Swayne Impeachment Trial Preparations Move Forward
House managers miss start due to absences but plan prompt proceedings. Platt of Connecticut expected to preside with Frye recused. Swayne writ likely soon. Judge Fuller to swear in presiding officer. Senate sessions to run morning 10:30 to 1 or 2. Clerk and assistants authorized for trial prep.
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House
Swayne
Senate
Frys
Platt
Connecticut
Spooner
Fairbanks
Senator Platt
Frye
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fuller
Judge Swayne
Capitol
Beveridge Tries Again to Win Statehood Vote in Senate
Senator Beveridge renewed effort to set a vote on the Statehood bill after Mr. Bate's opposition speech. Opponents argued no vote date could be fixed until amendments were disposed of, with Carmack noting precedent. Beveridge suggested voting on Patterson's Arizona elimination amendment on Friday and on the bill on Saturday, but the Senate adjourned after an executive session.
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Beveridge
Senate
Bate
Patterson
Arizona
Mr. Carmack
Philippine tariff reduction hearings begin today
The House Ways and Means Committee opened hearings on a bill to cut duties on Philippine sugar imports. Michigan beet sugar interests opposed the measure while Coll. Edwards represented the Insular Bureau and Rep. Payne led the committee. Taft explained the tariff plan and revenue gaps, noting opium duties and potential prohibitions or stricter controls. Gov Wright cited opium revenue of about 40,000 dollars annually and urged replacement methods.
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Committee On Ways and Means
House of Representatives
United States
Michigan
Clarence A. Edwards
Insular Bureau
Payne
House Committee On Ways and Means
Philippines
Taft
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Islands
Gov
Wright
Congress Debates Statehood Bill and Fortifications
The Senate urged time for a vote on the Statehood SUL but faced opposition until amendments are settled. The fortifications appropriation bill passed after rejecting an insular fortifications clause amid Dominican Republic talks. In the House, DC related bills dominated as Baker moved to adjourn in honor of Russian clash victims and Pearre fainted.
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District of Columbia
St. Petersburg
Baker
New York
Haker
Pearre
Maryland
Fortifications Bill Sparks Senate Clash Over Santo Domingo
The Senate debated the fortifications appropriation amid Philippine and Santo Domingo policy questions. Senator Teller denounced executive overreach and urged legal limits on authority while others supported keeping insular defenses, defeating an amendment 17 to 38 before the bill passed. Senator Bacon introduced a request for information on U S obligations regarding Santo Domingo.
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Santo Domingo
Senate
Teller
Bacon
Philippines
Executive Department
United States
Perkins
California
Carmack
Gorman
Money
Philippine Islands
Bil
China
Republic of Santo Domingo
Reclamation Act Amendment Aimed at Lower Installments
A DRL by Representative Martin of South Dakota proposes that when reclamation land charges exceed 20 dollars per acre the Interior Secretary may adjust annual installments so that no more than 2 dollars per acre is paid each year. The act limits construction hours to a day’s work and bans Mongolian labor.
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Martin
South Dakota
Secretary of the Interior
Venezuelan Report to Congress and Senate Credentials
The President submitted to Congress the report of the U S agent in the Venezuelan cases at The Hague. In the Senate Mr Fairbanks presented the credentials of Mr Beverlage for a term starting March 4 1905. Mr Perkins of California followed with further credentials.
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Venezuela
Congress
United States
Hague Tribunal
Senate
Fairbanks
Beverlage
Perkins
California
Franksake undated note on presidential sale
Frantic fragment notes a presidential sale action with unclear names and dates. The readable portion mentions Hanabrough and a resinio event associated with Faay p Tad, suggesting a local notice of a property or political proceeding with limited context.
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Faay
Hanabrough
Busy House Debates Rates and a New Jersey Park Bill
The House passed a New Jersey bill granting property to Gloucester County for a park. Representative Baker triggered an adjournment motion over Russia massacres, while Burgess and Hepburn clashed on railroad control. The omnibus claims bill passed Senate amendments and the House adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
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Gloucester County
New Jersey
Haker
New York
Russia
Baker
Burgess
Texas
Roosevelt
House
Waa
Hepburn
Iowa
Republiccans
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Municipal Building Commission seeks $600000 boost for stone facing
The Municipal Building Commission asks Congress to raise the appropriation from 2 million to 2.6 million for a new district building. It argues marble or granite facing is essential, estimates stone bids and costs, and notes brick construction with stone trim may be possible within limits. The report cites Treasury cost experience and contractor competition to justify the increase.
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Municipal Building Commission
Congress
Frye
Senate
Cannon
Shaw
Treasury Department
Agricultural Department
Opposes Cuban control over Isle of Pines transfer
A Tennessee representative introduces a joint resolution urging delay in transferring the Isle of Pines to Cuba. It requests a congressional inquiry into the island’s value and vested American rights before any exchange for naval stations. Army medical expansion bill discussed as Taft and Surgeon General O Reilly testify.
