Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-06
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington. Jan. 6.

| CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Jan. 6.
Senator Deliver, of Iowa, will resist
to the utmost, any attempt of the COM
mittee on interstate commerce, of which
he is a member to defer action upon the
railroad rate regulation question until
he House shall have passed bill. The
POI tical majority of the committee is OPP
posed to giving the interstate Commerce
Commission the power to fix a rate.
Three of the republicans, however, stand
with the democratic members for regu-
lation as generally defined by the
President. They are Deliver, Cul-
lom, and Clapp. thus placing those
who favor regulation in the majority.
If Mr.. Deliver can get The sup
port of the democratic members he
can force the committee to report rate
bill. ~ am opposed to any delay Of
the committee" he declared today.
"Should we await the action of the
House of Representatives before report
ing decision we would receive aud
merit the ridicule and condemnation of
the people. The Senate is entitled to
have before it rate bill. IF the COM
mittee connot agree upon one. let it re-
port all of them and have them placed
upon the calendar. There will be rate
regulation bill, and it will not be the
compromise that some people say it will
| be-"
"This White House outrage is a burn
ing shame and a national disgrace, "
said DIR. Minor Morris, husband of the
woman who was forcbly elected from
the White House Thursday and dragged
several hundred feet to a House OF De-
tention cab. Dr. Morris joined his wife
this morning at the New Willard h)tel,
having just arrived in the city from
Ohio. "To think that my wife, who is
the finest pianist in Washington and
now has two booksin manuscript, should
be charged with insanity" he exclaim-
ed. Mrs. Morris, still confined to bed,
heard him. eyes" she said, end Sec
rotary Loeb told the policeman who WAS
reluctant about filing the charges that
if he did not do so he would be called
to account" DR.. Morris said that he
had not decided what steps to take in
regard to the outrage his wife had sui
fered. He will, however, urge that an
investigation be made into his dismissal
from the army medical service.
Mr.. Rixey of the House naval COM
mittee says: There will be no inyestiga
ton made by Congress as to conditions
existing at the Naval Academy" and
asks, "Did you ever know Congress to
investigate anything Eorth whileT Mr.
Rixey maintains that Congress should
make a searching investigation into the
affairs of the academy, for the purpose OF
ascertsiniDg how far the practice of haz-
ing is carried.
Mr.. Rixey has introduced the follow
ing in the House; Just resolution with
petition for estimates for improvement OF
Aqua creek in Stafford county, from
Coal Landing to Whsrton's Landing;
bills for increase of pensions for Mrs.
Catherine f. Heishley. OF Alexandria;
John Ii. II. Dand-, of The Plains;
Thomas Harrison, of LOvettsville; a'so
petition to refer war claims of Jared
Chamberlain, of Loudoun county to the
Court of Claims; also bill to retain the
old "Long bridge" until the approaches
to the new Highway bridge are ready
for heavy traffic.
Next Monday the Southern Railway
will inaugurate its fast edition de luxe"
train between New York and FlOrids,
known as the Southern Palm Limited.
1t will cover the 057 miles to st. Angus
tine in 81 hours, or an average of about
40 miles an hour including stops. The
train is described as a hotel on wheels,
being provided with all of the comforts
and many of the luxuries of the most
up-to-date hosiery Ii will cary COM
partment cars, regular sleepers, dining
car, club car and observation car 1t
will leave New York daily, except Sun
day, at l2:55 p. M, arriving at st
Augustine at $3.50 p. m. next day.
Further testimony in the SmOOt case
will be taken. 1t is expected to occupy
several days.
The State Department has received a
cablegram from Santo Domingo city
stating that President Morales has offer
ed to resign if be is allowed to leave The
country. The de facto government, the
cablegram states, will probably accept
his offer.
Although the bill for the encourag-
ment of the American merchant marine
has the right of way in the Senate, it Is
not the purpose of its advocates 10 per-