Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-04


Taft's annual message on Monday. 1t
will be made the principal business Tor
Tuesday aud will consume probably the
entire time Of that day.
No postal ssviogs bank until the
monetary commission has made Its re-
port. This is the word that has gone
out from the committee room of Senator
Aldrich and the "slalwsrls" Ia the
Senate are preparing to line up With
him to prevent any such bill Ta'sir 6
the upper House Of Congress. The
Rhode Island leader takes The position
that the postal savings bank Law Is
part of the 6naacial system of the coun
try and is empt lcslly sgaiDst allowing
any sort OF fiuaDcial legislation to be pat
on passage uutil his commission hss
rendered It's report Senator'S Oummius
and La Toilette have served notice on
Mr.. AldrCh that they will Try to
force O postsl savings bank bill through
the Senate. TO fail TO pass this measure,
they ssy, would be reputation of the
Chicago platform. In the house Rep.
resentatiVe Vreelaud Yep. N. ~.
chairman of the committee on banking
and currency, and Representative Weeks
rep. Mass chairman of the commit
lee on postoficss aud post rtads, are
looked to 10 prevent any bill for postal
savings bank getting onto the floor OF
the House.
The relations between the American
Refining SOgar Company, called sugar
trust, and the American customs SER
vice, are to be fully probed if the reso.
Luton which will he introduced into the
House on Monday by Republican Philip
Campbell, OF Kansas, is passed. Mr..
Campbell called at the White House
10 see President Taft 10 regard to
sugar investigation today but Was unable
to see him. Representative Campbell said
that the present laws governing the cue
toms service are 80 old that the corpora
ton doing business with the federal de-
parlment know them thoroughly and are
able by that knowledge to evsde them
when they desire. Mr.. CampbelPs
measure is a concurrent resolution pro.
yidlug that q select commite Of
I've members of the House and three
members of The Senate be appointed by
the speaker and by the vlce.president
"to investigate aud inquire generally To-
TO the conditions at the customs service
of the United States and to investigate
aud Inquire into The said alleged facts
and to obtain all possible information
concerning The same as 10 the American
Sugar Refining O., and to Inquire into
the organization OF the American Sugar
and Re6OiDg 90 and Its relations 10
and Influence on the sugar Industry Of
the United States insofar IS the Ameri-
ca Sugar Refining Company by any
com blnstion or conspiracy they control,
regulate, monOpOliz, or restrain inter
state or foreign commerce and trade 10
The refining aud sale OF sugar and 10 the
control OF the price Of refined or unre.
6oed sugar."
The insurgent members of the House
who hope to deprive Speaker Cannon Of
bis gaveI sooner or later, have decided
10 hold q meeting tarly next week for
the purpose of deciding ppm plan of
campsigu for the session. According to
present plans The Victor Muidock cToad
will vote with The democrats on ell
questions pertaining to the rules and
hope 10 this manner to secure a charge
In the rules themselves before the session
is far advanced. The place aud date Of
the meeting have not been decided upou'
4 messlEe designed to aid American
ss!LioDipg Is certain IL pssu both HOpaes
of Congress this winter, according to the
opinion of many lea1icc:s in both wings
OF the Capitol who today expressed
themselves on the infect. The concen.
sus of opinion among republicans and
democrats 10 both houses Is that a
straight subsidy, either In the form
of money out Of the Treasury Or a
mail subsidy will not pass either
House, but that a bill will be framed
along the line OF Senator ElkIns' dis.
crimInatory duty plan and that possibly
rider may be tackled on by The demo-
Gratis, providing that all material that
enters Into the construction of ships
shall be admitted free OF duty, The
adoption Of the EOglish scheme OF gov.
er0ment built ADD owned ships, leased
for term OF years 10 company, at
such 8 low rental IS to practically grant
subsidy, is talked Of in some quarters.
Whist position President Taft will take
is not known.
Fnuds to carry on experiments 10
aerial warfare are asked from Congriss
10 the report Of Brig. Gen. Crozier which
was published today and which diScloses
the fact that the United S stes has been
designing guns to use sgainst attacks by
sirships. The report announces the
adoption Of two weapons Of warfare,
q grenade that can be fred from a rife
and an automatic machine guu that can
be fred by one man With great rspidity.
Judge 6anboru, Of the Circuit Court
for the Eighth Circuit, is being boOmed
for Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court of the United States 10 succeed
the late Justice Peckhsm. Ii is under
atOod that the entire Minnesota delegs-
CATION has already intimsted TO the
president their strong endorsement.
Frank B. Kellogg, who was the govern
menrs chief counsel 10 the Standard Oil
suit, was O caller ct the White House
today. he refused to discuss bis
boom to succeed Senator OIspp, OF Min
mesota.
Representative Rsusdell, of Louisiana
president of the National Rivers and
Hsrbors Congress called on President
TAFT today to arrange regarding the
sneenh with which the pfesidepL will