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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
4
A summary of the Aldrich bill proposes equal status for bank notes and government bonds, extending the same treatment to deposits of railroad or municipal bonds redeemable by the United States. It advocates a tax on emergency money and aims to align the currency system with governmental securities.
The Aldrich currency bill allows well capitalized banks with 50 percent surplus and government-backed circulating notes to seek authority for new notes secured by railroad city county or state bonds. Note issues may reach 75 percent of railroad bonds and 95 percent of other bonds, with Treasury discretion on emergency circulation up to 500 million dollars. The bill faces South and West concerns over railroad bond acceptance and dividends, with amendments contemplated to address regional impact.
The Senate debated a currency bill with Ulrich signaling it for February considered after clearing the calendar. The House later passed an urgent deficiency bill totaling 34.664 million dollars, outlining Treasury security for new notes through state equity rules and deposits of railroad and municipal bonds as collateral, with caps on total circulation and provisions for withdrawals and tax treatment.
The Senate Committee on Commerce approved a favorable report on Senator Gallinger’s bill to extend mail rates for twenty knot ships to sixteen knot vessels on routes to South America the Philippines via Japan and China and Australasia. The change would pay 4 dollars per statute mile for ships under the rule using U S mail instead of 2 dollars. Twenty knot ships are Atlantic confined and the measure aims to boost service with a per mile grant to other listed vessels. The bill is described as a ship subsidy and is reportedly the sole such measure the Senate will consider this session.
A report endorsing the Burkett bill to enlarge the Signal Corps was sent to the Senate Military Affairs Committee by the Secretary of War. Taft cites Gen MacArthur August 1907 notes and Fort Leavenworth and staff reports, highlighting the corps as the army’s eyes enabling informed strategy.
An inspection of Munyon patent medicines lists several claims. Get Well MUNYON'S 3X RHEUMATISM CURE relieves in one to three hours. Munyon's Dyspepsia cure promises to cure indigestion and stomach troubles. Kidney Cure eases back pain and kidney disease. Mangana Headache Cure stops headaches in three minutes. Blood Cure purges impurities. Cold Cure prevents pneumonia and shortens a cold. Pile Ointment cures piles. Vitalizer restores vigor in weak men. Remedies sold at all druggists.
Senator Warren filed a bill to raise army pay by up to 40 percent for enlisted men and 5 to 25 percent for officers, backed by tables comparing current rates, future costs, and international pay standards. The proposal, tied to forty years of stagnant pay despite rising living costs, would boost active and retired pay to about 12 million dollars for officers and around 6 million for enlisted troops, with broader effects on overall military expenses.
John Sharp Williams describes his gradual acclimation to Senate life and atmosphere. He recounts visiting the Senate chamber and cloakroom on the Democratic side, borrowing a cigar from a new senator, and sitting with another fresh senator on the Republican side. He says he will repeat the visits to ease into the role and its expectations.
Representative James S. Sherman of New York will be re-elected chairman of the Republican Congressional campaign committee at a meeting next Thursday night. H B Loudensinger of New Jersey will serve as secretary and William B. McKinley of Hinots as treasurer. The committee has backed Republican majorities in the House since 1992 and remains popular among members. Many Republicans expect a vigorous fight to elect House members, yet anticipate a substantial Republican majority in the next Congress.
The Capitol exchange adds three extra hello girls due to a surge in calls. Eight operators handle daytime rush with three on duty at night. The Senate office building adds 200 phones when opened, increasing workload further behind the old east exchange of the telephone company near the Senate annex.
Col. Pete Hepburn, veteran Iowa delegate, exits the House deck after urgent deficiency appropriations are read. He quips that the bill allocates 2341 dollars for slave trade suppression, noting his earlier efforts cost far more per year.
A House bill by Representative Chaney proposes large salary hikes for Patent Office staff including a Commissioner at 7000 a year and numerous higher grade examiners and clerks. The measure also allows appointive increases for chiefs and examiners subject to Interior Secretary approval and includes multiple pay brackets. Representative Langley seeks highway plan changes in the District east of Mills Avenue and north of Franklin Street. Representative Wale of Tennessee introduces a bill to boost national cemetery superintendents' salaries by 30 percent.
Representative Barchfeld's resolution to invite foreign governments to participate in the sixth international tuberculosis congress in Washington from September 21 to October 12, 1908 will be reported favorably by the House Foreign Relations Committee. Seven of nine federal departments seek authority to join. 28 states have authorized participation. The committee also favors the Cousins bill on hospital ships tax exemption and pilot fees during war and the Aiken revision seeking data on the murder of William Boggs in Tupia, Mexico.
Senator Platt resists post office appointments in the old Wadsworth district as Peter Porter, now in the House, presses for the nominations. Wadsworth urges reappointment of some nominees. Porter argues district representation should govern. Platt says he will likely not oppose nominations, noting Wadsworth is no longer a member of Congress.
The Seventh Day Adventists filed a memorial with House District Committee chair Smith urging Congress not to enact religious legislation. Signed by A G Danielis and W A Roier, it notes five bills in Congress aiming at Sunday closures of grocers and shops. It argues such laws infringe on freedom of worship and constitute religious persecution against Adventists.
A Virginia Senate finance committee report favors a bill by Don P. Halsey to fund a $10,000 Houdon replica statue of George Washington for the National Statuary Hall. The bill also assigns the Lee statue commission oversight of the Washington piece and mentions a forthcoming Robert E. Lee statue appropriation. The president also sent Colonel nominations for brigadier generals to the Senate.
Overwork worry and nervous strain affect the whole body. Dr Miles Nervine rebuilds nerve energy and the broken down system. Rev J H Hershey of Lititz Pa recalls wife nearly dying from nervous prostration, then recovery after using Nervine. Money back guarantee from Miles Medical Co.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill totaling 23,064,450 passes after removing a provision to hire 34 police for the Capitol building. Debate over police staffing included remarks by Representatives Mann and Gaines. The largest cut, 900,000, came from the army clothing fund, and the bill adjourns to noon for pension bills and Monday for Indian appropriations.
A bill introduced by Representative Bartholdt and favorably reported by the House Labor Committee would bar enlisted personnel from the army navy and marine corps from performing for pay or free in any occupation conflicting with civilian trades, effectively limiting Marine Band members from private entertainments in Washington and elsewhere. The measure targets government musicians facing opposition from local unions who argue Marine Band players lack latent talent compared to civilian professionals, limiting engagements won by the government organization.
In a Pacific Coast conspiracy trial in which Hyde Diamond Benson and Schneider stand accused, the urgent deferrence appropriation bill was debated. The bill would have the United States bear trial expenses, but the provision was struck out amid arguments that costs should not fall on the District of Columbia.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts visits a dinner party and asks to call his carriage from the host’s phone. The central operator refuses the unlisted number yet connects him after he calls the White House and provides his identity. The anecdote highlights procedural strictness and a clever workaround.
The annual stockholders meeting of the Washington Gas Light Company for election of directors and other business will be held at 415 Tenth Street NW on Monday February 3 at 12 o clock noon. Polls open from 12 to 1 PM. Secretary WM. B. Orme announces.
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