Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-09
From Washington.

afternoon to tell him that the bureau
renort ON the Colorado labor troubles
would probably be completed IN few
DAYS. eve are awaiting for Just one
thing in Colorado" said Col. Wright,
and that is the calling off of the strike
in Telluride. Our story is complete up
to this point and we expect that this
trouble will be ended within very
few DAYS. The report is very volumi-
nous one. Col. Wright said that he IS
cleaning up his work in preparation TOR
his quitting the government service
before tile first of the year.
The President has RENTED the SEN
tence Of Capt William w. Qninton, as
sistant surgeon, U. S. A., convicted by
court martial in the Philippines of con
duct unbecoming an officer, from dismis-
sal to loss Of Sc files in his grade.
President Roosevelt talked to num-
her of Congressman this morning on the
subject of tariff revision and his plan OF
enlarging the powers Of the Interstate
/ Commerce Commission Ifanything he
is more interested in the latter than
the former, at present.
Senator Laiimer, of South Carolina,
the father of the good roads movement
10 Congress, reluctantly admits that all
hope for any legislation along that line
this session must be abandoned. Th'
slogan of economy" that has been sent
ont by the leaders of both houses has
sounded the death knell of special legis-
lation requiring great sums OF money 10
render it effective.
Lieutenant Commander w. 5. Hogg
of the navy who has been conducting q
series of experiments with wireless tele-
graph apparatus at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis reports to the department
that by the aid of a device which he
worked out and attached to the Maroon
instrument be has established new OIL
Geial record in wireless telegraphy.
Hitherto the best that has been done by
the government Is current work
ing something over hundred miles bui
MI Hogg on Monday night was able BY
his apparatus to communicate between
Annapolis and Cape Cod, distance OF
390 miles. A feature of this achieve
ment which is particularly encouraging
to the department is that 100 miles OF
the distance is overhead, matter which
has previously been extremely battling
Experiments made between st. Louis
and station near Chicago, about 23O
miles npart. have proved failures.
An echo of the Slocum disaster was
heard in the House committee on inter-
state aud foreign commerce today when
the Bassett bill for the better protection
AGAINST fire on steam vessels carrying
passengers, was called up for discussion.
Mr.. Bassett went briefly into its details
and asked for further hearings. A sub
committee Has appointed to give the
matter special attention. -,
The House committee on public build
ings today decided to frame and report
at this session an omnibus public build
inc hill Chairman Gillett said that II
was the sense of the members that the
committee shaIl have bill. "Owing to
the financial condition of the country,
however" be said, "the bill must be
moderate in amount. The committee
decided to consider only the most merI-
torious cases. We want bill and II we
are to have one, We must be careful, |
do not think we will get to work on the
measure until after the Christmas holi-
DAYS. We will then consider what de-
mands are the most urgent. The last
omnibus public buildings bill, passed in
1902, carried $19. 900, 900. AT the same
time there was a surplus in the Treasury
1t is believed that the bill to come from
the committee at this session, will be
about a third of this amount.
A battle may be expected in Congress
this session over the efforts that will be
made to restore in a measure, the army
canteen. The bill recently intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Proctor,
acting chairman Of the committee
on Military Affairs, to so amend
existing law as to permit the sale OF
liquor at post exchange, in those States
in which license laws prevail, has the
hearty endorsement Of the War Depart
ment and it is understood that when
Secretary Taft returns, steps will at once
be taken to map out a plan that will
enable speedy consideration.
While commencing President Roose-
velt's attitude on civil service extension,
the committee on resolutions Of the Ma
tional Civil Service Reform League in
its animal report to the convention now
in session here this morning said: "The
league regrets the frequency with which
the President has directed suspensions
of the rules and special exceptions in
individual cases, some forty such cases
having occurred in a single year. The
possible danger of such action is shown
BY the case of James A. Dumont, APP
pointed inspector of hulls of steam YES
sells 10 the district of New York without
compliance with the civil service rules,
and recently suiomarily removed from
that Office by the President as the result
of the terrible disaster TO the steamer
General Slocum, for neglect in the per-
torrance OF his duties Among the
suggestions OF the committee were legis-
lation against political activity by class
fled federal employees, the rejection OF
all veteran preference bills and the ex'
tension of the merit system to consular
and Indian services. A number of pa
pers aud reports on civil service topics |
were read at today's session. The cleo
ton of officers resulted in the reelection
of Daniel c. Gilman, as President, and
Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore, as