Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-03
From Washington.
tCosrs.Dondsn,s Of the Alexandra Gasstse.
Washington, Dc. 3.

tuht TUG ucmOSIdtb huu iHootS SSeN H-j
combine to pass their own tariff com
mission measure Is goipg to- bring
forth crop OF tariff commits
sion bills from the regulars them.
selves and q measure OF this kind Is al
most certain to pass the House. Repre-
sentative Needham Yep. Calf }, member
of the ways and mtaus committee, sr
organization man, is preparing q tariff
commission bill which he sags will prob
ably receive the endorsement OF the ways
and mean committee and the House or
ganizatlon. II 1t does, 1t Is near enough
similar to Senator LsFollette's plan 10
get the ipsurgent votes and great many
democratic ones besides he thinks.
Nsedham's plan differs frODLs Folletie's
principally in the makeup OF the pro-
posed tariff commission. LsFollette
would have the commission appointed
by the president. Needhsm would have
1t consist OF Ave msmbers-oDe sp.
pointed by the majority Of the ways and
means committee Of the House; one BY
the minority OF the committee; one by
the msjorlty OF the Senate committee on
6nsnce;. one by the minority Of the
committee and The other by the presi.
dent. Needtam would have his com.
mission confined to the business of In
vestigation aud The reporting OF 6odiDg
OF facts TO Congress. Its work would be
secret until n ade public by both Houses
OF Congress or The one house acting 10
conjunction wish the president. He
would revise the lar.f from time to time
as lhe findings of the proposed COM
mission proved 1t to be necessary.
Secretary Knox fer president This
Is the prediction of Col. James Hsmil
ton Lewis OF Chicago, who bretzad into
the White House today to talk with
President Taft about the federal judge
ship now vacant 10 Chicago. "Sscre-
tsry of State Knox Ia making his nomi-
nation for president In the way that
be Is hsndlirg the Nlcsragusn
sltuatlou," said Col. Lewis. 'In
1872 queritd correspondent. DWELL,
1 wont commit myself" replied the
colonel. Lewis wants the president to
appoint o democrat on the ChicSgo fed
srsl bench to Gil the place left vacant
BY the death Of Judge B.Ihes. he says
there are three republicans on The bench
now.
Having come here to collect pension
money due bin from The government
and also to establish bis right to come
and 20 unmolested in the District OF %.
lumbis, John R. Early, the alleged
leper, Is In detention todsy preparing to
sls the District officials for false I'm
prisonmsnt. Early was confined here
Tor q long time this year as leper aud
so pronou need BY several leading suthc'
rites on tie disease. LAST summer be
was taken 10 New York and was there
pronounced free ftom any traces OF such
disease by L. Duncan BIlkley, the skin
specialist. Since then be has been living
at farm near MANCHESTER, Va. The
suspected man came here several days
ago and wss placed under ar
rest late yesterday afternoon. dc
walked iuio the police slation snd
gave himself up when be learned that
there Was warrant out tor his arrest.
BE seemed glad to be arrested. Today
health officer DR.. w. O. Woodward re-
cei7ed q telegtsm from Egbe,t @. E0erst,
an attorney OF Plattsburg, y. ! ss
attorney for Early, as follows! "On
what charge lie John r. Early held
prisoner and under whose orders? Wire
me briefly as his attorney at my tx
pepss." 4 similar telegram was sent
to the commissioner Of pensions. The
legal phase OF the situation 10 In the
hands of the corporation counsel Early
will be brought into police court tocaJ
but It is likely that ais case will not be
disposed of until his attorneys have time
to reach here.
Advance copies Of the presidents an
nusl message 10 Congress we're given ia
The press associations today for distribu'
ton to the newspapers throughout The
country. The government printing
Office Torked all night getting out the
copies. Proofs OF tie entire message az
originally drafted we're sent 10 tbe White
House yesterday afternoon. The Eles'
sage will not 20 to Congress until mex,
Tuesday afternoon. Although Congress
conveues on Monday, the 6fst days
proceedings will be necessarily brief
on Scccunt OF the deaths during the re-
cess of Senator Johnson, OF North Dako
10, and Representatives Diamond, o.
Missouri, and Lsssiter, of Virginia
After the passage of the custOmtry res
oIutions ont of respect to the mtmory o.
these men, both houses will stjourr
until noon Tuesday,
The attitude toward the NIcarsgGan
situation Is one Of expectancy. Tht
next tao or three days will determine
what ia to be done. Either Zslsya viii
follow the example OF former dicatort
and fee the country, leaving 1t la The
hands OF the Estrada revolution or b'
will make az sltempt TO rehabiliiste him
self. This last position will be less e
bis advantage than the frat, IS he vii
have to answer for the execution OF tn;
two Americans Gr0ce and Cannon. A
candidate Of bis own choosing will occupy
the same position. If the IeVolu
lion fails, therefore, the United
States will have The same question
TO deal with IS confronted 1t 81
the outset OF The difficulty. The
gunbost Eagle, which has been on
| q surveying expedition With the Mari
etla and Tacoma eff Port L'moD, hs'
arrived at Blut6slds and will remain 10
The vicinity of Blue6elds to keep 10
touch With the situation, there as decisive
developments are expected at any mo-
ment. The forces OF General E'lrads
have the govern@ert troops under Gen.