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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
26
Gallinger proposes an investigation of the district workers and workhouses while Campbell introduces a bill in the House to prohibit bucket-shop gambling and impose severe penalties for violations.
The Senate passed two District bills from the Gallinger group fixing wood contents and authorizing a park purchase of part of Grailund Cemetery at Fifteenth and Maryland avenues northeast, about twenty five acres priced up to 150000 dollars with half from U S Treasury. A commission to study the District Jail and workhouse was authorized with five members including an Attorney General appointee and a District Commissioner. report by December. Also bills on fettering filtration plant work and making February 12 and October 12 legal holidays advanced, while Campbell pressed a ban on futures and bucket shops in the District.
A hearing before the House District Committee is set for this morning at 10 o clock to consider repealing the gas law that allows gas companies to raise capital stock. Representatives of the gas companies and likely the corporation counsel are expected to testify.
The article notes Senator La Follette closing his currency bill speech as the Senate adjourned at 4 10 o clock. Sulzer of New York failed to move to expunge Delzell remarks from the Record. The agricultural appropriation bill entered general debate with John Bherp Wi lame serving notice of a Silbuster. the House adjourned to noon today.
Indiana Senator Beveridge responded to critics of his tariff commission bill amid the new session saying he favors a well qualified commission to gather expert data and perform clerical work for Congress. He noted only two criticisms and insisted Payne’s views show the need for expert assistance to classify tariffs.
Considerable progress on the street railway bill during a Senate and House conferee session. Groundwork laid for final agreement to extend tracks to Union Station. Next meeting planned this afternoon as engineers discuss routes to the station and transfers and district regulation provisions remain unsettled.
I Devasahayam of Travancore India drew attention in the Senate gallery as he sat in the Vice President chair during yesterday's session. Wearing a crimson turban with European attire, he carried a gold-lettered introduction from the Methodist University of Ohio and a gold-lettered card noting his Delaware Ohio college graduation.
The Central Labor Union of Washington delivers a Senate memorial protesting any Senate confirmation of a non practical printer for Public Printer. The protest targets William Rossiter for head of the Government Printing Office, slated as not a practical printer in the technical sense.
Senator Hemenway introduced a bill in the senate yesterday to bar railroads from using locomotives on interstate transport unless equipped with an automatic self dumping and self cleaning ash pan. The bill grants railroads until January 1, 1903 to implement the change, with damages recoverable by injured employees regardless of contributory negligence after that date.
Senator Aldrich will move to take up the emergency currency bill and exclude all other business until a vote. La Follette denounces concentrated power and warns that banking reforms require broader action, naming Morgan, Rockefeller, and a group of financiers. Teller objects to a commission and defends the Finance Committee as the debate continues with talks of a two-thirds reserve and Johnston amendment.
Democratic leader John Sharp Williams declares a reform of House tactics to force action. Sulzer demands reading of Dalzell speech and tariff revision while Perkins pushes tariff reform amid clashes over the agricultural bill. Reading of the long bill continues, with Pollard highlighting the department’s global reach and Lamb defending tariff measures as Payne and the Ways and Means Committee face pressure. The House adjourns near 5 o'clock with adjournment set for noon tomorrow.
The House Committee on Public Lands reported in favor of a Senate Joint Resolution instructing the attorney general to sue railroads in the Northwest linked to the Harriman system for land grant violations. The report discusses forfeiture, justice to innocent purchasers, and notes the law has been flagrantly violated.
The House Naval Affairs Committee favorably reports a bill to create a trained women nurse corps for the U S Navy. It authorizes a superintendent of nurses and chief nurses all graduates of hospital training schools with at least two years of instruction. The superintendent and staff must be trained nurses. The bill was introduced by Mr Burton of Delaware. Also reported is a change proposal to the Safety of Employes and Travelers Act affecting train dispatchers and busy stations, and a rotation on the Navy General Board with Lieut Cam George W Logan to be replaced by Lieut Com. Joseph L Jayne.
The excerpt touts Postum as a caffeine free beverage made from clean hard wheat including bran and natural phosphate of potash to aid rebuilding brain and nerve cells. It claims no coffee or harmful substances enter its manufacture and mentions beer in a cup of piping for Postum served with cream as a pleasant combination.
The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce approved a Senate resolution to restrict to U S vessels the transport from the United States to the Panama Canal Zone of canal material. Hull of Town introduced a bill to make the Porto Rican regiment part of the regular army. New Orleans leaders urged federal aid for permanent levees to guard against Mississippi floods. General Daggett argued against re establishing the canteen in alcohol traffic.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf asked Congress for immediate availability of 2 million dollars to pay armor and armament bills. He noted last year's ask was 12 million but 10 million was enacted, delaying work at the Bureau of Ordnance and leaving unpaid bills totaling 350,000. He warned the contractor pressure amid widespread industrial depression.
Gen Charles Grosvenor of Ohio, a former twenty year House member, denies plans to run as an independent in his district. He notes the rumor originates from the same source and recalls Richard III line about shadows and terror, while referencing Albert Douglas’s current renomination and Wright’s opposing run in Richmond.
Senators Gamble and Kittredge of South Dakota clashed on a bill to create an additional land district. Gamble pressed for immediate consideration, while Kittredge objected, noting a prior agreement for postponement to consult North Dakota. The measure was eventually passed over.
Favorable report on a bill to pay $100 to Yardmaster Bannon of the Panama Canal Commission who was injured in the canal. Bannon, paralyzed from the waist down, from Iowa, supported by Sen Allison and Rep Birdsell. Roosevelt urged passage in a January 31 message referencing Taft’s recommendation for compensation to government employees injured in Isthmian Canal work.
For weeks Ograma O'Donnell's and other leading drug stores in this city have crowds seeking a 50 cent package of peslam, the new eczema cure. The ad touts quick relief for acne, blackheads, blotches, herpes, and minor skin troubles with overnight use, and invites free trials by writing to the laboratories in New York City.
A damaged classified style notice lists Grace M. Thomas and Corcoran in a cash paid furniture ad. It mentions furniture, fixtures, and items for sale or sale terms with pricing and contact details obscured.
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