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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1909
Page
18
Senators faced sharp party divisions on key items including unanimous consent rules and the schedule for conference reports. The scene centered on Culberson speaking for the minority as Democrats clashed over tariff and tax measures, adjournment timing, and proposed amendments with public votes and procedural maneuvers highlighted.
The article discusses opposition to universal tariff moves and the idea that American and world markets require changes to protect consumers. It notes fears that partitioned interests and trusts will resist reform, arguing a general tariff would be impractical without decisive public support.
The Klary Knox forwarded a communication to Representative Taw rey, chairman of the House committees, requesting an extra appropriation of $100000 to support increased work at the State Department. He cites rising tariff costs and expanding U S trade abroad, noting a surge in international travel and intensified efforts to promote American trade in the Orient, Canada, and Mexico.
Conferees debate timetable for the report on the bill as House leaders hint at August 4 adjournment. Senators push speeches against raw materials concessions while discussions focus on duties for cottons tobacco and manufactured reeds. Key figures include Rayne Aldrich Beveridge and Speaker Cannon amid warnings of legislative tactics and possible backroom deals.
Senate and House members clash over free raw material policy and cotton schedules. Key figures Aldrich McCumber Elkins Payne and Martin clash with Treasury appraisers while President Taft seeks downward revisions. Conferees prepare to hear reports Monday as senators push for material freedom and higher duties on manufactured goods.
The House defeated a resolution by Representative Banef of Texas prohibiting gifts or compensation from public service corporations and trusts. Debate centered on moneyed interests allegedly controlling Congress while Randell charged Congress is under influence. Macon demanded resignation and clashed with Rucker over record language, leading to an adjournment after action on an attachment bill in Georgia's Southern district.
A garbled OCR fragment lists several political figures including senators Eleiky West Virginia and Reil of Axsa and representatives Gardner Mas anita Woodtard Wee Wir wt, with others like Mechlorber of North Takati and Daniels of Virginia, suggesting a partially readable roster of callers or visitors to the White House.
President Taft plans a nationwide trip by river and rail October by late October from St Louis to New Orleans for the Deep Waterways Convention. He will meet President Diaz of Mexico in San Antonio on October 12 then visit Corpus Christi and Houston before returning to St Louis. A stop in Columbus, Georgia was added to his southern itinerary.
Keven Out reports that Secretary of Agriculture Wilson urges strict inspection to prevent importation of destructive insects. Dr Hayward returns from Europe with entomology team scouring the continent for parasites to combat gypsy moth and brown tail moth. Parasites will be released in ravaged woodlands if quantity suffices. Wilson notes brown tail moth arrived accidentally on European plants and cites lack of a national quarantine and inspection law.
Open letter from editor Al Fémonds printed in The Manufacturers Hecard argues tariff policy threatens Southern prosperity. The author contends the South contributes iron ore coal lumber and timber and should not be sacrificed to aid other regions. He urges equal protection and free access to raw materials and machinery for Southern industries.
Officials cite evasion of customs laws via mall routes through naval postmasters lands. Iftchcock directs postmasters and mail clerks to watch naval tests for duties and special attention to suspicious parcels. Des Moines Town customs scare involved marefed package from Helena 42 Hongkong.
Capt Jorrath of Alnemnat arrives to arrange the sixth annual convention of the National Rivers and Harbor Congress set for December 8, 9 and 16. President Taft is expected to deliver an address, a development that has spurred broad interest in the event.
The Senate confirmed Charley R Crane of M ingis as minister to China after rapid action. Crane, a well known Chicago business man, was chosen for his Far East knowledge and sharp business sense amid ongoing trade tensions with China. The President also nominated William T. Willoughby of DC to be assistant director of the census.
A jumbled list of personal names and partial city attributions appears to detail guests or residents across multiple hotels in cities such as Chicago Raleigh New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and others. The garbled OCR yields numerous spellings and incomplete lines, lacking cohesive events or actions.
Detroit July meeting of the Michigan Hardwood Lumber Dealers Association urged officials including President att Senator Burrows and Representative Fordney to keep the Senate lumber tariff intact despite leather goods duties pressure. Massachusetts Rep Gardner urged a higher shoe tariff for his district and described the current rate as too low. Cabinet members are aiding the President in his tariff battle, with officers cautiously optimistic on the outcome.
A detailed portrait of the Ceylon tea industry tracing its rise from coffee decline to global fame. It covers mountain tea gardens, worker conditions including women and Tamil labor, pruning, plucking, withering, fermenting, firing, and grading processes, plus factory life, transport to Colombo harbor, and planter life amid colonial society.
New York July 28 reports say tests of three US Scout cruisers Chester Salem and Birmingham may be extended before deciding which engines perform best Parsons turbines on the Chester face corrosion and failures while the Salem with Curtis engines and the Birmingham with reciprocating motors show varying results The Navy seeks a final verdict after examination by Lieut Comdr Hatch chief of the bureau of steam engineering and the Brooklyn yard investigators The Chester’s trouble is linked to heavy steam pressure corroding jacketed components in its turbine area
United States bankers may take charge of Honduras finances improving fiscal soundness. Officials deny Mexico City report of a U S protectorate. State Department calls such talk idle paper. Gen Vassequer traveled from Corinto to Tegucigalpa in 1905 amid discussions.
An American visitor from Russia dies in Koenigsberg Bacteriological tests confirm cholera The man and his wife arrived July 2 and stayed at a hotel The town moved to isolation measures including a detached building for cholera cases and railway car disinfection Authorities secretive while awaiting confirmation and prepare to prevent spread
Brazil will send a warship to the Hudson Fulton celebration next September. The Brazilian minister of marine has communicated Brazil’s readiness to participate and orders for the dispatch are to be issued immediately.
Army orders list numerous officers and staff transfers, assignments, and reports to duty across multiple posts. Names include First Lieutenant Fhermas, Lieut George P Mawes, Major Heofamia J Ledges Jr, and Capt Fille Boole among others, with destinations such as Jefferson Barracks, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. The document notes departures, resignations, and medical corps details, reflecting mobilization and reorganization efforts during the period.
A garbled wartime dispatch lists officers ordered to command assignments and foreign postings, with names such as Commander JH Gmphons and Commander J D McDonald. It notes ships and ports including Gibraltar, Hamp ton Roads, and Provincetown, plus mentions officials like Secretary Nagel heading to Chicago and the departure of U S cruisers North Cerea New York and Montana from Gibraltar. The item mixes naval orders with political appointments and international troop movements.
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