Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-13
From Washington.

refu here rec0rCeu IN eaILuqoaAe VIA
shocks lasting az hour, beginning at
3:24 O'Clock eastern time. The officials
estimated that the quake was about a.
fer distant as Central America. The 70.
cord is much more distinct than that re.
corded when COSTA Rica wss devastated
recently. The time Of thu record here
comedies exactly with that made q!
Cleveland on the machine at st. Ignatius'
college.
The Naval Tug Mohawk according to
q report here, ran down an sank steam
launch from the battle-ship Virginia III
Hampton Roads early today. The Nava!
Department has received no confirmation
of the report aud it Is not known
whether there are any casualties.
A committee representing the Oyster
packers of Baltimore appeared before tas
House committee on interstate commerce
today to urge favorable report on tht
Gill bill providing thst every can o.
oysters must have The weight plainly in
scribed on 1t. The bills allows mis-
take of Eve pounds In the weight de-
scrlbed to sllow for shrInksge 10 the
oysters. Representative Mann, chair
msn of tbs committee, informed the Bal
timoresus that he has heard of no oppc,
si,ion to the bill which will probably be
fsvorsbly reported.
All of the Express Companies OF toe
country were on trial today, before the
Interstate commerce committee on taf
charge that they he'd combination
among themselves to Keep up rates aud
that those rates are in many cases ex'
cessive aud upjust. The hearing was
on complsint made by B. E. suuberg,
shipps, of Minneapolis.
Chairman Moore of the suhcommit'
lee of the House District committee.
| which is Investigating the high cost Of
| living, said today that the end OF hi.
committee labors Is near. The mex
| meeting of the committee, on May IT,
will be devotad to local Interests. On
May "a, the subject of weights and
| meaFures will be threshed tus, and or
May 26, drugs will be discussed. Mr.
Moore says be hopes to close the in
yestigaticn with The June 8, meetings
and that The committee would TIER
prepare q bill to correct the evils IN
covered.
AT the opening OF todas's session o
the Balingsr.P Inchot investigating com
mit;ees, G. ". Pepper, attorney fol-
Picchot, vent into an absttuse discussion
| Of the pshlic land policy of Ballinger OF
conpared to that of former Secretary
Garfield. Though Balliuger deniet
having given any de6nie Instructions t
Director Newell or chief Engineer A. P
Davis, OF the reclamation service, t
issus restorations recommendations, b
| admitted that their action in 80 dom.
! no doubt was the result of his express:
I'd view on this point and assumed
| foil responsibility for the restorstioDs
| At the end of his cross-sxamiustior
Mr.. Pepper produced copy of a news
paper advertisement sgainst the forestr'
fs.rvice. The defense pade no attemp
| to disown this method OF gathering mue
to discredit the forestry services but Mr.
| Ballinger denied personal knowledge
| of Mr.. Csrr's letter. The letter in par
| reads: When the hearipg was resumed
! inr the afternoon session b. b. Schwartz
chief of the field division OF genera
| land Office took the stsud.
For two honrs this morning the D's
trics committee OF the Senate discuss
the question of granting a franchise t
tho Telerost Company to enter the Dis
trict. No decision WAS reached, hoS
| ever.
| A conference on the wood-pulp tariff
situation occupied President Taft for {
hour this sfts:noon. Preai'eut A. n
Burbank OF the International Paper %.
and President John L. Norris, and Gan
srsl Counsel Jennings of the News
papers Publishers Associations talkec
over the matter with the president. Thu
possibility OF recip' osity !asresmen
with Canada which would provide fol
the free admission of Canadian pull
wood into this country was gone owe
at length.
A report recommending the passage of
bill amending the bankruptcy act was adopt
ed by the Senate committee on judiciary to
day. The committee will report the Hous
bill with several amendments.
The naval tug Mohawk, according to re
| mort here, ran down and sank steam lauu
from the battleship Virginia i'll Hampton
Roads early today.
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