Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-30
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Garette.I
Washington, d. c., Jan. 80.


The republicans of the House COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
MERGE. today, reached tentative agree
ment relative to railroad rate legislation.
The Hepburn bill was practically ell
minated and the agreenent adopts the
Esch. Townsend bills, which were
originally introduced as administration
measures. with certain amendments.
Under these bills, as amended, the
Interstate Commerce Commission is
given the power to fix rate, where the
rate is disputed, and court OF trans
portation is created, which will scrutl-
nize all acts of the commission, which
remain in force until reversed by the
court. The court is to be composed of
five members, appointed by the Presi-
dent from among the United States
circuit Judges, of which five adj
ditional will have to be appointed.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
is enlarged from five to seven members
The bill is to take effect thirty days
after its passage. The democrats OF the
committee will be asked to ratify the
action of the majority, and the DISPOSE
ton is to make 1t unanimous.
Mr.. Rixey on Saturday introduced
bills in the House, for the relief of the
estate of Susan Richard, deceased, late
of Orange county, Va, asking $40 for
stores, supplies and property taken for
the use of and used by the federal forces
during the late civil war; for the relief
of John S. Mann, and the estate OF
Lewis w. Mann, deceased, of Loudoun
county, Va, asking si276 for stores,
supplies and property taken for the use
and used by the federal forces during
the late civil war. The bill granting a
pension of $l2 per month to Mrs. Sophia
G. Hilleary, of Lovettsville, Loudoun
county, has been signed by the Presi-
dent. and is now law.
President Roosevelt received press.
ing invitation to visit Newport News.
Va, Saturday. Senators Daniel and
Martin escorted delegation from that
city to the White House and introduced
the members to the President. Mr..
Roosevelt told them that he would be
glad to visit Newport News when he
makes his southern trip.
The Navy Department was officially
informed by cable this morning from
Panama Of the death from yellow fever
of Surgeon Otto l.. Kohlahase, surgeon
on board the cruiser Boston. He leaves
widow who lives in st. Louis
Senator Patterson, OF Colorado, made
motion in the Supreme Court Of the
United States, today, for permission to
file an application for writ of habeas
corpus for Thomas Shepardson and Chas.
Miller, election judges in Denver, Colo
RADIO. now incarcerated there for con-
tempt Of the Supreme Court of the State
in disobeying the injunctions by which
the Colorado Supreme Court undertook
control of the elections, and ballot CONT
ing. The habeas corpus is requested on
the ground that the prisoners are held
without due process of law.
President Roosevelt left at 9s30 this morn
ing for Annapolis TO attend the graduating
exercises of the class Of 1905 at the Naval
Academy. He was accompanied by the Sec
rotary of War and Mrs. Taft; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles p Taft, of Cincinnati: the Secretary
of the Navy, Mrs. Morton and Miss
Pauline Morton; Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Morton,
of Chicago Secretary Loeb, Surgeon. General
Rixey, u. 5. ~, and Commander Winslow,
the Presidents naval aide At $3.50 this after
noon the party will leave Annapolis for Phil
adelphia where the President will address the
Union League Club at its annual dinner to-
night leaving for Washington at a. m.
The application for writ of certiorari in
the ease of August w. Machen, Diller b. and
Samuel A. Croft and DR.. George f. Lorenz,
convicted and sentenced to two years lmprls-
onment and a $4,000 each for conspiracy to
defraud the government in a deal of letter
box fasteners to the Postohice Department.
was denied by the Supreme Court of the
United States this morning. This deprives
the defendants of their last chance of eyading
Onnishmen. in the courts, and they will now
be sent to Moundsville, w. Va, peuitentary.
The United States Supreme Court today
rendered a decision adverse to Swift & Co.,
and the other concerns in the beeftrust in their
appeal from the injunction Of the federal
court for the northern district Of Illinois re-
straining their illegal combination to restrict
competition in the purchase Of live stock and
in the sale of dressed beef. The sweeping in
junction was affirmed with certain minor
notifications to make it conform to the bill
Of the attorney general. The decision was
unanimous. The judgment Of the Supreme
Court of the United States was decree modi-
fed and affirmed" 1t was stated that so
modified it restraints such combinations only
to the extent Of certain specified devices.
which the defendants are alleged TO have used
and intend to continue to use.