Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-20
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Feb. 20.

Washington, reD. w.
1t is reported that the Department OF
Justice, with the approval OF the ffesl-
dent. has directed District Attorney a.
f. Holion, of the Western district oil
North Carolina, TO investigate the
charges made against Representative r.
Soencer Blackburn, of North Carolina,
that he violated the law which prohioi's
members of Congress from practicing be-
fore the government departments. Con-
FRESHMAN Blackburn denies absolutely
that he ever took fee from any one tor
services to his people before the depart
menls. He says that the movement
against him is one of political persecu-
ton. 81,
Another blow was aimed at the rail-
roads today by the House committee on
interstate and foreign commerce, when
agreed to report substitute Tor the
TiIlman resolution, instructing the In
terstate Commerce Commission to make
examinations into the subject OF rail
road Discrimination and monopolies IN
coal and oil, and report to the Senate
from time to time" The Tillman reso-
luton, which has already passed the
Senate, provides for an investigation
whether common carriers own or control
"any of the coal or other products"
which they carry. In the opinion OF
the House committee, to include "other
products in the investigation would
make it on interminable one. 1t was
therefore amended so as to eliminate
"olher products" and substitute oil.
Repr, sc NATIVE Townsend, OF Michigan,
was instructed to draw up the commit
tees report and submit IT to the House
also for consideration 1T the earliest
moment. He will draw up the report
tonight and endeavor TO obtain unanl-
nous consent in the House, tomorrow,
for the consideration of the joint resOlu'
lion. The resolution will be submitted as
substitute for the Tillman resolution,
rather than as a resolution originating
in the House. so that subsequent delay
may be ObViated.
According 10 present expectations
Commissioners Clements, Prouty aud
Cockrell will be the members ofthe In
lersiate Commerce Commission in charge
of the hearing OF the complaint against
the railroads giving undue advantage to
the Standard Oil Company in the rates
on oil shipped from Kansas, to begin In
Kansas City, Nc, March II. Chair
man Knapp will not be able to attend
in all probability.
President Castro, of Venezuela, has
suggested that the controversy between
his government aud that of the United
States over the New York and Bermu-
DEE Asphalt Compauy's claim be sub
mtted to the Hague Court of Arbltra-
ton. The suggestion will probably be
al opted by President Roosevelt, thus re-
moving the possibility of the develop
ment OF the dispute TO the point OF hos
tililies as was threatened year or so
ago. Negotiations to this end are now
progressing through United States Min
lister Russell, at Caracas.
Senator Knox was again caller at
the White House this morning on the
subject of railroad legislation. After
his visit TO the President lie sought out
Senator SpOoner and the two locked
themselves in committee room, and
wrestled with the propO itiOn of 50 pre-
parng an amendment to the pending
railroad bill as to assure the railroads
proper recourse in the courts against I'M
Just decisions Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and at the same time meet
President ROOsevet's idea that rate
fixed by the commission should go at
once into effect.
SenatonTeller, of Colorado, today pre-
dicted that it WAS only matter of time
before the United States would an-
mex Ssnto Dominica. ''The pending
treaty will not pass the Senate" said
Senator Teller emphstically, "but | sup
pose that the administration will man
age to maintain its position on the
island in some manner whether the
treaty passes or not"
In The U. S. Supreme Court today
writ of error was granted in the case of
Senator Patterson, of Colorado, who was
fined 81 900 for contempt for a publcs-
ton in his Newspaper, which was said to
reflect on the Supreme Court OF Colorado.
The writ today granted brings the en-
tire case up for review.
Many visitors in Washington will at
tend the celebration in Alexandria on
Thursday next and continue the pilgri-
mage to Mount Vernon. Garlands o!
fresh flowers will be placed that day on
the sarcophagus containing the remains
OF the Father of His Country.
In the anti-divorce congress today the re-
port of the committee on resolutions was re-
ceiyed and taken upon by paragraph. The
committee adopted substantially the resolu.
lions as outlined by the Pennsylvania dele
gates, one of the changes made being the re-
duction of the period required for obtaining
a residence TO sue for a divorce from three
years TO two years.
Sir Thomas Upton has offered, and the