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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
18
Senate investigates possible noncompliance with the Hepburn rate act and whether railroad immunity agreements shielded violators. Foraker proposes IC C report on immunity, cites Western Maryland Railway case, and flags presidential election timing as motive.
The House rejected a canteen reestablishment, voting 167 to 46 against the Tirrell amendment. Debated amid strong party lines, the measure would have allowed beer and wine in soldiers homes under strict regulations. Several lawmakers argued it would foster intemperance, while prohibition supporters urged restoration of the canteen under limits. The Parsons amendment failed 146 to 62, and the Tirrell amendment passed 167 to 4.
Senate action includes passage of the chila Isher bill for the District of Columbia and a Portker resolution seeking Commerce Commission detail on roads compliance with the commodity clause. Warner spoke on Brownsville and Foraker cited a Presidential letter quoted by Senator Smith. House debate covered army bill conference, canadian cantada restoration vote, and a gallery interruption. sundry civil bill progress limited. House to meet at 11 30 today.
Senator Lodge won Senate Foreign Relations committee action on three measures to fund a Paris building for an American embassy and two amendments. Each proposes a $400000 appropriation. He aims to resolve points of order and align with the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill to enable U S embassies abroad, especially in European capitals.
Senator Gallinger leads a District subcommittee hearing on proposed money lending bills to curb usury in Washington. Commissioners and citizens press for remedies to aid the poor while money lenders oppose drastic limits citing business impact. Officials note large lending figures and call for regulation to prevent exploitation by usurers.
A well dressed Providence man named George C Gridley disrupted the chamber waving an American flag during debate. He claimed insanity hearings and demanded recognition of his rights while shouting about home losses before police escorted him to the guardhouse for an inquiry and held him with fifty dollars in his pockets.
Senate adopts the conferees report on a bill compelling TB case registration in the District of Columbia. The measure, approved by the House, moves to the President for signatures. It requires health office registration for all recognized tuberculosis cases and free sputum examination with a 3 percent fine for violations.
Representatives from Bartenders and the Central Labor Union opposed the Districts proposed prohibition bill. They argued prohibition would harm workers, push trade underground, and affect about 7000 jobs while the saloon serves as a social center for the poor. Italian and German groups backed saloon access, saying it aids families and culture.
Conferees on the pension appropriation bill struggle to agree with the House over abolishing pension agencies in other cities and consolidating disbursement work. Washington sessions yield no result as House managers cite broad approval while Senate managers resist abolishing agencies. If no deal is reached, Senator McCumber will seek Senate guidance and press for direction not to recede.
The Senate yesterday freed Senator Newlands of Nevada from further service on the District of Columbia Committee at his request. Senator Smith of Maryland was appointed to the vacancy as part of a broader readjustment following the election of a new senator. Newlands noted he must attend his remaining two committee duties on Friday morning, the District Committee’s regular meeting day.
The House committee appointed to investigate Electric Boat Co methods demands that Representative Laley produce letters press letter books and stenographer notebooks before the inquiry ends He is in Connecticut and Chairman Boutell says documents will be received next Monday for executive session examination No decision yet on books of Electric Boat Co and Lake Torpedo Boat Co, also sought by the panel.
The Senate passed the Gallinger child labor bill after amendments that effectively nullified its reach by setting a minimum employment age of fourteen and exempting many industries. The bill bans under fourteen employment in factories stores theaters and other venues and requires age schooling certificates for under sixteen workers with penalties for violations.
Representative Landis told the House the Union Station liquor license will be short lived. He argued temperance and warned brewers and distillers that saloons in Washington's new railway station are doomed, predicting the end of every saloon in the District.
Senate and conferees reach broad accord on naval station at Pearl Harbor, enlarged Marine Corps, and pay raises for enlisted personnel. Navy pay may rise about 15 percent to equalize with the army, officers’ pay up 2 percent, and a July 1 start for certain projects. Also approved are a Pearl Harbor dry dock fund, ammunition hoists, and reduced incidental expenses across departments with many line items trimmed.
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