Northwest Republicans push to convene tariff caucus
Aimed at calling a special session of Congress to revise tariffs, Northwest lawmakers circulate petitions for a caucus of House Republicans. Representatives Cooper and Steenerson lead the drive, seeking fifty signatures, with Wisconsin Republicans largely supporting action except for two abstentions. A German tariff agreement talks return to Washington, as the current modus vivendi expires July 1, with a push for reciprocal concessions likely. The President will send a message to Congress after the German report reaches Secretary Root.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Republicans
Northwest
Cooper
Wisconsin
Steenerson
Minnesota
Butler Ames
Massachusetts
New England
East
Babcock
Minor
Germany
Basta
Washington
Root
Congress
United States
Arraigns Dead Statesmen At Alaska Seals Hearing
A House Ways and Means hearing on the Southard resolution to protect Alaskan fur seals provoked sharp exchanges. Prof H W Elliott accused dead officials and private interests, prompting reproof from committee members and a termination cue from Chairman Payne if verbal assaults continued. The exchange touched on Haye and Blaine era figures, with notes of lobbying and government versus private interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Ways and
H. $V. Elliott
Eliott
North American Commercial Company
Peirce
United States
Norvis
C. J. Faulkner
West Virginia
Elliott
Faulkner
Haye Tribunal
J. Hamilton Lewis
Clark
Missouri
Burton
Iron County
Vaulkner
Alaska Commercial Company
Charles J. Foster
the Treasury
James
Hay
District Committee Busy Delays Insurance Law Referral
Senator Gallinger asked to send the President's message on the proposed District Insurance Law to the Judiciary Committee instead of the District Committee. Spooner argued the District Committee was proper. The message was sent to Gallinger's committee but action is unlikely this session due to time. Representative Burton introduced a House bill directing a three member commission to study a free open waterway route between the Delaware River and Raritan Bay after consulting with the Pennsylvania delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallinger
Judiciary Committee
District Committee
Spooner
Gallingers
Raritan Waterway
Burton
Delaware
Pennsylvania
House
Delaware River
Raritan Bay
Senate Debates Pay Officer Plan and Hitchcock Speech
Congress condensed reports the Senate delaying a resolution seeking Navy information on an alleged plan to pressure lawmakers. Carter postpones his remarks in support of Hitchcock until Tuesday. Urgent deferments and many pension bills pass. German eulogies postponed. House approves 240 private pension bills and weighs a cultural appropriation bill ending free seed distribution. Alger funeral observed as Senate meets at noon.
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Hale
Secretary of the Navy
Carter
Cililam
Hitchcock
Senate
Don
Alger
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Zenor
Indiana
House
Kahn
California
San Francisco
Naval bill reported by Foss from Illinois
Representative Foss of Illinois, chair of the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the naval appropriation bill to the House. The bill carries 96,107,185 dollars, about 19 million less than requested. It requires 7,283 men for the action fleet, with 1,309 reserve numbers and 1,219 shore staff, totaling 41,811. Powder appropriation unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss
Illinois
Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Department
Jenkins Assails Bill Big Fight in House
Judge Jenkins, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, denounces the Littlefield liquor bill as unconstitutional and a surrender of congressional power. The debate centers on whether Congress can curb interstate liquor shipments by giving states authority over private contracts and shipments. Littlefield defends the measure as non prohibitory and within state police power, while critics warn of overreach. Also notes Virginia postmasters nominees including J H Sumpton and J B Grayson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Littlefield Stote
Bauerience
Jenkins
House Judiciary Committee
Modiny
Littlefield
Brantley
Henry
Clayton
Pase Committee
Kentucky
Iowa
Naval Officers Seek End to Lobbying By Letters
Senator Hale, chair of the Naval Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution asking the Secretary of the Navy to confirm enforcement of executive orders barring government employees from lobbying senators and representatives. Naval officers and midshipmen allegedly urged letter-writing campaigns to press for the personnel bill, prompting debate over the right to petition and concerns of autocratic rule. The Senate adjourned for General Alger's funeral after addressing urgent deficiency bills and pension matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Affairs Committee
Metralf
Hale
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Bacon
Hate
Naval Academy
Naval Committee
Navy
Maine
Gallinger
Georgia
Mr. Bacon
Becon
House
Gen
A Alger
Senate and House employees to gain pay rise under resolution
A joint resolution introduced by Gen Grosvenor proposes a 20 percent pay increase for Senate and House officers and clerks, Capitol police, and Congressional Record staff beginning July 1 1907, with exceptions for those already receiving higher raises. The move is seen as a first step toward broader pay hikes for federal clerks and employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Grosvenor
House of Representatives
Capitol Police
Congressional Record Clerk
Congo Atrocities Senate Panel Proposes Resolution
