Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c., August 70.

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Having seemingly succeeded in ward
ing off an extra session OF Congress as
early as October, leaders Of the republl-
can party are now concentrating their
efforts to prevail on the President not to
call an extra session at all. In addition
TO this. and in view of theseeming hope
lessness of financial legislation in time to
do any material good, Cabinet mem
bers and influential SeDators.have already
advised the President not to make promi-
nent in his forthcoming message any
recommendation for financial legislation
as a remedy for present or future Ills
Senator NJ. S. Quay, of Pennsylvania;
Senator T. G. Plat, of New York, and
possibly Senator NJ. A. Hanna, Of Ohio,
are unalterably opposed to an extra
session. Senator Quay, who was IN
Washington yesterday on his way to
Florida, sounded the keynote of the
opposition when he said that it was the
"worst kind of politics; that any long
session of Congress on the eve OF a
Presidential campaign can do the par
ty in power no good and may do it much
HARM" continued the Senator. An ex-
ira session only adds TO the danger. II
the President should ask my opinion on
this question should not hesitate to tell
him this. With no hope of any financial
legislation, there seems to be no good
reason for an extra session.. " Unless
there is some possibility of finally agree
ing on a financial bill, it is now said
that Senators w. B. Allison, N. W..
Aldrich and J. c. Spooner will be likely
to oppose an extra session even in
November. Among those opposed to
any financial recommendations in the
coming message, in view of the present
situation, is said to be Secretary Shaw
himself, who does not think it wise to
call prominently to public attention that
there is necessity in the business stu
alton for any emergency legislation.
Much interest is attached to Secretary
Shaw's speech to be delivered in Chicago
next Tuesday, as it is expected to clear
the situation of many of its doubts.
A special examiner of the Department OF
Justice has been sent to the Indian Territory
to investigate the alleged connection OF U. ..
Marshal Benjamin.. Colbert, U. 5. District
Attorney p. l.. Soper and his assistant James
III. Huckleberry, with the Tribal Develop
ment Company and other concerns engaged
i'm securing control of Indian lands. The De-
partment refused today to disclose the identi-
Nv of the examiner but announced that he had
been at work for some time and that his re-
mort when received would be submitted to the
President for such action as he might see MT
TO take. II is intimated that if this report
substantiates the charges that have been made
against these officials they will be promptly
removed from office.
Officials of the secret service here have no
knowledge Of any pending arrest Of Phila-
phia local government official, as stated In
newspaper of that city. Secret Service Agent
Foster, who is represented as having assisted
in securing the information upon which the
alleged arrest was to be based, is of on his
vacation and merely passed through Phlla-
delphia on his way to Atlantic City.
North Nigeria has stepped forward with
the latest solution of the mosquito question.
The consular reports comment on an article
by Dutch paper which reports the finding
in north Nigeria of a plant, which when
placed in a room or on veranda, Will re-
move mosquitoes. The effect is produced by
the odor exhaled. The natives extract an es-
sence from the plant that is an excellent sub
stitute for quinine.