Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-15
From Washington.
Correspondence .! the Alexandra assstis
Washington, February Is.

heterogeneous .! Inc Aie1snurls OesoIt
Washington, February Is.
Tie following Virginia postmssters
were appointed toda5: Ashland-JohD
G. Vial; West point--John S. De Fsrges
and Harrison burg-Ohas. NJ. Keessll.
The president today nominated COL
onel Frederick X Ward, Seventh GAL
vary t, be brigadier general from Feb.
suary II, 1910.
The congressional investigation OF the
Ba!linee.. Piuchot controversy was COZ
;itu?d today. chs Bslioger counsel
sought to establish the fact that the
d cisiou rendered on the day of May 2S.
190S, By Assistant Secretary Pierce. wss
practically Inc same rs that rendered
by The attorney general in June, 1909,
which Giavls had declared was Com
plete reversible Of the Pierce decision,
and tie "o,ly thing which saved the
Alaskan coal lauds." CLAWS maintain.
ell tis gsaual en- the exam!us OF, de.
SPIT, hair splitting tschuicalities. The
point involved is very tiue one, IL
volving legsl Detection OF what con-
stitue5 l1!aliou OF entry.
Ii Row seems likely, according t. re-
rerts received It t1e Navy Department
today, tia? the missing naval tug Nina
succeeded in making but few miles M
her tip nor;hSard hefo;e she wen
down or was blown cut OF her course.
Che scfu cruiser Salem, which is max
ing the search ont OF Norfolk, Wis tad
FenHick island lishtship and reports
that the Nina vas not sighted there.
Each day diminishes the hope thst the
vessel msy ye; be picked up though 1t lie
not VI I accsl d rs certain that she has
gone dawn. 1t Is Il regarded as pos.
sble thar she is 1T at sea In a crippled
condition but nearly every discovery
male so far is against this assumption.
Oommsnher Pessy will receive 8
medal and tie tbslks of Congress for
his discovery oil the ncrlh pole, accord
Ing 10 the !stesI plan OF the House naval
affairs committee. At todsy's meet cg
the Pesry CASE wss taken up and the
comm Lee decided to refer back to the
subcommittee the San.te and house bills
Which, if passed, would give the ex plorer
q rear admiraPs rank and pay, with the
suggestion that Peary be given some
cert OF recognition. ''Some colt Of re.
cosnitlon" means 81 the mot medal
and Congressional thanks. ItM,. Peary
is thanked by Congress he s;ll have the
p,cu, privilege Of walking right In past
the do3.keepers OF either the Senate or
House, and taking shy vacant seat he
can find. Thus he ctu}d have all the
sensations Of member OF either house
without tie bother incident to collecting
the salary or voting on troublesome
bills. Representative Allen (tep.,
Me- introduced bill In the House 10
give Pes5y gold medal and the hanks
Of Congress. Ii the measure Is passed,
the age at which the discoverer will re.
tire from the active list will be extended
ten years.
Representative Sleinp and Mr.. Alrah
Martin, the latter republican national
committeeman Of Virginia, had con-
ference with the President yesterday
about Virginia appointments, OF which
there are number thas have been held
MP. The President will follow the recon-
mendations of ties. two men, and this
week a number Of Virginia nominations
will 60 to the Senate.