Congress Raises Members Pay Amid Vote Rush 1907
In a lively session lawmakers maneuvered to raise congressional salaries from 5000 to 7500 per year with March 4 1902 effect. Littauer of New York prompted the push by inserting a pay raise into the legislative appropriation bill as foes shouted vote vote while the House approved the increase amid applause and cloakroom protests.
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Lattauer
New York
Congress
Senate
House
Littauer
Territories
Porto Rico
Mann
Ilinois
Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Gillett
Massachusetts
Gllespie
Texas
Littaver
Macon
Arkansas
Fight for Judgeship Ties to Ohio Senators and Adams
Walter Blach of Zanesville seeks a federal judgeship for the Southern district of Ohio. He aims to win Senatorial support through a sight draft on a relative of Judge J J Adams, a Foraker ally running for the new post. Adams reportedly secured the Senators’ backing, shifting prior Muskingum County influence toward the Adams camp as Dayton delegates aligned with the Senatorial ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Blach
Zanesille
Ohio
Lu Washington
J J Adams
Zanesyitle
Yic
Rorehe
Adams
Aimicutt
Mr Black
Ssnarovich
Darton
Walter Black
Muskingum County
Fifteenth Congressional District
Burton
H M Daugherty Daugherty
Dayton
Adama
Navy Needs Battle Ships Under Roosevelt Plan
Secretary Metcalf and Attorney General Bonaparte testified before the House Naval Affairs Committee on expanding the navy. Bonaparte urged large battleships as essential, fully endorsing Roosevelt’s letter urging immediate provision for two Dreadnoughts.
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Metraif
Bonaparte
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Roosevelt
Metcalf
Honaparte
Ballinger Likely for General Land Office Post
The President nominated Richard A Ballinger of Seattle for Commissioner of the General Land Office to succeed W A Richards who retires in March. Ballinger, a Seattle lawyer and former mayor, is Williams College alumni with James R Garfield, future Interior Secretary. Nominations Sent to Senate include I T Smith for Boise land office register and Daniel H Me for customs in Minnesota.
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Richard A Ballinger
Seattle
Wases
General Land Office
W A Richards
Ballinger
Williams College
James R Garfield
Interior
Senate
Land Office
Boise
Idaho
I .T. Smith
Customa
Winaasete
Daniel H. Me
Senate turmoil as Kittredge urges commerce and labor probe
Congress condensed report shows Senator Kittredge urging a resolution to divest the secretary of commerce and labor from investigating the lumber trust. Senator Whyte rebukes federal overreach while the House amended the legislative appropriation bill raising salaries from five thousand to seven thousand five hundred. The session adjourned with a deficiency bill passed and focus on private claims.
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Senate
Eenator Kittredge
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Lumber Trust
Whyte
Jamaica
Bacon Absence Delays Treaty Vote In Senate
Senator Bacon of Georgia leads opposition to the Santo Domingo treaty. If a special session is called, his absence could allow ratification. Bacon will not serve beyond March, and Georgia’s June legislature session leaves no vacancy, delaying action until after his term ends.
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Santo Domingo
Senate
Bacon
Georgia
Georg
Friends of the Treaty
Warren Bill Expands Army Artillery Noted Lacking Troops
Advocates of the measure press that guns and emplacements costing millions go unused as there are no troops to defend them. The bill would raise the Artillery Corps by 6,197 personnel over five years, with salaries and costs reaching about 243 thousand dollars annually. Endicott board plans cited include 119 million spent and 75 million more needed. Critics call the policy dangerous while supporters claim it safeguards national defense amid debate in the Senate about funding and attendance.
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Army
Bill Warren
Endicott Board
Senate
Warren
Ms Cumber
Scott
DNL
Kean
Liquor bill fails again in House Judiciary panel
The Hepburn Dolliver liquor bill was defeated 8 to 7 in the House Committee on Judiciary. The measure sought to regulate interstate alcohol sales per state laws to which goods are shipped, amid two years of committee controversy. A motion to adjourn carried after the favorable report failed, with Republicans Parker New Jersey Alexander New York Nevin Ohio Sterling Illinois Birdsall Iowa Foster Vermont Bannon Ohio Jenkins Wisconsin voting.
