Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-22
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Jan. %.


Hamilton bill to admit Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as one, and Arizona and
New Mexico, as another State, and by a
unanimous vote Of The republicans order
ed the bill favorably reported. The
democrats are united against the bill,
opposing the admission of Arizona and
New Mexico, and will submit minority
report. The reports will be submitted to
TO the House tomorrow, and the bill
will be taken up for consideration on
Wednesday.
President Rooseyelt's efforts to save
The golden trout, found only in one creek
in California, from extinction promises
to bring forth reward. The Bureau OF
Fisheries is making a study OF the hsh
and has rec )mmended that the State oil
California transplant il to to barren
stream in the region OF Volcano
creek, the present habitat, and that
the general government undertake
its artificial propagation The Pfesi-
dent became acquainted with the
great beauty, gameness and delicious
favor of this species on one of his west
ern trips.
The Senate committee on interocesnlc
canals will hear Chief Engineer John !.
Stevens tomorrow on the question OF the
type of the canal. The minority report
Of the board of advisory engineers has
t.een considered and submitted to the
President. 1t recommends canal with
locks. The majority report submitted
some time ago recommend sea level
plan. Mr.. Stevens is 10 be Intercepted
as TO which plan he favors in view OF
his experience on the isthmus IL ~
well understood that NJ. Stevens will
urge the adoption OF plan for the canal
involving lock levels.
Representatives from q States and OF
the District of Columbia were in atten-
dance at the opening session OF the an
nual convention of the Interstate Ma
iional Guard Association at the Airing
ton this morning. Senator Charles
Dick, of Ohio, president of the organiza-
lion. called the convention to order
rhe various delegations will button hole
their congressional delegation in behalf
of the bill now before Congress to appro-
pirate 81, 900, 900 for the better equip
laent of the ctizen-sOldiery and the es-
adjustment of rife ranges. Gen. Oil
yer. Assistan, Secretary of War, was
present as the representative OF the Sec
retary of War. Secretary Taft found
time to come in late. In his remarks of
welcome he said that the present nation
al guard is but the skeleton upon which
to place the flesh in time of war and but
logical basis for larger army. de
pleaded for further provision for the
guard The delegation was received by
The President at 2:S0 p. m.
New York was represented on the
Senate floor today by two Senators, the
first time since the holiday. Mr.. Plat
who has returned from Hot Springs, Va.
was the first one in his seat. He looked
greatly improved in health. Mr. Depew,
whose prolonged absence from the Senate
has caused grave rumors concerning the
state of his mental and physical condi-
ton, entered the chamber just as the
morning prayer was begun. The Sena-
tors countenance betrayed worry. The
first to greet him was his colleague, Mr..
Plat, but later leading republicans made
their way to the 'front.' row to welcome
the two Senators. Mr.. Depew's greetings
we're cheerful, but the former ehervescence
of bOyish enthusiasm was not back OF
them.
Mr.. Rixey 10 representative OF the
Gazette today said he enjoyed himself
greatly at the Lee Camp banquet i'll
Alexandria Friday night, as did the
others who went from here with him.
Mr.. Rixey, who is always welcome
yuest at these banquets and who has at
tended many of them, says Lee Camp
could hardly have gotten better speakers
than it had last Friday night.
Mr.. RiTey has offered the following bills
in the House Petition of Alexandria
Council ]. o. U. A. NJ, to restrict inns
migration bill for sn increase of pen
sion to Mrs. Martha Brooks Wilson ;
bill for the relief Of the trustees of the
Presbyterian Church, at Culpeper and
bill for the relief of The trustees of Tab
ernacle M. f. Church (soutb), of Cul-
pepper county, va.
Medical Inspector Presley M. Rixey,
United States Navy. h& been ap-
pointed by the President to be Bur
geon General and Chief OF the Bureau OF
Medicine and Surgery in the Depart
rnent of the Navy, with the rank of rear
admiral, for a term of four years from
the 9th day OF February, 1906. DR..
Rixey is brother of Congressman j. F.
Rixey, of this district.
Senator Martin 10 still confined to his
home with severe cold and will not be
able to 20 to Richmond tomorrow, on
which day he will be reelected for an
other six years term in the Senate, be-
ginning March 4, 1907.
SenatCF Depew arrived here last night
on late trair from New York. 1t is
expected thai he will be in his seat at the
Senate this afternoO
Attorney General r. H. McCarter, OF
New Jersey, filed with the Supreme
Court Of The United States today, mot
ion TO advance the hearing of arguments
in the appeal Of Anna Valentino, con-
vicled Of murder in Hackensack, N. j.
The motion was taken under advisemeni
by the court
But little business Of general interest
was before Congress today, so the al
tendance of members of both branches
vv aa aim