Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-05

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After this announcement of the speakers
attitude, Mr.. Payne, strange to say
seemed TO lose sll affection for his CHIC
Il is said, now, that he will not urge bis
ideas upon the conference, but will Dow
to the supporters of theVreelsnd bill. Inc
VIeeIsnd bill provides for: The lorna
ton OF national Clearinghouse associa-
tious, 10 issue on geographical ols.fi-
button scheme, as high as $3.50, OOO,ooO OF
commercial currency, based on ANY
securities, including commercial paper
after approval by the secretary oil inc
treasury. a tax of four per cent. per
annum the first month this commercial
currency is in circulation and an increase
OF one per cent. per month, until ten
per cent. is levied; the retirement oil
the notes from circulation by redemption
At the United States Treasury; the
payment of interest at the rate OF one per
cent per annurn on deposits OF money
BY the secretary of the treasury with
the associations, ss federal repositories.
A national currency commission, OF *
senator's, six representatives and SIX
persons selected by the president to rec
ommend to Congress changes In the
banking and currency system.
Congressman Kahn, OF California, has
accepted an invitation to address the
Eagles in A lexsndria on Sunday next.
Senator M ,rtin has just returned from
the Adirond ,cks, where his wife has
reen spending The past few months and
who is rapidly improving her health.
The Senator and Congressman Oarlin
will at once take up the matter OF en-
curing the Pc nnsylvania Railroad Com
paDy 10 erect a sub-station In south
Washington.
The general administrative customs
bill which was int reduced by Represen-
.stiye Sherman, of New York, and
passed by the Houue was under consid-
Grafton in the Senate finance committee
today. An amendment was adopted the
effect of which is TO retain the present
routine in respect TO appeals from the
board of general appraisers to the Dir
cult Court in classification cases with
the exception that all of the evidence
must he put before the board OF general
appraisers which is not now always done.
Following the announcement that the
House committee investigating the cub
marine scandal was willing to reopen
the hearings to allow Representative
Lilley to present additional testimony,
the committee today was informed by
Mr.. Lilley, in letter, that after con-
sultation with his lawyer, he had de-
cided not to present the testimony. The
committee will now proceed TO prepare
its report to the House.
A general arbitration treaty between
Japan and the United States was signed
today. The treaty, similar to those that
hsve already been signed with several
other nations, provides for the settlement
of all disputes between the two coun-
tries, except those involving the territory
and sovereignty of the countries, 10 the
Hague tribunal.
President Roosevelt told party OF
visitors yesterday that he intended to
start for South Africa on hunting ex-
petition at the first opportunity after
March 4, 1909. He will take his son
Archie along.
The bill to give to the officers Of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service the same pay and allowances,
and the same privileges Of retirement, as
are now enjoyed by officers in the army,
was today acted upon fsvorably by the
Senate committee on public health and
national quarantine.
When Senator Penrose, OF Pennsyl-
vania, appeared on the floor of the Sen
ate today after his long illness, he re-
ceived an ovation.
Developments in the last twenty-four
hours indicate the probable approval OF
the Vreeland currency bill at the gene
raj conference OF House republicans to-
night. Confident there is no chance for
The approval of the Fowler currency bill,
the advocates OF that measure will pre-
sent for consideration the Fowler COM
mission bill with the so-called Payne
amendment tackled on.
The House committee On ways and
means .odsy agreed to favorable re-
port on the Payne bill to increase the
import duties of the Philippines.
Rear Admiral RObley d. Evans, COM
mander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet,
will rejOin his command today.
The Senate today passed bill for the
protection of game in Alaska. 1t has
already passed the House.
Definite testimony to the effect that
Benson, one of the defendants in the
Hyde Benson Dimond-Schneider land
fraud conspiracy case now on trial here,
bad business arrangement with Gan
Francisco notary, whereby applicants
for public lands were aitested 10 without
their appearance snd oath, was given
today by Moses Greenblstt.
With the assertion that the salvation
of the black race lies in the defeat of
the presidential aspirations of Secretary
of War Taft or President Roosevelt $780,
900 negroes, through a monster political
organization iodyy notified THE Allied
Candidates of their intention to fight the
nomination OF either man until the con-
yention at Chicago.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate yesterday Senator Car