Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09

that it would stand, wherenpon Senator
CLARK CWyomingl, chairman OF tie com
mittee. remarked significantly that he
would "regset TO have the committee
confronted with the possibility Of having
to make an issue Of the snbjeci." This
direct reference TO possible impeachment
proceedings made the secretary uneasy
and il was after this that he promised to
send Campbeli'sreport TO the committee:
So startling have been the facts elected
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
regarding the ineffective operation OF the
block system, that it has been deter
mined to make a general investigation
OF the subject throughout the
country along the lines developed
in the inquiry into the terrible wreck on
the B. 4 o. at Terra Gotta, ID. G. Next
Monday the commission will begin Its
announced investigation of the wreck at
Lawyers, Va, on Thanksgiving Day, in
which President Spencer, Of the Southern
Railroad, was killed. Later. other rail
roads will be taken uP. TIE commits
sion has learned tina: there Is a general
disregard of the principles of the block
system as 1t was originally devised, not
only on the part of employees but by the
railroads themselves. AZ the system is
now operated it frequently occurs that two
or three trains are within one block at
the same time. This is permitted under
the green signals which, it ia said. means
"proceed with caution" 1t is left to
the discretion of the dispatcher when to
have the green signals displayed, and to
the Judgment of the engineer az to what
speed he may make with "csution. 1t
is notorious among railroad men that
trains often run at reckless speed under
the green signals in the effort to make
up time, and to prevent discipline to the
engineer for his failure to do so.
A special edition Of President Rooss :
yelfs Panama message, literally illus
trated with pictures taken while he was
making his recent inspection of the canal,
has been issued by the government
printing Office. Persons desiring copies
may obtain them at 90 cents each by
sending to the Superintendent of Docu'
ments, Government Printing Office,
Washington.
"Kill the river and hsTboI appropTia-
ton bill unless it contains an approprin-
ton for the Inauguration Of the deep
waterway between the Great Lakes and
The Cult, is the battlecry Of the Illinois,
Missouri and ali OF the State delegations
Of the Mississippi valley.
In getting the service pension bill be
fore the Senate today, Mr.. McCumber.
chairman of The committee on pensions,
declared that a greater obligation rested
upon The government to pay general
service pension to survivors of the civil
war than for the payment of a pension
to the survivors of any other war in
American history.
Anti.injnnction legislation received
another setback today in the House
committee on the Judiciary, when Chair
man Tirrell, of the sub committee, di-
rected at the las. session Of the House to
report upon the adyisabiliiy Of anti-in-
junction legislation. failed TO make his
report
Secretary OF State Root appeared be
fore the Senate committee on foreign rt-
lations today TO discuss the pending
treaty with Santo Domingo and TO recon-
mend several notifications thereto. He
proposed changes in the Santo Domingo
treaty which would entirely relieve the
United States from any responsibility
for determining the extent OF the OUT
standing debt Of The republic, which
question 10 being settled between the
SantO Domingo government md the
creditOrs themselyes
A bill making it q felony for any per
con to in erfere in any way with the
election Of federal oiiceholder was in
troduced in the House today By Mr.,
Pearre.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate today n telegram from the Spok-
sno (WashingtoDj chamber Of commerce,
containing iis resolution taVoTing sal
airy of s. 600, for senator's and congress
man and urging other commercial bodies
to similar action.
The effort to give the republican
national committee an opportunity to
select it own chairman, rather than &C
cept one designated by Postmaster General
CortelyOu who is retiring from that po-
sition, took a new phase today. The
point is made Mr.. Cortelyou received
his appointment as chairman from he
COMMITTEES i'self and that he cannot re-
llquish the position by mere unoffi-
oia ala statanent fhrouoh tho nuhlic