Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-06
From Washington.
of the Alexandria Gazette.

d'affaires of the American embassy at
Toxic, states that supplementary ex-
tradition treaty between the United
States and Japan has been signed
There is an extrsdition treaty now IN
force between the two countries and The
new convention is intended to cover cet-
tain points not mentioned in the exist
ing agreement.
Spe4ker Cannon explaining his letter
to an East Liverpool potter, in which ne
declares that revision of the tariff will
come, this afternoon authorized the iol
lowing statement, in which he deties
the democrats to make immediate tsriii
revision the issue in the coming con-
gressional campaign: 81 was not aswre
that | was writing for publication,
though ! have no objection to the pub
Iication. There are many people IN
the country who believe single
schedule or a few schedule may be
amended. This is entirely imprsc-
ticable, for an amendment TO a
single schedule might please a single IN
terest only and could not command
enough votes to pass il. Nothing can,
in nv judgment, be done except COM
plete revision of the tariff, which would
be compromise SHAT would COM
mani majority of the 1856 members
of the House and go Senators. "The
enactment of such revision and the
time necessary for business to adjust to
it would halt production, consumption
and commerce for at least IL months,
and when the compromise is enacted, as
a whole, would probably not be an i'm
provement on existing law. DO not
believe majority of the people at this
time desire to interfere with the present
conditions, which is the most prosperous
condition in the history OF the republic
to the laborer, the farmer, the capitalist
and the consumers. That the time will
come when a general revision will be
entered upon have no doubt, but for
the best interests of all the people, such
revision should be postponed as long
as practicable Congress reflects the
will of the people, and the House
is chosen every two years. There is
general congressional election in Novem-
Der. Our friend, the enemy, in'is on
immediate revision. II after full dis
cussion a majority desire immediate re-
vision, they will make their will known
bp returning majority of the House IN
favor of an immediate revision"
Senator Rayner, OF Maryland, had
long conference with the President this
morning on the pending railroad rate
bill. He is the fifth democratic Senator
that had visited the White House Tor this
purpose at the invitation Of the Presl-
dent within three days, the Others being
Senators Clay, Foster, Daniel and Over
man. Mr.. Kayner recently made bril-
liant speech with regard to rate legisla-
ton, advocating the Hepburn bill with
some slight notifications. 1t IS under
stood that the President is much en-
C uraged over the outlook for favorable
seton by the Senate. lie believes that
he can get enough democratic votes for
the bill with the limited judicial review
amendment to make up for the loss OF
such republicans as are opposed.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
announces that the first hearing in the
investigation of the alleged railroad
monopoly in cOal and oil, as provided
for by the Tillman- Gillespie resolution,
will be had at Philadelphia, on the
morning of Tuesday, April 10. With
the Philadelphia hearing, the Interstate
Commerce Commission will begin its
investigation of the eastern bituminous
coal fields, including western Pennsyl-
vana and West Virginia. The owner
ship and general character of operations
and The relation &C the railroad lines in
the transportation of the coal to tide
water and eastern points will be in-
volved. The next hearing will probably
be held 10 Baltimore or Washington.
The Philadelphia hearing will probably
consume but one day.
The joint army and navy board has
made an urgent recommendation to the
President that adequate Notifications be
provided for the isthmian canal. This
recommendation is contrary to the ex-
pressed wishes OF the isthmian canal
commission, which believes that the
canal should be neutral and without for
iifcations OF any description.
Secretary Root left Washington 'his
afternoon for briet visit to his country
place It Clinton, n. Y, where his vile
and daughter are now sojourning. Mr..
Root will return to Washington the first
of next week.
What is designed to be model insurance
code for all the States has been introduced in
Congress by Representative Ames, of Mas
sachusetts, who proposes 10 have 1t enacted
into law for the District of Columbia. Presi'
dent Roosevelt will probably send message
to Congress urging its adoption rs the RENE ~
for abuses of power and privileges by insur-
ance companies. IL embraces the ideas of the
insurance commissioners o. most of the States
and was drafted by committee of fifteen APP
pointed for that purpose by the recent Chi
cagO convention of insurance commissioners.
The bill proposes'to establish a bureau Of in
slranre headed by an insurance commits
si0ner, in the Department of Commerce and
Labor To him all the domestic and foreign
companies in the District would have 10 pre-
sent annual reports, In these there must be
shown who ar the actual borrowers Of all
money loaned all commissions paid TO any
persons in connection with loans, purchases
or sales of property details about all money
expended in connection with any matter
pending before any legislative body or before
OfiiC ers Of the government; salaries Of Office RS
receiving more than 5000 and the largest
balances carried in each bank or trust COM
panv All this would be made public. The
bill also provides for an annual distribution
of dividends; that no salary of more than
$500 shall be paid by sny life insurance
company, unless approved by a vote Of the
hoa ii Of diranlors and that no nensinn shall