Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-06

| we're equally notable. Mlnotlty ieauel
Williams outlined the democratic legis-
lstive policy. This gave Representative
Bonyngue a chance to get of some repuo-
lican Witticisms. The day was concluded
By the maiden effort of Mr.. M. Nye, q
brother of "Bill," Nye. the late
humorist, demanding Roosevelt leg
islaGop. Yesterday republican floor
leader Payne promised To carry out the
Roosevelt. policies, and ridiculed the
democratic legislative campaign. Repre-
sentative Thomas pleaded for tariff re-
form. II remained, however, for Rep
resentatiye Nelson, La Toilette rePub-
lican to charge that 1t was the rules OF
the House that prevented the immediate
adoption of the Roosevelt policies.
Seemingly the speech-makipg has mere
| " begun. Mr.. Sherman, 10 charge OF
the Indian appropriation bill, will en-
desvor to shut eff general debate today
and have Lis bill passed. Should that
be d)ne, however, the general pension
bill will be made the vehicle for another
verbal deluge.
Flushed with the victory OF having
Public Printer Charles A. Stillings sus-
pended from the head of the big Gov
eminent Printing Office, organized labor
will leave no stone unturned to secure
bis permanent removal. Should the
charges now under investigation, that
Ct the relations between StilliDgs and
the audit system, and the high cost
of printing, fall fiat, labor leaders in
Washington are prepared to bring other
charges. Among these will be alleged
violations Of the eight-hour Law; the
law governing the discharge OF union
soldiers and widows, and the law allow
ing 20 per cent. additional pay for night
work. Practically the entire fight
against the Public Printer has been
wsged by organized labor. His attempt
to make an open-shop out OF the print
cry was the first thing to arouse resent
ment. Labor organizations all over
the country came to the aid of the
local unions, and Congress Was food
ed with petitions for his removal.
Congressman themselves have, 1t is
said, had peculiar experiences with Still
i1gs. When be first took Office he fire.
quently refused to see statesman who
came to bis Office, unless they called
during "visitors' hours" His apology
to the House for this action, that OF
promise to send a carriage for them whtn
they cared to come to the Office and to
take then home, made some of the Con-
gresham hopping mad. incidentally
it lie charged newspaper men have found
it easier to see the President than the
Public Printer. Should Stillipgs be die
missed, the announcement has gone out
from labor leaders that they will paint
Washington red, white and blue. Ru'
mors of indictments of concerns which
have been furnishing supplies to the
Government Printing Office, to follow
the investigations, are heard today.
Organized labot's answer to the de-
cision of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, holding that unions are
liable under the Sherman antitrust lsw
for boycotling manufacturers Of Inter-
state Commerce products, hiss been pre-
scented to Congress 10 an amendment to
the low, introduced by Representative
O'Connell dem. Msss.), The amend
ment provides that nothing in the law
shall be made to apply to trade unions
or any labor organization. O'Oonnell is
sure this would exempt unions from any
dsmsges resulting from boycott.
Admiral Evans today notified the
navy depsrtm, mt from Puma Arenas
that his feet was in readiness TO sail
yesterday, hut that sailing bsd been
postponed until tomorrow morning, ir
order to allow the officials of the Chilean
government to carry out an elaborate
programme of entertainment, and to
give him time to reciprocste. The bat
tlesbips and torpedo beats will proceed
together TO Cape Pillar, when the big
vessels will go out TO see, and the destroy
ers will make their voyage through
Smyth channel. The torpedo boats will
make their next stop at Talcahuans,
where they will probably arrive about
February 10. The battlesbips will not
stop till they reach Gallo, Peru, although
iheS will ruu close 10 shore, in order
that the people Of Valparaiso may view
the great feet. An early start will be
made by Admiral Evans .-"m Punta
Arenas. He expects to get away abo, l
2 o'clock in the morning.
81 want to see the appropriation for
the maintenance of The Hermitage made
every year so that the memory of old
Jackson shall be kept green; l want bis
name to be read out every year 10 Con.
gress and, on the days after the reading,
to be printed in every newspaper in the
So declared President Roose-
Velt today to crowd Of Congressman In
the Cabinet room. Representative
Gaines, of Tennessee suggested to the
President that BY making an appropria-
If 81, 900 annually, the cause Of patriot
son would be better served than if Oon-
,ress appropriated lump sum and Old
Hickory would be forgotten by everyone
Except the cstetskers about the tomb.
The bill providing that all material
md equipment for the Panama canal J
hsll be carried in vessels owned by the
United States or the Panama Railroad !
company, WAS today reported fsvorably 8
rom tine Senate committee on commerce.
The button makers have started to
Ierk on Taft and Hugh's, Bryan and
ohnsOn, and within short time the
market will be flooded with the faces OF
roninent candidates. According to
ohm III. Calder, Chicago manufac- C
1rer, now here, the button makers do 8
ot plan to spend a cent on the like .
esses Of Fairbanks. Cannon, Foraker. /