Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-19

iuted during the year is 81, relating
directly to the rates and practices OF 559
carriers. The commission recommends
shorter hours for railway employees,
saying that in the matter of long hours,
the accident reports for the year "have
shown instances OF even worse conditions
than existed in former yeare.' The
cost of collisions, exclusive OF damages
paid TO victims or their familiee, reached
the enormous total Of ten million dollars
during the past year, millivn greater
than in 1905.
Speaker Cannon has assigned Mr.
Saunders from the Fifth VirgiDis dis
trict to the committee on elections No.
on miners aud mining.
Senator Foraker was today instructed
by the committee on foreign relations to
report favorably the Geneva treaty
amending the Red Cross regulations In
regard to the care Of wounded soldiers,
etc.
Senator Foraker has proposed COLI
gresslonal investigation Of the discharge
OF the colored troops involved in the
Brownsville affair.
Mr.. Gregg, of Texas, member OF the
House committee on naval affairs today
introduced O bill to provide a means
of coast defense for the gulf ports ny the
purchase Of fifteen submarine torpedo
boats. The measure authorizes the Sec
rotary OF the navy to contract for the
purchase Of fifteen Of the most improved
type of boat at cost not to exceed
SIS, 600, 900 of which one million dollars
Ia appropriated BY the bill.
Senator Lodges resolution promising
the support of the Senate to any move
that the President might make to assist
the powers signatory to the Berlin treaty
TO conduct an international inquiry into
the affairs OF the Congo Free State was
discussed at the meeting Of the Senate
committee on foreign relations. There
we're several sbsentees AID definite action
upon the resolution will be postponed
until after the holidays. During the dis
cusslon of the resolution Senator Bacon,
Of Georgia, advanced the proposition
that the Congo Free State should be es-
tsblished ss the black mans republic.
The President today sent the follow
Ing nominations to the Senate To be
ENJOYS extraordinary aud ministers pleni-
poteatiary Joseph w. Lee, Of Mary
land, 10 Guatemala and Honduras; Hor-
ace e. Knowles, 0i Delaware, 10 Rou'
mania and Seryil; Wm. G. Fox, OF Ne.
jersey, to Ecuador; Thos. G. Dawson,
of Iowa, to Columbia. To be minister
resident and consul general Fenton R.
McOreery, of Michigan, to santo Do
miDgo.
If the big railroad mon Of the country
would spend more time managing their
roads aud less in strutting about the
swell hotels In dress suits, there would
not be as many shortages Of cars to cause
suffering and death In the remote parts
of the country, according 10 Senator
Hansbrough, of North Dakota. SenR-
tor Hansbrough had talk shout the
car shortage with President Roosevelt
today. and when he emerged from the
executive office spoke ont his mind with
great emphasis. Alter making the
'dress suit' remark, tho Senator said
that he saw no way to relieve the suffer
ing through the Dakotas for some time
to come. "All We csn do now he said,
lis to investigate and try to fix the
blame for the shortage. We can't rem
edy matters with the laws so have at
present" added Senator Hansbrough.
Senator Elkins, has introduced bill
to carry into effect several Of the recon-
mendations of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to enable him to extend relief OF the
money markets when conditions demand
it even in the absence of currency leg
islation. The senator's bill author
lies the deposit of oil government
revenues from whatever source including
| ustoms la national banks. the banks to pay
a reasonable tax on such deposits. and IL
makes ell national banks equally eligible fol-
designation as such depositsries. The secre-
/ tary of the treasury has heretofore made
| transfers Of pub ic moneys from the treasury
| 10 national banks without specific authority
| Of law. Such transfers are expressly suthof
| lied by SENATOR lkin's bill,
Sharp opposition yas developed today In
| The sub committee Of the Senate committee
on Indian Affairs to the proposition TO create
fores, reserve Of about $4,000 acres on
lands belonging 10 the five civilized tribes la
southern Indian Territory. Secretary Will
son, of the Department Of Agriculture; Secre-
| tary Hitchcock. of the Interior Department.
| and Clifford Piuchot, chief Of the forestry
bureau, appeared before the committee. Inc
attitude OF the committee is 90 hostile that il
| is probable that the project for the reserve
| will be abandoned.