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House Committee On Judiciary
Parker
New Jersey
Alexander
New York
Nevin
Ohio
Sterling
Illinois
Birdsall
Iowa
Foster
Vermont
Bannon
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Hawaiian Delegate Kalanianole Expected in Washington
Hawaiian Delegate and former Hawaiian prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole was expected to arrive in Washington today after a delay caused by his wife and his illness. He will be accompanied this year by no one as his absence from the opening session is noted by officials and reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalanianole
Inesa
Jonah Kuhio Kalanianole
Congress
Hawaiian Islands
Lumbertrust Inquiry Kittredge Grills Combine
The Senate debated the lumber trust as Senator Kittredge called it the king of all trusts. He urged an inquiry into high lumber prices, alleging monopolistic control from logs to retail. He cited enormous profits, blacklists, and widespread domination from mills to dealers, urging action to relieve consumers. The session adjourned to Monday.
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Minnesota
Arkansas
Linois
Texas
Indiana
Missouri
Louisiana
Ohio
Kittredge
District Bills Passed After Senate Discussion
At the request of Senator Gallinger the Senate spent half an hour reviewing district measures. Bills approved include road extensions on Vermont avenue Fessenden and Harvard streets and Seventeenth Street Northwest, a Water Side drive Park Road link, dairymen bottling protections, and allowing Washington Market Company ice manufacture. It also transfers aqueduct jurisdiction to District Commissioners and updates service on foreign corporations. No loss occurred. pumping engine delay deemed unavoidable.
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Gallinger
Senate
Whyte
Vérmont Avenue
Florida Avenue
Howard University
Fessenden
Harvard Street
Columbia Heights
Kenyon Street
Seventeenth Street
Water Side Drive
Park Road
Washington Market Company
Washington Aqueduct
Tils-Chalmers Company
Milwaukee
Imperial Valley Reclamation Bill Faces Indian Opposition
Representative Smith of California opposed the Lackey bill before the House Public Lands Committee. He argued the Imperial Valley settlers already paid for water to the development company and objected to new payment terms under the reclamation act. The stance suggests little action this session.
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Smith
California
House Committee On Public Lands
Imperial Valley
Colorado River
Development Company
Philadelphia weighs Betsy Ross home as national relic
Philadelphia leaders urged Congress to accept the Betsy Ross house as a national monument, arguing its preservation would set a precedent and honor the flag’s birth in Philadelphia. Morrell stressed citizen patriotism and a million children’s 40 cent contributions as proof of public support. The report also notes a favorable House vote on the Perkins expatriation bill and Byrd’s proposed anti interracial marriage law in DC.
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Morrell
House
Milinia
McCreary
John Quincy Adams
Philadelphia
House Committee On
Betsy Ross
Quaker City
Adams
House Committee
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Union
California Suits Over Japanese Pupils in Public Schools
The United States files two suits in San Francisco to enforce the treaty with Japan claiming Japanese children are denied equal school access. One suit seeks admission for a Japanese child to a public school. the other targets California and city officials for excluding Japanese pupils from relevant schools. The government argues the 1895 treaty grants equal rights of residence and education, and that California law and school practices discriminate against Japanese descendants.
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The
United States
San Francisco
Japan
Supreme Court of
California
Board of Education
Rguthorithéa
Sovrt Ie
Equity
Oriental School
San Franciasco
Japan i
Indian Lands Bring $10 an Acre
Secretary Hitchcock pleased with sealed bids at the Interior for Kiowa pasture lands in Oklahoma. Expected to yield about ten dollars per acre. District Public Library notes popular weekly current-interest reference books. Proposes railway safety volumes in response to recent railway disasters.
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Hitchcock
Interior Department
Oklahome
Indiana
Senator Cullom's Fifth Term Victory At Capitol
Heard at the Capitol notes Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois winning a unanimous re-election for a fifth term starting in March amid public congratulations. Articles mention Mason's bid to succeed Hopkins, Bartholdt's peace work, and a dramatic Civil War incident involving Moritz Niedner and Tucker. Also covered are postmaster nominee Harry Libbey, Senate remarks on Brownsville, and Capt Megrew's Indiana statue petition.
