Carmack Defends President as Brownsville Debate Winds On
Senator Carmack urges restraint and praises the President while rebuking critics seeking to dethrone him over the Brownsville affair. The Senate inches toward a vote on Foraker’s modified inquiry into the incident as Lodge weighs the scope of power given to the committee and a key front in the Republican fight.
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Senate Debate on Brownsylli¢ Affair and Roosevelts Opposition
The congress scene centers on Carmack of Tennessee and speeches by Knox Money Heyburn and Stone. Heavily focused on the Brownsylli¢ affair, presidential power, and party unity, the debate covers the President’s acts, executive powers, and congressional oversight amid fierce rhetoric and partisan fault lines.
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Battle over President authority and army dismissals in Senate
Senators clash over the scope of a proposed investigation into the dismissal of soldiers and the President's power. Senator Foraker seeks a broad inquiry, while others argue over presidential authority, with Stone and Knox voicing support for preserving executive power and ensuring a fair fact-finding process. The debate highlights partisan tensions and questions of constitutional boundaries.
Senator Martin to sail for Mediterranean voyage
Senator Martin and Mrs Martin of Virginia will sail from New York on the Celtic for the Mediterranean Saturday morning. Doctors advise a long sea voyage and a winter in milder climates in Italy the south of France and Egypt due to Mrs Martins throat ailment.
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Young Texan Fervid Scores The Stand Patters
Mortis Sheppard of the First Texas district delivers a blistering House speech denouncing Republican stand pat policy. He accuses the party of corruption and warping tariff power, praises Bryan and the Democratic platform, and mocks Roosevelt and simplified spelling.
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Texas
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Shaw Names F Jerome Starek Private Secretary
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw announced the appointment of F Jerome Starek as private secretary to succeed Arthur F Statter who will become Assistant Secretary next Tuesday Starek, a Cleveland native, came to Washington five years ago from Harvard and has served as a clerk in the Post Office Department and later transferred to the Treasury He is studying law at George Washington University and is active in Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi fraternities
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Treasury hearings on surety bond limits and exemptions
The Secretary of the Treasury held nine hearings with representatives of several surety companies over modifications to an order that caps accepted bonds at 10 percent of a company's paid up capital surplus and bans bonds exceeding 16 percent of total capital and surplus. He affirmed he would not alter the 10 percent limit, while debating possible exceptions and how to assess security offered by reinsuring companies. The decision was promised in a saber, with further clarification to follow.
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Idlman
South Carolina
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Representative Lacey Defends Salton Sea Control Bill
Representative Lacey, chair of the House Public Lands Committee, introduced a bill to place the Salton Sea issue under U S government. It creates a reclamation reserve in the Colorado River Valley and allocates 2 million dollars for domes and ditches to control and regulate the river. The government would cover existing successful expenditures, and no funds for central river projects would be spent in Maxie without republic approval.
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Senate confirms 3 nominations for diplomatic and treasury posts
The Senate yesterday confirmed Horace G. Knowles as Minister to Roumania and Servia, Arthur F Statter as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and H A Curtis as assistant United States treasurer at Boston.
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Condemn Hitchcock Act prompts Senate inquiry into forest reserve
A Senate select committee found Secretary Hitchcock acted without legal authority in withdrawing 4,000,000 acres of Indian Territory land for a forest reserve. The report, signed by five senators, calls for further review, notes potential Congressional action, and hints impeachment is unlikely due to Hitchcock’s impending term end. The panel also urges immediate gold sale of surface coal and asphalt while retaining minerals.
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Alleged graft in legal fees in Indian case
Representative Stephens of Texas offers a resolution accusing Secretary Hitchcock of paying two large fees to Charles Nagle and other St Louis lawyers for services in an Indian case before the Court of Claims and the U S Supreme Court. The charges, filed by Cherokee Indians through the Senate Indian Territory committee, seek a full statement of facts, contracts, and papers related to the employment of the lawyers.
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Japanese Cruisers Prepared for Jamestown Exposition
Tokyo reports a budget of 083,032 yen about 231 dollars to send army and navy representatives to the Jamestown Exposition in Virginia. The cruisers Tsukubu and Chitose will represent the Japanese navy.
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Authority to audit Booker Washington School at Tuskegee
In Montgomery Alabama on January 16 a house resolution authorized the governor to examine the books and accounts of the Booker Washington Negro School at Tuskegee and report to the State. The school receives state aid but is mainly funded by northern philanthropists. The report notes train service by Seahoard Airline with three daily trains and dining cars to Pinehurst.
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Subside Bill Sparks Republican Revolt in House
Cleveland representative Will rally against the ship subsidy measure as Speaker Cannon pushes for passage. Burton of Rivers and Harbors leads GOP opposition, while Sherley of Louisville heads Democratic critique. Critics blame subsidies for Pacific and Atlantic routes benefiting financiers like Hin, Harriman, Spreckels, and Morgan. Steenerson notes district pressure but supports loyalty to leadership.
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Williams Names Webb to Judiciary Vacancy Stirs House
Minority Leader Williams designated Webb of North Carolina for the Judiciary vacancy after Sherley of Louisville refused the assignment. The move triggered friction within the Democratic ranks over party control and voice on committee appointments while Sherley weighed resignation.
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Stevens Seeks Roosevelt On State Administration
Frederick C. Stevens, president of Commercial National Bank and New York public works superintendent nominee, met President Roosevelt yesterday to discuss State administration. He said the visit was personal and politics were not the topic, noting no sign the president would intervene during Gov Hughes’s term.
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