Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-29
From Washington

severe as it is, ia merely cumulative in
! its effect The report Of Commissioner
of Corporations Garfield early in Deem
ber contained some of the charges now
| fled and prepared the public mind for
the present disclosure. IL was bis
knowledge Of the monopoly held by the
Standard in New England That induced
Senator Lodge TO offer his Amendment
/ to the rate bill making pipe lines common
carriers and comforting upon the luter-
state Commerce Commh sioo the right to
prescribe Just and reasonable rates, reg
ula,icns and practices. That is nov
the law and it is mp to the Interstate
| Commerce Commission to enforce 1t.
| Practically the only remedy suggested
by the commission to uproot existing
wrongs and prevent others Is that The
government shall fix 10 the first instance
| the rates aad regulations tor the trans
portaiion Of OIL. THIS would require
additional legi-la,ion end 10 the present
situation in Congress. with only thirty
more Legislative days before the session
comes TO an end, it would seem TO be
impossible to expect the passage OF any
law on the subject at this term.
The Comptroller OF the Currency To-
day issued call for reports on the con-
dition Of national banks at the close OF
business on Saturday, January &c
So far as can be learned today the
Pope has moi demanded Of the American
government the resignation Of either OF
the secretaries of the American embassy
ia Rome on account Of an alleged
general melee that occurred at 81
orgy given by about thirty secre-
taries and other attaches of call
'he embassies and Legations" in Rome.
The Stale department no. only has not
heard from the Italian governments but
| il has no information Of the alleged orgy
or that any of the American representa-
tives we're present Henry White, Ameri-
can ambassador 20 Italy, will soon as
sumo his new duties % ambassador to
France and be succeeded bV Lloyd
q. Gnsc1m. lately ambassador to Brszll.
The Grsl secretary Of the American En-
bassy there's L. s Reynolds Hit, born
IN Parip. of American parents, and ap-
pointed from illinois. the second secre-
iary is Leonard NJ. Thomas. Of Penn
sylvanit. Mi. Frank A. Edwards, OF
Pennsylvania, ia The military at
tachc while Lieut. Commander William
T.. Howard, OF New York IS the naval
snache. According to the cablod press
dispatches, the young diplomats were
entertaining number Of ballot girls,
one of whom struck with q bottle and
perhaps fatally injured the secretary OF
the Spanish embassy because he threw
salt in her eyes.
Senior Enrique Creel, the new ambas-
sador from Mexico TO the United States,
arrived 10 the city at 1890 o'clock tc.
day from Chicago. He was accompa-
pied By Mrs. Cfeel, Senior SaladO Ava
rez. n new second secretary Of embassy
Nj Dayill, Mexico's frat military at
tache TO the Washington embassy, and
the ambassador private secretary and
suit. The ambassador was welcomed
At the station BY Senior Godoy, minister
TO Caba, who arrived lsst week TO be
charge d'anaires ill Mr.. Creel'5 arrival;
by Senior DavAl1s, irst secretary, who
baa been charge d'snaires since the dc
pariure of Senior CasaTus, the retiring
ambaS iador, last Jane. and by other
members of the embassy stalf. 1t is eX
p6ctc1 that Immediately upon his Official
presentation to the President and the
Secretary Of State the embassy will be-
gin to shine with social bTilliancy.
Senior Cfeels wealth, which lies in near
| " all the Zig mining and financial enter
prises of the republic OF Mexico, reaches
/ far into millions, he having become
known as "the Rockefeller % Mexico"
| Tie is a native Of Kentucky and began
his career rs mining ad7enturer 1t
was stated OF the embassy today that
Senior G)doy, Notwithstanding his spo-
cial mission here, remains The Mexican
minister to Cuba He will remain here
sDme time az counsellor If embassy, to
make tho Ambassador familiar with
American affairs. Senior Godoy bs7ing
until last spripe been first secretary Of
embassy here for several years.
The great demand throughout The
! c9untry for an increased supply of cur
fencv notes Of small denominations was
brought 10 the attention Of the Senate
committee on finance today'by United
States Treasurer Treat and other treas
ury experts. They argued in favor Of
the issuance Of goli certificates 10 de-
nominations OF - and $40 The present
law prohibits such issue Of less than
| 500. They also favored the retirement,
D case their other Recommendations be-
come effective, cf part OF the silver
notes OF those values and their replace
ment By 81 and & notes No action
was taken by the committee.
Senator Morgan today Submitted to
! the Sslate committee on interOcC anic
canals proposition for the fsorganiz 70
lion Of the isthmian canal commission.
His plan, which was on the form of a
tentative bill, provides for the appoint
ment OF the chief engineer as the head
Of the new commission with the title of
director general His assistants, to be
the other members of the commission,
SIRE, according to the Morgan proposition,
TO be- the heads OF the several important
departments on the lsthmns The new
commission is to hold six meetings an
nuslly on the isthmus. The admnisirs-
ton bill which is being prepared y
Senators Kuox and Hopkins has not yet