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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
4
Gallinger proposes district level inquiry into child labor and workhouse conditions while Campbell introduces a measure in the House prohibiting bucket-shop gambling with severe penalties for violations. The discussions outline district oversight and stricter enforcement aimed at protecting workers and consumers.
The Senate passed two District bills including fixing contents of a cord at 128 cubic feet and authorizing purchase of part of Graceland Cemetery near Fifteenth and H streets northeast. A joint resolution to study jail and workhouse conditions via a five member commission was introduced by Senator Gallinger, with initial focus on overcrowding and sanitation. Also debated were legal holidays for Lincoln and Columbus, and a House bill to bar futures betting, while Langley proposed acquiring Mount Hamilton property for a public park near Bladensburg road.
A hearing is set this morning at 10 o clock before the House District Committee on a proposed repeal of the law allowing gas companies to increase capital stock. Gas company representatives and possibly the corporation counsel will testify.
Congress adjourned at 4 10 o clock with the currency bill under discussion. Senator La Follette closed his speech as Representative Sulzer failed to expunge Delzell's remarks from the Record. Agricultural appropriation debate opened while John Bherp Wi lame issued a filler notice. House adjourned today at noon.
Indiana Senator Beveridge defended his tariff commission bill opening the session. He said he was not fixed to the proposal but would accept a qualified commission to investigate tariff schedules. He noted only two criticisms, one public, and argued the commission would do clerical work and gather expert information, not legislate. He cited Representative Payne’s views to counter opponents and upheld Payne as a top tariff expert.
Considerable progress was made on the street railway bill during the Senate and House conferees meeting. Groundwork for final agreement on extending tracks to Union Station has been laid, with another session set for this afternoon. Conferees heard engineers from the District and terminal company and railways on routes to the station, with officials favoring Senate routes. The fate of universal transfers and District Commissioners regulation remains unsettled, with possible compromise on track extensions versus other provisions.
I Devasahayam of Travancore India sat in the Vice President’s gallery during yesterday’s Senate session. He wore a crimson turban with European dress, drawing many conjectures about his purpose. He carried a letter of introduction from the Methodist University of Ohio, and a gold-lettered card showing he is a Delaware College graduate.
The Central Labor Union of Washington presents a memorial protesting any Senate confirmation of a public printer who is not a practical printer or bookbinder. The protest targets William Rossiter for head of the Government Printing Office, whom they say is not a practical printer in the technical sense.
Senator Hemenway introduced a bill in the Senate yesterday to ban use of 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 install the change, with injured employees allowed damages recoveries regardless of contributory negligence after that date.
Senator Aldrich moves to take up the Aldrich currency bill immediately with debate limited until passage. La Follette argues the bill centralizes power, cites Morgan, Rockefeller, and fourteen financiers, and urges progressives to unite against it. Teller and others challenge calls for a banking commission while Roosevelt and Bryan are praised for standing against Wall Street power.
Democratic leader John Sharp Williams vowed to force House action with persistent filibuster tactics unless Republicans advance key bills. Sulzer pressed to strike Dalzell’s speech and seek amendments to the tariff while Perkins urged tariff revision and denounced the paper trust. The session featured lengthy readings on the agricultural bill and robust debate on fiscal policy, with adjournment set for noon.
The House Committee on Public Lands reported in favor of a Senate Joint Resolution directing the attorney general to pursue legal action over Northwest railroads tied to the Harriman system. The report discusses land grant forfeiture, fairness to innocent buyers, and cites Mondell and Gharman in backing a stringent measure.
The House Naval Affairs Committee favorably reported a bill to create a Navy nurse corps with a superintendent and chief nurses all graduates of hospital training schools. The measure, introduced by Mr Burton, also touches safety hours for train dispatchers, and a Navy General Board change assigns Lieut George W. Logan as navigator of the Idaho with Lieut Com Joseph L. Jayne succeeding him on the board.
The text extols Postum as a coffee substitute made from clean hard wheat with bran and natural phosphate of potash, asserting no coffee or harmful substances enter its manufacture. It emphasizes that the beverage provides relief from headaches and is served with cream, noting the brain and nerve cell rebuilding claims.
The House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee reported favorably a Senate resolution to limit canal zone material transport to U S registered vessels. Hull introduces a bill to grant Porto Rican regiment regular army status. New Orleans officials led by Mayor Behrman urged federal aid for permanent levees to shield against Mississippi floods. General Daggett argued against reestablishing the canteen in hearings on liquor traffic.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf told the House that $2,000,000 should be immediately available to pay armor and armament bills without delay. He noted last year's request was for $12,000,000 but the enacted supply bill provided $10,000,000, delaying work at the Bureau of Ordnance and causing unpaid bills totaling about $500,000. He warned contractors face hardships amid the current industrial depression if payments lag further.
Gen Charles Grosvenor of Ohio, a former twenty year House member defeated for renomination two years ago by Albert Douglas, says reports of his possible independent run are baseless. He cites the rumor’s source as untrustworthy and quips that shadows have struck more terror than Richmond in battle, alluding to Wright who opposed Douglas.
Senators Gamble and Kittredge of South Dakota argued on the Senate floor over a bill to create an additional land district in the state. Gamble pressed for immediate action, claiming North Dakota support, while Kittredge said an agreement with North Dakota delegation had been reached to defer consideration for a conference. The measure was ultimately passed over.
Senate committee favors a bill to pay Yardmaster Bennon of the Panama Canal Commission ten dollars for his injury. Bennon, paralyzed from the waist, is from Iowa and has a wife and three children. President Roosevelt cited the case in a January 31 message urging swift passage of compensation for government workers injured on Isthmian Canal work.
For weeks the city’s leading drug stores Ograma O Donnell and others report crowds seeking peslam the new cure for eczema. A special 50 cent package is offered with the regular line to treat eczema pimples blackheads blotches acne herpes and minor skin troubles. Free samples available by writing to the laboratories at West Twenty fifth Street New York City.
Classified notice for a business selling and shipping furniture and carpeting. Includes contact details, payment note, and store references. Ambiguous OCR text lists items and prices, with partial phone numbers and locations.
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