Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-23
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, d. c., Jan. %

Washington, ID. g., Jan. 20
Mr J. Taylor Ellyson, chairman o
the Virginia State democratic committee,
was at the Capitol today. He says he
feels greatly complimented by the assur-
ance of friends throughout the State OF
their support in case he should become
candidate for lieutenant governor of his
State, but that he has detiDitely'decided
not to become candidate for that posi-
ton.
The proceedings of the House we're in
terrupted in sensational manner, at
1920 today, Representative Pearre, OF
Maryland, falling from his chair to the
floor. His colleagues went Immediately
to his assistance and he was carried
insensble to the cloak room. Repre-
sentative Hunter, of Kentucky, physi-
ciau, declared the case to be an attack
of epilepsy. He said that Mr.. Pearre
would soon come out of the attack. The
incident occasioDed so much excitement
on the floor that Speaker Cannon ordered
recess of ten minutes. Later DIR
Hunter said that the attack was ner-
vous CONFUSION, not an epileptic one
The patient rallied quickly and after an
hours rest. was taken home.
Gen. Fitz Lee and delegation from
Norfolk and Portsmouth are here to urge
the passage of bill for an appropriation
for the proposed jamestown, Virginia,
Exposition.
Mr.. William J. Bryan was the guest
of ex-Representative H. st. George
Tucker in this city, on Saturday night.
and of Representative Jones last night.
Among those present at Mr.. JOnes's last
night we're Senator Daniel, Representa-
tiyes John Sharp Williams, of Missis-
sippi, and Rixey and Lamb, of Virginia.
In little speech Mr.. Bryan expressed
the hope that the democrats in Congress
would vote solidly to give the Interstate
Commerce Commission power to regulate
railroad rates.
Senator Smoot this morning resumed
the witness stand for his third day of
testimony before the Senate committee
on privileges and elections. New wit
nesses arrived over Sunday, among whom
were Senator elect Sutherland, successor
10 Senator Kearns, and former Territorial
Governor A. NJ. Thomas, now postmaster
at Salt Lake. Asked, care the apostles
the mouthpiece of the Lord2" Mr.
Smoot said "They are when directed
by the Lord only, but | understand that
the President is the mouthpiece of the
Lord whenever he speaks" Witness
said that be had taken the endowment
but once, and that before he was married.
He denied that there was anything in
the ceremony about "ayenging the blood
of the martyrs"
Prospects for an entirely new official
family in the Pestoffice Department at
ter March 4th leads to general discus
sion as to whom Secretary CortelyOu and
President Roosevelt will select to fill the
four assistant postmaster generalships,
two of which are already vacant.
Developments at ST. Petersburg are
the most absorbing topic of interest this
at the Russian Embassy, but up
to noon Count Cassini and his secretaries
and attaches were forced 10 depend for
upon the newspapers and
reduced by the press associations
no official dispatches having been receiv-
ID from the Russian Foreign Office. In
an interview this morning Mr.. b. de
Siebert, the newly assigned second sec
-etary of the Embassy who left st. Peters
burg three weeks ago for his post in
" Washington, said the peril of the present
ituation for the Romanoff dynasty was
iiscrsdited on the ground that the dis
Election while admittedly grave will be
confined to st. Petersburg and possibly
ew other industrial centres.
Petition for a writ OF certiorari in the
.ase of Edward II Hartman, Winslow
J. Pierce, the Oregon Short Line, and
he Equitable Trust Company, OF New
York, against the Northern Securities
Company aud the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Co., was filed in the Supreme Court
# the United States today. 1t is based
IN the equity suit brought by Hartman
md his associates in the Oregon Short
line, by whom the stock ofthe Northern
Pacific held by the latter railroad, was
,osled in the Northern Securities Com
ANY in May 1901, to determine the pres
nt right of possession of the stock 50