Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-12

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iuto position in one Of The inches OF the
Ssuale chamber The bust is considered
10 be good likeness. 1t is placed next
to that of the late Vice-Pfesident
Hobart. Ia order to make room for the
new addition to the gallery, the bust OF
Richard Johnson, Of Kentucky, who
served in the Van Barren administration
in 1874, was removed to place
near the northern entrance OF the
Senate. The bust Of Roosevelt, as
vice.presideBt, has not yet been COM
pleted by the artist 10 whom the work
was entrusted.
1t Ia rumored that President TAFT has
bad an investigation made OF the record
OF John S. Leach, public printer for
about six months last year, which shows
that an Injustice has been done Mr..
Leach. 1t is report d that he will be
reappOInted to the position.
Tia, the manufacturing Industries OF
The United S,stes have recovered from
the panieky condition Of last year is To-
Dictated from report made today by the
Department Of Commerce and Labor,
showing that The value Of raw materials
imported in January 1909 was very
much greater than the valae OF the same
imports 10 Jauoa'y 1908 and in some
csses, even greater than 10 January
| 1907, when all the factories Of the coun-
nv we're running full blast
President Taft at iOday's cabinet
meeting submitted to his advisers the
6rst draft of his special message, which
will be read at the opening of the extra
session OF Congress next Monday. The
message will be comparatively brief. 1t
will impress npon Congress the Deces'
s'ty of thorough and honest revision Of
the tariff, bat will make no specific rec
concentrations as to rates. 1t is ex-
pected that the message will also call
attention to the sta of the treasury
and suggest that Congress consider other
means of raising necessary revenues to
meet the growing deficiency.
Howard Nsilor, a corporal in the ma
rines, LETT the breakfast table at the tar-
racks this morning, sayiOg: "B)Ys, I'm
going TO leave yeu." BE then went to
his room and sent bullet through his
temple, dying instantly.
Senator Cnllom today announced tha
be would urge the appointment by Preai.
dent Taft of John 4 Marshall as re-
corder of deeds for the District Of Colam.
bis. Marshall is a colored man and is a
commanding officer in the Sin Illinois
militia.
The frat meeting Of the entire new
Taft cabinet WAS held today, Secretary
of War Dicki0soD, the last TO lake the
oath of Office, having been sworn in
few minutes before the meeting conven.
ed. AS celebration Of the event a fab
light Photograph was taken Of the csbi-
net seated around the long leather top.
ped table with the President 10 the SCI t
of honor.
Mel. Gen. Bsll, who ceased to be chief
of stsf # on March 4, has been redeslpnst-
ed by President TAFT. General Bell will
serve until July, when his regular four
year term expires. He accepted the
post upon the persuasion of tas presi-
dent aud will probably be assigned to q
command in the West at the end of bis
present service, when he will be succeed
I'd by Msj. Gen. Leonard Wood Ther9
has been 10 chief OF stsff of the army
since March 4. General Wetherspoou,
president of the War College, who has
Oeen acting temporarily as assistant since
General Duvsl left for the Philippines,
bas been looking after the affairs Of the
Office.
There Is much secrecy being main
tsined about the preparation OF
the Payne tariff bill. The rough
drafts tina. we're prepared at the
government printing Office for the
use of the members Of the committee on
ways aud means we're guarded while in
preparation by armed men, and the type
and plates used 10 their preparation were
immed ately destroyed. Just enough
drafts were struck of for the members Of
the committee aud the clerk. Eleh day
when the committee meets, Chairman
Payne asks each member If be has been
responsible for any OF the rumors that
are flying thick about the capitol about
the tariff schedules aud not one of the
copies OF the bill containing the sched-
uIes that have been tentatively decided !
upon, has ever been taken from The |
committee room, which Is under guard |
night and day. The reason for all this |
secrecy, 1t is stated ia that the republic
can members of the comuiilee fear that
some slip in the organization Of the next
congress might occur, and that The demo-
crets and insurgents might orgsuizs |
the House. This would take the mems
bafship of the ways and means commit.
tee out Of the hands of the majority ss
now constituted, and Payne is afraid |
that new committee might introduce
his bill and claim it. He Is unwilling
that the work of his committee should |
be credited to another committee.
The fret diplomatic tea Of the new
will be given by Prss-
dent and Mrs. TAFT at the While House
this afternoon. 1t will also probably be
the most formal function Of the kind
during the present term. All the am
bassadors, ministers, charges d'sfHrs |
aud secretaries will attend, and with |
them will come the various subordiDales
of The foreign missions in Washington,
as well IS the ladies Of the corps Presi.
dent and Mrs. Taft will receive the for.
eigners 10 the bloc room after the latter
have passed through the esst room,
where Secretary of state and Mrs. Kaox
xill give the formal Welcome Mrs.
Wilson, wife Of The assist.