Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-18

From Washington.

From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
On the heels Of Senator Tillman's
speech in the Senate concerning Secre-
tsry CorteIyou's financial msthods,
George w. Austin, of New York, today
filed suit IN the District Supreme Court
Against the Secretary, asking that ne
be restrained from making allotments Of
the recent Panama canal bond issue.
The bill states that the United States
will lose between 500, O0C and 81 600,
900, if the bonds are allotted. The
complainant says that the bid for So
900, 900 worth Of bonds, at SlO3,S76
aud that another bid received at the
Treasury Department was for "a, 600, OOO
worth OF bonds at the same rate, both
of which were turned down. 1t is
stated that $24, 900, 900 of the $25, 900
600 worth of bonds issued went to
National Banks, So, $50, 900 of the
amount at higher price than his bid
and $21, 450, 900 to banks at less
than the bid he submitted. He contends
that the bids for $1,000, 900 worth
of bonds. submitted by himself and
another New Yorker, we're higher than
the msjority of bids accepted by the
secretary of the treasury and that thereby
the United States was defrauded.
Lieut.. Col. George w. Goethals,
chairman of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission and Chief Engineer Of the Canal
Zone, accompanied by former Senator
]. @. s. Blackburn, head of the Depart
ment of Civil Administration of the
Zone, arrived in Washington this morn
ing to take up important canal questions
with the President, the Secretary OF Wal
and Congress. The two most important
questions Col. Goethsls has to take up
10 Washington pertain to the proposed
widening Of the canal locks and suf-
ficient additional appropriation to guar
antee free-hand work on the isthmuf
during the fiscal year beginning next
July.
Friends of the administration are say.
ing that the free distribution of thods-
ands of COPIES Of the recent book BY
Chancellor Day, Of Syracuse University,
entitled The Raid on Prosperity" IL
another tangible evidences Of the opera
tons of the "6ve million dollar con
spirscy" against President Roosevelt.
Only few weeks ago $1,000 was
spent In advertising in many of the
daily papers of the country, a magazine
article roasting the President. Now
comes along Days book. Copies have
been received by every newspaper COT
respondent in Washington, direct from
the publishers, as well as by large
number of men in public life. This free
distribution is understood to have beer
general throughout the country, where
it might edo the most good" The
work is made up Of lectures and speeches
delivered in the past year, in which Day
has sought to show that the President
has been stretching the constitution tc
suit his policies.
Senator Gamble, of South Dakota,
called at the White House today to com.
plain against Senator Kittredge, his col
league, for the latter's failure to keep
the agreement they made when they
held the famous lottery at the White
House to decide upon the federal ap'
pointments of the State. The District
attorneyship wss one of the jobs that
fell to CANDLES share in the lottery, so,
when Senator Kitredge caused the
nomination of E. E. Wagner to be held
up in the Senate, Senator Gamble, who Is
backing Wagner, felt that Kittredge was
PLAYING him false. ri was willing to
keep my agreement on the matter and
I think Senator Kittredge could have
been fair enough to keep his" said
Senator Gamble, at the White House.
Both Secretary of the Navy Metcali
and Secretary of the Treasury Oortelyou,
who are suffering from the grip, are re-
ported TO be improved today.
The Havana health authorities an
nounce the disappearance of the last
yellow fever case in the city OF Havana.
Mail for any Of the officers or men Of
the Pacific feet addressed in care of the
of the postmaster at New York; city
will be f0aworded without delay.
Making tia felony for a member Of
CoDgresssto accept pay from a railroad
company, for work either actually per.
formed or fctious, is the object Of a bill
offered In the House by Mr.. John
Wesley Gaines, of Tennessee.
AS many present members are said "a
be connected with the pay rolls of rail.
roads, 1t is not expected that Mr.. Gaines
proposition will go through without q
fight. Some reformers want members
prohibited from engaging in any kind
of private employment.