Taft Plan Defeated by House Committee on Rail Measure
Senate admin rail bill faced setback as House Interstate Commerce Committee struck a provision enabling a carrier to extend holdings. The change, aligned with Republican principles but opposed by some party members, aimed to limit intrastate control while preserving ICC oversight. The final report signals major amendments likely before final passage.
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Food inquiry opens amid broad meat packing probe
A formal food investigation begins as committee members hear testimony on meat packing practices. Officials from several states plan to discuss alleged mislabeling and safety concerns with producers and packers, with hearings continuing through the week.
Gov Harmons Letter on Publicity Law Policy
Gov Harm endorses publicity for campaign contributions and urges prompt action on the public funding law. He cites President and Mr Ryan approval, laments delays, and warns inertia risks in Congress.
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Congress in Brief The Senate and House debate rail policy and subsidies
Congress adjourned the day amid debate on a large railroad measure and a ship subsidy bill. Public hearings begin on food product costs while Senator Lodge chairs a probe into the food industry. Peary reports his north pole discovery in communiques. Post office funding and envelope printing rules shift the year’s appropriations.
Senator Hesburn Attacks Forest Service Over Land Policy
Debate on agricultural appropriations highlights Hesburn’s attack on forest service spending as $5,203,700, alleged to exceed receipts by about $4 million. He favors smaller public lands claims, ridicules reservations as poetic imagination, and blasts a system that he says benefits eastern ownership while western lands generate little revenue.
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Peary Refuses to Submit Proofs for Congress
Commander Peary declined to present proofs of his north pole discovery to a House naval affairs subcommittee, citing contracts with publishers that would cause heavy damages and breach of faith. The committee adjourned with mixed views on rewards, while skeptics questioned Peary’s north pole soundings and data.
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District and Senate Bills Reported in Congress
In Congress a bill favorable report regulates loan interest charges in the District of Columbia. Introduction by Mr Smith to incorporate East Washington Suburban Railway. Another measure regulates evidence in District election suites and sets aside land near Jackson and Twentieth streets northeast for street use. Mr Cox Ind. proposes semiannual railway reports to Congress. Mr Coudrey seeks to curb monopolies. Mr Kahn requests adding certain persons to the pension roll.
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Justice Montgomery to Consult President on Federal Bench Seat
Justice Robert A. Montgomery of the Michigan Supreme Court said he would travel to Washington immediately to discuss with the President his acceptance of a seat on the new customs court bench. Montgomery’s acceptance would remove him as a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor.
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Opposition to universal transfer bill cited by railway officials
George JH Harries and W F Ham of the Washington Railway and Diebine Company urged the House District Committee that a universal transfer bill is unconstitutional and would cost the firms about 8200 annually to handle. They argued Congress cannot force transfers between rivals and warned free suburban to city transfers would injure suburban lines. The committee awaits Corporation Counsel Chames's legal report before action.
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Postoffice funding hike and monotony bill dominate House
The House spent its session on postoffice appropriations with a push for a 1 million dollar increase to support free fire delivery. An envelope printing ban was adopted, while a rights of way bill for Arkansas oil and gas pipelines failed. A monopoly restraint bill for the District was introduced, proposing fines up to 100 dollars and five years imprisonment for monopolistic practices.
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Threats for Congressmen Over Ship Subsidy Letters
A judiciary subcommittee reviewed charges that a lobby promoting a ship subsidy law and threats to oppose lawmakers existed. Representative Steenerson of Minnesota alleged letters from the Verdant Marine League warned Borland Lenroot and Kustermann of defeat if they opposed the bill. The committee lacked power to subpoena witnesses.
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East Washington Suburban Railway Company Seeks Charter
A bill introduced in the House by District of Columbia committee chair Smith seeks incorporation of the East Washington Suburban Railway Company. Incorporators include Samuel C Cox William Harrison A W Thomas Albert Carr John Kuba Maurice Otterback Robert Bradbury George Gimmons Reese Carpenter ROH Philips and J Sims. Proposed line runs from Michels Avenue and Good Hope Road to Bowen Road and along Bowen and Sultonland roads toward the district line with free transfers planned between the new line and the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad.
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House committee to report Lowden embassy bill favorably
The House Foreign Affairs Committee reached a decision yesterday on Representative Lowden’s bill to authorize U S embassy construction in foreign capitals. The measure would omit the annual appropriation total of 900 thousand and set a single building cap at 150 thousand dollars.
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Usury Bill Reported In Senate Edits
The committee favorably reported the loan shark bill to the Senate with amendments limiting interest to one percent per month for loans above twenty dollars and prohibiting loans over twenty dollars by non bank institutions. Two percent monthly may be charged on loans up to two dollars. Interest charged at loan inception is prohibited and licenses to send money are restricted to residents of the District. The measure condemns loan sharks with examples and notes the need for remedial legislation.
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Senate Approves Judges and Public Surveys
Secretary Ballinger sent an additional 573000 for surveying public land making the year’s total for surveys 1,000,000. Pan American delegates will travel to Buenos Aires on an army transport at a cost under 45,000. The Senate confirmed Howard C Hollister of Ohio as U S district judge Southern District of Ohio and Henry E Cooper of Hawaii as first judge of the federal court in the First Circuit Territory of Hawaii.
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Taft Avoids insurgent theme on western trip plans
President Taft indicated he would not deliver speeches on insurgent aims during his coming Western trip. He plans to push administration measures to completion and may treat insurgents as individuals rather than a broad campaign. the focus remains on railroad and commerce legislation and not on a unified insurgent policy. He set May 9 for a Passaic visit and April 26 for a Bureau of American Republics dedication in Washington.
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Orders To Naval Officers and Vessel Movements
Orders to naval officers list assignments and duties including Ensign Wadeworth and surgeon Wiehe to prepare ships for duty. Movements of naval vessels note arrivals at New York and Philadelphia yards, salients from Guantanamo and Hampton Roads, with survey pending stounds and yard statuses.
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Postmaster General Hitchcock and lawmakers listed in Senate and House
A fragment lists Postmaster General Hitchcock and a long string of senators and representatives by state and name, plus ambassadors and ministers including Leon de la Barra from Mexico Dow Joaquin Retnarno Calvo and ministers from Costa Rica and Chile John Barrett. The garbled OCR preserves names with unclear spellings and affiliations, reflecting a period parliamentary or diplomatic roster.
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President Taft avoids Navy row over Meyer reorganization
President Taft declined to publicly endorse or condemn the Navy Department quarrel over Secretary Meyer’s reorganization plan. He noted the existence of internal dissent and indicated he would act only with Congressional guidance or formal approval, while urging removal of sensational disputes and promising future handling once the path is clear.
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Army orders and officer transfers during May 1910
Military orders show Maj Teaven absent with the Eighteenth Infantry and promotions for other officers. Transfers include Capt James Totten from Thirty fifth to Eighty second company, Capt James B Diora to ordnance, and Capt Thomas Lacey Bloom in the commissary branch. Reports mention Manila duty, inspection duties, and hospital observation for several officers, with assignments shuffled among infantry, cavalry, engineers, and artillery units.
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Out of Order Stomach Relief Promised by Diapepsin
An advertising-style piece extols Diapepsin as a remedy for indigestion and related symptoms. It urges readers with weak stomachs to use the product occasionally, claiming it eases heartburn sour stomach headaches and general discomfort without drastic drugs and suggests visiting a druggist for a supply.
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