Tariff talk shifts as Statehood plan is postponed
The House program was altered after a leaders conference to temporarily shelve Statehood in favor of advancing the Philippine tariff bill. Payne will push the tariff bill soon after adjournment, with the Statehood bill reintroduced once the Territories committee finalizes it.
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Ali Payne
Payne
House Committee On Territories
Watson
Washington
John Sharp Willams
New Mexico
Arivera
Tne
Hamilton
Territories
Hanl
House
New States
Committee On
Smoot Seated or Not Depends on Senate Procedure
The Smoot case hinges on Senate method not outcome as Privileges and Elections prepares a report to exclude him. Burrows favors an exclusion with a bare majority, Bailey seeks expulsion requiring two thirds, and Batley may oppose for constitutional grounds. Hearings start Saturday and will probe deeper into the issue for days.
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Reed Smoot
Senate
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Burrows
Smoot
Utah
Bailey
Texas
Burrows Wll
Mr. Smoot
Batley
Smout
Taylor
Denyine Brisnam
Roberts
Mormon Church
House
Congress
Burerews
House of Congress
Michigan
Far West
Wyoming
Senate committee to discuss radical-rate legislation tomorrow
Chairman Elkins of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee calls a meeting to consider rate regulation bills. Senators Elkins and Clapp prepare proposals, with options including the Interstate Commerce Commission bill, the Dolliver Tillman and Newlands measures. Clapp plans a bill aligned with Roosevelt's rate regulation guidance.
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Elkins
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
H Elkins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dolliver
Clapp
Minnesota
La Follette Declines Interview Before Senate Swearing In
Former Wisconsin governor Robert M. La Follette arrives in Washington with Mrs. La Follette and refuses press requests at the Raleigh Hotel. He will be sworn in today with Senator Spooner presenting credentials. A longtime foe, Chandler, meets him privately before the ceremony as La Follette prepares to chair the Potomac River Front investigation and joins several committees. The piece notes notable Senate feuds, including Spooner against La Follette, and contrasts past rivalries among lawmakers.
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William E. Chandler
Raleigh
Spooner
Senate
Robert Marion la Follette
Congress
Wisconsin
United States
Washington
New Hampshire
Chandler
la Follette
Senator la Follette
Davidson
Llln Follette
Madison
Bpooner
Potomac River
Gallinger
Tillman
Senator McLaurin
Senator Wellington
Senator McComas
Maryland
Berry
Clarke
Arkansas
Senator Clarke
Congress May Retaliate For Loss Of Passes
Congress weighs actions against railroads over anti pass policy starting this year. Gen Grosvenor suggests trimming 10 million dollars from postal carry of mails to save 16 million dollars, arguing railroads lose funds from free passes. Not all leaders agree, with debates on Congress using anti pass stance to influence government spending.
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Congress
Post Office Department
Grosvenor
Ohio
White House
Urgent Deficiency Bill Moves To Define Emergency
The House Appropriations Committee opens today to frame the urgent deficiency bill. It aims to tighten rules on extra-year spending, clarifying what constitutes an emergency justifying spending beyond enacted appropriations. Fourth class postmasters were appointed in Maryland Massachusetts New York and Virginia.
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House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
House Committee
Maryland
Fowling Creek
Alvan
Todd
Massachusetts
Charles River
Alexander F. Gray
New York
Mackey
William M. Solleck
Virginia
Cedar Springs
Lolg M. Fisher
Holly Brook
Frederick F. Respaas
Shouhoq
George H. Fitsgeral Wee
Howell Sees Good In Arizona Strip Annexation Plan
Representative Howell of Utah advocates annexing the Arizona strip to Utah and creating a national park and game preserve there. He notes the strip’s isolation, scarce water, and small population, arguing benefits mainly for local residents and potential park lands along the Grand Canyon. He cites President's message urging the idea and describes outlaws in the area and ideal park potential of about 1,500 square miles near the Grand Canyon.
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Howell
Utah
Arizona Strip
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Congress
Teatnip
Fredonia
Utah Line
Kmab
Kane County
Too Much Lawmaking Says Selfishness and Ambition
A Kansas representative Justin T. M. Bowersock laments excessive lawmaking. He argues legislation on all subjects harms business and misuses honesty. He cites corporate greed and unfair practices to curb consumer burdens, urging equal rights and practical reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin
Bowersock
Kansas
Legion
MAY PUT AGE LIMIT ON GOVERNMENT CLERKS
Chairman Tawney of the House Appropriations Committee weighs a retirement rule for civil service clerks. He cites hundreds of aged workers in Washington offices and notes department heads resist forcing separations. He says Congress may need a defined retirement age or tenure to curb dwindling capacity for active labor.
