Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-05
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. ID. G.. Dec. 5.

correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. d. G.. Dec. 5.
The Hepburn bill, apprOprialing &c.
500, 900, Immediately available to con-
tinue the work on the isthmian canal,
will be passed through the House tomor-
row or Thursday without reference to a
committee, either by unanimous consent
or BY a special rule. 1t is essential that
action on this bill should be taken before
the holiday recess by both Houses, and
as the House committee will not be APP
pointed till shortly before the recess II
was deemed necessary to handle the
matter thus expeditiously.
Immediately after The conclusion of
the reading of the Presidents message
in the House, Mr. Godfogle of New
York, will be recognized to introduce
resolution denouncing the persecution
and massacre of Jews, in Russia. 1t
recites that the American people stand
agbsst at base intolerance of brutalized
men who committed unspeskabe atroci-
ties and crimes against life and property,
expresses pity for the sufferers, and ex-
presses to them the nations sympathy.
1t calls on the President to "use such
good and friendly officers with the Rus
sian government as may secure such
action as may tend reasonably to prevent
the recurrence of such outrages in the
future"
At a meeting of the Board of Regents
of the Smithsonian Institution this
morning, resolution was adopted in
viting Charles B. Freer to bring t.
Washington certain representative Sc
lections of his art collection to he ex-
hibited at the Smithsonian during the
session of Congress. This includes
number of Whistler's famous paintings.
Freer has offered TO present the collec-
ton to the Smithsonian Institution un-
der certain conditions, including the
erection of building for the express
purpose of housing the exhibit.
A telegram was received by Secretary
Hitchcock this morning from Portland,
Oregon, stating that the town marshal
of Pineville, Oregon, severely assaulted
a witness who testified against Repre-
sentative Williamson at his trial there.
Representative Williamson, whose home
is at Pinevilie, Ore, was convicted OF
fraudulent land operations in Oregon
and Washington.
Two m aasures, one repeating the tim
Der and stone act, and the other Great
ing a bureau of mires, under the In
terror Department, we're introduced in
the House today by Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa.
Mr.. Williams, il is said, has informed
Representative Swanson that under no
Circumstances will he select Virginian
ian the ways and means committee. Mr..
Swanson told Mr. Williams that if he
would agree to appoint a Virginian in
his stead he would resign from the com
mittee Immediately.
President Roosevelt today sent his
recess appointments, also several new
ones, to the Senate for consideration and
confirmation. Among the recess ap-
pointments are those of Secretary OF
State Root, Assistant Secretary of State
Bacon and Secretary Of the Navy Bona
parte: Minister to Columbia, Barrett;
to Chile. Hicks; to Ecuador, Lee; to
Panama, Magoon; to Venezuela, Rus
sell; several consul generals, many con-
suls, Public Printer Stillings; collectors
| # customs and internal revenue; army
retirements and promotions; u. 5. Dis
trict judges, attorneys aud marshals;
promotions in the navy; Frank Franlz,
TO be governor of Oklahoma; Herbert j.
Hagerman, to be governor of New Mex
leo: the members of the lsthmian Canal
ommssion-Shontz, Magoon, Harrod,
Ernst. En6icott and Hams; Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy Newberry and
many Others.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate today was that of Frank h.
Tyree, 10 be U. S. Marshal for the
southern district of West Virginia.
Among the nominations made l'y the
President today was that OF Lnnsford l..
Lewis, of Virginia, to be U. ). District
Attorney for the Eastern district of Viz
GINA. Judge Lewis resigned his posi-
ton when he was nominated for Gov
ernor of his State by The republicans aud
his assistant, Mr.. Talley, was appointed
to fill the vacancy. Now Judge LewiA
wants his place back.
The nomination of Franklsu Lane, of
California, to be an Interstate Commerce
Commissioner, succeeding Ex-Governor
Fifer. of Illinois, was sent to The Senate
today.
The administration Statehood bill
creating one State out of the territories
New Mexico, Arizona and another cut
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as
recommended by the President in his
message, will be introducedin the House
by Mr.. Hamilton, republican, Michi-
gan, who will head the committee on ter
ritories
Asa result of the recent order Of Commits
sioner Of Pension Warner in wedding out the
aged and infrm clerks Of that bureau, Henry
I Shanklin, a clerk, upon being reduced
| from 81 900 year to 1920 died yesterday
| from nervous shock. Mr.. Shanklin. native
of Kansas, was 81 years Of age and had beer
| in the government employ for about 40 years.
| Ever since the civil war he had been suf-
| ferer from asthma.
By direction Of the President, ). c. Petit
john, register of the general land office at
Valentine, Neb., has been dismissed en- the
charge of participating in questionable land
deals. Also the resignation of the receiver OF
the land Office at that point, Albert l.. Towle,
has been requested.
The Kansas congressional delegation waited
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