Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-08
From Washington.
correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, Oct. 8.

| Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette. J
Washington, Oct. 8.
President Roosevelt issued an order
today continuing the life of the Spanish
Treaty Claims Commission to March 2,
1907. Ex-senator William E. Chsndler,
of New Hampshire, is chairman of the
commission, and the very fact that he
occupies the we'll paying job will prob
ably open the eyes OF a good many per-
sons when they hear of the order issued
by the President today. Mr.. Chandler,
it will be remembered, figured in the
sensational railroad rate episode last
winter in which a question of verac-
ity was raised between the President
and the chairman of the Treaty Claims
mission. Mr.. Chandler acted as
the go.between in the negotiations car
ried on over the rate bill by the President
and Senator Tillman, of South Carolina.
After failing to get the support for the
bill that he desired from the republican
side of the Senate, the President opened
up negotiations with the democrats
| Afterwards the President and certain
republican Senators became reconciled,
and, according to Mr.. Chandler, the
'ideaP' with the democrats was
declared off over night. The Bit
ter correspondence that passed between
the President and Mr.. Chandler made
one of the spiciest chapters of the win
iers political history, and it was general
ly supposed that the President would
soon take occasion to separate Mr..
Chandler from his lucrative job. That
he did 80 was supposed to oe because the
life of the Claims Commission was so
sood to end. Today's official order, con
tinuing Mr.. Chandler in his place, proves
the President to be of most forgiving
nature.
With hurrahs for President Roosevelt,
"their comrsde," the delegates to the
third annual encampment of the Spanish
American war veterans began their SEES
sion today in the drill ball of the local
National Guard. To cordial address
of welcome from Commissioner Macfar-
land, of the District of Columbia, Com
mander-in- Chief Charles r. Miller, OF
Cleveland, and Mrs. Mary ID. Gedney,
# Mt Vernon, N. Y, COmmander-iD-
chief of the Ladies' Auxiliary, responded
The morning session was mainly devoted
to speech making and hearing re-
ports of officers. The meeting was brief
and formal the court adjourning few
minutes after noon. The real business
of the court will not begin until to.
morrow.
The U. S. Supreme Court met TO lay.
Previous to adjournment to go to the
White House, the court heard motions for
the admission of attorneys to practice
there. A western attorney attempted to
make a motion before the Department
of Justice had been afforded this oppor-
tunity and Chief Justice Fuller gently
reprimauded the attorney for according
to the department the precedence.
A committee consisting of prominent
officials of leading railroads of the coun
try has been in session at the New Will
lard all morning in an effort to complete
report to the Interstate Commerce
Com mission on the matter of uniform
schedules. Under previous announce
ment the railroads were expected to pre-
sent such report to the commission this
morning.
The names of w. s. Hughes, of Vir-
ginia, law clerk at the Department OF
Justice, and Judge NJ. G. Birch, of
Michigan, special assistant to the attor-
ney-geueral, are being mentioned in
connection with vacancy among the
assistant attorney generals, caused by the
elevation OF Assistant Attorney. General
Robb to the Court Of Appeals of the
District.
Chairman ShOnts Of the Panama Canal
Commission had conference with the Presl-
dent this morning and it is presumed discuss
ed the subject of Governor Magoon's success
sOr and the employment of Chinese coolies.
Ne was very taciturn, however, upon both
subjects.
Official confirmation has reached the State
Dep ,rtment from U. s. Ambassador Reid at
London of the acceptance by the British gov
eminent of the modus viveDd which is to gov
ern the fishing by American fishermen eli the
coast of Newfoundland for the present season.
Secretaries Root and Shaw will take part in
the New York campaign in favor of the re-
publican ticket.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, announced
this morning that all rumo:s Of his contem-
plated resignation from the Senate are ground
less.
The movement of the troops composing the
first expedition in Cuba is progressing rapid
ly. The transport Niagara carrying the
second battalion of the 3Sth infantry left
Newport News for Havana at dsybreak this
morning The Monterey left at eleven
o'clock with the II infantry on board and
the Seneca is schedule 20 leave at five O'Clock
this afternoon with the 9th infantry.