Senate Foreign Relations Committee reports a substitute to urge the President to act with Berlin signatories to improve Congo Free State conditions. The measure notes inhuman treatment of native inhabitants has drawn global attention and U S sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Congo Free State
United States
Senate
Denatured Alcohol Bill Grants Time for Small Makers
The House Ways and Means Committee agreed to a compromise denatured alcohol bill delaying its effect until September 1, 1808 to allow the Commissioner of Internal Revenue time to set regulations for small manufacturers not tied to distilleries. The measure seeks to enable small farms to produce denatured alcohol while the Treasury Department crafts rules governing locked stills and tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Ways and Means
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Hill
Marshall
Treasury Department
House Committee
Senator Simmons Pushes Interstate Child Labor Bill
Senator Simmons of North Carolina introduced a bill to bar interstate transport of mine or factory products made with child labor. It would recognize state laws and enforce them across borders, aiming for practical effect without federal overreach or a direct national ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
North Carolina
Urge Increase for Clerks in Government Salaries Debate
During Senate debate on boosting salaries for Vice President Speaker Cabinet officers and lawmakers, Senators Nelson Minnesota and Berry Arkansas argued to instead raise pay for government clerks and minor department employees nationwide. They cited rural mail carriers and lower‑paid clerks as deserving, noting cost of living affects all public workers while lawmakers cannot similarly raise their own pay.
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Senate
House
Nelson
Minnesota
Berry
Arkansas
Panama Canal
United States
Morgan May Drop Fight in Canal Bill Report
The bill to place the Panama Railroad under the Isthmian Canal Commission was unanimously reported to the Senate by the Interoceanic Canals Committee. If enacted, Mr. Morgan will not press his case against William Nelson Cromwell, and Cromwell may end his connection with the road. A new draft would reduce the canal commission to one member under War Department oversight, with Senators Howkins and Knox to prepare it for next Tuesday's meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honavar Morgan
Senate
Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Morgan
William Nelson Cromwell
Cromwell
Europe
Canal Commission
War Department
Secretary of War
Howkins
Knox
Secret marriage announced by Brightwood Club president and Mrs Javins
John H. Javins, president of the Brightwood Driving Club, and Mrs Amy Schwartz Javins revealed yesterday that they wed, ending plans to keep the nuptials secret in Baltimore. Mrs Javins, formerly Mrs Amy Schwarts, of the city, is the daughter of the late Captain Matthala Pabst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John H. Javins
Brightwood Driving Club
Amy Schwartz Javina
Free Seeds Battle Shapes House Agricultural Funding
Debate on the agricultural appropriation bill centered on a 238000 proposal to purchase and test rare seeds bulbs trees shrubs and vines while omitting ordinary seed for distribution. Representatives Candler Clayton Hepburn Wadsworth Scott Zenor and Kahn defended or attacked the plan noting farmer lobbying and political impact as votes adjourned with a push to pass the bill and tackle rivers and harbors next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candler
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Clayton
Alabama
Secretary of Agriculture
Hepburn
Iowa
Wadsworth
Agricultural Committee
Record of a Big Year for Patents and Revenues
The 1907 patent report shows a calendar year with a $1,789,198 receipts and a $296,080 surplus after $3,554,992 expenditures. 56,482 applications were filed and 31,96 patents issued, with New York leading in filings. Foreign patents totaled 471, eight to Cubans. Commissioner Allen urges higher examiner salaries and a new permanent building funded by surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patent Office
Frederick I Allen
Patents
House
Senate
Allen
Treasury
New York State
Illnois
District of Columbia
Fence Post Now Vacant Opens Smithsonian Director Talks
Speculation swirls among scientists over who will replace Charles Walcott as Director of the Geological Survey. Wilferd Hayes, chief geologist, is seen as a leading candidate with national reputation and leadership. President Van Hise and Prof. Clark are also mentioned as possibilities, signaling a highly personal White House choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Geological Survey
Wilferd Hayes
van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Smithsonian
We Clark
Johns Hopkins
Maryland
Marine Hospital Service Promotes Boggess and Grants Absences
Acting Surgeon General A H Gleanah announced promotions and duty changes in the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service for the week ending January 23. Assistant Surgeon J S Boggess promoted to passed assistant surgeon from December 6, 1908, Rupert Blue granted two days’ leave, B I Loyd ten to twelve days, B Warren five days, French Simpson relieved from Baltimore and reassigned to Fort Stanton New Mexico, H B Mason granted seven days leave from January 15, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boggese
A. H. Gleanah Yeaterday
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
J. 8
Boggess
Rupert Blue
B. I. Loyd
Warren
French Simpson
Baltimore
Fort Stanton
N. Mex
Hi. B. Mason
Court Martial For Lieutenant Page In Wyoming
Lieutenant Byrd A Page of the Eleventh Infantry is cited for a general court martial next week at Fort D A Russell Wyoming to answer charges of excessive intoxication and failing to keep dinner promises to Col Myer. Page hails from Virginia and faces offenses against the army regulations.
