Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-01

ern manager Of the Keystone four years
ago. Two years ago he sold small
holding 10 the Altoona Coal and
Coke Company. J. E. Muhlfeld, gene
raj superintendent Of motive power Of
the B. & O, was next called. Finally
be admitted that the Frick Company,
was not charged for certain 'ligbr re-
pairs, for which other companies were
charged. With the statement tnat the
testimony of Mr.. Collins, local deal.
err, who complained he could not get coat
over certain roads at Washington would
be taken in the meantime, the commits
sioners adjourned until next Tuesday at
PhiIadelphia.
Some of the officials Of the Depart.
ment of Justice redict that there Will
soon be instituted wholesale suits against
the railroads and perhaps against the
Standard Oil Company, based on the
facts uncovered by Commissioner Gar
field in is investigation OF the oil trust.
# is said to be the purpose OF the de-
partment to go into court, present lts
evidence aud demand the maximum
nenallies provided for violation OF the
Elkins anti-rebate law. 1t is believed
that iu this way the corporations can be
taught valuable lesson.
The State Department today received
adyices from Venezuela 10 the effect that
acting President Gomez has asked Castro
to return to Caracas aud resume the
presidency, that Castro has refused, and
that now Gomez will call special SEES
sion of the legislature to accept formally
Castro's resignation. The dispatch quotes
Castro as saying that he would be willing
to return and act as private secretary TO
Gomez.
Reed Smoot, Senator from Utah. has
been declared by the Senate committee
on privileges aud elections to be not
entitled to his seat in the Senate OF the
United States. This decision was
reached at meeting Of the committee
this morning by vote OF Z to B. Chair
man Burrows was authorized to prepare
a report TO the Senate, which he will do
At the earliest possible moment. The
votes were then taken on the question
a. TO what course of action the commit
tee would recommed. One of these was
on the proposition that Smoot should be
excluded. That was voted down. The
other motion WAS that the recommends
ton should be that he be expelled.
Oo this motion the committee divided
6 10 6. Although under the rules OF
the Senate a tie vote defeated any pro-
position, yet in the case, it stands as the
sense of the committee that if SmOOt is
TO be retired, it must be by the cOnstiiu-
tional method of expulsion by two
thirds vote of his colleagues. Chairman,
Burrows says he will prepare his report
as soon as possible, but 1t will take
81 me little time. 1t is uncertain when
the matter will he taken up in the
Senate nor is il yet decided 1t will be
discussed at this session or be postponed
until next December. Senator Depew s
vote was not counted.
A number of the Representative
Adams colleagues in the House, nearly
all of those from Pennsylvania and from
the committee on foreign affairs, will go
to Philadelphia to attend the funeral OF
the late Mr.. Adams. Robert q. Cousins,
of Iowa, who is the ranking member OF
the committee on foreign affairs, will act
as chairman for the remainder OF the
term. Mr.. Adams death and the retire
ment of Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, the chair
man OF the committee, put Mr.. Cousins
in line for the craftsmanship.
Secretary of War TAFT today approved
the final scheme for the mobilization of
troops of the regular army at seven
brigade camps to be established between
July 18th and October 18th. Nearly
every State and Territory has promised
to send militia troops to one or the
other of these camps to take part
10 the exercises planned for the
troops by the army general staff. The
plan approved by Secretary faft to-
day provides for the participation in
thu maneuyers al these camps Of all
regular troops stationed within the con-
tinenlal limits of the y. ). except the
coast artillery, which will not take part
in the exercises.
Considerable uneasiness is felt by his
friends as to the whereabouts of W. b.
Gurley, formerly OF the stock brokerage
firm. He went to Nantucket several
weeks ago, but disappeared from there
aud nothing has been heard of him since.
The President today sent to the Senate the
nominations Of Floyd l.. Hairless to be post
master at ChristiaRburg, Virginia.
ID is officially announced at the White
House that the President will send to Con
gress the Neill Reynolds report 1n the
Chicago packing houses, probably Monday.
In the meeting of the Senate committee on
privileges and elections this morning, Sena-
Tor Bailey offered resolution for the eN-
pulsi0n from the Senate Of Senator Burton, of
Kansas. The consideration Of the resO ution
was pOstpo ed until next Tuesday when
special meeting of the committee VIII be held.
The State Department today received adj
vices from Venezuela 10 the effect that Acting
President Comes hasasked Castro 10 return TO
Caracas and resume the presidency that
Castro has refused and that now Gomez will
call special session of the Legislature TO ac-
cept formally Cestros resignation. The dis
patch quotes Castro ~ saying that he would
be willing TO return and act as private sec
retaiy TO Gomez.
Asylum Investigation.