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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
12
Senator declares to base currency am r alrwas securites would lead to taking over lines by foreclosures says bill is an attempt to fix market for bonds congress should settle it at 1 4 a.m. The speech discusses government control of the bonds market and foreclosures as a remedy, with references to policy terms and party positions.
A House committee weighs arguments on a pilots bill amid maritime trade questions. Officials and petition representatives from Merchant Mave and Veseth appear to advocate provisions affecting coastwise bearing and eligibility, while critics raise concerns about enforcement and impact on shipping operations.
Senate debate touched on Alden Smith s condemnation of a feature related to the Aldrich bill and a call for information on charges against Indian Territorial Court judges. Tillman resolution urged an Immigration Commission investigation into alleged peonage conditions. An appropriation bill for convict labor era expulsion was voted down while Masters Mates and Pilots advocated on behalf of union members opposing the measure. The plan to replace joint piloting in the coastwise trade to avoid wharf pilots to enter harbors was discussed.
Congressman Hepburn unveils a margin tax plan to tax stock transfers at one half of one percent on face value or through sale instruments. The measure targets stock transfers tied to certificates and memoranda while exempting collateral loans. Penalties include a fine up to 100 dollars or six months in jail, with enforcement only on actual sales if enacted.
Senator Owen offered a resolution urging the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit a revised Treasurer’s report detailing receipts and disbursements at the New York subtreasury for the year. James Hallock accompanies with an explainer alleging dozens of imaginary disbursements and fictitious deposits to pad customs accounts, inflating official activity and prompting possible sanctions.
The House backed a widows pension bill authorizing an increase to one dollar per month for those of soldiers who served in Indian or Mexican wars and extending to certain other widows. The Senate committee struck provisions for some wars and tightened marriage restrictions, with an estimated annual cost around 1.419 million dollars versus 1.2021 million in the House version.
Warmer of the New Hampshire State Department delivers the extradition request for Paul Roy to Washington through the State Department. The case stems from the murder of George W. Cakang in Sowington, with affidavits sworn by Glacia and testimony from an assistant medical examiner. Sheriff Collis of Rockingham County filed the complaint, and Judge Slee of the Portsmouth Municipal Court issued the arrest warrant.
House Expenditures in the Post Office Department pushes economic reforms and probes irregularities. Rep Wanger of Pennsylvania says charges allege price differences for identical supplies and contractors, and criticizes postmasters for rushing orders to force costly, last minute shipments. The committee resumes hearings with the department's chief clerk tomorrow.
Mr Hamilton of Michigan introduced a House bill to protect national banks from libel and slander with penalties up to five years imprisonment or fines or both. It targets false or malicious statements about national banking associations aimed at impairing credit or deposits. The measure clarifies that written or printed material is not libel unless published.
The House District Committee will be moved from its quarters in the Capriol building to the new House office building, with the rooms it now uses to be reassigned to the Military Committee. The Ways and Means Committee also seeks the old space, while District Committee members oppose the change and Chairman Smith plans to try to keep the current rooms.
House Appropriations Committee begins work on reclassifying clerks across executive departments and revising salaries dating from 1854. A special subcommittee led by Gillette of Massachusetts and Tawney of Minnesota will draft a comprehensive general bill for presentation after Congress resumes, aiming to pass under a special rule with no debate.
Florida Representative Clark led a House debate over a peonage investigation, denouncing the Department of Justice actions in the South and challenging Attorney General Bonaparte. The House adopted the Rules Committee resolution for a federal inquiry, amid sharp exchanges about Russell and Quackenbos and calls for broader scrutiny.
Postmaster General Meyer asked the Senate Appropriations Committee for more clerical help for his private office. He, then a private secretary, said he could not handle all department work and urged the hiring of a confidential clerk and an stenographer as assistants, to be detailed from the service under existing conditions.
Senator William Bison of Iowa received bipartisan congratulations as he marked his seventy ninth virtual anniversary and thirty five years of service in the Senate. Colleagues and aides recalled his early service in the Committee on Appropriations and his swearing in during Cleveland's first administration.
In Orleans County New York the Democratic gathering ignored William Jennings Bryan. A rare reform stance endorsed WR Murphy for party leadership while deferring a presidential endorsement. The convention adopted a resolution supporting Murphy as secretary to the county chair and urged unity in the campaign.
The House Library Committee held a hearing on the Parsons bill about war portraits. A New York artist testified on costs and time to complete paintings, but no decision was reached. The Grant memorial topic also surfaced, with Representative McCall saying a site decision may come soon.
The report lists multiple congressional moves including a bill designating October 12 as a holiday, nominations for minister to Guatemala, and a Senate bill funding a crypt for John Paul’s grave. It notes education and labor hearings, consular service reforms, railroad liability debates, and mileage payments for members of Congress. It also covers auto licensing between states and various hearings set for March 12.
President demands Congress enact his announced measures or face a public clash. A New York magazine poll shows strong Roosevelt support among subscribers nationwide, pressuring Congress to act on the Sherman and trusts reforms and interstate securities legislation amid a wary Senate.
The Senate debated a Tillman resolution seeking information on alleged frauds and misconduct involving Interior officials. The discourse covered evidence, refusals, and actions by Senator Lonker and other officials, with references to a French ambassador’s note about distributing a commemorative volume statue copies.
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