Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-07
From Washington.
lOgrsspondsnos OF the Alexandria Gazette,
Washington, Dc. 7.

| lOJrrsspondsnos OF the Alexandria Gazette,
Washington, Dc. 7.
A railroad lol By is being organized to
swoop on the alional legislature and pre-
vent any Effective leglalstion at this ses.
sion giving greater controlling power to
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Several presidents of big railroads are
scheduled to arrive here later snd con-
fer with their friends in the Senate and
House. They will also establish repre-
senlatIon to lcok after their interests.
10 The meantime deIuge Of letters is
already descending upon the beads OF
Legislators. All these communications
protest against sny change In the Hep
burn rate Law. Still more trouble Is 10
sight for the railroads. The National
Waterways Com mission, of which S9ua-
Tor Barton Is chairman, in Its report to
Congress will strongly urge law pre-
venting railroads from owning stock 10
any line of steamship or other form Of
water manipulation. 1t pnp ses to
entirely divorce railroads from any con-
troll or connection with water routes.
About 1900 nominations to posts 10
the various departments Of the govern
meut were dumped on the Senate today
By President Taft. The nominations made
were from third assistant secretary OF
STATE. for which Chandler Hale, of
Maine, Is named, to postmaster and dis
thct census supervisor. The list EN-.
brsces ell OF the nominations made BY
President Taft while Congress was not
10 session, and many OF those named bad
already taken up the duties OF their reH
Offices. The nominations included
Franklin Lane, OF California, to be To-
terstste commerce commissioner end
Abram B. NJ. Tillmsp, OF Tennessee, to
be United States attorney for the middle
district OF Tennessee.
The monetary commission had a meet
log today. The time was devoted 10 de-
vising ways and means for getting the
information collected before the public.
Congress will be ssked for the necessary
| money to print aud distribute all the
data on hand. 10 addition, series OF
articles will be prepared and then sent
to the pTess. :,
Usually good business was reported
from ell quarters by the potttrs OF the
county at their Slth annual convention
which opened this afternoon.
Ernest L. Jones has been appointed
postmaster at Htzsl River, Oulpeper
county, and Sarah E. Lowry, al Bracket,
Hanover county, Va.
There was by no meaus an unspl'
nifty OF opinion concerning the presi.
dents message in and about the Capitol
today. SIme members OF Ojngrtss did
net miuce word, but we're outspoken, and
announced their disappointment In the
document. The delegate from Porto
| Rico expressed great disappointment
from the fact that Mr.. Taft had ignored
that new possession entirely in his mts'
sage. SIme, however, Of the presidents
admirers said they regarded the paper as
40 able document:
The validity of lbe Injunction issued
by Justice Gould against the American
Federation Of Labor In the Bucks Stove
and Range Companies CT ss is now before
the U. S Court In two cases. Attorneys
for the Labor leaders Today filed AL sp'
peal from the Injunction In the OJurt Of
| Appeals for The District VI Colnmbis.
The original IL junction Issued by Justice
G juld was modified by The District OF
Columbia Court Of Appeals. The Back
Stove Snd Range Co. took az appeal to
the Supreme Court from the modi6ca.
tIOn of the original drastic inj 1uctiOn.
Now The labor leaders want the Sapreme
Court to declare the entire proceedings
illegal.
The National River aud Hsfbors Oon-
gresV, opens Its sixth annual convention
here IomorroW. President TAFT will de-
| liver the opening address.