Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-22
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, D. c.. April y.

! fCOrrespOndence OF tne AleAs'huti" p1~S''N'i
Washington, D. c., April p.
At the Cabinet meeting today Secre-
tarv Shaw took up the question of sub
sidary coinage. Senator Aldrlch OF
Rhode Island and Mr.. Hill of Connec-
ticut. the recognized authorities on coin
ace of the Senate and House are at
loggerheads over the question which
must be settled before Congress adjourus
as the mint bureau has nearly reached
the time limit under the present coin
age laws. Mr.. Aldrich wishes to pass
an act allowing the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase bullion for the
future coinage of small coins, while Mr..
Hill believes it would be better to melt
up the 800 carloads of dead silver dol
lars" now in the vaults Of the Treasury.
There are not 500 carloads of this
money on hand, of course, but there are
more than $50, 900, 900 lying idle which
cannot under the present laws be used
for mint use. President Roosevelt in
formed the members of the cabinet that
Postmaster General Payne had written
him that he will return to his desk at
the department in few days much i'm
proved in health.
Representative Hearst of New York,
democratic presidential candidate, APP
peared before the House committee on
judiciary today, to attack the anthracite
coal trust. He spoke at length but
failed to impress the republicans of the
committee, who were present in full
force today, to prevent repetition OF
the occurrences of this week, when the
democrats were in control at one session,
and reported out two trust inquiries res
olutions. The Hearst resolution of in
quiry were voted down by the republi-
cans today, and then referred to sub
committee. They call on the attorney
general to report to Congress the recon-
mendations and report made by United
States District Attorney of New York
upon the evidence submitted by Mr..
Hearst indicating the existence of an
anthracite coal trust.
The House committee on the judiciary
by vote of ten to five today decided to
postpone until next December, further
consideration of the GrOsvenOr antrim
junction bill. The democrats of the
committee with the exception of Mr..
Brantley, of Georgia, voted against
postponement.
The President today sent to the Senate
the nomination of w. NJ. Collier, Of
New York, to be solicitor of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
Judge O. w. Powers, who was APP
pointed by President Cleveland in 1885
as an associate justice Of the Supreme
Court of Utah, was the first witness In
the Reed SmoOt case this morning. He
told of a Mormon who had stated that
he would obey the church before he would
the laws of the United States.
The Farmers and Merchants Ma
tional Bank of Hobart, Oklahoma Ter
ritory. closed its doors this morning.
No cause is assigned for It's failure.
The resources and liabilities on March
2Sth were $l66, 400. 40 each.
While complete agreement on the
postoffice appropriation bill has not yet
been reached by the conference commit
tee, the Senate conferrees have decided to
accept the House provision rating TO the
nav and duties of rural letter carriers.
This fixes the salaries of the carriers at
S72O a year and prohibits them from do
ing any business outside Of their work
for the government.
Fenny White, 13-year-old boy employed
by Smith & Son at a stone quarry on the Nir-
ginia side oe the river. abOnt mile above
Georgetown. was severely burned by the ac-
cidental di.charpe of some dynamite TODAY.