Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-01

Cd IN the House Aoor. The filibust'r
had kept many speeches ont before cd
iournment. Thtse speeches besr dst 3
running back for weeks, giving the APP
pesrAnce of having been delivered when
he subjects they refer to were under
consideration in The Htu'e. Mintr',y
Leader Williams, who led the bgtt
against the passage of the resolution
granting "leave to print" is among the
frat to avail himself Of the privilege ~
inserting u speech on the currency ques-
tion. A number of ether democrats ioi-
low suit, mos. of them apologizing Tor
using the Record, after having voted
against the resolution authorizing 1t.
One of this most acrid speeches PriItsd
ia that of Mr.. Smith (dem. MOI VINO
discusses "labcr and its demand Ignored
by republican Oongnss. Ohio 10
represented with speeches by Mr. Lam
ing on national corporations, aud py
Mr.. Bannon, who seeks to furnish PROOF
that the negross of Ohio will vots the
republican ticket this fall.
Every democratic senator present 10
the Senate on Saturday evening, twenty
two, voted against the currency bill.
Senator Daniel was among them, oul
Senator Martin had gone ID his home
early in the week and had not returned.
The republican platform will be writ
ten at the White House at conferences
to begin today. Practically all OF the
work will be on the tariff plsnk. Tat
has announced repeatedly that he be.
lieyes there should be revision that will
be perceptible to the naked eye. Recon;
citation Of the position of the candidate
with the large element OF stand paitera
ia the difficult task before the conferees.
President Roosevelt pressed an cleo
trio button al IL q. m. today, which
,tarled the celebration at Kingston, n.
Y. of the 250th anniversary OF the
founding of that town. In connection
with The birthday celebration, Kingston
is today reburying the remains OF George
Clinton, first governor OF New YORK
state and twice vice president Of the
United States.
An effort will be made this week to
restore the eyesight Of Senator Gore, Of
Oklahoma. he will undergo treatment
a, the Episcopal Eye and Ear HosP!taI
in this city. DR.. Wilmer, the oculist,
has hopes that the Senator's eyesighl
may be restored.
II. CLAY Pierce, the oil magnate, mntt
submit to being taken back to Texas
from Missouri under arrest to answer to
an indictment for false swearing in the
aitsmpt of Texas to Gust the Waters
Pierce Oil Company, of which Pierce is
president from that State. The U. &
Supreme Court 80 decided today. Pierce
Is under arrest in st. Louis and sought
his release in habsas corpus proceedings,
claiming the indictment WAS insufficient.
TIE supreme court held opposite views
OF the indictment.
A bench warrant was issued by the
supreme court of the District OF Column
blu today for Theodore II. Price, the
millionaire cotton king; Moses Haas, and
Frederick A. Peckham, all of Ne@
York, for their removal to Washington
to answer to an indictment in connec'
ton with 'lesk" on cotton rapoit' bg
the Depsrtmen, Of Agriculture. The
warrants will be sent to the d strict at
tosney's cfice 10 New York for service.
Secret ry TafPs explanst on OF his
reference t. General Grants alleged
weakness for liquor, in his Memorial
Day ADDRESS at New Yo'k, has trough
the incident still more into the lime
gbt, in view of it's possible Effect upon
tae secretsry'S political aspirations. The
8 cretary's friends sra OF the opinion
lst the address could not be taken a.
auNHiog bet 'r'bnte, even without
he afler.inltrpret ton he made. Tney
will not even admit that the secretary
erred in putting forth General Grants
fanlti, in order to show the tremendous
ir umph he won in the end. They ridi'
Guile the idea that the address will be
used as campaign material by the oppo-
sition. On the other hand, the expla'
nation has not entirely removed the bad
taste his remarks left in the mouths Of
the old soldiers and admirers Of General
Grant. The sentences of bis speech to
which the old soldiers take exception,
were as follows: "In 1854 he GRAM
resigned from the army because he had
to. he had yielded to the weakness Of
taste for strong drink and rather than
be court-martialed he left the army"