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Richardson
Tennessee
War Department
Isle of Pines
United States
Cuba
Congress
Cubs
Taft
O'Reilly
House Committee On
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Resolution to print Declaration of Independence and signers' biographies
A resolution by Representative Brick of Indiana proposes printing 10,000 copies of the Declaration of Independence and the biographies of the signers compiled by Dick Clerk Michael of the State Department.
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Representative Brick
Indiana
Dick Clerk Michael
State Department
District Bill Sparks Tax Reform Clash in House Debates
The House debated the District of Columbia appropriation bill amid calls to cut salaries for commissioners and criticisms of tax assessors. Baker of New York pressed a single tax plan while Latimer maps faced a $7,000 purchase veto. McCleary outlined budget changes, including kindergarten teacher raises and harbor police enhancements, noting a 14 percent overall reduction.
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House
District of Columbia
Baker
New York
My. Baker
William J. Latimer
Wihole
Mann
Mllnols
McCleary
Committee On Appropriations
Lord Baltmore
Maryland
Virginia Shore
Reform School
Department of Justice
Freedmen’s Hospital
Littlefield
Maine
Mr. McCleary
Mr. Littlefield
Russia
Brooklyn
Mr. Er
District bill sparks salary cuts and tax fairness debate
House floor讨论 focuses on reducing District Commissioners salaries from 5000 to 4000, criticizing lax assessment and snow removal. Amendments to reduce assessor pay fail. Debate notes costs for street cleaning staff and a large item for Latimer plats. House passes three District measures on corporate taxes, police pensions, and square 1151 boundaries.
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Paker
Lind
Minnesota
McClea
Willam J. Latimer
Latimer
McCleary
Lattimer
Cowherd
Missouri
District of Columbia
Babcock
Wisconsin
Fourteenth Street
Lydecker Avenue
Piney Branch Road
Sond
New Cross Town Plan Gives Franchise to Capital Traction
Representative Davis of Minnesota today introduced a House bill to grant the cross town railroad franchise to Capital Traction Company instead of Great Falls and Old Dominion. The measure outlines multiple double track extensions from Delaware and Florida avenues to connect with Union Depot and along several streets, with routes subject to approval by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia.
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Capital Traction Company
Davis
Minnesota
Capital ‘Traction Company
Great Falls and
Old Dominion Railroad Company
Congress
District
Columbia
Freenex
C Street
Delaware Avenue
Union Depot
Alsc
Florida Avenue
Seventh Street
New Jersey Avenue
First Street
E Street
Second Street
East Second Street
F Street
Eighth Street
Seventh and
T Streets
T Street
East Eighth Street
Aid Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Twenty-sixth
M’ Straits
M Street
Thomas Circle
Ita
Camp Missionary of
District of Columbia
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Congress Condensed
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Noo
Reclamation Act
Liebig Company
Abe
Wat Thas
Hitch
Anacostia Bridge
Board of Charities
Dickerson
Axsin
Fifteenth Street
New York Avenus
Proti
Jording Sruttzeng
Acros
W. B. Moses & Sons
F Street, Cor. 11Th
Palais Royal
Washington
Eleventh Streets
Mamie O’hooley
Paris
Nat C. Goodwin
A. Lisner
America
Coorssily
Phillipines
Jewelers
Karr
Kernan
Emil Selva
Baltimore
Robie
Knickerbockers
Jefferson
W. H. FL
Mary Leo
Sternburg
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Dewey
Schley
Warfield
Montague
Harlan, White
Shupard
Bingham
Draper
Harry Het
Berry
Filkins
Airs
Blackburn
Lindsey
Melinery
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Cope
Mra
Clay
Culberson
John Sharp Williams
Thomas Nelgon Page
Marcus Wright
Edmund Ig. Goldsborough
Frank Armatrong
Holmes Conrad
Robert Hunter
Hmillote
Cowles
Thomas F. Walsh
Taliaferro
Charles Glover
Robert L Fleming
Mise Kibby
Rigen
W. W. Finley
Dangerfield
Lindsay Lomax
3Oeach
C. Smith
Fauntleroy
Commissioners
Bec
Capitol Traction Company
Amu
National Suns
Ernest Thompson
Seton Sf Wii
Seat Sale
Charles Frohman
Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Mr. Sothern
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Beatrice
Hamlet
Ophelia
Juliet
Tomes
Chase
Rose Stahl & CO
James Forbes
Venice
Ward
Broadhurst & Curris
Nat M. Wills
Opera House
Ward & Vol
Sears
Mats
Ian
Harry Clay
Blaney
Across the Pacific
Dteea
T. Arthteyman’s
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Sma
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London
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Mary Ann
I. Zangwill
Frank Mills
Richard Carle
the Tenderfoot
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Daniel Frohman
Frang von Vecsey
Columbia Theater
T. Arthur Smith
Bander
Tayman
Clarence Eddy
St. Augustine's Church
16Th St
L and
Mata Ow
Bt. Augustine's Rectory
15Th St
Georgetown
Observation Carr
Aca
Washington Symphony Orchestra
Reginald DE Koven
Lafayette Theater
F St
Sanders & Stayman's
Fulton’s
Ninth Street
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