
In executive session the Banking Committee continued work on the Fowler currency bill. Chairman Fowler reported progress with eighteen of thirty-nine sections canalised and amendments tentatively agreed. The committee reviewed the federal deposit guaranty clause and the substitute currency provision before plans to print and reopen discussion.
Substitute bill forwarded to Representative Smith by District Commissioners tightens anti gambling rules in the District of Columbia. It bans betting on races games and contests, targets inducement to bet, and imposes penalties of 40 to 90 days imprisonment and fines from 500 to 3000 dollars per violation for individuals and entities.
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs begins its inquiry into criticisms of bate alle construction sparked by Hale’s proposal for naval reorganization. Two sessions daily aim to gather evidence from navy officers including Rear Admirals Converse and Capps who defended the navy. Publishers’ representatives of the discussed articles will be heard, with later consideration of surgeon assignments to command hospital ships and related issues.
Arguments against the Gardner eight hour bill were presented to the House Committee on Labor by Andrew M. Morrison for the Pennsylvania Steel Company James Baird for the George A Fuller Construction Company James J. Parsons and Samuel Miller of Miller Coke Stone Company. Speakers said the bill would hamper government bids by large firms and condemned the overtime prohibition noting workers often welcomed overtime for higher pay.
Bonaparte reports to Rep Smith on a bill to establish US jurisdiction over Potomac lands along the eastern branch. He recommends amendments and a $100,000 appropriation to pursue litigation, noting it may take four to five years. Attorney General backs vesting opinions in DC Supreme Court with direct appeals to higher courts.
In the Senate yesterday speakers discussed ship subsidy and the Aldrich currency measure. Gallinger argued the subsidy would boost the merchant marine and Pacific lines, while Depew supported foreign trade growth and a stronger fleet. Whyte warned against further monetary inflation and warned of speculative risks. Simmons outlined emergency currency costs, and Whyte voiced opposition to the measures.
The Senate did not concur with House amendments to the street railway bill yesterday. Senator Gallinger moved to appoint a conference committee and the Vice President named Gallinger Long and Martha as District Committee members. Speaker to appoint conferees today. A late week conference is expected to decide on the proposed extension to Union Station.
The Supreme Court in favor of Apollo Company holds that perforated paper music for pianolas is not protected by copyright. Justice Day cites 1891 act and 1885 Berne convention, noting mechanical devices fall outside copyright. Attorneys Burton and OConnell argued the case from Chicago and New York.
The Senate Committee of the Whole yesterday passed the bill to revise the criminal code and ordered it reprinted with amendments. An amendment by the Post Office Department to ban sending postal cards displaying "disgusting" matter through the mails was defeated, as Senator Bailey argued the term is overly restrictive and applied too broadly.
California Governor Gillett met the President yesterday, introduced by Senators Perkins and Flint. He urged liberal appropriations to dredge the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, saying mining debris has filled channels and only light-draft vessels can navigate now.
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