Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-19
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, May l9.

IlJOFTP8OOuQcItt vi buC hlCAehNA-~
Washington, May ls.
The amended Hepburn railroad rate
bill which passed the Senate yesterday
afternoon will be presented in the House
today or Monday for the concurrence oil
that body in the numerous amendments
Ii is expected that motion will be also
made declaring the disagreement OF the
House in the Senate amendments aud
requesting the appointment OF CON
ference committee. The expectation Is
that the House representatives on tue
conference committee will be Messrs.
Hepburn, Sherman, and Davey, ana
that the Senate representatives VIII De
Senator Elkins, CullOm, aud rillman.
Owing to the feeble health OF Senator
Cullom il is quite possible that be may
ask to be excused and that Senator Dol
liver may be appointed in dis place. II
is anticipated that al least week or Ten
dave will be necessary for the two houses
to adjust their differences and reach
fnal agreement on the bill. ADJOURN
ment of Congress by the 18th or 2Olh
of June is now the goal for which the
leaders of both houses will strive. Leg
islatiye business which has been sus-
pended in the Senate awaiting action on
the rate bill will now be taken up IN
earnest.
Encouraging reports are made this
morning of all the Senators aud Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress on the SICK isl.
During the last three days there has
been gradual Improvement in Senator
Germans condition and now his physi-
clans are quite confident he will con-
tinue to improve. Senator Hepburn,
was much better this morning, and 1t Is
believed he has passed the crises OF his
illness. Senator Dubois returned to his
work this morning after several days
illness occasiOned by ptomaine poison
ing. Representative KeIcham, OF New
York. who, it WAS feared, had suffered
a stroke Of paralysis, is recovering the
use of bis right arm and leg which were
affected.
With meshwork of graft revealed in
its recent hearings, the Interstate Com
merce Commission, which returned
this morning frOm its weeks investlgs-
ton, al Philadelphia, iuto The bllumln-
Gus coal situation in the West Virginia
and western Pennsylvania fields, enter
taius the belief that il will not be able
to submit report TO Congress, as re-
quested by Senator Tillman, at this ses-
sion in regard to this section of the gen.
era coal and oil investigation. The re-
port was desired particularly for the ln-
| huence il might have on railroad rate
Legislation. Now that the big tight on
that is over in the Senate, 1t is believed
Senator TiIlman will not press for an
| immediate report by the commission.
The commission is now ia a position to
submit report MS TO the mutual owner
ship of stocks among the railroads. IL
has found out quite definitely how much
stock the Pennsylvania owns in the
Baltimore aud Ohio, the Norfolk and
Western and the Chesapeake and Ohio,
ard likewise who owns the balance OF the
stock 10 these roads, But this feature
is unimportant as compared With the
graft of officials of railroads Ia coal
companies.
President Roosevelt received great
number of visitors this morning who
came to congratulate him upon the pas
sage of The rate bill 10 the Senate. Early
on the list we're Senator Spooner, Speak
er Cannon and Representative Hepburn.
The Senator and the Speaker
came out of the President
Office together after their chat with
the Executive. 81 haven't thing to
talk about boys" exclaimed the speak
err ~ am glad to say that the Senate
in its wisdom has passed the rate bill.
If all read about the measure in the
press dispatches may be believed, ! think
II is pretty good bill and ! take of my hat
10 all reverence to the boss of the Senate. y
at any other Senator was here now"
exclaimed Senator Spooner with laugh.
"he'd say the same thing to him"
NO, III be damned il | would" re-
lorted The speaker.
The President today appointed An
drew J. Montague, Ex-Governor OF Vir-
GINA, aud Hon. Paul S. Reinsch, of
Wisconsin, as delegates to the third ia
transitional conference of American States
to held at Rio de JsneirO this summer.
When the railroad bill reaches the
House, probably on Monday, Repre-
sentative Hepburn, author of the meas.
ure at il passed the House, will assume
complete charge of it. It is his iuten-
ton to ask the Speaker'tO keep the bill
emporarily on the tableip order that an
informal conference may be had on the
subject by the republican and democratic
members with the interstate commerce
committee. It is intended to scrulinize
carefully the Senate amendments before
taking final action.
Major Gen. Fred c. Ainsworth, the Mill
tary Secretary Of the Army, has been desig-
mated by the President Of act as Secretary Of
War during the absence from this city at any
time of the Secretary aBd the Assistatt Sec
rotary. General Ainsp orth. who few years
ago was ali unknown assistant surgeon III the
army, thus becomes the most Influential officer
in the army aud taken precedence over the
Chief of staff, Brigader General Bell.
Fifty-ninth Congress.