Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-25
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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. O., April 20.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. O., April %.
A hornets nest Wis stirred up in the
House committee on inter ate and for
eign commerce today when the Senate
resolution "to provide for the transport
tstion by sea of material and equipment
for use in the construction Of the
Panama canal" WAS tsken up and
finally reported with amendment
It provides that contracts for Transports
ton shall be restricted to vessels owned
or chartered by the United States or by
the Panama Railroad Company or TO
vessels of the United States ten
dered by the lowest responsible bid
der "uuless the President shall deem
the bids extortionate or unreasonable"
A proviso authorizes the canal commits
zion to purchase vessels of the United
States, whenever the president believes
the public interest is best served. The
House committee amended the bill by
striking ont the clause Of the resolution
Shich excepted southern ports from Its
provisions.
Secretary Root was unanimously re-
elected president OF the American So
ciety of international law, at its meeting
TODAY. The names of Secretary Taft,
Hon. George Gray, and Secretary Stratus,
were added to the list of vice presidents,
The honorary membership, conferred
every year, went TO Louis Rensud,
French international law expert. The
additional names added 10 the executive
committee are john Sharp Williams,
Admiral Stockton, of the navy, aud Gen
eral George B. Davis, of the army.
Senator Shelby NJ. OullOm Was elected
to the vacancy created by the resigna-
ton of Andrew B. White. A discussion
of the codifcation of the international
law was engaged in by Prof. Tsdahashi,
of Toxic University, and Prof. George O..
Wilson, Brown University.
That Representative Lilley, author OF
the charges of corruption of congress by
the Electric Boat Company, will resist
as long as he is able the demand of the
investigating committee upon him to
produce copies of the Golf and Lathrop
letters that went out from his Office re-
flecting on the good faith of the COM
mittee, developed today.
When a delegati OF the American
Newspaper Publishers Association and
the Associated Press appeared today
before Chairman Mann, of the select
committee of the House to investigate the
price of print paper, to sey they we're
willing, to pr, sent some tes mony, be
asked them tn take ofI their hats and stay
swhile. A hearing was SCI for two
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Departments of State, Justice and
Agriculture have agreed 10 admit certain
Scotch WHISTLES that are alleged to be
mislsbeled, they are to be received on
an equal fODliug with all other liquor
inpOrtations for inspection. Consul
General Wynnesst London recently re-
ported to th government that there was
irregulsrity in labelling these WHISTLES.
George A. Bowler has been appointed
postmaster at Iceland, Stafford county,
Va vice James II. Michael, resigned.
The American Federatonist. official mouth
piece ofOIganized labor. is ued today, sounds
a note Of warning editorially ito party lead
ers and machine Bosses" The prediction is
made that the spirit of independent voting is
growing rapidly an / that the coming cleo
ton will show conclusively the severance of
party allegiance on the part Of union labor,
where candidates are inimical to the labor
interest.