Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-27
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, June 81.


Senior ValasqUez, Dominican minister
of finance, and the Dominican creditors
get together ia New York to talk over
the distribution of the great sum OF
money which Col. Cotton, American re-
ceiyer of Dominican customs, has re-
tanned from the revenues sof that repu6-
lie for the payment ::of foreign creditors.
The sum on deposit in the National City
Bank. New York, now apDroximates 81,
300. 600, and it is steadily increasing.
While nominally Col. Cotton is the agent
of Santo Domingo, and the conference
will be solely between Ssnto Domingo
and her creditor, the amicable adjust
ment of the distribution of the collec-
tons will be a matter of concern to the
State Department. Officially the de-
partment will have no hand in the nego-
liatiOns.
The next session OF Congress promises
to be the banner trust buster OF history,
President Roosevelt is preparing to ad.
vocate the Martin bill which if passed
will place all industries affecting the
necessities of life under the control OF
the Department of Commerce and Labor,
and if be backs it with his usual vlgOr
an interesting time may be predicted.
The Martin bill aims TO place all sorts
of business under Federal control, but
those the author aims at in particular
are the meat, and oil lines. Mr. Mar
tin had a confer nce with President
Roosevelt this afternoon and when he
came out of the the Executive office said
that the Presiden: was "for" the meas
ure heart and soul, and would advocate
il 10 bis next annual message. "During
the summer" said MIR. Martin, 81 will
prepare a memorandum on the matter
for the President and will send 1t to
him. He is in most hearty accord with
me on the matter and | believe will
make fight for its passage next session. .
Attorney General Moody has directed
that suits be brought against large
number of railroad companies to recover
penalties for violation of the safety APP
pliance law through failure to keep
their equipment in proper condition.
The largest number of violations attrlb-
uted to any road is ffly-two, against the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
Among the roads made defendants are:
Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk and West
ern and the Seaboard Air Line. Attor-
ney General Moody says that he is very
much in earnest in the enforcement OF
these laws, VIII Oh we're enacted for the
purpose of saving life and limb.
Speaker Cannon is still hopeful that
Congress can reach adjournment by Sat
urday night. The Speaker made his
usual early morning call at the White
douse today and after his chat with the
President said: "Unless we run against
that snag was talking about day or
two ago, we'll get away by Saturday
night. | think things are in very good
shape and do not see any reason why we
should be kept over until next week"
The Senate committee on public |
buildings and grounds met this morning !
TO consider the House bill passed yester-
day. After reading the bill through |
carefully, the committee adjourned to
meet again at O'Clock this afternoon.
The body of Mrs. Saabach, who, with |
her husband, was drowned in the rapids
at Dixie's landing last Sunday, was
found near Analostan Island by VIM.
Bryan, colored man, Of 1855 9TH |
street, south west, about $3.50 this MORN
ing. The body was taken to the mOrgue. |
Later Undertake Lee took charge of il.
The cOnferees on the sundry civil bill
have agreed, reducing the appropriation
for the jamestown exposition from ST.
$50, 900 to 81, 1876, 600, by eliminating |
the 800, 900 appropriation for the par
ticipation OF the army, and cutting down
the 1915, 900 for government building
TO $3.50, 000 A disagreement will be
reported on S3,000,00O appropriation
for a new building here for the State
Department and Department OF Justice
and Commerce and Labor Department.
The foreign relations committee OF
the Senate after having agreed to let the
Algeciras treaty 90 over until next De-
cember, adjourned for the session. This
means that the SantO Domingo treaty
is dead.
The conferees on the Immunity"
bill, reached an agreement this after
noon accepting the Senate bill, which
grants immunity from prosecution only
to natural persons who either testify or
produce evidence.
The conferees on the immigration bill
can not agree at this session. Senator
Lodge, one of the conferees, will leave
the city tomorrow. An agreement has
practically been reached to let the bill
90 over to next session, without losing
its favored position.
The President today nominated
Thomas Ewing Moore, of the District of
Columbia, to be Secretary of the Lega-
ton at Picking, China, and McClung
Patton to be postmaster at Lexington Va.
Under an agreement to the pure food
bill has been practically reached by the
conferees. The details of the agreement
will be fixed up this afternoon.
The conferees on the Lake Erie and
Ohio river ship canal bill have agreed to
report that measure practically as it
passed the Senate.
Thomas B. Waggaman, former we'll
known real estate operator in this city,
died today at a farm house near An
napolis, Nd, where he had been i'll for
some time.
Clsukie Parish, the young woman
upon whom an opeation for abortion
ras narfnrmed q few weeks ago died