Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-18
From Washington.
Correspondents OF the Alexandria Gazette ]
Washington, Dsc. Is.

but little business>will be transacted TIL
after the holidays.
Members of the Senate and House
who received advanced proof OF the Sac
cess msQzlne's "strsw ballot today
we're much interested in studying the
6gures. AS to the story told By the re-.
turns it can be said that The views OF
membe:s we're much 10 accord With the
lire up Of these Statesmen 10 Congress
Conservatives we're dispoted to attach
little importance to The CANVASS. There
we're not enough people or enough dit.
ferent kinds OF people TO na'ct general
public sentiment, they declared. Pro-
gressives held the opposite view. They
considered the widely scattered area
from which the votes we're received as
fair index to the pubic mind. What
most impressed them wss the fact That
the trend of sentiment 10 ell parts OF the
country seemed to be 10 the same diTec'
ton.
Having taken sll necessary precau.
tons to insure hold upon the Mica
razuan situation b! surrouod'"g the
county with marines and Wsrships Stste
Department oeiciss relaxed n iii vigi-
lsuce today aud ca, back to aWsi. for the
tsngle to uoravel itsslf Both Secretary
Koox ard Assistant Secretary Wilsou
lett for New York todsy to atteod a die
ner tonight. There is hope that an
election will be called to decide up n
Z.laJa's successor as q step toward the
establishment OF responsible gosero'
ment. So long as the couotry Is 10 Iur.
MOL, divided between The u lsya and
Estrada factions S.cIetsrY Kaox will
axe no fnrther steps unless the Landing
OF American forces is necessary for the
protection of Americana. L. Is recog-
niz,d that there is possibility TIA. 40
agreement may be made between the
revolutionary AID the government
parties which will eliminate Z:laSa aud
result. in sensation Of hostlllties.
1t was authoritstysly denied today that
there is the slightest tension between
the Mexican government over S.nor
Oreers mission. Ii is evident tina! the
Mexican governments memOrsndum he's
bs1 no effect upon the immediate policy
of s cre,ary Knox. Il is assumed there
fore tina. the suggestion OF the Mexican
government has to do only WITH the
question OF the future policy Of the
Upited States and Mexico for gusrsn'
leeing peace 10 Ceutra! America and thst
by bis present sction Secretary Koox
has in 90 wsy ignored S:nor Creel. DIE
patchss received today indicate that
there is 60 movement in prospect either
BY the Tevolutionists OF the Z'layan
forces at Rama. The B usfelis S'esm'
ship CON psDy is ope atiDg Its fruit b0aIs
on the Esc0uddo river.
State, city end railway bonds will no
longer be accepted BY the Treasury d.
pariment as security for deposits of gov
eminent money 10 national banks. An
noupcemeut to this tffec; was made TO-
day by Secretary Of the Treasury Mac
Vesgb. There are Row on depOsiI fl0,
O21, 500 worth OF this cla.s OF bonds,
aud banks owning them aie notified
that they mus withdraw Them before
Februsry 1st next snd pat In their
place government guaranteed bones.
The secretary OF the treasnry's statement
Is az follows: "The secretary OF the
treasury announced today, in accordance
With the sci OF Congress approved March
Alb, 1907, that when further public de-
posts are made with banks the followiDG
pemed bonds and no others will be &C.
cept,d IS security fer such deposits.
United Ststss, Philippine, Porto Rics1
and District OF Columbia bonds at par.
BINDS of Hawaiian Territory at 80 pei
cent of par, bonds of the Philippine
Railway Company at 80 per cent o.
market valne, bat not exceeding 80 PEI
cent of par. No additional deposits are,
however, nov in contemplation. Al
banks holding deposits of public funds
secured By any bonds other than those
above named as acceptable, will be re-
quired to withdraw such bonds on Oh
beiors February /, 1910, and substitute
therefore bonds described above. The
state, city and railroad bonds now helt
Iin trust for national blbks by thu
Treasury Department have been accepted
| at so per cent Of their market value moi
exceeding 80 per cent Of par.
| Representing national committed
comprising 4S governors Of stales snC
territories and 81 prOmiuen! ciiizsns o.
Washington made argument today II
favor of charge Of inauguration day be-
fore tie Senate committee on privileges
and elections. All the senator's presen
declared after the adjournment OF Lh'
committee that they favored the last
Thursday Of April idea A. House com
miltee has considered the matter aod
will recommend a change of date. TIT
form of the resolution to be passed BY
Congress has no. been decided upon. Il
it only provided for inauguration cere'
monies 10 April ne further action thar
the passage of the resolution will bt
necessary. II II is proposed to extent
the term of OF Congress to the new date
constitutional amendment will b.
necessary.
| While msnoevering 10 Hampton
Roads today the battleship Georges
which colIided few dsys ago with the
Nebraska was struck BY the collier Esta
aud was denled below the amor belt,
sceordiog to dispatches received 8, th'
Navy Department. The Georgia will b
docked st Norfolk for examination. i
Is not known what damage Was sustained
| By the Estral bat it is believed that The