Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-06
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President is known to favor the outlined
naval programme and wants reductions
all along the line, excepting naval con-
s.ruction alone. Others who favor the
exercise of the stTictest economy, desire to
apply il TO naval afiaics also. There
are members of the House, whose dis
tricts need river and harbor improve
ments and new public buildings, who
are DESTROYS OF chiselling the requisite
amounts out of the naval appropriation
bill 1t is understood that the President,
although calling these men for the
purpose of considering economy IN
appropriations, will bring up the
questions of tariff provision and rail-
road legislation at the same time.
President Roosevelt his not changed ID
his belief that tariff revision is neces-
sity. he is still convinced that an extra
session ought to be called; he will ask
for advice from those men as to the
proper time for calling the session. Most
of the leaders are opposed to an extra
session. Those who are not are divided
as TO whether it should be called in the
spring or fall AS TO railroad leglsla-
ton the President has declare himself
in favor of legislation prohibiting rebates
and granting to the Interstate Commerce
Commission the right to regulate rates
under certain restrictions. Fe wants
legislation of this character at this SEES
sion if il can be had. If not, he will
renew his recommendations to the next
Congress, and if an extra session should
be called, the subject may be considered
even in advance of the regular date OF
converting next December. Congress
sional circles are greatly agitated by the
call for tomorrow's conference. 1t is
expected to result in the adoption of a
broad and important policy of retrench-
ment if nothing more.
Oratorical fireworks will be in evidence
Tuesday when Representative Bourk
Cochran, of New York, will be heard by
the House committee on the election Of
the President and members OF Congress
in support of bis resolution fora congres.
sonal investigation of the methods used
in collecting campaign funds by the two
great political parties and the use to
which The funds were put. Mr.. Cock
ran's solution will come before the
House Curing this session most likely on
a motion of the republican majority of
the elections committee that it be tabled.
The New York member intends to de-
liver his principal speech on his resolu-
ton when it is before the House.
Conrad II. Syme, counsel for August
w. Machen, DR.. George E. Lorenz, OF
Toledo, Diller b. and Samuel w. Croft,
convicted year ago Of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government through transac-
tons of the POstofice Department in
connection with the Croft letter box fas-
tener, filed the petition Of the defendants
with the Supreme Court Of the United
State, today, for a writ of certiorari on
the adverse decision of the Court of APP
peals of the District of Columbia. The
netition was Immediately docketed and
will probably reach the attention OF the
court early next week.
Representative Maynard, offered bill
in the House today, making the salary
of the President CT the United States,
States, SIS, 600 per annum. ltalso pro-
yides that upon retirement from office
the President shall receive an annual
salary of $25, 600 for the remainder of
his life
In the Senate Mr.. Martin has present.
ed petition of the Norfolk Alumni As
ISOLATION of the University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Va, praying that an
appropriation be made to provide for the
construction of the Jefferson Memorial
road hom Charlottesville, to the
tomb of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello,
in Albemarle county; which was
referred TO the committee on agriculture
and forestry; also sundry afidavits to
accompany the bill for the relief OF the
trustees of Zion Methodist Episcopal
Church South, of Spottsylvania county,
Va; which were referred to the COM
mitlee on claims. He has also present
e. petitions of sundry citizens OF Nor
{ TX, of the board of directors of the
Commercial Association of Danyille,
and of SO citizens of Emporia, all in the
State of Virginia, praying for the en-
actment of legislation to enlarge the
powers OF the Interstate Commerce
which were referred to the
committee on interstate commerce.
Mr.. Martin has also introduced the
follow ng bills; which were seyerally
read twice by their titles, and referred
to The committee on claims: for the
relief of George A. Rowland, admins
traitor of James Il. Beavers, deceased;
lOr the relief of James T. Caldwell; and
for the relief of James T. Caldwell with
accompanying papers,.
George B. Cortelyou, chairman of the
republican national committee, left
here last night for a seven weeks trip
through southern Europe. He will
return to Washington in time for the
and will enter upon his
luties as Postmaster General Immediately
hereafter.
By request Senator Teller today in
reduced bill for the construction OF a
public railway by the United States gov
,rnment extending from the Atlantic TO
he Pacific and with branches to New
York, Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis,
Kansas City and San Francisco.
The American Forestry Congress will
close its session here today.
Typhoid fever germs are annihilated,
huge reservoirs are instantly purified and
baby mosquitoes are exterminated almost
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