Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-22
From Washington.
Correspondence OF the Alsxsndris Gazette

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House today to tell the president a few
of the islands troubles. "Until the
United states government gives us a
little more home rule and clips the wings
of the executive council, Porto Rico
will be 10 the dust, 1" continued LaIin-
aga. "We wers In hope that the ways
and means committee would put small
duty on coffee, go that our products
would have az equal show with Brazil
ian coffee"
Ohsirman Hill, of the republican
national committee, announced loday
that the headquarters at Washington
would be abandoned next month and
the documents and Office furniture re-
moved to- Qbicsgo where Secretary Hay
ward, would be In charge.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer set pre-
cedents aside today by attending meet
iug Of the general board of the navy.
Several important subjects are uDder
consideration by the board, the location
Of the naval bases, the closing of GER
tain navy yards, and the plans for the
new 26, 900 ton bsttleship which have
been tentatively drawn By the bureau oil
construction.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States 10 an opinion rendered today BY
Justice Holmes, decided the famous
Missouri. Kansas boundary line dispute
in favor the S ate of Kansas, that ending
the controversy as to Goose Island 10 the
Missouri River near Kansas City, which
has existed for several years. Gamblers
are said to have reSorted to this island
and to have escaped punishment by the
Missouri authorities on the ground that
the land belonged to the State OF Kansas
and also eVaded the officers of the latter
state BY raising the plea that the Island
was part of the State of Missouri.
Secretary of War Dickinson annOun-
ced today alter a talk With President
Taft that he would leave for the istbmus
of Panama about the middle of April.
he does not know bow long he will stay.
Sir Andrew Fraser, late lieutenant
The U. S. Supreme Court did not
hand down the expected decision today
as to the constitutionality of the CON-
modIties clause of the Hepburn rate
bill.
governor of Bengal, will be received by
President Tat at 10 O'Clock Thursday
morning. Sr Andrew will be accomps-
uied by Lady Frazer. After their visit
to Washington, which is made for the
purpose of attending the conference OF
the Lsymen's Missionary Movement,
Sir Andrew and Lsdy Frazer will go 10
Canada.
Mr. Champ CLARK, leader Of the dem
ocratic side 10 the House, said today that
be had been willing to forego general
debate on the tariff bill and tc devote sll
the time to consideration of the bill by
sections. The republicans, however,
insisted that there that there be a period
of general debate. There is strong be.
lief in the H0use that the bill will not
be read again. By having the entire
bill read last Saturday, the republicans
will make impossible the claim thst the
MEASURE was not laid before the House
in detail. 1t Is expected that before
the consideration of the bill by sections
has been completed, the rules committee
will report g special rule calling for the
immediate passage Of the bill.
That the japanese stole the secret OF
an "asrial torpedo" the invention of an
American army officer; that she used The
iutrument of war in her conflict with
Russia with deadly effect and that an
Englshmsn discovered the method OF
manufacture, sold the information to the
British government and has patented it
10 this country, is the remarkable story
told here today, 1t Is bolheriDg the
War Department authorities good deal
for they fear that the United States will
be put in the position Of having to pay
to foreigner a royalty for the use Of
one of it's own inventions.
Although it has been definitely settled
that there will be no general legislation
outside OF the tariff matter at the present
special session of congress, many hun
dreds of bills were introduced 10 the
Senate today. They will be sent 10 the
appropriate committees, where they will
remain Enacted upon until next session.
Most of the bills put In today we're
measures introduced in the last congress
which failed to receive consideration.
The president sent to the Senate to.
day the nomination of Charles W. Mil
Ter, to ten S attorney for the District
of Indiana Miller will succeed Joseph
B Healing, who resigned recently be-
cause he vas not in sympathy With the
governments prosecution for libel
against Delevan Smith, editor OF the
Indianapolis News, and Joseph Pulitzer,
of the New York World. he also NOM
mated Z. Lewis Daily, of Virgiuis, TO be
an Indian Inspector.
DR.. W.B. Carr and Miss Eleanor Nc
Gill, of Jersey City, we're married here
at midnight Saturday night.
Among the measures introduced in the
Senate today was one by Mr.. McCumber pro-
yiding that when a President Of the United |
States retires from his position as comman-
der-inehief Of the army AMI navy shall re-
csive pension Of $4,000 and after his death |
his widow shall receive s. 1000 year Senator
Scott introduced the bill to authorize the
issue of bonds to the smount Of SlC0,00),OOO
in order to defray the expenses Of the cree
ton ofpublic buildings in towns Of 8 600 in
habitants, also bill 10 tax government de-
posits in national banks l-24 Of per cent per
month.
The largest machine ia the world for
testing he strength Of structural materi-