Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-01


islative appropriation bill wss reported
TO the Senate To-Day and another confer
ence ordered.
The conferees Of the two houses OF
Congress on he military bill struck out
the item providing for tho construction
Of military road from the south end of
the new highway bridge across the Poto'
mac to Arlington. This will be a dis
appointment TO many persons In this
city and 10 Alex ndria county.
Former SeDsi~r Mccall, of Florids,
was at the Ospi OIL % lay aud will pro-
test against the seating of Ssna'or-elect
Fletcher, whose election by the primary
held in his state some months ago be
claims was illegal. The senator has
grown old aad feeble since he was in The
Senate nta,ly a score Of years Fgo.
The Sepa'e judiciary committse which
has been investigating the merger OF the
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company with
the United States Seel Corporation to-
day decided 10 report to the Senate 8
disagreement. This means that nothing
further will be done in the matter at
this SESSION.
The U. S. Supreme Court did not de-
eide the commodity clause today.
Admiral Sperry called upon Secrtt'ry
of the Navy Newberry aud, although
he has made no official application, in
dIcsted that be would place before the
department before nighiiall his request TO
be relieved of the command Of the battle
ship feet. Secretary Newberry him
self arrived in Washington today from
Old Point where be discussed with the
officers of the feet changes that are to
be made 10 the commands Of the ships.
These will be announced before he re-
tires from office.
President-ele Taft said today that
he would formally announce his Cabinet
on March 9th. On that Gay the nomi-
nations OF the ministers will be sent to
the Senste. NJ Taft ives ssked about
number of other appointments, e.
pecisllY about his sssis act secretaries st
the White House but said that he was
got yet prepared to make any announ-
dement's REL arding them.
The Court OF Errors and Appeals this
afternoon reversed the decision Of Vice
Chancellor Emery, refusing the preim-
mary injunction to DIN the cOnsolida-
ton of the United States Leather Com
psuy and the Central Leather Company.
The U. S Supreme Curt today de-
cided against the Western Uoion Tele-
graph in a case involving the Virginia
Statute allowing a penalty for delayed
messages,
The question, Shall Mrs Taft ride
up Pennsylvania avenue on inauguTa
ton day ? has not yet en- settled. Mr..
Taft was asked today il the matter hal
teen brought to him. tit has been
discussed" he said with a smile. "and |
believe 1t is still undecided. You ray
say officially, for me, however, that l
would have no objection whatever to
having Mrs. Taft ride in the carriage
with me-"
With their nerves 90 edge and locking
little csreWorn. congressman enter
today upon the busy and turbulent days
that lead to the finish OF the session Cd
Thursday. Bills 10 which these constlu.
ents are especially interested are on the
tagged edge aud IFS gamblers chance
whether they rise or fall. The payroll
of the members Of Congress is about So
500, 600. Just TO show they are uuself-
ish, they will clean up ia the next few
days the job OF voting for governmental
services the stupendous sum of about
81, 900, 600. 900. Economy was the watch
word in the,paIty platforms on the stump
in the last campaign bat the liberal
band has teen in evidence at theOapitOl
Emergency appropriation bills, With one
or two exceptions, are larger than was
the case last year. The appropriations
made at the fret session of the present
Congress amounted to 81, 008, 904,-
1914 81, and the second session will
appropriate like amount, making
this a two-billion dOllar Congress.
In order to relieve the present pressure
on the treasury advantage may be taken
of an existing law that authorizes the
issuing of bonds to meet the expense OF
work on the Panama Canal. Aside from
the money bills there is little to say of
the legislative work of the session.
Big subjects were either avoided alto
gether or considered only 10 one branch
OF Congress. The sensational feature Of
the session, of course, has been The row
between President Roosevelt and Con-
gress over the secret service. The
president opened the war with broad
side 10 bis annual message. Congress
bad restricted the operations of The
treasury secret service, he said, and he
denounced it as az action that could be
of benefit only to the criminal clsss.
He also intimsted that maybe the con-
gressmen had been influenced by the
possibility of personal investigation.
This produced state OF eruption 10 both
branches of Congress, but more especi-
ally 10 The House. RstslistOry mras.
ures ruuniOg all the way up to imptach-
ment were considered By the aggrieved
statesmen, but the whole ma ter ended
in smoke.
The suud'y civil appropriation bill
wa TO-DAY reported 10 the Ssra'e carry
ing total Of 1886. 076 564 or 81, 1922
7l9 more than SIS It passed the House.
The Senate committee inserted a pro,
vision TO give the president $25, 600 a
year for his travelling expenses despite
the fact that the House on another bill,
has voted him $75, 900 a yesr salary on
condition that he should pay bis own
travelling expenses. The bill authorizes
an increase of the amount of Panama
bonds that may be issued from $780,