Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23


companies of any kind of bonds which
they represented would sell for par or
above par.
The House committee on ways and
means today ordered favorable report
on the Sherman bill to relieve obligors
on bonds given to the United States on
exports to the Philippines consisting OF
articles subject to internal revenue tax.
State Senator Matsen, of Indiana, sp-
peared before the House committee on
the judiciary today in opposition TO the
Grosvenor anti-injunction bill. He de-
nounced labor organizations, which, he
said, were attacking the power of the
courts. He also declared that the bill as
proposed is unconstitutional.
The select committee Of the House
charged with the investigation Of the
"Bristow charges" against members OF
Congress, met today, in executive ses-
sion. The investigators took up the
individual cases and have called for all
correspondence bearing on the same.
There will not be many more public
sessions of the committee as most OF the
evidence desired can be had from docu-
ments. Postmaster General Payne
cannot be examined because of his
physical condition. Chief Postoftce In
spector Cochran is at st. Louis, and
Chairman Oyerstreet of the postofice
committee is busy on the floor managing
the postofice appropriation bill. The
testimony of these three gentlemen is
particularly desired and will be taken
later. The committee has sent TO all
members of Congress whose names are
mentioned in the report letter inform
ing them that if they desire to be heard
by the committee, an opportunity will
be given them.
Secretary of War Taft again appeared
before the House committee on insular
affairs today to discuss the provisions of
the Cooper bill authorizing the Philip
pine commissioners to issue bonds for
purposes of making Improvements, adj
dressing himself more particularly to
that feature Of the bill which authorizes
the commission to guarantee earnings on
money invested in railroads.
All of the discussion of alleged ir-
regularities in the Postoffice Department
and demands for an investigation are not
to be confined to the House end of the
Capitol. The Senate democrats are pre-
pairing to take hand in the matter and
present indications are that that there
will be full week discussion enliyened
by number OF speeches. Their plan
is to introduce resolution in the SEN
ate discharging the postoffce committee
from further consideration of the matter,
and asking for the appointment of a
special committee of seven Senators to
make full and complete investigation
OF the entire Postofiice Department.
The committee is to sit during the re-
cess and report nextsessiOn.
Representative Dixon, Of Montana, to-
day introduced a bill in the House to
pension ex-Judge Everton j. Conger, of
Montana, at 500 a month. Conger
claims to have been at the head of the
detachment which captured John Wilkes
Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln.
He was Lieutenant Colonel of the First
District of Columbia volunteer cavalry
at the time. His claim is disputed.
Newspaper proprietors and publishers
appeared before the Senate committee
on postoflices this morning to urge that
rural free delivery carriers be permitted
by law to act as agents for newspapers
and periodicals in the collection of sub
scriptions as well as the distribution of
publications. A provision in the post
office appropriation bill, now pending in
the House, prohibits the carriers from
doing anything beyond their government
duties, except the delivery of packages
which are not mailable.
A cablegram to the State Department
from Minister Allen, at Seoul, dated
today, says: GA specie caravan bound
for the mines was stopped by the Japa-
nese forces south of Anju, and the
miners were not allowed to proceed fur
Their in that direction. Newspaper cor
respondents have been recalled from
Northern COrea to Seoul. The censor
ship is very strict Aftera hard nights
march, the japanese troops are arriving
at Ping Yang"
The State Department today received
a pathetic cablegram from U. S. Consul
William T. Fee, at Bombay, India, say
ing: Daughter dead of plague. Wife
Mr.. Fee was formerly Mayor
of Warren, Ohio. On March /, 1898,
he was appointed consul at Cienfuegos,
Cuba, retiring from that post at the
opening of the Spanish-American war.
He was appointed to the post at Bombay
January 81, 1899.
General William II. Payne is quite i'll
at the Columbian Hospital in this city.
He is suffering from extreme weakness,
hough the physicians say there is no or
yanic trouble.
The Controller of the Currency an
lounces the failure of the Orange
1rowery National Bank, of Riverside,
Cal, owing to the defalcation Of 1884,
100 by H. I. Hays, its former cashier.
The Washington baseball club fran
,hise has been purchased from Ban B.
Johnson, president of the American
League, by a syndicate of Washington
men, composed of William Dryer, pro-
orietor Of the Columbia theatre; w. J.
Lambert, Louis P. Shoemaker and |
Thomas G. Noyes. John r. Mclean
md Representative James w. Wads-
worth may also become members of the
iyndicate, which, it is asserted, has ac-
lnired Is per cent. of the clubs stock. |