Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-04

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work. The appropriation of 500. 900
for the State Department for the nego.
tiatiOn of treaties and trade agreements
under the new tariff legislation and for
the maintenance Of a division Of far
eastern affairs was agreed to. The bond
ing provision WAS changed 80 as to pro-
vide thSt no bonds will be accepted from
any surety or bonding company for any
employe Of the United StsteS which shall
cost more than 35 per cent Of the rate
OF premium charged for like bond dur
Jog 1908.
A crowd of senators and representa-
lives called st the White House today
to bid the president farewell until De-
cember. Many Of them have engaged
their transportation Accommodations for
Friday trains and, 10 the busy moment
of the close Of the session, do not expec!
10 have time to call again at the White
House. Others among the statesmen
called to hold last conference with the
president over the tariff bill and to as.
| sure him that there would be no further
hitch in the proceedings. A big van
load Of furniture and Office stationery
was taken from the White House this
morning to the railroad station for ship
meut to Beverly. The presidents cleri-
cal force will be divided about 10 half,
one portion to 90 to Beverly and one to
remain in Washington. The president
will leave foT Beverly on Friday after
noon.
October Of next year will again see
Congress in special session If the present
plans of the administration and Of the
congressional leaders are carried out.
The purpose of calling Congress together
in advance of the usual time will be to
consider the report OF the national none
airy commission. Senators and repre-
seDtatives who are members of that body
nave had their time 30 occupied by the
prolonged tariff discussion that they
aave been unable to give much atten-
ion to the work of the commission. 1t
has therefore been decided that no at
tempt will be made to present report
to the regular session which will begin
December of this year. 1t is realized
that the subject will provoke extended
debate and il view of the fact that tbs
regular session Of Congress which meets
in December, 1910, will expire by limita-
ion in the following March giving
practically only three months for the
disposition of appropriation bills, ETC.,
an extraordinary session will be neces-
sary il it ia desired to secure action upon
the monetary commissions report. This
report will be in two parts, the first re-
latiDg TO changes considered necessary
Ia the banking regulations and the
second to fundamental changes in the
financial system.
There is considerable talk here of the
election to be held in Virginia tomorrow
and tire general impression is that Mr.
Tucker will be nominated for governor
Correspondents of most of the Virginia
papers say they don't see how he can
Use and base their opinions on what
they gather from Virginians who have
,een here during the past few days. The
Virginia delegation 10 Congress is divided
n this matter ss they generally are On
most Virginia sfairs. The line up is:
For Mann-SenatOrs Martin and Dan
iel and Representatives Lassiter, Ssuu.
ders, Hay, Osrlin and Flood; for Tucker
Representatives Jones, Maynard, Lamb
and Glass. Many believe that Mr..
Cation, of Alexandra, has an excellent
chance of securing the nomination for
lieutenant governor and that Gen. VIII
liams will be chosen attorney general and
Mr. Koiner commissioner of agriculture.
Senator Aldrich hopes that the new
tariff Law will go into effect at midnight
tomorrow. From assurances that he
has received he believes that the resolu-
ton to change the leather schedule can
be passed within few hours after the
vote is taken on the conference report a
3 o'clock. President Taft will sign the
dill stloDce so that if this programme
goes through the new tariff will be in
fall force and effect on Friday.
The finance committee held a session |
today formulating the terms of the con.
current resolution which is to authorize |
the enrolling clerk to make the changes in |
the leather schedules which are demanded |
by the western senators together with |
some verbal changes Of no great impor-
lance in the maximum and minimum
clause. Senator Beveridge proposes to
offer an amendment to this resolution to |
deprohibit the tobacco trust or any other |
of tobacco from giving |
coupons 10 their packages.
Senator CulbersOn will propose an
amendment putting -bsgging On |
the free lisi. Mr.. Olapp will offer an |
amendment making the corporation tax
apply to holding companies which were
exempted. There are a number of
other propositions that will be made but
the word has been passed around that
the purpose of the finance committee
will be to move to lay each other of them
upon the table as they are offered.
That the end of the tariff fight is near
was evident to even the most casual OBJ
server in the Senate chamber today
scarcely d. zen senators we're In their
'esis while Senator Simmons of North
Jarolins was delivering speech in gen.
,ral denuDcistiOn Of what he termed
we're the glaring inequalities and ini-
Iuities contained in the bill.
Attended by delegations from The
Chinese embassy, the Oriental Club, of
New York, and the Hohe Lodge of Free
dssors, the body of DR.. Lock Wing,
he Chinese vice consul at New York,
ghO was shot and killed LAST Saturday
y Wong Bow Cheung, Chinese cook,
irriyed at Washington, Conn, shortly