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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1909
Page
12
A debated measure seeks a $25,000 base and prevents rate hikes for federal employees. The bill also tightens spending and limits extra pay for unmarried clerks of Congress, with House action and committee input shaping the pension and travel provisions amid broader fiscal-year concerns.
Tur sbat and senate debates over tax and appropriations dominate session as lawmakers grapple with government revenue, postwar costs, and the timing of adjournment. Key figures debate compensation limits, committee stenographers pay, and emergency funding for 80 pay raises. Adjournment set for Friday at noon.
President Taft held discussions with Pennsylvania lawmakers the Vice President and Senators Crane and Warren as Congress debates economy and cabinet spending. The White House sessions aimed to calm party factions, consider tax and appropriations, and map a continental travel plan for the President, with emphasis on unity and fiscal policy.
Turbulent conference room scenes unfold as Mr Payne and rival conferees clash over free iron ore and raw materials. Aldrich and Dolzell back the House line, while progressive members threaten to revolt if the Senate’s terms are ignored. President taft seeks a harmony that may delay adjournment past August 1.
Secretary Knox and aides push maximum and minimum tariff provisions to enforce a new foreign trade framework. The plan aims to expand American markets, back South American ties, and avoid commercial wars while reorganizing the consular service for a vast ten year export surge.
Unanimous action halted Senate business as Kean and allies blocked further legislation while debating a resolution to direct state transmission of a proposed income tax amendment. Smoot and others sought control over printing costs. debate delayed reprint orders and the Senate adjourned for the day.
The article reports J L Kennedy of the American National Live Stock Association and the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas arguing to keep a 15 percent duty on hides. It explains how Senate changes to leather tariffs imply large price shifts, warns Western farmers of potential losses, and criticizes party alignments over tariff policy and protectionist shifts affecting cattlemen and shoe manufacturers.
The discourse argues for at least 150 dollars per head of cattle and outlines a shift from the Democratic to a protectionist stance within the party. It contends that the Republican party should adopt leadership from former Massachusetts governor and align with free trade opposition, framing the formation of a broader protectionist coalition opposing free trade.
London art scene notes strong demand as American buyers plan heavy purchases if tariff laws pass. Blakeslee says Rubens from Lord Ashburn’s collection may have cost around £100,000, with Turners and other works bought in anticipation of tariff repeal and freer trade. American collectors, led by Pierpont Morgan, expect to acquire many paintings once tariffs are settled.
A telegram from the National Leather and Shoe Builders Association, sent in Boston at its fifth convention, urged the president to support free ray materials and warned that U S industries need raw materials. The message claimed 30 percent of consumers would benefit and called for a sale commission provision.
A district committee chair recalls youth tailed by rats in a northern town, noting no dog care funds and urging a parish of appropriations for stray pests alongside usual dog grants. He recounts his father paying a penny per rat, and a comical sum reaching 286 dollars in 1880s money.
Army orders list several officers and soldiers due for periods of absence or reassignment. Names include Lieut George A Mathie Twenty fourth infantry Captain Baward Cirpenter and Capt Haldie with others to report to Fort Allay Kany by September 25 for duties or medical cons.
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