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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
42
Senator Teller attacks lump sum appropriation for Forestry Bureau contending much money is spent on propaganda. President's action adding to tracts draws criticism as the bureau expands programs and funding in New York.
Reporters from multiple papers examined the paper trade and noted a uniform story on rising paper prices. Akron and Syracuse figures discuss tariff removal and potential Canadian export duties while calling for industry cooperation. A committee plans to travel to Corinth to investigate the Had eon River paper mill situation.
Detailed congressional summary notes animated debates on the Forestry Bureau administration and a reply by Senator Carter. It covers the Interstate Commerce Commission rail freight rate authority, the postal savings bill, Panama Canal wage questions, and a temporary Democratic filibuster break. The House and Senate schedules are noted with adjournment remarks and roll calls.
A marble bust of Abraham Lincoln by New York sculptor Gutzon Borglum was accepted by the Congressional Joint Library Committee. The gift from Eugene Meeer of New York arrived from the White House and impressed President and officials with its size and likeness. Herbert Lincoln wrote a letter praising the piece as extraordinarily good, while committee members debated placement in the Capitol Building.
Advocates defend postal banks as not increasing employe costs or expenses while expanding benefits to the public. The debate questions wages, government savings, and the postal service role in promoting thrift, with strong stresses on citizen responsibility and financial access through postal savings.
The postal bill and related appropriation were reported to the Senate after adjournment, with discussions on post office services, class rates, and increases for letter carriers. Senate committees backed subsidies and wage hikes, while opposition cited fiscal concerns as a vote split looms. A House path remains uncertain as debate continues.
The House District Committee reported favorable on three district bills: one to rename and expand the Court of the Justice of the Peace as Murupa Court of the District of Columbia with six judges serving four-year terms after amendment. a second authorizing the recorder of deeds to appoint a cashier at a salary of 70. and a third extending Ninth Street from Hiltmore Road to Biltmore Street to a uniform width of fifty feet. Also, a Senate bill to provide $1000 to Pocahontas Memorial Association for a Pocahontas statue at Jamestown passed. The final hearing on prohibition in the District is set for May 20 at 7:00 PM.
Republican leaders express confidence in passing a House bill recognizing commercial paper as a safe asset for emergency circulation. Insurgents push for a reserve requirement, while others oppose. A conference committee, led by Chairman Vreeland, opens amid debate over Aldrich provisions and currency legislation.
Gen Tasker H Bandholtz chief of the Philippine constabulary was guest of honor at a Henry W Tawton Camp 1 Spanish War Veterans reception last night in Washington with Brig Gen George H Harries and others in attendance. A separate incident on Chester Court left Burnett Holmes with a fractured skull after a hatchet blow during a quarrel. He was hospitalized at Freedmen's Hospital in serious condition.
Representative Taylor of Ohio introduces a bill to transfer jurisdiction of Conduit road and related water mains from the War Department to District Commissioners. The measure would place authority over the conduit road inside the District, Georgetown reservoir mains, and two bridges over Hock Creek with the Washington Aqueduct officer retaining surface access approval.
The House completed sundry est waivers after ten days of debate on the Panama Canal measure. A wage provision tying salaries to U S standards was defeated 10 to 101, with conflicts over skilled and unskilled pay and the use of labor on the Isthmus. The bill, plus bond-proceeds payments, saw amendments and a recess called until this morning.
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor protests an early adjournment and urges prompt action on measures including the Sherman anti trust reform and injunction limits. He calls for extending the eight hour law to all government workers and a general employers liability law. Also notes bills sent to the Judiciary Committee. Police asked to locate missing Mrs Julius Means of Quincy Street. Ice out of lakes draws sport fans in Washington.
Senate considered nominating Wern KR Wheeler of California as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor to replace Lawrence O Murrey. House Merchant Marine and Fisheries panel reported favorably on a bill removing vessel officers from needing passenger lists on trips under 30 miles. A joint resolution added Texas Tennessee and Arkansas storm victims to prior relief, later adopted by the Senate. Townsend Michigan opposes further action on injunctions, citing business protest. Hodenberg Illinois seeks more guards in galleries after disruption by George Gridley of Providence RI. A bill would allow six years of Hawaiian to US port travelers to ride foreign vessels without the $50 penalty, to boost Pacific commerce, though local travel delays persist due to insufficient American tonnage.
Delegates at the Episcopal Diocese of Washington convention wrestle with a possible declination by Bishop Brent of the Philippines after cablegrams failed to reach him. Supporters and clergy voice mixed views while confirming Brent as the new head, with praise from many leaders, and a plan to keep Satterlee's widow on salary until a new head arrives.
The House filibuster tailed off to honor Speaker Joseph G Cannon who turned seventy two. Amid partisan rancor, Representative Clark urged delaying roll call to mark the birthday before the House resumed. Cannon, embarrassed, thanked Clark and noted the moment as a personal and political rivalry tempered by mutual respect. Representative Macon then moved to dispense with the roll call in light of the Speaker’s birthday, a motion that passed.
In Texas many county GOPs show Roosevelt as their first choice for the national ticket with Taft as second. Delegations to the state and congressional district conventions are mostly Roosevelts, with a few counties pledging Taft if Roosevelts name is not in the mix. Cecil Lyon leads the move, while a reformist faction backs Foraker and Fairbanks as alternates.
An OCR fragment argues backache rarely signals kidney inflammation, insisting most kidney pain is muscular or neural. It credits John J Fulton’s Renal Compound as a specific for kidney disease and lists Henry Evans as local agent with a free bulletin offer.
House debate heated over a proposal to require Joint Committee on Printing oversight of the Public Printer’s expenditures during sessions and by the Interior Secretary when Congress is not in session. Critics argued the plan impracticable due to time constraints and shifting oversight duties.
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