Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-28
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nance committee, consisting Of Senators
Aldrlcb. Allison and Hale, to which
bas been assigned the tssk OF preparing
financial legislation with view OF pre-
venting a recurrence of the recent money
s,riuqency. has almost completed It's
work. When these tbsee are ready to
snbmit their bill to their colleagues, 1t
will be with the expectation that 1t will
be the measure to be finally enacted in-
to law. Il will not be so asset currency
measure. Nor will II be anything Ike
a national endorsement of the clearing
house certificates with which the coun-
try has recently been deluged. The
plan evolved provides for an additional
banking currency of the same form as
that now in circulation, and backed by
the guarantee of the United States gov
eminent. What limitation shsll be
placed on the amount 10 be issued by
each bank is one of the details not def
niteIv determined. Provision will be
make for the creation of fun +, raised
by the imposition of small tax, either
on government deposits in national
banks, or upon existing circulation,
which will guarantee the United states
from loss. Another provision will be
made to secure the retirement OF this
additional circulation when the emer-
gency which called forth lis issue shall
have passed.
Secretary Cortelyou will call upon the
banks for money with which to run the
government. The call will be issued al
most Immediately, if it has not already
been issued, aud the result will be
another test Of Secretary COrtelyou's
peculiar 6nancieriug, as well as OF the
condition of the banks. No formal state
mept has been made by the treasury re-
gsrding the matter, nor is 1t expected
that auy statement will be lnsde. But
the condition of the treasury is such that
A casual glance at the daily bulletin on
the condition of the nations finances is
sufficient to show that a call will have
10 be made at once.
Secretary of War Taft did not sppear
at his Office today, he having remained
at home and denied himself to all callers
in order to dispatch some important Of
Gcisl correspondence and tOprepare the
speech which he is to deliver 10 Bosto 3
On Monday night. Early Tuesday
morning be will leave for Millbury,
Mass. the home of his mother, whose
death occurred while the Secretary was
returning from bis trip to the Orient
The Secretary is deeply bereaved over
ais mothers death.
Now that the Atlantic feet is out Of
the way and orders have been sent forth
by the Navy Department for necessary
repairs and overhauling to be made on
the ships remaining on the Atlantic
coast.
The Identification Of senatorial COM
plexions, and the preservation OF sena-
torisl hair, is some little expense the
government. In his annual i report,
| Secretary Bennett, of the Senate, tells OF
buying for the use of the elder statesmen
large quantities of facial creams, hair
| lonics, and special perfumed soaps.
One gallon of cologne wRs purchased
during the year, also $40 worth OF
brilliantine. Among other articles dis
pensed to Senators we're 1000 quinioe
pills and thirty-six packs of cards. Ore
skirt bag" was bought, but It is NOT
stated who wears theskirt. "Arm bsgs, "
"beaded bags" and "Peter Pan Purses"
are also mentioned among the Senatorial
necessities, without explanatory noIes.
* The total cost of all the vessels Of the
| new United States navy, which have
| been built since 1888, including hose
row under coustrRci0p, bas been S3O6, =
$50. 100. This is 1t the average rate OF
$l2 $50, 966 for each OF the tRenty-lOar
years since the policy wac adopted OF
building up a modern navy for this
country, according TO statistics presented
ia the naval year book, just prepared by
Mr.. Pulls fen ,socretNfy OF the Senate CON-
mittee on nsval STARS. The book also
gives a comparative list of the battle
ships and armored cruisers built, build
ing, and provided for, of all the naval
powers, A summary shows, OF course,
Great Britain leading, with the United
States next in naval strength.
An administrative ruling, issued yes-
terdsy by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, holds that employees of produce
companies must pay full fare in travel
ing to points on the carriers lines
where they expect to secure cOnsign-
ments and BECOME caretakers, and that
the Limitation OF the rates TO shipments
handled by steam power as against those
handled by electric power is unlawful
and must be eliminated from the tariff
The commission adheres TO lie previous
ruling that carriers must exhaust their
legal remedies to collect undercharges
from cOnsignees before filing their Pc
tons for dress.
From the remarks Of Senator Hale
and others concerning the Brownson-
Rixey incident, i; is evident that the
administration will co ne 10 for con-
sidersbls open criticism Oh the floor Of
the Senate after the holidays. II is
not too much to ssy that the older senR-
tors we're shocked at the action Of the
President in directing the assignment
of naval surgeon to the command Of
a ship, even though the vessel be a
hospital ship. They say that serious
mistake has been made and predict sove
positive action by Congress on the sub
isct. If nothing further is done, it is
now certain that there will be an early
demand for all the facts IN the case.
Senator Allison today expressed the
opinion that Rear Admiral BrowDson