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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1908

Page

5

Diekema Not Sent For Though He Made Gestures

Michigan Representative Diekema testified at the White House over a Roosevelt clash on Wilsey's China report. He stated the President acted within prerogatives, explained the committee findings, and denied attempting to silence Diekema. The exchange drew applause as Williams pressed for a formal inquiry.

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Gallinger Refers Bills to District Subcommittees

Senator Gallinger, head of the Senate District Committee, referred several bills to his committee subcommittees. House measures extending Ninth Street NW and New York Avenue NE, and Girard Street, were sent to Streets and Avenues. Other items include private hospital regulation, taxi driver licensing, Takoma Springs Pipe work, the Washington Market siding, and a $15,000 deficiency payment to the Metropolitan police pension fund.

Senator Gallinger Senate District Committee House Ninth Street New York Avenus Fourth Street Bladensburg Road Girerd Fiftteenth Street Carter Gallinger

Betting Extends At Benning Track Amid Senate Delay

Betting at the Benning race track will be allowed one week longer as the District Senate committee stalls on the Sims anti-betting measure tied to Benning road widening. With a quorum lacking, the bill was referred to a subcommittee and likely delayed for another week. Senators Carter Scott Martin Hansbrough return next week. Burkett advances separate Benning amendments.

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Plan Philippine trip resolution introduced in House

A resolution by Representative Broussard of Louisiana calls for five House members to travel to the Philippine Islands to study the sugar rice and tobacco industries and, if deemed necessary, to investigate Japan’s policy toward sugar production in Formosa and beet sugar in Korea. The preamble notes tariff revisions are upcoming and data is needed for House information.

Broussard Louisiana House Philippine Islands Japan Formosa Korea Congress

Copyright bills argued before Congress patent committees

Arguments continued yesterday before two patent committees of Congress as a joint body on bills to amend and consolidate copyright acts. Objections centered on features in the proposals, with critics saying the measures fail to deliver promised relief. Also, Hepburn introduced a bill making willful violations of contagious disease import laws a misdemeanor with fines up to 500 or two years’ imprisonment or both.

Congress Smoot Representative Currier Hepburn

Naval Committee approves gifts to U S Navy vessels

A favorable House Naval Committee report orders a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to receive gifts of silver services colors and similar items tendered to ships by states municipalities and other bodies to define them as property of the United States Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania introduces a bill to curb improper labeling and relabeling of patent medicines and linseed oil transportation devices legislation to prevent piracy of unlabeled or misbranded products nationwide.

House Naval Committee Secretary of the Navy Navy United ATCA Dalzell Pennsylvania

Plans to study Sunday eating and a Lee statue in D C

The House sees multiple proposals from Representatives including Fervis Hay and McMorran. A monument to Gen Robert E Lee near the Capitol is proposed with a cost cap of 100000 dollars. Sunday rest bill prohibits most work and sale activities except certain essentials and religious services. A bucket shop ban targets abusive stock and commodity trading. A Commissioner’s bill renames the court of justice of the peace to Municipal Court of the District of Columbia and expands its jurisdiction.

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Some Good Recipes Plain Sponge Cake and Apple Custard

A historical home cook's note describes a plain sponge cake mix with four eggs, two cups flour, baking powder, boiling water, and cautious flour addition, plus an apple custard method. It instructs to bake in shallow tins and to serve custard sauces with whipped cream, listing a vendor contact for farm-fresh produce.

Helpful Kitchen Tips From Amity Grocery Ad Column

Fresh eggs advertised by A. H. Martin at Loth and La. avenues NW. Practical instructions cover roiled fowl dressing with cheesecloth, celery sauce, custards, and chocolate sauce. Includes Amity Lob Whisky ads, fried eggplant, speed ball drink, and soap guidance advocating cooler water to protect complexions.

Speed Walt Beverage and Salmon Chowder Recipe

Have You Tried Speed Walt delicious drink At all goda fountain. Salmon Chowder cooks pork onions potatoes salmon milk and butter then halved crackers added before serving. A fragment of directions ends with notes on timing and seasoning.

Walt

Good Recipes And Cooking Tips From A Past Cookery Page

Readable sections cover halibut bake omelets and bread puddings with steps and ingredients. Also includes fruit candies, egg sauce for fish, a coffee line, crispy pigs in blankets and venison style leg of mutton with pickle and jelly relish.

Navy lists crowded as midshipmen graduate faster

Assistant Secretary Newberry told the House Naval Affairs Committee that at current graduation rates the active navy would be overcrowded with lieutenants by certain ages in 15 to 20 years. He proposed retiring a fixed percentage of officers annually to weed out the less efficient and keep the best in active service, a plan the department backs for inclusion in the navy personnel bill.

Newberry House Committee On Naval Affairs Yaterday

Memorial for G. A. R. Memorial bill eyed Arlington Cemetery

The House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds discussed a $950 000 G A R memorial for Arlington Cemetery yesterday morning. The panel debated whether the committee or the Library committee would pass on the bill, then deferred to a subcommittee chaired by Representative Bartholdt. The committee did not act on other Washington matters.

Arlington Cemetery House Committee On Bartholdt Washington

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