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Tawney
House Appropriations Committee
Washington
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Sheppard Roosevelt's Guest at White House Lunch
James R. Sheppard of New York, a former candidate for New York County Republican Committee chair, visited the White House and attended a luncheon as President Roosevelt's guest. He spoke to reporters about Herbert Parsons and expressed optimism for Republican prospects in New York Empire State politics.
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New York
James R. Sheppard
New York American
Resi
James W. Alexander
The
Equitable
Gene Richard A. McCurdy
Mutual Life
Gene
James Hasen Hyde
George W. Perkins
Chauney M. Depew
John A. McCall
Time Ravages Senate Seven Are Among The Dead
A detailed report on the 58th Congress notes vacancies and retirements. It lists dead senators Hoar Hanna Quay Hawley Platt Bate Mitchell and Fairbanks, along with new appointments replacing several others. It highlights age averages, professions, and foreign-born senators, with a focus on the Senate's evolving composition and notable coincidences.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
Beveridge
Ballay
Burkett
Pettus
Monice
Mexico
Congress
Senate
Morgan
Bo . Mallory
Allaferro
Bacom
Blackburn
McCreary
McEniery
Money
McLaurin
Daniel
Martin
Burrows
Alper
Nelson
Warner
Foraker
Proctor
Scott
Spooner
Warren
Russell A. Alger
Messrs
Taliaferro
Norway
Patterson
Ireland
Gallinger
Canada
Sutherland
Wetmore
England
Ohio
Alger
Allison
Carter
Elkins
Fulton
Pennsylvania
Clark
Montana
Hepburn
Knox
Long
Penrose
Kentucky
Cullom
Piles
Stone
Mississippi
Emiley
Clarke
Arkansas
McLaurin Money
Newlands
Maine
Dryden
Frye
Hale
Perking
Massachusetts
Crane
Flint
Lodge
New York
Wyoming
Depew
Platt
Teller
Hansbrough
Hopkins
McCumber
Alabama
Berry
Culberson
Carmack
Frazier
Virginia
New Lord Althorp and the English censorship role
The article traces King Edward VII's new lord chamberlain, Lord Althorp, his Spencer lineage, and his historic role as royal censor of plays. It notes his past acts during the Barings crisis, duties overseeing court access and licensing, and contrasts with prior lords chamberlain including Lord Clarendon and Lord Carrington.
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Privy Council
England
Lord Chamberlain
Lord Clare
Broadmoor
Windsor Castle
Wellington College
John Conquest
Scotland Yards
Southeastern Railroad
Edward
London
Queen Victoria
Conquest
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Hingland
Committee On Ways and
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Niewepapoo Radhive
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Judiciary Committee
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Sheppard Roosevelt
Fifty
United States Senate
Delaware
L. H. Ball
Joseph R. Burton
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Hanna
Quay
Hawley
Bate
Mitchell Fairbanks
Bard
Ball
McComas
Cockrell
Stewart
Gibson
Dietrich
Quarles
Robert M. la Follette
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Bulkeley
Connecticut
California
Rayner
Gearin
Oregon
Mitchell
Hemenway
Indiana
Fairbanks
Tillman and Latimer
South Carolina
Gallager
New Harmpshire
Allee
Edmund W. Pettus
Elmer J. Burkett
Nebraska
Osler
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Millard
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Gorman
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Aldrich
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Mm Yy
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F Street
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Leslie Carter
MR. David Belasco
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Lulu Glaser
Miss Dolly
Victor Herbert
Harry B Smith
Majestic
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Kerwan
Sam Devere
Andy Lewis
Quima Cal
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Willy Hess
T Arthur Smith
Nile Valley
M. To & P Mn
Southery Relief Society
NEW Willard
Suppor
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Republic
Hving
Rue Dante
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Newport
New York World
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Pearson
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John R Drexel
Santa Clar
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New York Sun
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Lew Fields
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E.s.willard Mon
Mit
Phe Viana
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Sterss
Phe Widdlemany
Friant Matsat
Tom Pinch
Chase
Harry Roldins
Kong
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Carroll
Johnson Masher
Houghton
Tria la Valle
Telchen
Jaff McDonald
Brothers Durant
Valerie Bergere
Carmen
Academy
J Carter
Bedford
Walter W. Moore
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Masonic Temple
Sanders & Slayman's
Jour
Scotland
Weston Bruner
Fifth Baptist Church
Best
D.F. Barringer
N. W
Adren
Adolf Glose
Johannes Miersch
St. N.W
Virgil Glavier
C Street
N. BE
Georgia
Miller
Ovens
Stugis
Herndon Morsell
Francesco Lampearti
Milan
Boston Ideala
McCourt
Yoyal Studios
Fitzhugh Coyle Goldsborough
St. N. W
Katie Wilson-Greene
Thomas Evans Greene
New Studio
Ime Fost
Minna Heinrichs
Jacques Gruo
Vienna
Oscar Gareissen
Rochambfau
Edith Pickering
B. Frank Gebest
Arth
Scharsenke
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