Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-25
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Washington, D. c.. March 20.
Senator Overmsu today introduced
IN amendment to the Aldrich financial
bill providing for non-Psrtissn none
tary commission, comprising i've Sena-
tors, five Rapre' eotstiVes, and hVe
members 10 be named by the President,
not more than lhree of each to be OF one
political party. The commission is 10
investigate the recent fnancial distur-
Dances, and suggest such changes 10
existing laws "a will prevent Iecur'
renee.
II was stated at Garfield Hospital
this morning that Representative Shet.
man passed a comfortable night and
was resting easy. His two sous have
been summoned from Utica, N. Y. !,
together with bis family physician. 1t
is expected that an operation will ee
necessary later. He is suffering With
an attack of gall stones.
An inIimaiion has reached the STATE
Department from the Embassy at Berlin,
that the appointment of DR.. DAVID
jayne Hill as successor to Amoasss iCi
Tower, may not be entirely acctp'sel
to Germany. No iulimStion is given
for the reason. SINE weeks ago the
Germsa government signifisd It's ap-
provsI of Hilps selection for the psf.
Ambassador Towers resignation has no.
vet been received, although he has
written the President that be intended
resiUning. Officials here are at Loss
to understand why DR.. Hill may not
be acceptable to Germany. Since En-
peror William personally bad indicated
to this government that he would be
PERSONA grats, The question arises as to
whether Germsuy's attention may have
been attracted to DR.. Hill since then.
Chairman Bartholdt of the House
building committee announced 'odtv
that bill carrying about $40, OOO, OUo
for public buildings would be iavoraoly
reported. 81 have 10 my desk between
$50 and 1000 bills" said Mr.. Bar
tholdt, which when added together carry
more than 10000, 900. To weed Gu
from this vast number the absolutely
necessary ones is no small task Inc
Senate will probably sdd few millions
when they get hold Of the bill but in the
present state of the country's finances
we cannot passed bill carrying very
much more than the amount l gave.
The referee board appointed by The
President to form the cour. of las appes
in pure food and drug cfs?s, is meeting
here 10 the flee of the Secretary q
Agriculture, with Prot. Ira Rensap,
presiding. The board is expected tC
render o decision IS to the Us, Of Ben
zicste of soda and sulphur IS prese'Va
tivts
The favorable weather OF today at
tracted a large crowd to the Benniog
races where a coed card is pres 'nted
9 cry day. A lsrge crowd Of Vlrginian'
attend the RACES daily and large number
of Virginia hOis's have been entered.
Because of the lin IS Of Senator Pen
rose, his colleague Senator Knox has re-
ouested the Pennsylvania Club, Of this
city, to recall the invitations for the re-
CT ption in his honor, tonight, at which
President Roosevelt, oecretsiy al; -;'iSdd
practically all Senators were to have
been present.
AS result of criticisms made at
meeting of committee on Judiciary, TO-
dsv, The subcommittee which investi-
gated The impeachment Charge sgslps
Judge Lsbbsus r. Wiley, OF Shanghai,
China, toned down its repor; 10 which II
severely srrsigned the judge.
An order has been issued that mill
tary bands shall no; play outside Of the
military service for less than the union
scale of wages.
Antonio Cosinana. II years old, was run
over by an ice wagon at First street and
Pennsylvania avenue this morning aud IA
tally Injured. He wss taken to the hospital
where death is expected.
There was fire in feed store of VIM. j
Po'zman at 20l3 Seventh street this morn
ing. For time the grand stand at the base
ball park was in danger.