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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
22
House Appropriations Committee recommends lowering Senators and Representatives mileage to eight cents per mile, effective after March 4, alongside a 30 percent pay raise for Congress members. Cabinet members gain 1200 dollars extra for March through June. Total general deficiency bill allowances near 99.95 million, less than prior estimates.
Congress nears adjournment as Senate completes most appropriation bills with few differences from the House. Diplomatic and urgent deficiency measures approved. reports on Army, post office, and fortifications conferences due. Conference on several others continues with expectations of a Monday adjournment.
Senator Sutherland of Utah proposed a $16,000 amendment to the general deficiency bill to reimburse Reed Smoot for expenses defending his Senate seat. The sum covers chiefly counsel fees and is part of broader defense costs. leaders intend to adopt the amendment.
The President sent to the Senate nominations for Boise receiver of public moneys, Wisconsin collector, and Cincinnati surveyor of customs Amor Smith. Also postmaster James Carter Chatham Va. Expatriation of naturalized citizens abroad approved. House adopted conference report on passport bill. Army and Navy Union badge protection approved.
Senate spent most of the session debating an amendment to the denatured alcohol law affecting farmers and canned meat labeling. no action taken. The district voted to appropriate 700 000 dollars for the Alaska Yukon Exposition at Seattle. Conference reports affirmed on the army bill and agricultural bill. Beveridge amendment on canned meat dating struck. House approved the army appropriation conference report and other minor measures. ship subsidy debate continued. House recessed 6 after 11 and 11 am sessions planned.
A legislative session in a liberal mood distributed extra compensation across many House employees. Chair Cagzel eased funds via privileged resolutions, awarding up to 500 dollars to the Committee on Accounts clerk and 400 dollars to reading clerks, with others like a press gallery superintendent and drivers receiving smaller sums. Members justified increases amid broader salary hikes.
Speaker Cannon leads a party of members and aides on a west indies tour aboard the Hamburg American steamer Blucher. The group includes Curtis Tawney Sherman Lougenslager Littauer Olcott McKinley Moore and others visiting ports from St Thomas to Havana to Kingston to Santiago with canal zone inspection planned, returning April 2.
Hawaii’s guests on summer visit include Representatives Hamilton Hepburn Lloyd and others invited by Kalani sole Hawaiian delegate. A Congressional party will sail from San Francisco in June aboard a liner. The delegation will tour the islands to study local needs and discuss duties of territories and commerce.
Conference reports remove the proposed dating requirement on canned meat labels from the agricultural bill. House managers yielded to the Senate on this and other amendments. A veto or approval stage by the President now looms as the bill moves forward.
The Senate and House agreed to a joint resolution inviting members to attend the Jamestown tercentennial exposition opening. Ten Senators and fifteen Representatives will represent the Fifty-ninth Congress. The Senate also ratified the Mexican Boundary Treaty, determining the U S Mexico boundary.
Senate approves a $700000 appropriation for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle after speeches for and against the spending. Debate touched on denatured alcohol farming, inspectors, and distrust of a distilling trust while noting the nation’s $28 million already spent on expositions. The bill passed without division.
The Senate passed a bill allowing the Baltimore and Washington Transit Company to enter the District from Maryland with a four cent single fare and twenty five cent sight tickets, tied to Capital Traction Company lines. Debate centered on potential loss of charter value and fears of broader fare reductions. Also approved were local bills on fire escape requirements for large buildings and a police vacancy filing reform to sustain force strength.
Senator Aldrich reported from the Finance Committee on a resolution to authorize investigation into coinage, currency, internal revenue, and customs matters. The panel may sit during recess, send for persons and papers, administer oaths, and hire clerks, with referral to the contingent expenses committee for future passage.
Senators debated an amendment requiring government inspectors at denatured alcohol distillation. Maine Senator Frye and Rhode Island Senator Aldrich clashed over restrictions while West Virginia Senator Scott withdrew a pension bill for a dead veteran. The February 28 Birthday Association held a luncheon and discussed making February 28 a legal holiday. Former Senator Warner Miller and Smith Weed visited, with Weed recounting New York political battles and ties to Santo Domingo business interests.
The commission cites inability to conduct a full investigation into the Mudd railroad hours bill. In the District the proposal would cap employer hours at eight per twenty four. Also, conferees reach a complete agreement on the post office appropriation bill including increased rural carrier pay and promotions as outlined.
In a near vote hour the House saw opponents of the ship subsidy bill mount a strong stand with Rep Birdsall Rep Fordney Rep Burton and Democrats forcing pauses to consider amendments. Townsends proposal to drop two Oceanic Line ships was debated while Littauer backed routes to Brazil and opposed lines hit by divisions over excluding existing ships from subsidy.
A New York merchant recounts ill health from improper eating and credits Grape Nuts with restoring digestion and energy. He claims three years of use for breakfast and lunch, aiding his family and even improving his one year old son's digestion and weight. The ad cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich. and ends with There’s a reason.
The discussion centers on subsidies and the United States merchant marine. Speakers claim national predilections for land enterprise hinder maritime growth while others critique voting records and party positions. The amendment to strike the two lines related to the Orient is postponed as members decide to review overnight.
The Senate accepted the House position on the Army appropriation bill after a dispute over approving an annuity for paymasters clerks. Hull proposed a compromise creating a civil pension list, but House members opposed any such plan. The vote 241 to 0 favored disagreement, and Speaker Cannon noted no further conference. The final agreement promoted paymasters clerks with 35 years service to first lieutenant and provided retirement at that rank.
Conferees on the La Follette bill to promote safety by limiting train employe hours reached agreement. The measure changes include eight hours off duty, twelve consecutive hours maximum, and removal of day night service rules. Prosecutions clause amended to hold common carriers accountable for officers and agents under their direction.
The nomination of Frank R. Bently as internal revenue collector for the Second Wisconsin district reopens old Stalwart and Halfbreed disputes within Wisconsin Republicans. Senator Spooner backed the nomination, surprising Senator La Follette, as party efforts toward harmony face new tension amid Spooner’s looming re election.
The House considered a bill granting the President authority to reimburse the United States for money spent intervening in Cuba. The provision allows the President to receive funds from the Cuban treasury and pay into the U.S. Treasury as Cuba can afford, to cover expenditures tied to maintaining order under the Platt amendment.
The Commissioners propose an act amending Congress rules for pharmacy and sale of poisons in the District. It would ban possession of cocaine by all but registered druggists and physicians, require drug packaging to name the prescribing physician and patient, and limit access to medical use. The bill cites arrests in Washington and notes a prisoner carried a book hollowed out with cocaine. The measure is backed by the Communist Party group.
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