Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-17
From Washington.
!CoFrespondenoe OF the Alexandria Gasette
Washington, Dc. IL.

cock sgsiost Secretary BalliDgtr on lbe
floor Of the House yesterday makes 1t
almost certain that 1t will be impossible
for the House organization to stave of
an investigation Into the general land
Office after The Christmas holidays. The
general sentiment among members OF The
House today is that there should be o
full investigation OF the CLAWS charges,
and that the friends of the secretary
should be willing TO have the entire
record examined. Scores of regular re-
publicans listened attentlvely to Hitch
cocks denunciaiion Of BslliDger and
that faction led Dy Mr.. Mann, author of
the conservation bill, will be sure to de-
msnd some action. Hilchcock's resolG-
ton authorizing an investigation Is now
IN the committee on rules where 1t
will be impossible to pry IL locss
except by oveiturning The. rules.
Speaker Cannon, who dominates the
rules committee, is against an invest'ga-
ton. The only way that the rssolo-
ton can be voted On 10 the House 10
for some member to oftsr a resolution on
the floor directing the rules committee
to report out the Hitchcock resolution.
This would be ruled out OF order by
Speaker Cannon and then his decision
would be spp sled from. The demo-
Gratis and the conservatlonisis think that
it would &c easy to override the speaker
on this question. The ptesidenPs forth
coming message on conservation, which
it's believed is being prepared by Mr. Bal
lipger himself, will be sent TO Congress
shortly after the holidays and will then
be referred 70 the committees 90 rules,
public lands and interstate and foreign
com merce. Mr.. Mann Is chairman OF
this last committee and fsvOrs an investi
CATION. The Senate is also waiting for
! the presidents message, and 1t is ex.
pec,ed that the agitation for au invesli'
Ra,iou will be started there as 5000 81
the message is delivered. In statement
% sde today Secretary Billinger says" J
court the fullest investigation of all tne
81 ,lrs OF the Interior Department"
Administration republicans 10 the
House are scurryiDg around 10 search oil
q defender for Secretary BalliDger. The
attsck made upoo the secretsry's record
By Mr.. Hitchcock must be answered in
a day or two or the country will come 10
the conclussou that the charges are un-
suswerabIe aod therefore true. 1t was
thought remar kable that 20 one Tried to
ave The sdmiuistrsliOn's face with re
Div Immediately after Mr.. Hitchcock
had concluded his attack. Usually,
when the president or aoy member o.
the Cabinet 10 criticised on the hoor Of
| the Senate or HcuSe, a dozen repnbli-
csus spring 10 their feet TO hurl back
the dtfauce with interest. Yesterday
there was noIhiug but silence from the
republicans. Tue additional shots that
Camp CLARK fred Into the sdministrs-
ton camp when be declared thai
the committee on rules was purposelJ
supprsslug resolutions for the inves'iga'
| ton of the sugar trust, also stung the
republicans rather severely. Up tc date
the administration leaders have not been
able to End q champion, but 1t Is though
that either Mr.. Payne or Mr.. Dslzsl
will take the flor to make some sort Of
reply.
Except for q mesger dispatch from
Vice Consul CsldeTa a, Msnsgua affirm
ing the report OF the resignation of Pres
Iideut Z,lays the Slate Department sp
pears to be without information CON
corning conditions lie Nicaragua today
With Secretary Koox 1t is question o
what to do next. Z.lsys being ont o.
the way as the head Of the government
there 10 no opportunity to prosecute hin
further unless more radical policy Il
adopted. Although Jose Msdriz, ~
lsys's candidate for the presidency, 4
no more acceptable to the State Depart
mept than Z,Iaya himself, Sscretsr!
Kuox appears to be at loss over wha
steps he may take 10 preventing bis as
sumption Of the Office. II Is eviden
that the United States government
through Secretary Kuox, Is depsndiuj
mon The success Of the Estrada reVoiu
/ llon 10 unraveliug the taugle which ha
been brought sbout BY President Z'lsya'
resignation.
There Is little change today In the 81
: titude of the Stale Department toWsI
the Nicarsgusp situation, despite the at
, dicstion OF President Z,lsya. Th
United State, will insist that the ers'
vhile rnler be restrained from les7iD
Nicaragua alive until the revolutionisl
under Estrada have made their control
q the government secure. He will the
, be held as q priouer OF state OF the ne
government. The United States wi
DELAY his trial until the Nicsrsgua
s courts have been properly constituted.
4 is generally predicted that the NIearf
f., guam congress will nov proceed 10 elsl
. DR.. Jose Madrlz, Judge OF the Osntr
American court at Carriage to succee
h Z,lsys. This programme is not Psrtl'
r uiarly pleasing to the UOited states, o.
q It has The strong support OF Mexico. II
United States will continue to suppol
the Estrada movement and may prooao
express Its opposition to Msdriz In
Communication to the Nicsrsgusu col
d Vress through CONSUL Oslders, chsrscte
a ling his election ss illegal, and snnou
II ing the purpose Of the Uniied States
n continue to support Estrada
:. Secretary Meyers scheme for the r
~ Organization of the navy Is running
'r sgsinst numerous snsgs 10 the nav
D. sffairs committee Of the Hou'e. II
70 committee at lie session today spent t