Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-21

The presidents advisors feel thai,
while o msjority report exoners,iDg B.l'
linger, aud giving the interior depart.
ment cle.n bill of health would help
the administration, 1t would be p,sslble
for the democrats and iusurgent repuo.
licans In Congress to submit minority
report which would cause the republican
regime all kinds of trouble. Worst Of
ali, they koow the minority report would
be available for frankipg through the
malls ss q campaign document. The
president has beeu practically forced TO
admit that the ccuntry So whole looks
for further action In the Bslliager-Pln
caot dispute, end be feels that his o~n
yindication OF Ballinger following the
CLAWS charges did not quite satisfy.
B,llinger himself has asked for an In.
vestig a!ioD. His request is supported
by leading republicans 10 Congress Wbo
feel that the dispute is poisoning tae
shole system OF the psrtg 10 power.
Various stories are in circulation deela,'
ing that it is the adminis.ration' con.
clasion that 1t would be veil for Balm.
gsi's opponent to leave the government
service. Nothing official on that point
has b:en given out, however.
Pinchot has let 1t be known through.
out the controversy that ne intends to
al; tight 10 the forestry bureau and re.
s!st any effort to force him to resign. de
has made 1t clear that if The admins.
trat,ou sishes to be rid OF him, it will
be forced to dismiss him. Baslingsr to-
day will make his request for an inVesli.
gstion to the entire cabinet, aud 1t Is
understood will make The Institution OF
sach az investigation O condition TO bis
remaining ia The Cabinet,
Bsfors the Cabinet meeting convsned
o. rho ullta. House executive Offices,
secretsry 3 .llipger aas gsaerallg cor,
| graduated by bis associates at the sssco
he has taken 10 the matter. 1t seems
generally recognized that Bsllipger bias
| made sn extremely popula, move by To-
! Stating upon the congressional inVesu.
gallon and giving the administration 40
alternative but his retirement from the
Cabinet.
While the BaIlinger.Pincbot con.
troversy and the proposed coDgtess'ons'
10 Festigstion was no, formally LAID be-
fore the Oablne. toaay, MOST OF the ses-
son was devoted to an Informal discus
sion of tue afair. II vas decided that
| the administration proceed 10 press the
investigation vigorously, ct The demand
OF secretary B.ll'ng:r.
The blue room at the White House
assumed somewhat oriental appearance
this afternoon when President Tart CHI.
cislly received Ching Yin Tang, the new
Chinese envoy, and his suite. Great
toymaIltIes marked the ceremony. Dr.
Wa, the retiring envoy, presented to
the president bis letters of recall, ex'
pressed the pleasure that bic say 10
| Washington had given him, end bis
regret at leaving. He then presented
the new envoy, Chang, who was vel
coined by tho president. Chang review.
ed the cordial relations that now ob'asn
bstwesn The United States and China
| and expressed the hnpsihat they would
continue. The president later received
the ambassador from Austris.Eupgaty
who made diplomRtic call.
Secretary Bslinger this morning
characterized the story OF bis "temDnd"
Of an investigation to the president as .
'littls too strong" The secretary said
that there mas nothing new in the idea
of bis wanting a thorough Investigation
but This he considers matter for pfesi.
Dental or congressional action and be
will accordingly await a move on
their part. In any event he has 30 In.
teption whatever OF resigniDg. He re.
fused either to confirm or deny the al
legged decision of the president 20 ask 40
Immediate investigation by Congress.
Secretary of War Dickinson lett
Washington today on the yacht May.
flower for Porto Bico for an inspection
of the island. He Has accompanied by
Brig. Gen. Clarence Edsards, chief oil
,he bufeau of Iasular affairs; Col. Keau
his son, J. o. Dics inson, AID Q. Ewing
and A. W. Blgss, of Memphis. TIE
party will arrive at San Juan on De.
Gambler 26, and will return TO Washing.
too on January 10. The secretary may
slso atop at santo Domingo,
~ Fire engines, hook and ladder truck,
hose cart, and chemical FIRE exlipgaishers
Uttered up the front yard of the White
House today, and scores of brave 6femeo
dashed for the building determined 10
rescae the president and his family from
a blazing executive mansion. Bat alas
their vision OF heroic deeds, we're dis.
PEELED BY the dlgniaed White House
door. keeper, who being s!icklers for
etiquette refused TO admit the fremen
yithout cards. a quick alarm from the
box inside the White House brought
two.th;rts Of Washingtoa's Gre apparatus
Changing into tbs White House yard. A
dllligeut search OF the premises failed to
discover the elusive blssas however, and
it Is supposed that the automatic sigusl
| system went wrong
The House committee on Interstate
and foreign commerce today adopted an
order that all bills smendatory OF the
act to regulate commerce commonly
known as the interstate commerce Gem
mlssion act, or affecting The facilities for
transpor' alton, or regulations and
practices regarding transportation, be
set TOR bearing for January IL, 1910,
and from day tc day thereafter until ssid
hearings SIRE concluded, unless otherwise
ordered By the committee.
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