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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
36
Senator Carter attacks enactments of Congress giving Republican district politician ground upon which government is making improvements. Quick action completing repeal expected.
Senator Carter condemns a pattern of federal land conveyances on the Anacostia waterfront arguing three bills would transfer water front properties to Bieber, including land near the navy yard and part of the Government Hospital for the Insane. He cites a dubious tax sale and hidden government interests, urging review and repeal.
Senate notes a speech by Mr McLaurin Mississippi on currency and finance while reports detail a land conveyance dispute involving Sidney Bieber and the War Department. The record traces actions around Anacostia River waterfront property, public land acts, and potential revocation of conve yances. The piece cites committee findings, executive actions, and ongoing investigations into land grabs and the responsibilities of the War Secretary.
Senator Anselm J. McLaurin of Mississippi denounced Republican policy and urged enforcement of existing banking laws. He proposed issuing Treasury notes backed by U.S. bonds or cotton as security, criticizing war loans and the Philippines venture, and warning against bank panics without new legislation.
Former Representative Hovelon of Delaware and Joseph Marvel urged Democrats to send uninstructed delegates to the Denver convention. They discussed Judge Gray as a possible candidate and warned against tying state delegations to any single nominee while awaiting the Chicago outcome. They favored delaying commitments and watching Roosevelt’s fate to pick the strongest winner.
The Military Affairs Committee ended a long executive session reporting to the Senate on today’s action to discharge the Twenty fifth Infantry battalion colored troops for an alleged hooting incident. Senator Warren will back the majority report supporting the President’s decision. Senator Foraker will publish a minority view arguing the guilt was not proved and removal was unwarranted.
The Senate will vote Friday March 2 on the ocean mail stopping bill. Six of thirteen Hague treaties were ratified with no opposition. A House resolution asks the Navy for letters on the Maine wreck and burial for dead in the ship hull. A bill by Representative Greene seeks safety for life during regattas by detailing vessels and privately owned craft. Representative Bannon proposes railroad liability limits for injuries to workers, with a $160 cap for damages due to negligence.
A financier’s unnamed plan to establish a nationwide network of banks in towns with populations of 200, backed by government‑guaranteed currency not redeemable in metal but tied to land products, sparks a House discussion led by Representative Fulton of Oklahoma. Other proposals target falsified statements about national banks and false wireless messages, with penalties outlined.
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor testifies before the House Committee on Labor in support of the eight hour bill. He argues employers seek to criminalize union activity through federal case law and notes that joint employer labor peace pacts can expose union leaders and members to treble damages, lawsuits, and potential imprisonment under the current framework.
The Senate was asked to obtain papers on file about attorney claims for services to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians in land allotment matters. The Attorney General sent a transcript of citizenship court proceedings relevant to a contract with Manes Field McMurray & Cornish for nine percent of court-disallowed claims. Secretary Garfield’s reply to bribery allegations in fee determinations has not yet arrived but is anticipated, with data compiled and transmittal letters in preparation.
In the House, debate over the post office appropriation bill centered on eliminating the second assistant postmaster position for Chicago. Representative Hamilton praised Theodore Roosevelt as a reformer while critics challenged the bill’s additions and the handling of fraud orders without due process. The session adjourned with the measure unfinished and no substantial changes adopted.
The House Immigration and Naturalization Committee votes to report favorably the Burnett bill, raising costs for naturalization after July 1 1908. It hikes court fees for declarations of intention to $2 and $4 for petition filing and docketing, $4 for admission proceedings and duplicates, and $3 4 for final orders and certificates, with total costs rising to $10 if both chambers concur.
Secretary Cortelyou urges Congress to provide for a hall of records in Washington with a site on the block bounded by Lighteenth Nineteenth EB and F streets. He warns current incurrent files are precarious, firehazardous and inaccessible, risking irreparable injury and public delay. The government has purchased a site and stresses immediate need for space and fireproof storage.
President Roosevelt sent John McCourt to the Senate for U S district attorney in Oregon as a third attempt after Bristol withdrawal. Oregon officials remain split on a nominee due to land fraud tensions, while Rix M Robinson is named for postmaster at Sensacula amid prior controversy surrounding William H Northrup.
Representative Carlin's bill to authorize the Secretary of War to build a direct road from the southern end of the new highway bridge over the Potomac to Arlington National Cemetery and Fort Myer, following the boundary near the old country road, was favorably reported by the House Military Affairs Committee. The plan allows land purchase or condemnation and sets the road width at not less than sixty feet with a $75,000 appropriation.
Representatives of the American Traveling Men's League urged Congress to mandate railroad firms sell interchangeable mileage books and limit charges to no more than two cents per mile per passenger. Rep Morrie of Nebraska argued interstate fares should not exceed the sum of local state fares for the same routes.
Crowded stores sell possum based eczema remedy promoted as miracle cure. The product claims to stop itching on first use and heal chronic cases in two weeks with overnight improvements for minor troubles. Free samples offered by Emergency Laboratories at 82 West Twenty fifth Street New York City.
Special notices from Washington DC dated March 9 1908 report the Saks & Company partnership becoming Isadore Saks and Joseph I Saks successors, Andrew Saks retires, and assets and obligations transfer. A second notice from receiver Michael G McCormick lists creditors of the Raeburn Garner Coal Company to file claims before auditor on March 16 1908 with solicitor Julits Peyser listed.
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