Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-09
From Washington
{ Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, jan. 9.

tain lands in Oregon were exploited by
President Roosevelt in letter to Sena-
tor Hale, said today that some impor a at
documents bearing on the matter had
disappeared from bis desk. DE states
that papers are now missing which his
secretary put 10 a certain pigeon hole
last spring, before the adjournment Of
Congress. "Certain letters and tsle-
rims" said the seostor, "Rhich would
have been very useful to me in explain
ing this transaction, / find have dissp'
pesred from my desk 10 my room at the
Capital. They were left there last
spring, aud my secretary, who is a very
reliable man, assures me thst he placed
them in q certain pigeon hole aud tia
he did not remove them. | do mol
charge that any one broke into my room
cr my desk. l simply state the fact
mat the papers were there, and that
they are now missing"
'Ol course, know" said he, "some
one who would be glad to have posses
sion of these letters and documents, all
II which pertain to this Oregon land
subject" After this sly dig at Presi-
lent Roosevelt, Senator Tillmsn con-
tiuued: 81 am not afraid OF The out
come of this MISTER. The president has
thrown his bomb and | am not even
iOstled. Before this thing comes to az
end, the president will fad himself hOisl
zith his own pelard Meantime,
rope the public will suspend judgment. "
dis colleagues both in House and Sen
ate, are intensely interested In what be
will have to say on Monday. There /.
uol one of them who does not hope tbst
Tillman may be able to furnish a salts
factory explanation On the Other
hand even his ftiends admit that the
presidett has made out a strong case
against him aud that i. will be difficult lol
Gilman to explain away his depia
ca the floor OF the Senate ttat he la
any intention of buying lands 10 the
vest when only four days earlier he had
ient word that eight quarter sections
should be reserved for him and hi'
family. The Senate appropriations
committee met this morning and turned
ovel % Mr.. Tillmap all of the doou-
meD in the presidents message relat.
ing t. him. The committee will take
no action Until after Tillman has made
his reply.
According to present intentions Mr..
Roosevelt will pay no public attention
the resolution Of censure adopted By
the House yesterday. To the few mem
bers of the House who called on him TO-
day he explained that he bore no malice,
and that he was willing to leave the
question of who WAS right or wrong to
he country at large. The president hes
insisted that there should be no curtail.
ment of the powers OF the secret service
and other investigating organizations,
de tells his callers that be has proved
his cfss and that was all he wanted to do.
Another important step has been
taken in the conflict between the presi-
dent and Congress. The Senate has
served notice upon Mr.. Roosevelt that il
will decline to confirm nominations Of
persons to positions of great trust and Of
general public interest without first con.
Quoting an investig alton of Its own.
That senators may be relieved OF coming
into direct conflict with the executive
over nominations made in their s'a es
without their endorsement, it is STATED
that the Senate will, if it sees st, con-
duct its Inquiries even in the face Of
local senatorial endorsement.
Henry G. Bpt'eu, who slso styled
himself IS Count henry de O'Brsttengs,
of Sweden, recently appointed assistant
manager at the Philadelphia Office of the
Amer cgu Security Contract Company
has disappeared, with $l9, 500 of the
concern funds.
An odd feature of the present tariff
and revenue agitation is the lack Of st.
tentIon given by congressman to the
proposition to lay tax OF FIVE GEMS a
pound on coffee. There have been ma
.ionsl campaigns when the biggest
crestor5 thrilled with horror at the
potion of taxing the bres kfsst table.
Now the thing is talked of without a
culver.
A statement was made by sn officer
Of the Federation of Labor that under
no circumstances would GompeFs, Nit
chelI or NJ prison accept a pardon from
the White House. They will fight the
case all through the courts, If necessary.
Col. Goethals, chief engineer 10 charge
of the construction of the Panama Caual
has taken notice of criticisms made by
Mr.. Bunsu. Vanilla, who at one time was
sub.engineer in the employ OF the
French Canal Co., regarding the selec-
ton of Gatun SO the site for the big
can to conirol the Chsgres river instesd
of site st Bshio. 10 long letter to
TO Secretary of War, which has been
submitted to the president, Col. G )ethals
disposes Of Blusu-Varilla's contentious.
He shows that the foundations Of the
proposed site at the B)hio river are
much more uGsafe than at Gatun and
that the work necessary to make 1t
safe would be enormously ex enslve,
The Senate appropriations committee
today appointed it's subcommittee to
to handle documents sent BY the presi-
deui relating to the use of secret ser
vice sgents by the departments OF the
government. For some reason great
secrecy ia maintained and Senator Hale
ssid be had been instructed by the COM
mities to give out no information what
ever about it,
Tang Slso vi, the Chinese special
AMBASSADOR who has been recalled to
Pekin, paid his farewell call on Presi-