Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01

TIE administration, and the Trainer OF
most OF the administration bills, was also
invited In. Every measure which has
been sent to TO Congress WITH the presi-
dent endorsement was taken up Ia de-
tall. 10 pa t'culsr the leaders took up
the various points In the measures which
are meeting opposition, and lhreshed DOT
the merit OF each OBJECTION. Senator A.
drch carefully explsined the standing
Of the various mta ures 10 iht Se0sts and
Speaker Cannon outlined the attitude OF
the House. At the presidents sugges-
ton the conclu ZION was reached that tie
leaders are to get behind such bills as are
plsioly favored by msjority 10 Congress
and rush them through. Then the presi.
dsrt thinks the decks will be cleared
sufficiently to slow the threshing oat OF
the disputed measures, without holding
up favored bills.
The president IL t-oduced the result oil
the conference SIS subj Get for discussion
a! today's regular Cabinet meeting. 1t
developed there that there is consider
able difference Of feeling among the leg.
islative leaders as to just what measures
should be Eu,hed ahead. Alter two
hour conference ct the White House By
President TAFT, Speaker Cannon and
Senator Aldrich today, word was pissed
around at the Capitol that the regular
reI ublicsns would resist any amendments
to the railroad or other administration
bill that were hostile or Intended to con-
fuse the Issue. |. wss construed as
| nc t ce thst sn extraordinary effort would
be made to prevent Senator Cummins or
Representative Mann from breaking into
the railroad bill ss It came from the COM
mittee. The House Is TO clear away The
appropriation bills before taking up the
presidents programme and the hrsi
e sht over those measures will therefore
AXE place In the Senate.
The Brszilian battleship Minss GeFses
was reported as being 200 miles from
Norfolk early today aud will arrive there
this evening. As soun as the Navy
Department learns when she can stnt
for Bio the bods OF the ltts Ambassador
Nahu,o will be taken to Norfolk on the
MsyflOwer and transferred to the South
Oarollua which Will be escorted By The
bsttleship on the voyage to Brszil.
Prof. Willis l.. Moore, OF the weather
sometimes delivered another blow a.
ex Forest CA Piuchot today when he
appeared before the House committee
| on agriculture to give his views on the
week bill providing for The purchase
Of lands 10 the Appalachian system for
rtforeslatiOn. "The forests have moth
ing Whatever to do with floods or their
prevention" asserted Prof. Moore.
The secretary of the navy will decide
upontthe size of the two battleships to
be built next year. After thorough
discussion of the subject, the House
naval affairs committee today decided to
allow Mr.. Myer to make the batileships
II, 900, %, 900 or 1000 tons as he deem
ed best, merely limiting him to an ex-
penditure of no more than 80, 600, 600
each exclusive of armor, guns aud fur
nishings. Representative Hobson made
an earnes EJlea for four ba.tleships and
| two deslroyers, but was voted down.
| The secretary's recommendation for one
repair ship and two'coliers was approved
| by the committee aud he was granted
four submarines instead OF the five he
recommended. The bill will be reported
| TO the House before the end OF the week.