Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-15
From Washington.
correspondence Of the AleIandria Gazette. ]
Washington, May Is.

lCoffesp0ndence OF tue Ale1huuflu Oaho'o'i
Washington, May 10.
Ina letter to the President with re-
gard to the purchase of two sea going
dredges for use in connection with the
digging OF the Isthniso canal Secretary
of Wsr Taft reiterates his policy to buy
machinery and supplies for use In Pana-
ma where they can be bought the cheap
est, irrespective of whether they are OF
American or foreign manufacture.
The subcommittee of the Senate COM
mittee on finance, which has been lnves-
tissting certain charges against w. l..
Vernon, (cOlored) of Kansas, nominated
for registrar OF the Treasury, has de-
cided to recommend favorably his con-
firmstion, having found that The charges
could not be substantiated.
Justice Gould today set May 18th for
The trial of ex-State Senator George f..
Green, of BinghsmtoD, n. Y, on the
indictments charging bribery and con
spiracy with Willard d. Doremus in the
sale of cancelling machines to the Post
office Department.
President Roosevelt in q message to
Congress today transmitted the correspon-
dence between himself and Secretary OF
War Taft in regard TO the purchase OF
two dredges for the Panama canal work.
Secretary Taft recommended the award
0f the contract TO Scotch hrm, The
lowest bidder, rather than TO the Mary
land Steel Company, of Sparrows Point,
Nd, the next lowest bidder. The Presl-
dent said 10 the correspondence he aP'
proved the Secretary's position.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate today: To be
United States District Judge for Porto
Rico. Bernard S. ROdey, of New
Mexico; to be Rear Admiral, Morris $.
Mackenzie.
The most serious assault on women
vet reported occurred lsst night in Ar
mory PARK, near Seventh aud b streets,
when Miss Edna Blessing, a visitor to
the city from Philadelphia, Was tru!ally
beaten and robbed of her handbag con-
tanning $l9 The footpad escaped. Miss
Blessing, after regaining CONSEQUENCES,
staggered to her feet and managed to
report the outrage. She WAS sent to
Casualty Hospital in delirious con-
ditiOn.
Miles NJ. Dawson, sctuary for the Arm
strong committee OF New York, while
discussing a model insurance regulation
act for the District OF Columbia before
The House committee on the judiciary,
today, somewhat startled the members
of that body by the following assertion {;
"There is not fire insurance company IN
this country that knows whether il will be
solvent or not when it pays its San Fran
cisco losses. The Chicago fire put nearly all
Of the American companies out of the busi-
ness. although none Of the British companies
failed"
A large party Of Government officials went
TO Arundel Cove. Nd, today. to attend the
commencement exercises Of the school of in
struction of the Revenue Cutter Service
Secretary Shaw and Assistant Secretary
Taylor of the Treasury Department aud
Representative Hepburn of Iowa made adj
dresses to the graduating class.
A conference OF secretaries anu enieI CA
aminers of State and municipal civil service
commissions is being held at the offices of the
United States Civil Service Commission in
this city. The object Of the conference Is to
discuss methods for improvement IN examl-
nation aud appointment and better co-opera-
ton between the commissions. This after
noon at 2:30 President Roosevelt received the
members ofthe conference at the White House.
Methods of examination for original appoint
ment aud promotion was the topic at the
afternoon session.