Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-14
From Washington.

FROM w aSulnStOu'
| Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Railroad rate conferences followed
each other in rapid succession at the
White Mouse today. Attorney General
Moody was one of the earliest callers.
Before he left Senator Allison came in
and Joined the consnltants and soon al
ter that Senators Long and Clspp appear.
ed. The most prominent feature of the
conference was the silence which follow
ed. Senator Allison was the first Ia
emerge from the Presidents Office. be
had nothing to say and did not think he
would at any time during the day. "Can
you explain the apparent discrepancy
between the statements made by the
President and by Senator Tillman and
ex. Senator Chandler" the venerable
Iowa Senator was asked. 81 might"
be replied with twinkle 10 his eye,
"but | do not think | have time.
With that he fed TO his cab.
4 do not care to discuss the matter al
all" said Attorney General Moody when
be LETT the Office Building few minutes
later. 'If there is any statement to be
given out the President will probably
make it," els there any likelihood Of
your leaving the Cabinet because the
President placed you in humiliatinR
position by going over to the other side
on the rate review amendment, as sug-
gested in one of the morning papers''
was the next question asked the Attor-
ney General. 'If do moi feel aggriev-
ed over the matter, | do not think it is
any one elsc's affair."" he said. "There
is no difference whatever between the
President and myself" Secretary Loeb
snnOuced at J. a. m. that there would
he no statement issued from the White
House or from the Senate with author
ity of the President. A prominent re-
publican Senator who followed the colt
ferees into the Presidents Office said
that the latter was in "a very uncom-
Portable position"
After a long conference with At
torney General Moody this morn
ing, President Roosevelt announced
through Secretary Loeb that he
would make no statement today in
reply to the charges made by Sen
stors Fillmsn aud Bailey that he nego-
liaied with them through ex-senator
Chandler for an alliance with the demo-
Gratis on the railroad rate bill, and then
deserted them.
A shipper may be compelled by rail-
road to pay the published tariff rate, al
though lower rate was quoted by a rail-
road agent accepting the shipment. This
Was held by the Supreme Court of the
United States today in an opinion by
Justice White in the case OF the Texas
and Pacific Railroad Company versus
Morgan, Dryden & Co.
The cry of "fake" has been raised
against the Bsltimore& Ohio Railroad in
the matter of the alleged sale of its coal
properties. The charge has been
formally presented to President Roose-
welt by W. P. Rice, Of New York, vice
president of the American Caramel
Company. Rice WAS in conference with
President Roosevelt on the subject last
week. He declared that the alleged
selling price, S., 900, 900 in 80 annual
installments, proved, on its very face,
that the deal was not bona fide one.
He submitted other evidence in cOnfr-
nation of his charge. The matter has
been referred 10y the President to Chas.
f. Hughes, who investigated the New
York insurance scandals.
1t is understood that the President
has dictated letter to Senator Allison,
which may be presented to the Senate
later, in answer TO Senator Tilman's
charges.
The Supreme Court of the United
States in chambers today denied the APP
plication for rehearing in the Chicago
Traction cases.
The pension of Mr.. Bolivar Ward, of
Fauquier county, Va, Mexican war
veteran, has been increased from $l2 TO
$50 per month. Mr.. Ward is now an
octogenarian, and is known by many of
the old Alexsndrians.
Mr.. Rixey has introduced bill in the
House granting an increase of pension
to Mrs. Emma Byles.
Senator Hepburn, of Idaho, is seriously i'll.
His colleague, Mr.. Dnbois. made this an
nouDcement in the Senate today, declaring
further that Mr. Hepburn would not be able
to attend any further sessions before the sum
merrecess.