Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-14
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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
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Correspondence Of the Alexsndris Gazette.
Washington, May IA.
IF we could only empty the gale.
ries and stop the newspapers from print
ing the orstory, we'd get through with
the tariff bill in week." said Senator
Scott, of West Virginia, at the White
House today after talk with the presI.
dent. "All this talk is what makes
me tired" he continued. "WhaPs the
good of it all. No good OF all. Blu
you see these fellows get up, wave theil
arms at the gallery, and talk everybody
tired. Take yesterday afternoon for
instance: When be bad got all through
aud we're ready for vote Oh the para.
graph that we had been thresbing over,
that fellow from Indiana Beveridge)
had to get up and talk % minutes.
What we ought to do is to take up the
matter and dispose Of it In executive
session. That would close up the ora
tory in no time and we'd reach vote
on the bill In mighty quick order. The
president asked me what We were doing,
but goodness knows, | couldn't tell
him, for nobody knows what we are
doing except talking, If the oratory
keeps on flowing as it is going now,
there is no telling when we will get
through"
Senator Bsveridge today offered a res
olution calling upon the Department Of
Commerce and Labor for all information
collected by it affecting the prices of to-
bacco and the operations of corporations
and others dealing 10 the same.
Senator Cummins, OF Iowa, today Of
fered an amendment to the tariff bill re-
storing the House rate on pig iron and
scrap iron. The Senate bill made scrap
iron and scrap steel dutiable at the same
rate as pig iron at s25O ton. The
Oummins amendment keeps that rate on
pig iron but makes the scrap dutiable at
only 90 cents ton.
The cruiser North Carolina has az
rived at Mersins, Asia Minor, according
to a csblegrsm received at the navy de-
partment today. The Montana, which
wss delayed at Gibraltar, will arrive
within day or two. These two vessels
we're despatched to Mersins 10 order to
look after American interests which have
been imperilled during the recent dis
turbauces in that vicinity.
Pedro Gonzales, the special envoy
from Nicaragua, who is here TO settle
the Emery claim, was presented to the
secretary Of state todsy by the Nicars-
guam minister. No date has been set
as yet for his presentation to President
Taft, but this will probably not occur
until next week. Until that time, ne.
gotistioDs looking to the adjustment of
the claim will not be taken up.
The tariff on hundreds of articles is
higher in the Aldrich bill than in the
Dingley Law, according to a tabulsied
filed In the Senate today BY
Senator Oulberson, the democratic
leader. When the Aldrich bill had been
reported, the democratic senators en-
ployed experts to made an analysis of
The measure. The result Of their work
is this table of increases. 1t shows that
the Dingley rate has been increased in
II paragraphs Of the metal schedule,
covering q great variety OF articles.
Hot shots we're fred at the secretary
Of agriculture and forestry service in the
Iorm of resolutions adopted by the Colo
RADIO legislature and resd in the Senate
.odsy. 1t was complained that the
secretary of agriculture was arbitrary
Ind dicistorisl in the control of the large
orest reserves, that he acted like SOW
reign over the land aud that he denied |
settlers their legal rights.
The Colorado legislature also petitiOned
congress to keep its hands of the in
leritsuce tax and leave that as q source |
# revenue for the state. Resolutions
" the Wisconsin legislature asked for
ne creation OF tariff commission aud |
avs that will prevent corners 10 wheat
md other uecesssries OF life. All these |
esolutious we're referred to the judiciary |
ommlttee.
Secretary Meyer announced today the
ppOintment Of Lieutenant Commander
Hutch |. Gone to be chief of the
Iuresu of Steam Engineering, filling
he vacancy that has existed since last
December, according to an opinion
endered by the sttorney-general,
lieutenant Gone will have the rank and
ay of rear-admiral. His appointment
considered victory for the line officers
q the controversy which is now before
ecretsry Meyer regarding the re-orgsni.
alton plan Of former Secretary NeWberry.
he appointment was announced some
ime ago, but the nomination was held
p, pending the settlement of the ques-
ION IS to whether Rsar.Admiral Bar
On had been legitimStely displaced.