Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-26
Sixtieth Congress-
Washington, jan. 26.
SENATE.

telephone for Interstate or lnternhuOnhi
Transactions 10 the buying or selling OF
futures. he said that the New Ioik
Cotton Exchange is one great, big gamb-
ling institution. B cause 1t is 3 gsmb-
ling house on q large scale, controlled
By the wealthisst men in the laud, be
asked Why il "shonld 60 unwhipped OF
justice, unpublished by law, when the
email gambler that risks but little on
throw Of The diceis punished by the laws
of very state in the union.
HOUSE.
The House today took issue with the
Senate in its &C ion 10 increasing the
salaries Of the president, vice president,
speaker of the House, justices of the
Supreme Court OF the United States aud
others, by voting 10 disagree with the
amendments 10 the higher body, on
motion Of Mr.. Bingham.
The amendments which are In the
legislative, executive and Judicial sppro-
prlaton bill, will 90 TO conference. The
speaker announced the following repre-
sentatives as couferees on the matter:
Bingham, Gilett and Livingtun.
Mr.. Bingham assured the House, 10
moving disagreement, thst 1t would
have an opportunity to later vote on
every amendment.
The House passed bill making Feb
rusry II, the csntenuary of the biIth OF
Abraham Lincoln, a legal holiday this
year
The president will issue proclama-
ton setting this day aside as q mark Of
respec. to ihe msrtyrd president.
The House began consideration Of tie
pOstofiice appropriation bill carrying s
total o! 1924, 594. $40.
Branding William Nelson Cromwell
IS q spectator, q buccsneer, as a des-
poiler, Mr.. Ra'Dey, dem. IlD gave to
The house today the most sensational
resume of the Panama canal situaiio
that has yet been given to the public.
With Crom well, Rainey directly
charged, have been associated Roger l..
FsDbam, w. S. Harvey, and others in
a gigantic CffJlt TO "stesl and appro-
pirate to their own use the revenues oil
the Pansmisn Republic.
Never has The House of Represents
tives listened to such an exeOristiOn OF
any individual or group of individusl'
az was Rsineys. He minced no words,
he dragged 10 name at every step in
bis story, and proiessed to prove the
existence Of the most stupeudous graft
combine known ia the history of the
civil zsd world. His speech occupied
more ttao two hours. Beginning al
the inauguration of canal work by the
French Company, he traced step by
step the work there, here aud there
dwelling on incidents on which he en-
Iarged later.
Unequivocally be charged the Pana-
ma Canal attorney with being party to
an attempt to collect from the United
States fraudulent claim Of 81, 200, 900;
chief manipulation In the machinatious
which brought about the Panama reyO.
Luton of November g. 1908; the power
behind the lhr)oe which fosted a plan
to "sbsolut.lY appropriate the revenues
Of The Republic and to steal the forests
and the public lands; one of a combine
whose intent is rot only TO rob the
Republic OF Panama, but indirectly to
rob the Traaury of the United States "
Several times the Illinois democrat
dwelt With dry iusistence upon the psrI
the government had played in the Paus-
ma canal.
81 DO not charge" he said, "ihat the
gentlemen who will DO insugurated pres
ident of tie United States on the fourth
day of March is a party to this Infamous
scheme for rObbiug this little country.
l have only submitted the evidence.
His friendship for Cromwell, his selsc-
tions OF Cromwell, Fsrnhsm aud E. A.
Drake as members of the board of drec-
tors OF the Panama Railroad, his contin
ued endorsements OF both Cromwell and
Farnham, his interference on the 18TH
mus which compelled the election of a
corrupt statesman absolutely under the
control of Cromwell, as president Of the
Republic.
GAN these things and other things for
which the present administration is re-
sponsibe, made possible the signing OF
a contract by Obaldia Shich may bring
to the gentlemen interested therein,
riches beyond the dreams of avsrice.
II will not be long, If this scheme goes
through, before the campaign contrbu'
lions, made by some of the gentlemen
interested in this enterprise, will be re-
turned a hundredfold.
Mr.. Rai0ey declared that by reason of
OrOmEelPs continuance as general coun-
sci and director Of the Panama Railroad
Company he Is lin fact one of the at
tOrneys for the United 5 stes govern
ment and an official OF the government"
He esiimaed that With the present
years. appropriation, the United States
will have expended, in addition to the
two HUNDRED odd million dollars sunk in
the canal by the French company, Sl76..
422. 465-Wilhout "iOWering the bed Of
the canal az inch from where the French
left IT,"
Mr.. Rainey charged President ROoe
welt ith direct mis-statement OF fact in
his message on the canal of Dec. II,
1906. BE went after the presidents
and advisor Senator Lodge
rough shod for the latiers efforts 10 con-
nsction with a. appropriation of 81 OOO,-
for the purchase of ships for use st the
isthmus vessels that were purchased from
the B Jston Steamboat O.. He oritized
the president for investigating Senator
Tillma1 but he said Senator Lodge is
still invited TO the. White House.
John /. Bristow, former fourth assist