Critic of Laws Blames Congress for Shortcomings in Beef Trust Debate
South Carolina Senator Tillman led a Senate session attacking existing statutes and lamenting delays in relief legislation. He seized on the Chicago beef trust case to charge Congress and the Senate with inaction, criticized banks and campaign contributions to Republicans, and pressed for investigations of financial backers while sparring with colleagues over procedural votes and proposed reform measures.
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Beef Trust
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Foraker
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Mier
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Ecotl
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Fank Fuel Company
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Spooner
Wisconsin
diUmans
Beer Trust
Senate Confronts Speed Limits on Old Statutes in Packer4 Case Debate
Senate members spar over the pace of codifying existing statutes after Judge Humphrey's Packer4 ruling. Tillman criticizes the delays as Foraker and McCumber deliver remarks on the rate question. House advances urgent deficiency bill as chaos of orders threatens disruption. Shackelford attacks the Speaker, Cannon replies briefly. The House and Senate adjourn as noon approaches.
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Speaker Defends Duty as Missouri Debates Tariff Fight
The House saw Speaker address a debate briefly to deny responsibility for intra minority quarrels. He waved to the chair, urged not to be made a stalking horse amid Shackleford’s attack on party leadership, and called for a fair vote on bills aiding Missouri soldiers.
Williams on tariff clash stirs House talk of revision
Minority leader John Sharp Williams grilled Republicans over tariff aims in The Post letter exchange with Chairman Payne. Williams mocked the standpatters, urged relief for anti toxin and diphtheria serum, and pressed for a general tariff revision while Payne defended opposition to pop gun cuts. The debate followed a Rio Janeiro reciprocity bill clash, with adjournment set after an appropriations vote.
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Iis
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Ways and Means Committee
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Rio Janeiro
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Mckiniey
Senate
New York
Mr Payne
Steel Trust
Armor Plate Trust
Republican Party
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Nce
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Protwetien
Mir Williams
Bower
Genteman
Pennsylvania
Vir Dalzett
Committee On Appropriations
Bishop Urges Board to Condemn Slum Buildings
A letter from Bishop Suterlee submitted to the Senate advocates creating a board to condemn unsanitary structures. He notes widespread hazardous tenements in the district and cites his visits to numerous dilapidated buildings alongside Ion Sternberg as part of the context.
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Senator Simmons Amendment To Rate Bill Detailed
Senator Simmons yesterday offered an amendment to the railroad rate bill authorizing a review of Interstate Commerce Commission orders by the U S circuit courts. Shippers or carriers may apply for a preliminary order to suspend rates. the court may receive additional evidence and then decide to grant or deny the application. The House Interstate and Commerce Committee heard a committee of the American Bankers Association backing uniform negotiable bills of lading, with bankers from Baltimore New York Detroit Chicago and Chicago offices among participants.
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United States
May Make Col Edwards A Brigadier General
Col Edwards chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs would receive the rank pay and allowances of a brigadier general if the committees on military affairs adopt the measure. The panel also backed a bill allowing the War Secretary to accept land near Georgetown in the remans of President Andrew Johnson for a national cemetery of the fourth class. Dulogies on members who died will be delivered by fellow members as the House honors the departed. The order to hit Gffertyvestuary was issued, with Marsh Pinckney Custer and Patterson named among deceased members to be remembered. The House session will run six to eight hours.
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Gecomfle
Enn
Andrew Johnson
Mike
Marsh
Asnals Pinckney
Texas
Custer and Patterson
Penneyls
Walley
President urges law to save Niagara Falls
President Roosevelt sent to Congress the International Waterways Commission report on preserving Niagara Falls with a recommendation for immediate law. He attached letters from the State and War departments and urged quick action to safeguard the falls without awaiting a treaty. He suggested a three year lapse if no international agreement is reached, stressing national pride in preserving the scenic wonder.
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International Waterways Commission
Congress
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House of Representatives
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Theodore Roosevelt
May Gag Objectors to Stop Points of Order
Irritated by tactics of Hardwick and Prince Representative Tawney offers a proposition to force the measure through The House will vote today on a rule to gag opposition and push the appropriation bill through detail by rule The move follows repeated points of order by Hardwick and Prince blocking changes and salaries without prior authorization indicating a dramatic power shift in the House.
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Appropriations Committee
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Pennsylvania
Rate Bills Penalty Exposes Potential for Confiscatory Fines
Advocates press to review and suspend designated rate orders under the Hepburn bill, arguing that without suspension this penalty clause would infringe the eighth amendment by imposing excessive fines on carriers and officers. They warn that even with review, the fines could bankrupt railroads, forcing costly court battles over constitutionality.
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United States
Southeastern
Capitol Poet Produces Version of Mother Goose
In Senator Tillman’s committee room a verse fragment was found and denounced as a poem written by the Capitol Poet. Suspects point to a prominent South Carolina statesman and a spoof titled Four Men Rhyme for Mother Goose. The verse mocks Teddy and Tillman as lawmakers cavorting while the people are absent in the Senate vote.
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Capitol
South Carolina
Phe
Teddy
Olli Leddy
President orders age based clerical records tabulated
The Civil Service Commission will supply chiefs of bureaus with blanks to record attendance and work for clerks aged sixty five. The President seeks statistics to assess alleged incompetence and may push for examinations or better bias against aged workers. Chiefs have begun sending reports. tabulated data will be sent to the President in a few weeks.
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Commissioneas
Last Witness Examined in Senator Smoot's Case
After three years of testimony the last witness appeared before the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. Hearings conclude next week with summaries by Worthington and Carlisle. Carlisle opens, Worthington replies, then Carlisle closes.
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Burrows
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Joseph Georghegan
Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Carlisle
Bristol Case Discussed At White House Conference
Secretaries Root Bonaparte and Metcalf Senator Knox Solicitor General Hoyt and U S Attorney Heney met with the President at the White House yesterday afternoon. No statement issued but Bristol case involving fees and land fraud prosecutions was under discussion.
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White House
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District D A R Meetings Set At Ebturn House In March And April
Owing to confusion over dates the State regent Mrs Massey announces parliamentary drill at the Ebbit House on Saturday evenings March 31 and April 7 at 730. The annual State conference is called to meet at the Ebbit House on Thursday April at 1030 am and 230 pm. Miss Mary Desha leads next Thursday evening appeal for The Post contest and coupon drive for Continental Halt. Belisle named as Consul. President nominates Eugene L Belisig of Massachusetts to be consul at Limoges France.
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Belisle
Senate
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Massachusetts
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France
Philippine language customs discussed by Jenks and Safford
Dr Albert Jenks head of the etymological survey of the Philippines and W E H Safford former Guam governor spoke at the Cosm Club last evening. The talk on The Peopling of the Philippines praised Chinese mestizos as the only native group likely to advance under American tutelage. The Moro were labeled hopeless, while Luzon Ingorotes showed wide ties to Pacific languages.
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Etymological Survey of the
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