Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-05
FROM WASHIN GTON.

President Taft was asked today to
stop at Richmond on his was back
from Panama and he told Col. J. G..
Hemphill and Senator Martin, who ex
tended the invitation, that he would d'
so if he possibly could.
The Capitol building has received
a complete renovation during the
holiday recess of Congress, and, &C
cording to the annual report OF tn
SUPERINTENDENT of the Capitol buildin;
and grounds, made public today, thu
building is better prepared to receive
the returning Congressman than ever
before. A special attraction for tho
senators has been made in the expendl
ture Of 81. 764. % for new fixtures anc
repairs to the ranges in the mucL
abused Senate kitchen. Superintendent:
Woods reports that mahogany furniture
has been installed in the Solons restau-
rant marble floors laid, the two
priyate rooms for Senators have beer
united by cutting away the intervening
wall and erecting an arch to support
the ceiling. The pay rolls Of the
Capitol building amounted to SIG, 81
"A for the fiscal year ended June 80
1910. Machinery and ironwork to the
extent of s., 1872 "a has been installed
marble, stone and brick improvements
amo Inted to $4,378.80 and repairs to
the kitchen ranges and new fixtures
cost 81 .0j4.33. The report contains
many Improvements made throughout
the building and Woods has issued IN
his report a welcome message to the
returning members.
The controversy over the attack OF
Theodore Roosevelt upon the I. 5. Su'
preme Court has again been famed t.
flames today by charges made against
him by Thomas Nelson Page, the south
crn author and sociologist, who practl
cally accuses the expreSident with trea-
son. There is no doubt whatever,
declared Mr.. Page, that Mr.. Roosevelt
has by bitterly denouncing the Supreme
Court done much to injure his prestig'
in this country, and has committed "
breach that is difficult to condone. L
accordance with the principles OF The
signers Of the constitution, when you
attack the judiciary you practically at
tack the country"
Although reports from Contra
American ports today indicate rapidly
approaching climax in the Amapal;
situation. the State Department has not
seen fit to request drastic action by th,t
navy for the punishment of Genera
Valladares. 1t is understood that thu
Honduran government desires TO maxi
some attempt to dislodge Valladares,
although their endeayors are not serl-
ouslv considered here. By diplomatic
courtesy however, the State Department
will let President Davilla, of Honduras
take his fling at his refractory ValladareS
before directing American Intervention.
No word had been received at the Nav!
Department today from Commander
HAYES. OF the eunboat Princeton, nov
at Amapala, of further disturbances al
that place, If VaIladares behaves
himself towards the foreigners he
probably has lease Of good many
days on the Office of comandante. The
onlv thing which may precipitate .
crisis is revolutionary activity on the
part Of the adherentS OF ex-President
BoniHa. This is quite likely. The
gunboat Yorktown is shortly expected
to relieve the Princeton OF its patrol OF
Amapala.
As an alternative to the proposed
naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba, tho
Navy Department today has under con
sideration a project for the construction
of a new navy yard on the Isthmus OF
Panama as a base in the general scheme
of canal fertilization Tor protection.
News has reached the department, fol
lowing the visit OF Secretary OF the
Navy Meyer to Guantanamo, that the
dock site at that place is too exposed
and too costly to adequately iortify.
This has led to the practical abandon
ment of Guantanamo as naval base.
II is hoped by the Navy Department t.
present TO Congress at the coming ses
sion estimates and details Of the pro.
posed yard on the is,hmus. Congress
| il is said, will be asked at once TO MAKE
an initial appropriation for this work
The plans now 10 the minds OF Navy
Department officials include large dry
docks capable OF caring for the larges
hattleships in the navy, and full,
equippcd shops for their repair, Stores
will be placed Ut the yard sufficient Il
make tie station 81 ADEQUATE war base
The record in the case 81 Porte
Charlton, wanted by the Italian gov
eminent for wife murder ut LAKE
Como, Italy, is now before the solicito
FOR the State Department, ]. r. Clark
FIR decision Of the question Of extradi
ION. Actually nothing will be dom
With the case before the return OF Sec
rctary Knox AMI il will probably be de
layeda long time by habsaus corpu
proceedings, which, it is expected, vii
! b instituted by the attorneys 10
; Charlton. The question before tn
State Department is whether this gov
eminent should, 10 the face of Italy
refusal to surrender Italian subjects Il
American courts, giant a request from
Italy With ghh h that country will no