Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-18
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Washington. Jan. Is.
s'No power between paradise and per
ditiou can make the solid democratic
party in the Senate retreat from its po-
sition." This is the emphatic way in
which Senator Blackburn, the democratic
Hoor leader in the Senate, announced
that be and his colleagues proposed to
stand pat and force the republicans to
vote on his resolution disclaiming that,
in the proposed Brownsville inquiry,
there is sny intention of questioning OF
DENYING the right Of the President to
discharge without honor any. enlisted
men of the army. The democrats are
not at all alarmed at Senator Aldrich' q
threat to open up the whole race cues
ton in the South.
Judge s. B. COwan, representing tie
southwestern livestock interests, appear
ed before the Senate committee on loteI-
state Commerce today in behalf OF the
bill introduced by Senator Culberson 10
meet the car shortage situation By con-
pelling the railroads. under penalty TO
provide sufficient cars to transact the
legitimate business of shipper. Judge
Cowan's proposition was that the trouble
arose not so much from car shortage as
it was from car performance. The bhl
to allow railroads to pay for advertising
10 newspapers by transportation. was re-
ferred by the 5enste committee to sub
committee consisting Of Senators kesne,
Crane and Newlands.
According to the best information OBJ
tanned by Provisional Governor Msgoon
ia Caba, and transmitted by him TO The
Secretary of War, reports OF discomfort
in the province Of Santa Clara, Cuba,
are utterly without foundation.
The President today nominated X. A.
BallingerS of Seattle, to be commissioner
OF the General Land Office.
A wireless dispatch was received at
the navy yard today from the flag ship
Maize. via Guantanamo and Pensacol 1,
stating that the Ysnkton had arrived at
Kingston at midnight with further med
ical supplies. The Yankton is Admiral
Evans tender.
The House committee on approprla-
tons today favorably reported an urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, carrying
1929, O00. OF this amount $3.50, 600 ia
for the equipment of new naval ships
aud sos, 600 for the dredging Of a chat
mel to the government pier at the james
town Exposition. -,
BY a vote Of 8 to- the House com
mitlee on the judiciary today defeated
another effort to bring out the Hepburn
Bollivers liquor bill which prohibits
express companies and interstate carriers
from delivering intoEicants in temperance
communities.
The Perkins expatriation bill, which
denies citiz anship to American citizens,
through birth or naturalization, who
voluntarily reside in foreign country
for a period of five years or mere. WAS
today fasorably reported by the lIonae
committee on foreign stiairP
Secretary Tafi today issued permits to
various companies for the importation Of
100, 600 electrical horse power generated
on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls
into the United States. These permits
are issued under the authority OF the
Burton law, which provides for the i'm
portation of not more than l60, 600 elect
-icsl horse power into the United States
from Canada az Niagara.
The department OF Justice announced today
that the 'nited States government had begun
two suits in San Francisco for the purpose OF
enforcing the provision Of the treaty with
Japan giving TO the japanese equal sohorl
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