Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
FROM WASHINGTON

The question OF including a censure
for Clifford Pinchot, former Chief For
ester, in the report Of the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee to Con-
gress was under consideration by the
majority members of the committee to-
day. The majority held q brief con-
ference, discussing,and reviewing the
final report to be framed. The demo-
cratic leaders who have reached Wash
ington are already at work preparing to
fight for the adoption of the minority
report Of the committee, made public
at st. Paul in October, which scores the
stcrctary and demands his retirement
from the cabinet. There is no doubt
that the majority report, clearing Bal
ingcr will be accepted by the Senate
without trouble.
Not the least of the changes in the
Capitol which will be observed by re-
turning senators next Monday is the
installation Of the marble busts of the
last five vice presidents which are
being placed in the inches in the south
corridor OF the Senate. The FIVE whose
ciligies are being installed are Morton,
Hendricks, Hobart, Fairbanks and
Roosevelt. The Roosevelt likeness wears
a frown as if he were8aiting for group
Of undesirable tourists coming down
the colrido-. The m u'h is closed, but
it looks rs if it might open at any
minute.
Secretary TO the President Chas. D..
Norton, began M innovation at the
White House executive offices today.
A long corridor was screened off aud at
his direction transformed into IN addi-
tional waiting room for presidential
callers. A well-known senator who
viewed the new arrangement chuckled
and dubbed the new reception room
Lame duck alley" 1t is not really
large enough TO hold the entire corps
Of disabled politicians, but is one of
Norton's new schemes whereby he
hopes 10 separate the sheep from the
goats.
Am emphatic, denial was registered at
the White House today against the
story recently given wide circulation
that a group of bankers, including j..
Fierpont Morgan, had submitted fed
cral incorporation bill to President Taft.
The story was declared to be fake
true and simple.
The comptroller of the currency de-
clared final dividend OF IA per cent.
today to the creditors of the First Ma
tional Bank of Friendly, West Vir-
GINA, making total payments of SO per
cent. This bank, which was wrecked
by the cashier, was closed July 20, 1908.
The population OF California is
2,Se6, 5t9, as compared with l.4S5, 05S
in 1900 The increase is se2, 496, or
6o.1 per cent. as compared with IN in
crease for tho preceding decade OF &c.
92S, or 222,9 per cent.
What was accepted by many as a
death .knell for hopes OF the passage OF
central bank bill at this session OF
Congress was sounded in statnlent
issued by Senator Aldrich today after a
meeting ei the National Monetary
Commission at his Office in the Capitol,
The statement announces conferences
and hearings on currency reform 10th
during and after the session that begins
Monday. Many believe that Aldrich
will not attempt to make any fight for
his central bank idea at this session but
that be may introduce tentative bill,
to provoke discussion OF the subject.
William r. Porterield, we'll known
10 stock broker circles in this city in
the aiDsties, died q few days ago in
| Brooklyn OF heart trouble.
Representative Norris, Of Nebraska,
floor leader OF the republican in
surgents today began preparations for
the coming session Of Congress, Norris,
the first Ct the in.urgeut representa-
.iYss 70 Fsash the capital, Is convinced