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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
12
Bills authorizing Baltimore and Washington Tranart Company to enter the district and for incorporating the Brotherhood of St Andrew's are passed. Cannon and Williams engage in pleasantry.
The House passed measures to extend the Washington transit company's lines into the District of Columbia and to incorporate the Congressional Club and Brotherhood of St Andrew. The Senate moved to erect a home for feeble minded children in DC, and debated various local and federal interests including a Haw’n shipping bill and provisions relating to Congress’ districts and honors for DC residents.
The article reports the militia bill passing as law in a period of federal reorganization. It notes the involvement of Gen J A Dram ene and committee actions, with references to the War Department and security concerns. Multiple named officials and actions illustrate the formal adoption and implications for national defense.
The proposal to compensate persons harmed while serving in government jobs moves forward after House approval. President Roosevelt strongly backs the measure and Taft urges Senate leaders to approve, as lawmakers discuss broader legislation this session.
The Senate passed a bill to aid a home for imbecile children in the District of Columbia. Chairman Gallinger of the District Committee says the home will be built on a District owned site in the Southwest, Blue Plains area. Funding of 0000% is allocated for construction and administration, with admission via application to the Board of Guardians.
A House member introduced a resolution inquiring if any official under the Department of Justice receives fees or compensation beyond government salaries. The measure waits on DOJ information to disclose whether such outside pay exists.
The Confortnes report on the currency was discussed until late. A tacit understanding set today for a vote on the measure, with adjournment possible later today. A resolution directing the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to investigate a looming telegraph operators strike was adopted. The House passed several bills, including one to require railroads to install ash pans that drain automatically, while the Senate scheduled noon sessions and minor bills waited action. The House recessed until 11:89? clock today.
Representative J Ho Harding, in his first term, announced he will run as an Independent Republican after a board of elections decision to deny the convention’s regularity. He vows a campaign against corrupt methods in both parties and aims to appeal to voters regardless of political affiliation.
The Senate laid aside currency details and considered many calendar items. It passed a Ta Potlette resolution directing the Commerce and Labor secretaries to investigate the threatened tele graph strike and company employee relations, while other measures to punish soldiers for selling uniforms, promote safe interstate transport of high explosives, and auto-empty ash pans for railroads were discussed or held. Adjustments to inspector pay in New York and other ports were noted, alongside efforts on a waterways bill and compensation for government employees injured on the job, all met with objections and stalled.
Congress leaders from both chambers expect adjournment today after most appropriation bills clear conference with Senate approval likely. The deficit and public buildings bills are pending final action and many measures are in conference, with adjournment contingent on currency and related bills and quorum maintained in the House.
President signs commissions promoting Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, with Capt Schroeder, as American battleship fleet rejoins in Tokyo waters. British and Allied ships prepare for grand Japan reception, crews mingle with locals and a major show of friendliness is planned. In Tacoma the fleet anchors depart for Bremerton to be drydocked, leaving several ships behind until Sunday. An anecdote from the Philadelphia Press notes a child swallowing a dollar sparked by a humorous caption.
Democratic leaders meet and vote against a filibuster as the emergency currency bill gains conference approval. Senator La Follette signals a brief protest while Aldrich pushes for a quick vote and possible adjournment, amid debates on coinage security and campaign finance measures.
In the Senate, Dulingham presided as the conference report on the currency bill faced delays. Oklahoma’s Mr Owen pressed for a vote while Aldrich urged laying aside the currency report and moving to adjourn, as others sought to speak before a quorum was finally secured.
The House approved a bill authorizing the Baltimore and Washington Transit Company to extend its lines into the District of Columbia to Fourteenth Street Northwest. The route runs from Third Street Northwest to Madison, then Colorado Avenue to Fourteenth Street. A two year deadline carries a forfeiture of 1006 if not completed, with a tax deposit required. Debate centered on whether the bill serves a corporate sale goal or actual transit expansion.
In Chestertown Maryland during a preliminary examination Justice Loud hears Robert Robertson turn state witness against Horace Hynson and others in the Walmsley murder. Robertson says Hynson struck Walmsley with a baseball bat then set him alight after Kerosened clothing. The trio and Alexander Moseley remain jailed awaiting grand jury action. A second item notes a humorous Irish joke exchanged in a domestic chat.
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith released parts two and three of his cotton exchange report, urging uniform grade standards to reduce over and under grading on New York and New Orleans futures. He notes wide variety in deliverable grades, calls for stricter classification practices, and warns misgrading fuels price manipulation while stressing arbitration and official control of New York grades.
A letter from George J Corey, president of the National Commercial and Industrial League, to Senators Depew and Platt and the New York delegation, endorses Timothy J Woodruff as a potential running mate for Secretary Taft and seeks support for a second-place position on the Republican national ticket. The note, based at 11 Broadway, New York City, stirred interest among New York Republicans.
Special to The Washington Fest Pai le NY May 23 a baseball accident on a Riverview Military Academy field kills fourteen year old Charles Lempke after a pitched ball hits him in the chest. He collapsed as he tried to run to first base. sixteen year old Walter J. Spross, the pitcher, delivered the fatal straight ball.
Harare May 28 British minister to Cuba Ant Duff presented to Gov Ma a request for direct indemnity to the family of William Harrington a colored Nassau Bahama Islands native and crewman of the turtle fishing schooner Experiment who was killed by a cannon shot fired by the Cuban revenue cutter Abeja off Cayo Coco Cuba last April The schooner was fishing in Cuban waters and attempting to escape when hit.
In New York on May 28 1915 Mrs A Ts Levy faces assault charges after an argument with her estranged husband Levy on the twenty seventh anniversary of their marriage. Levy claims he is free under an interlocutory decree and planned to wed Miss Lilian Albertson, while Levy’s wife says she acted after learning of his attentions. The magistrate holds Mrs Levy on felonious assault bail set at 100. Meanwhile a Hoboken cow escapes a stable, causing chaos before being milked and returned to her farmer owner.
A House special committee report on wood pulp and print paper finds no sustained evidence of price fixing. The majority urges no new legislation until further investigation, citing potential future price effects and industry ruin from the Stevens bill. A minority calls for freeing wood pulp and paper, arguing prices are driven by manufacturer cartels and tariffs. The inquiry will continue through summer with bills by Mann and Stafford aiming to ease foreign trade and suspend tariffs on pulp for specified periods.
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