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Fort
D. A. Russell
Wyo
Byrd A. Page
Eleventh Infantry
United States Army
Lieut Page
Virginia
Col. Myer
Army Men Face Trial in Pittsburgh Over 1903 Shooting
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania brings Lt. Ralph W. Drury and Private John Dowd of the Ninth Infantry to Grimnal Court Monday for the shooting death of William Crowley at the Allegheny Arsenal. The case drew government interest and delayed local action for years.
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Lieut. Drury
Private Dowd
Pittsburg
Commonwealth of Fennaylvanidé
Saeut
Ralph W. Drury
John Dowd
Ninth United States Infantry
Wiliam Crowley
Allegheny Arsenal
Grimnal Court
Allegheny County
Ninth Infantry
Drury
Allegheny County Arsenal
Lower Arsenal
Allegheny Valley
Dowd
War Department
United States District Attorney
Supreme Court of the United States
Sunday church services and notices across several churches
A compilation of Sunday worship schedules and church notices from St Johns, Epiphany, Pro-Cathedral, Christ Church Georgetown, Fifth Baptist, Calvary Baptist, Foundry Methodist, First Congregational, New Church Mission, Evangelical Christian Science, and Christian Science. Includes Holy Communion times, sermons, Sunday schools, men’s meetings, and special lectures with various clergy and church leaders listed. Multiple churches in Washington area outline service times and events for January.
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ST. Johns Church
Sixteenth
H Streets
Roland Cotton Smith
Edwant Slater Dunlop
The
Brotherhood of St Andrew
Robert Gardiner
Brotherhood
Church OF the Bfiphany
G Strart
McKim
I A
Liaom
All Beaty Free
Nie
Ascen- Anion
Twelfth Street
Massachusetts
Glergy
Clement Brown
E. M Thompson
J. B. Williams
G. Williamson Smith
Chines
Churchman’s League
Epiphany Church
Thenk
Algert
Thomas Gatler
Tonnemes
L. W. Burton
Boxington
Christ Church Parish
Georgetown
James H W. Blake
Lexington
Fifth Baptist Church
H Street
Seventh
Weston Bruner
A Ford
Luther
Masoles
Calvary Baptist Church
Eighth
Dorthwest
H Greene D D
Tower OF Babel
New Church Mission
Evangelical Christian Science Church
Scottish Rite
G Street Northwest
Oliver Clabin
ALL Souls Church
Fourteentiu
Ulyssea
Pierce Ministe
Corporatius
Unity Sway
the Minster
Young People’s Religious Union
Pmm
Young Women’s Christian Association
Opposition to drainage canal project in Chicago
Army engineers tell Secretary Tait he lacks authority to approve the sanitary Board of Chicago plan to reverse Calumet River flow from Lake Michigan into the drainage canal and toward the Mississippi. They warn the move would lower Lake Michigan levels and harm port and harbor revetment investments, with a decision forthcoming.
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Army Engineers
Tait
Sanitary Board of Chicago
Calumet River
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Rifle Match at Put-in-Bay Decided by National Board
Yesterday a national fifth board meeting decided to hold the next national match on a new range opposite Put-in-Bay twelve miles from Sandusky Ohio. The Krag-Jorgensen rifle will be used and ammunition may be any United States manufactured type approved by the War Department Ordnance Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fifth Board
Put-in-Bay
Sandusky
Ohio
United States
Ordnance Bureau
War Department
Army Orders Extend Walter Whitney Duty and Naval Movements
Army orders extend Contract Surgeon Walter Whitney s leave by one month and assign Brig Gen William P Rogers to deputy governing role at Soldiers Home. Major Parker to oversee fort construction. Capt Wolfe to New York for medical supply depot duty. Navy vessels arrival and departure lists include Lebanon Bradford Newport Brutus Tompkinsville and others.
