Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-26


uuired by law TO keep reserve equal 10
Is per cent. of their deposit liabilities
shall hereafter hold in their own vaults
four ffths of such reserves either IN law
iul money, as now required, BY iaw' or
Ia the securities enumerated In section z
of this act, which shall have been aP-
proved by the Secretary OF the Treasury;
provided, however, that not more than
one third of the reserves required to be
kept in the vaults of such associations
shall be held in such securities a
further amendment was agreed to, on
motion of Senator Allison. Its effect Is
to ensure the permanent retirement OF
the emergency currency as soon IS 1t Is
returned to the Treasury Department by
a national bank that issued 1t. AS the
bill was originally drawn, it would have
been possible for the emergency currency
thus returned to have been turned into
the general treasury fund, thus making
a permsDentAenlargement OF the circu'
latiou. A further amendment VAS
sgresd to. It's affect is to ensure the
permanent retirement of the emergency
currency as soon as at ia returned TO
the Treasury Department by a national
bank that issued ii. AS the bill was
originally drawn, it would have been
possible for the emergency currency thus
returned to have been turned into the
general treasury fund, thus making q
permanent enlargement of the circula-
tiOn.
Ms Roosevelt and her party will
leave for the south tonight. All OF Mrs.
Roosevelts children will be included
10 the party. as we'll SIS Miss Isabel Hag
ner. Mrs. Clife Richardson and two or
three other personal friends. From
Washington the party will travel by rail
to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where they
will board the Presidents yacht May
flower. From Vicksburg they will GO to
New Orleans, and from there they will
return to the capital by train. Ever
since the President made his trip down
the Mics ssippi river last fall, the younger
Roosevelts have been begging their
parents to allow them an opportunity to
90 over the same route. The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt finally compromised
with the youngsters on a short river trip,
and the President assured them that the
Journey from Vicksburg to New Orleans
was By far the best portion OF the river
to see. 1t will be the first time either
Mrs. Roosevelt or her children will have
travelled on the Mississippi. They Will
return 10 Washington in about a week
or ten days.
Report that friends of Justice Harlan,
of the United States Supreme Court
have been attempting to get through The
House an appropriation to authorize
justices of the court to retain. at govern
ment expense their private secretaries,
when thew retire, has led to the rumoI
that the Kentuckian is soon to retire
Justice Harlan hiss been on this bench
since 1877, having been appointed
by President Hayes. He is 70, snC
could have retired five years ago. 1t II
said hat he desires to re-eDter private
| life, so that he may be able to write BIZ
memories.
Repre- tentative Hepburn, of Iowa II
"dead sore" because the bill amending
the Sherman antitrust law was referred
to the judiciary committee instead o
the interstate and foreign commerce
committee of which he is chairman. Col
} Hepburn had talk with the Presiden
about the bill today and when b
emerged from the Executive Office wa
asked when be thought the bill woul,
be reported. "ThaPs hard to tell, ht
replied, cup to date there ha' nev'i
been subject on which more than TIRE.
of that committee could ever reach al
agreement.
The suit brought by japanese rtsiau
rant and bath house keepers of Sar
Francisco in the civil courts of that city
for damages incurred against theil
property in the street railway strike riot
| May 90 last, has been compromised by
the injured parties agreeing to accept
total of $3.50 from the city of san Fran
cisco.
The Senate committee on commerc'
to-day made favorable reports on the bill
authorizing the immediate expenditure o
$500, 600 out of The appropriation to
the improvement cf the Mississippi river
for the purpose of constructing certain
suuken revetment works in front OF tn
city of New Orleans. A committee o
citizens and engineers OF that place wa
in behalf of the bill.
Word was received from South Caro-
lima this morning, that although Sena
tor Tillman is somewhat improved
there is very little chance of his beinl
able to return to Washington before th'
adjournment of Congress. His friend;
here are considerably encouraged owe
the report of his physician that tn
SenstOr is not suffering from any Organi
trouble and that there is nothing alarm
! Inv in his condition at this time.
Themes F. Chapman, jr., has been az
pointed postmaster at GunstOn, Fairfax coun
ty, Va, vice J. NJ. SIP ringmsn, resigned.