Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-27
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexaudria Gazette
Washington. d. c., Feb. u.

fCOrresp Ondence OF the AleXanufla oa-ehe'1
Washington. d. c., Feb. q.
Railroad and hotel men are making
extraordinary preparations for the ac-
comodation OF the crowd at the inaugu-
ration. Every inch OF space in the prin-
cipal houses of public comfort have been
contracted for and nearly all the hotels
in town will make hay while the sun OF
business is shining by filing their halls,
parlors and reading rooms with cots
which they will rent out at the ordinary
price of rooms to weary strangers on the
nights before and after the 4th. The
railroads are enlarging their facili:ies to
accommodate the extra crowds. The in
augural committee which has supervision
of arrangements is putting the finishing
touches TO the stands and decorations,
and completing final arrangements with
those charged with the management Of
smaller details. 1t has been suggested
to the inaugural committee that it would
be a great achievement if President
Roosevelps address at the Capitol could
be preserved for future generations by
the use of the photograph.
The antitrust law of Texas was up
held today by the u. S. Supreme Court,
ia decision affirming the judgment OF
the State courts in enjoining the National
cotton oil and the Southern cotton oil
companies from doing further business
in the State, and forfeiting their charters
for having violated the differentiation
statute. Both companies claimed the
law was unconstitutional, since il caused
a taking Of their property, without due
process Of law. The opinion of Justice
McKenna today said the statute was
proper and within the legitimate powers
Of the legislature.
Il is expected that two or three naval
vessels will come up the Potomac during
the week and that the men on them will
take part in the inaugural parade. They
will probably anchor in the river be-
tween this city and Alexandria.
In the river and harbor bill which has
passed the House and is now before the
Senate. provision is made for surveys Of
Quantico, Occoquan and Upper Macho.
doc creeks, all of which are in the
Eighth Virginia congressional district.
The following pension bills have been
passed by both houses OF Congress n.
c. Steadman, of Fairfax county, Va,
for s24 per month; H. J. Richardson, OF
Orange county, Sl2j Martha A. Harper,
of Louisa, $l2, and Matthew Mckown,
of Alexandria, S24.
The following official announcement
regarding alleged peace proposals was
made by the State Department this
morning "The government OF the
United States has never received any re-
quest to lay propositions of peace before
the Russian government, and, OF course,
has never in any manner. directly or in
directly, approached the Russian govern
ment, on the subject"
Mr.. Bacon introduced in the Senate
today an amendment which he will pro-
pose to the constitution providing for the
removal from office of all civil officers
except President and Vice President, by
a vote Of two-thirds Of each branch Of
Congress, for Immortality, imbecllity,
maladmnistratiin, misfeasance and NAL
feasance.
The President today sent to the Senate
the nomination ofJoseph W. j. Lee, of
Maryland, TO be Consul General at
Panama.