House Splits Over Statehood Fight as Speaker Bends Will
House leaders debate whether to yield to Senate power on joint Oklahoma and Indian Territory statehood. Speaker Cannon urges strict party obedience and aims to refer the measure to the Territories Committee, while President Coolidge pressures unity. Insurgents threaten mood shifts as caucus calls for action and possible refer to the committee pending further votes.
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Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
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Iman Territory
Joe
White Hanss
Byerkers
Erestoent
Congress Condensed Senate Debates on Rail Rate Bill and Statehood
Senate debated general principles of railroad rate legislation with Aimmona and Rayner speaking as others prepared to discuss the pending bill. House considered salaries for government employees while divisions over the Statehood bill and Oklahoma Indian Territory adoption led to plans to attach it as a rider to an appropriation bill. Support among insurgents varied and several measures, including the shipping and public building bills, were held up or carefully managed in committee as power plays unfolded.
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Phoss
Jealouy
House
Ming
Congress
Committee On
Territories
Treasury
Aimmona
North Carolina
Rayner
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Grosvenor
Statwood
Parsons Urges Sea Level Isthmian Canal Before Senate
William Barclay Parsons, former Isthmian Canal Commissioner and now on the board of consulting engineers, testifies before the Senate Committee on Inter oceanic Canals in favor of a sea level Panama Canal as a commercial and strategic project. He argues locks are vulnerable and would threaten canal traffic, while sea level could be widened gradually if needed. Testimony resumes at 10 30 this morning.
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New York
Board of Consulting Engineers
Senate Committee On
Parsons
Hoyt Urged for Bench on Supreme Court Seat
Friends of Henry M Hoyt including Senator Knox urge the President to nominate Hoyt to the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Brown’s retirement. Hoyt, a former assistant attorney general and longtime solicitor general, is highly respected by the Court and a Pennsylvania citizen from the judicial bench. He was Taft’s Yale classmate.
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Senator Knox
Pennsylvan
United States Supreme Bench
Brown
Hot
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Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
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Taft
Yale
Holy Cross Sisters Endorse Gout Remedy Letter
A unsigned letter from Sisters of Holy Cross of Nasboa New Hampshire praises a gout remedy called Bather John 9 Medicine. The writer claims it benefits weak and run down people and mentions it as a builder for health. The note is signed by Sisters of Holy Cross with address 44 Chand Jen st Nasboa NH.
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Sisisra
Holy Cross
Jen St
Nasboa
Tillman Scolds Senate Over Rail Rate Bill
Mr Tillman chastised the Senate and warned against delaying the railroad rate bill. Mr Simmons of North Carolina defended congressional power to fix rates, argued current rates are biased against individuals and locales, and criticized rate reclassification by railroads while noting rising average costs per ton mile and rising railroad profits.
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Mr. Tillman
Mr. Simmons
North Carolina
Bob
Simmons
Simmona Ald
Interstate Commerce influences rail growth in ten year span
The speaker argued that road injuries would rise without regulation and cited a decade from 188? to 1997 when the Interstate Commerce Commission exercised rate control. He noted 45000 miles of railroad built nationwide and compared state rail growth to other industries, citing regulated growth patterns.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr Longworth invites Uncle Joe to dinner
Mr Speaker joked with Representative Longworth about inviting Uncle Joe to a private family dinner at the Longworth home on Thursday. Uncle Joe demurred saying no one would be there except Mrs Longworth’s patients. The Speaker remembered and accepted the invitation.
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Uncle Joe
Speaker
Representative Longworth
Joe
Ohio
May Abolish Consulates Present Amount Hardly Buy Stamps
Congress has cut diplomatic and consular funds, leaving Secretary Root to seek household economy. Each consulate operates on under $0 yearly for rent, postage, and services, while Paris consul general spends heavily on postage. Proposals suggest abolishing several consulates or trimming the service by half, arguing U S scales lag behind Britain Germany and France in Shanghai and Pretoria.
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Senator Smoot Denies Polygamy In Stark Rebuttal
Rev N E Clemen son of Logan Utah claimed Smoot has three wives naming Rose Hamilton and Tattle Greenwood as Nos 2 and 3. Smoot flatly denies the charges saying he is not a polygamist and has only Alpha M Eldridge as his wife, married September 1 1884 in Salt Lake City. He says he never met or knew the alleged other women and condemns the allegations as false.
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Snow, Senator Allison and His Conservatism
Senator Allison, noted for cautious conservatism, defended a small appropriation to remove snow in Washington amid heavy Capitol snowfall. He warned against predictions as Senator Spooner quipped more snow would come. The House Naval Affairs committee favored a Foss bill to establish a naval militia under Navy Secretary control.
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Hazing At Naval Academy Criticized By Committee
A committee report to the academy condemns hazing practices, detailing brutal physical drills and mental services imposed by upper-class cadets on fourth-class men. It notes improprieties around running, wakeups, obscene storytelling, and forced entertainment while recommending expanded cadet officer supervision and stronger enforcement against hazing.
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Hazing Discipline Proposed By Naval Academy Committee
A Senate naval committee report urges milder punishment for ordinary hazing and harsher penalties for brutality, including possible dismissal. It calls for four year disciplinary officer tenure, suspends courts martial pending congressional action, and asks superintendent discretion on extreme cases. Charges against some cadets are pending as studies are disrupted.
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Favors alcohol in arts debate echoed in House speeches
The House debated the immigration bill yesterday with speeches by Merare Oltauer and Livingston. Others included Mr Marshall of North Dakota urging free alcohol in arts and for mechanical uses, and Mr Hayes of California supporting broader Chinese exclusion to include Japanese and Koreans. Mr Bennet of New York praised the city while critiquing Hopkins on Italian anarchist claims. The session adjourned at five blocks until noon today.
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Committee On Appropriations
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North Dakota
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California
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New York
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Kentucky
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Senate approves Delaware New Jersey water boundary accord
The Senate yesterday backed a joint resolution ratifying a inter State agreement that ends a century long head of Delaware Bay water boundary dispute. It grants equal jurisdiction and fishing rights to both states and sets up a joint boundary commission to finalize the boundary. The measure awaits House concurrence before the Supreme Court action is dropped.
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Supreme Court
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Joint Boundary Commission
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Interstate Commerce Commission seeks 950000 for investigations
The President asked Chairman Knapp how much funding the commission needs to pursue investigations into alleged restraints in coal and oil trade. Knapp said 50000 was needed and urged amending the Hillman Gillespie measure to ensure the commission can compel witnesses and secure facts under the anti trust law. The Senate committee on Expenditures heard Nelson push for banks in towns under 20000 to loan up to half their capital on real estate, but took no action on the bill.
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