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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
12
Senator Teller attacks a large forestry appropriation as propaganda funding while lawmakers review a broader bill. The debate centers on state land acquisitions and the cost of forest programs, with critics arguing publicity and expansion add to government spending.
Public interest grows as publishers discuss pulp paper pricing and tariff impacts. Industry leaders from Syracuse Post Standard and Canadian firms consider a cross border collaboration while commissions examine the Hadeon River paper mill situation.
A condensed report covers agrcultural appropriation oil debate, Forestry Bureau chief Depew defense, Senator Carter and Herbara clash, postal savings bill, and Interstate Commerce Commission rail rate powers. It notes the Senate and House schedules, a Panama Canal wage issue, and a Democratic filibuster disruption with Speaker Clark birthday remark.
A marble bust of Abraham Lincoln by New York sculptor Gutzon Borglum was accepted by the Congressional Joint Library Committee for a prominent place in the Capitol Building. Presented by Eugene Meyer of New York, the bust previously resided at the White House and drew praise for its exceptional likeness and scale.
Advocates push postal banks without raising employee numbers or costs, arguing savings benefits for the public. The debate cites current postal service operations and potential revenue, while critics warn of government overreach and financial risk.
The past offi repropriation and post office measure faced scrutiny as Senate committee discussed a wall subsidy and monument language. Debates centered on class vessels and carrier pay, with proposals to extend raises into sixth class wages and cover related work in the same class.
The House District Committee favored three district bills at yesterday’s session. One would rename and expand the jurisdiction of the justice court to Munipa Court of the District of Columbia. Another authorizes the recorder of deeds to appoint a cashier at a salary of 780, and the third extends Ninth Street to Biltmore Street at a uniform width of fifty feet. The bill to rename the court to Munipa Court passes Senate. The House recommends amending terms to four years each. A final hearing on prohibition in the District is set for May 40 at 19 00 with prohibitionists to be heard. The Senate also passed a bill to appropriate $1000 to aid the Pocahontas Memorial Association for a Pocahontas statue at Jamestown in memory of the preservation of the first English settlement through Pocahontas’s intervention.
Republican leaders seek to push a measure making commercial paper a safe asset for emergency currency, with a conference beginning work after a Wednesday night meeting. Insurgents and aides debate reserve requirements and the bill’s scope, while Knowlnd and others solicit member input. The conference plans a genuine currency bill, not the Aldrich proposal, and aims for broad support within constraints.
Gen James W Bandholtz chief of the Philippine constabulary and commander in chief of the Veterans Association of the Philippines attended a reception last night hosted by Henry W Tawton Camp 1 of the Spanish War Veterans in Washington. Brig Gen George H Harries Capt G A Rausk Dr J M Heller and others spoke urging amalgamation of the groups. Bandholtz was escorted by Dr J M Heller and praised by Col Demmick Capt Ligon King and Gen Burt. A separate note reports a man struck with a hatchet in Chester Court, leaving a fractured skull and hospitalization.
Representative Taylor of Ohio introduces a bill to shift conduit road jurisdiction from the War Department to the District Commissioners. The measure grants the District Commissioners powers over the conduit road segment, iron water mains from Georgetown reservoir, and two bridges over Hock Creek, with surface work requiring Aqueduct permission.
The House completed consideration of the sundry bill after ten days of discussion. A key wage provision for Panama Canal work was debated, defeated, then reinserted as a proviso and finally passed with other amendments, including funding from Panama bond proceeds. The vote adjustments and recess followed, with final passage delayed to the next session.
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor protests an early Congress adjournment without labor bills. He seeks swift action on the Wilson and Pearce bills, an eight hour extension for government workers, and broad employer liability, and notes these measures should be advanced from committees. Police asked to locate missing Mrs Means near Quincy Street. The public also awaits news as lake ice breaks.
Senate confirms Wern KR Wheeler of California as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor. House panel favors removing vessel officers for short trips from keeping passenger manifests. Joint relief resolution expands storm aid to Texas Tennessee and Arkansas with broader southern coverage. Townsend Michigan resists injunction measures amid business protests. Gates in galleries prompt guards bill. Hawaii to allow six year period for travel on foreign ships without penalty to spur American vessel traffic.
At the 13th annual Episcopal Diocese of Washington convention delegates await Bishop Brent’s decision on becoming the Washington bishop. Cablegrams to him from Vienna yielded no reply, while officials hope he accepts. Fellow clergymen praise Brent’s experience in the Philippines and leadership, and plans are made to fund the late Bishop Satterlee’s widow until a new head assumes office.
In a rare pause of sustained Democratic filibustering, the House adjourned briefly for Speaker Joseph G Cannon to mark his seventy second birthday. Amid cheers and bipartisan remarks, Cannon thanked colleagues from Missouri and Arkansas, noting civility in partisan contests and urging unity as lawmakers continued business with the roll call resumed after the moment.
In Texas counties Roosevelt delegations were chosen for state and district conventions with a broad push toward Roosevelt for the national nomination. Some counties instructed for Taft if Roosevelt is not named. Foraker is favored by the reorganized Republicans, with Fairbanks as a secondary choice. Delegates include Reed Smoot, George Sunderland, Joseph Howell, and others.
An archived medical advertisement argues backache rarely signals kidney inflammation and often reflects lumbago or muscular issues. It credits John J Fulton for a renal treatment and promotes Renal Compound as a kidney disease remedy via Henry Evans as local agent, with free literature on recoveries.
House debate on printing office oversight reveals resistance to joint committee or secretary control over the vast 3.33 million dollar printing appropriation. Perkins argues for needed checks while Townes and Tawney call supervision impracticable and Congress bears risk from underestimates and misallocation.
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