Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-23

House cOmmt tee on lntersthte buu iui-
eipn commerce, will probably be voted
on BY the committee tomorrow. lie
committee agreed today to take q vote
before the end Of this week. An amend
ment By Mr.. Mann allowing railroad 10
exchange transportation for newspaper
advertising. was defeated By party vote.
Atra week of travelling, bsHqoeting
and speech -makiug, President TAFT to-
aay settled down at his disk 10 the
White III ,use TO catch up with the .u5e
mass of executive business that had &C
cumula ed during bis absence. Onaries
d. Hslles, assistant secretary OF Inc
treasury, travelled from New York IN
the Presidents car. BE was pIesert
at several political conferences ic New
York Yesterday, and many believe that
be is being groomed to succeed lin
Woodruff ss Republican chairman OF
New York State. The same train that
brought the president to Washington
carried two car loads of NORTHWESTERN
'unberman who will visit the White
Hcu,e and Discus the Canadian TWIN
situation with the president. The
lumbernen are certain that their bust
mesa would be ruined by q tariff var
! With Cansds.
Tidipgs from Massachusetts of the
oyer,urniug In the Lowering Congresston-
al district formed almost the only t'pic OF
conversation today. Democrats, OF course,
construed it So the ioreruuner OF tidal
wave In the fall and the republicans
we're Jared as they have not been before
| in this session. ProgressiVes regarded IL
"a a yindict ton of their cause. "fhe
result is 90 plain that it does net need
ex plsr atiop," wss the comment OF sena-
tor Oammins, leader of the progtes-
siyes. Senator Dick, OF tae regulars tooE
this yies OIL: "While local conditions
! and deep-sested prsjualcea had much to
do with tho result, the outcome may
prove valuable lesson t, republicans
generally in that 1t ought to invite atteu
| Zion TO the is. that dissention end cott:n'
ton within our own ranks give demo.
cratic victory to q psrtl which mas not
learned It"
| Members of Congress are now turning
| their attention to the thirty-second Nea
| York district, where nn election Is TO o'
| held shortly TO fill the vacancy made o5
the death OF the late James B'ecE fet
| kips, Tho democratic Oongresslons
campsipu committee is preparing iitera
lure 10 send t, Rochester district to b
used BY the democratic candidate 10. Ii
, vacancy. Predictions are freely made OF
| the democratic side Of the House tns
Perkins will be succeeded BY demo
crst.
Il The republican congressional cam
pajpu com mittee has issued orders 10
the supporters Of Cannon 10 stay out Q
: the New York fight
81 The fact that Gift ord Pinchot VA
summoned to Europe By ex-PresideL
Roosevelt for q conference, wss coDtfms
,oday By one of the former forester
, intimate sssccistss. TIE cablegram |
: Piucbot was sent from Khslt'um, tn
ii first point ct which Mr.. Roosevelt rs
lceiyed mail after emerging iron 10
Jungle. and the rendezvous of the neR
naper men who weat iromAmerica to gre'
. him. 1t Is assumed that the informs
/ ton received BY Mr.. Roosevelt regart
. iop political Developments since he lie
this country was of more OF less corh!ctln
> character. Therefore, the general al
q derstaudipg here is that mr. Roosevelt
| parta,e vas entirely unexpected
Washington.