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Shelby Moora Cullom
Abraham Lincoln
Illinoia
Cullom
United States
Catton
Foliowine
Cullord
Wiliam 3. Mason
Chicago
Albert J. Hopkins
Hopkins
Maxson
Mason
Galena
Shawneetown
Brother Hopkins
Richard Bartholdt
St. Louis
House
Germany
the Hague
Houttern
Moritz Niedner
Missouri State Journal
St Louis
Niedner
Miedner
Tucker
Virginia
Fremont
Nidner
Fra
Fin
Capt Megrew
Capitol
Indiana
Lew Wallace
Ben-Hur
Gen. Wallace
Statuary Hall
Megrew
Fairbanks
Harrison
Wallace
Won
Comp
Troiter Travewell
Pe Tresaury
Capt
Sunday Church Services in Northwest Churches
A list of religious services across churches in northwest streets including Epiphany Church, St Johns, Cathedral of the Ascension, Foundry Church, Metropolitan Memorial, Central Presbyterian, Calvary Baptist, Fifth Baptist, and Adventists. Details cover rector names, service times, Sunday schools, communion, sermons, and special events with seats free.
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Church OF the Epiphany
G Street
Melt
Haly Commranion
Liam
Norelock
Far Coonuy
Rey
Jouns Church
Sixteenth
Streets
Holand Cotton Smith
Edward Slater Deniap
Holy Communion
St. Fania
E. M. Thompson
IB Williams
BeeGo
Foundry ME
Robert M A Moore
Epworth League
Metropolitan Memorial MR
Prank M
Bristol
Metropolitan Hilacliss
Epworth Idagee
Southern Presbyterian
Twenty
Calvary Baptist Church
Eighth and Streets Northwest
Samuel H Greene
PH Bristow
Evangelical Christian Science Church
Scottish
Hite Hall
Oliver C Sabla
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Fifteenth and A
Atresta Northwest
Archool
Tradera National Bank
Tenth Urrest
Pennsylvania Avenue
Secular League
Cornfr Fourteenth
Ulysses
Winister
Young People’s Religious Union
Young Women’s Christian Association
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Mexican Water Boundary Commission
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Lumbertrust Inquiry
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Smoot
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Straus
Department of Commerce
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Mr Whyte
Mr. Whyte
Alexander Hamilton
Marshall
Ramilton
Jefferson
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Supreme Court
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House Committee On Foreign Affairs
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Byrd
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Harry Libbey
Hampton
Blackburn
Pres Dent Fairbanks
Kentucky
Galinger
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Eee
Perkins
San Diego
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Los Angeles
Glendale
Washington
Pacific Coast
Methodist Episcopal
Fifth Baptist
B Street
Seventh Southwest
Weston Braner
R. A. Ford
Barnes
Brooks
Lyons
Secreta
KC Russell
Aavantist Church
Twelfth Street
Janary 2
Seain Tree Evangelical Christian Science
George WN Brown
WH Burr
Pythian Temple
Ninth Street
Northwest
Young Womens Christian Association
Twelfth
F Streets
Vosner
Floreos M Brown
Central Union Mission
George D McCreary
Pennsylvenia
Anara
Sento
Beventmouth Street
National New Thought Center
Rauschar
Connecticut Avenue
Edward Everett Hale
Loan and Trust
Ninth Streets
Adam Bede
Bede
Adam
NEW Publications
Edward Howard Griggs
B. W. Huebsch
Teeneens
ARETE
Ovision
Permons
Walter A. Benjamin
Ove West
New York City
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AL. H. Wilson Espers
Metz
Alps
Mars
Lyceum the People
Hilda Gable
Columbia
Cain Keter
Gladys Claire
George Backus
Merk Smith
Ansz Buckley
Annie Meoney
Andy Dia Semmvan
Fei Ci'wits
Charles Frohman
Otis Skinner
BlaTon Holmes
Athensionpay
Ado
Kyrle BE Bellew
Reason
Weee
Pleasnt Patrician Pier
Hecaenisa
Rewsa
John Drew
A. Wolvere
George Ta
Brade
Avery Hopwood
Channing Pollock
Mistinea
Theatrica
David Belasco
Warfield
Lew Fields
All-Star
Kavie Wardein
Blanche Ring
Feter F
Dailey George Deban
Edna Wallace Hopper
Harry Fisher
Lonlze Dreterr
Lawrence Grossmith
Low Fields
Wematiners
Vauderi
Ara” Gardner Grane & Co
Gverrbody
Tory Claude
Willie Dckstein
Franky Seymour
Emma Hill
Saenders
Petro the Great
Handy and
Wilson
Thrilling
Emwa Janvier
Spring Chicken” Co World
Kingston
Tulia Rowland
Secrets OF the Police
New Willard Hotel
Tith St
Pa Ave
Fulton
Ninth Street N. W
Strayer
Berlitz
W.W
Lidy
Fisk Teachers Agency
Mount Holyoke
St. Aw
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E. Whitten Ladd
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