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Walter Whitney
William P. Rogers
Edward B. Williston
Soldiers’ Home
Fort Lagan
Colo
Samuel M. Parker
Edwin P. Wolfe
Lebanon
Bradford
Newport
Brutus
Navy Yard
New York
Des Moines
Havana
Pralce
Hampton Roads
Yorktown
San Diego
Clomer
Guantanamo
Tacoma
Santiago de Cubs
Tompkinsvills
Navy Yar
Wasg
Beaufort
N. C
Wmnington
Dubuque
Portsmouth
N. H
Tompkineride
Charleston
Magdelena Bay
Baltimore
Soldiers in skating rinks by War Department appeal
War Department will appeal a New York magistrate ruling barring soldiers in uniform from entering a skating rink at Flatbush. Judge Advocate General to study the case and pursue appeal as department interprets New York tights regulations. Graduation date at Naval Academy moved to February 18 with Metcalf to present diplomas. Lieutenant Edwin M. Stanton resigns from the Third Infantry after a year in the Judge Advocate General’s office. Recall $1,000 prize in The Post Educations Contest. see ad for details.
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War Department
Col
Regan
Ninth Infantry
Peking
United States
Dunkel
Maj Porter
New York
Sergt. Higgins
Flattsburgh
N. Y
Goldiers
Tower Court
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf
Edwin M. Stanton
Third Infantry
Great Falls of the Potomac Visit Dates Announced
Amusements note invites visitors to the Great Falls of the Potomac with mention of beauty, a vast gorge, and immense cascades. Details hint at future season dates and a round trip fare of 35 cents, with limited legible references to transit connections.
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Potomac
Nisgare
Great Gorge
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Northwestern
Think
Congressional Committee
Blaine
Foster
Pai
Congress Condensed
Bill
J. H. Sumpton
Floyd
J. B. Grayson
Warrenton
Congo
Senate Committee
Qa Nibidiu
Mr. Simmons
A.E
Marine Hospital Service
Page
Episcopal
Foundry M
Church
Church Streety
Robert M Mare
Epworth League
Joseph W. Dawson
First Congregational Church
Tenttt ‘End G Streete Northwest
Charles H Everest
Laom
J W. Biechot
Lesbar School
Christian Endeas Or
New Churg
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Fifteenth and
Q Street
Secular League
Florence Duffs
W Od MarHenste
Pythian Templs
Nioti Street
H. W Arnold
Will Sheak
Southern Presbyterian
Central Presbyterian
Southern Assembly
Comer
Twenty-Second Street
Rev Fl
Weddell Pratt
Lla. m
Sharon
Tea Cup Inn
Uva of Universal
Army
Chicago
Board
Bd. Wright
Naval Hospital
New Fort Lyon
Pasm
J. H. Kaspp
Louisiana
Ase
Theiriesel
Priven
Grace George
Wm. A. Brady
Avery Hopwood
Channirt Pollock
WEEX
Harris
Robert E Deso
Ireland
England
Scotland
Norway
Midnight Sun
Flmendorf
Columbia
Charles Frohvan
Otis Skinner
Ox, Salt
Law & Erlanger Press
Kyrle Bellew
Burton Holmes
Noma Ar Aco Maples
Theatrical Trust
Dew Fields
Davin Wee
Blanche King
Peter F Dalley
Geo Bebau
Edna Wallace Hopper
Harry Fisher
Louise Dresser
Lawrence Grossmith
Lew Fiel
David Belasco
Blanche Bates
Sosan
Ben Veudeville
Kingsley Benedict
Wayburn
Emma Janvier
James F MacDonald
John W World
Mindell Kingstox Caron
Herbert Ethel MacDonough
Count de Butz Ant 'Bre
Louis Simon
Grace Gardner and Co
Jack Norworth
Lafaye
WEFK
MARS
Souther
Southern Seteq
Lyceum the People
Tiger Lilies
Pretty Girls
Dupont Garage
M Street N.W
Haley
Atmission
Masonic Temple
N.W
Canada
Witlard
Hans
Fulton
Ninth Street N. W
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