Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
WEEK ENDING FEB. 6, 1909.

President Roosevelt sent a special mes
sage to Congress vetoing the census ap-
preparation bill on the ground that 1t
provides for division of employees under
the spoils system: the President. in
statement made public at the White
House. reiterated his opposition to re-
stricting the field OF usefulness of the
secret service. Secretary CortelyoU call
ed in S30.O0O.n00 from banks. The Roose-
welt commission to reform the navy held
its first regular meeting. Newfoundland
agreed to the questions to be submitted
to The Hague in the arbitration of the
fisheries disputes. The Senate in execu-
tive session debated the nomination OF
Dr.. Crum to be port collector at Charles
ton. The Senate passed the DiSctrict OF
Columbia bill, carrying appropriations OF
S11.JO0.OOO. The House passed the army
appropriation bill after striking out the
$500 900 provision for airships and expert
ments. A bill to prohibit the importation
of opium for smoking was passed by the
House. and a limitation was placed on
the work of the secret service investi-
eating committee The House passed the
bill to pension federal judges. The Cali
fornia anti-Japanese bill providing sepa-
rate schools was passed a new suit
against the sugar trust was begun in
New York Gov. Haskell appeared in
court at MuScogee and gave bail for his
appearance for trial on the charge of par
c. Tuckerman was accidentally shot and
killed by George A. Busse, brother of the
mayor Of Chicago.
Foreign Affairs.
The British foreign Office at London
issued statement to the effect that as
Canada knew all the terms OF the water
ways treaty the Dominion had no cause
Of compliant. American delegates to the
l. 10. Nv,rt -
ed by the State Department to refuse
to accept a proposed compromise agree
ment as to what constitutes an enemy.
NJ. Picard presented to the French cabinet
a plan OF naval reorganization involving
an expenditure Of $45, 600, 600 The French
of the government toward St Pierre
Miquelon. A gift Of $50. 500 was made to
the University of Heidelberg for the estab-
lishment of a department to investigate
radium. German and Czech deputies in
the Austrian reichsrath got into a fight
and the session was adjourned. Germany
and Venezuela signed trade treaty by
which the former country obtained most
favored nation treatment. Spain awarded
the contract for her new squadron. cost
director Of police of the Russian interior
department, was arrested in st. Peters,
burg on charge Of high treason. A plan
submitted by Russia for the settlement
of the dispute between Turkey and Bull
garia was said to be satisfactory to the
two governments. Count Cassini. former
ly Russian ambassador to America. ap-
piled for retirement. Richard T. Stevens.
claiming to be an American. was arrested
in St Petersburg, charged with associat-
ing with revoiutfonists. The American
battleships at Gibraltar, began coalng for
the trip home. William H. Taft and the
engineers accompanying him made de-
tailed examination of the canal. The
court-martial trying Capt. Edward F..
Qualtrough OF the American batteship
Georgia at Gibraltar. reached a verdict.
Count Komura, the Japanese foreign min
lister. outlined Japan's peaceful aim be-
fore the diet. saying that friendship with
the United States was absolutely ESSENTIAL
to the nation.
In the District.
Henry L. West took the oath Of Office
as Commissioner for his third term. Com
missioners Mcfarland and West favored
standard weight for loaves of bread.
The Senate passed a bill authorizing the
Washington, Spa Spring and Gretta Rail-
road Company of Maryland to enter the
District OF Columbia. The House District
committee favorably reported the Takoma
Park branch library bill The Board of
Trade sent to the Senate and House COM
mittees copies of the resolution adopted at
a recent meeting recommending action on
the report of the jail commission. The
annual reports Of the Washington street
railway companies were submitted to Con-
gress. Charles A. Conrard resigned as
chief clerk of the Post Office Department.
Sidney Beiber. former fire marshal of the
District, lost his appeal to retain his pen
sion by the action Of the District Court
OF Appeals. Vivian Bowdoin, q student
a; the Western High School, was shot
and killed accidentally by comrade in
the school building.