Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-17

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will be in shape TO report to 1.-THE House
tomorrow or Monday, and will be put
through during the closing days of the
session
Chairman Burrows OF the Senate |
committee on privileges and elections
has called a meeting Of the committee
ID be held tomorrow for the purpose OF
considering the charges that brlberp /
figured i'm the election Of Mr.. LOrlmer, !
Of Illinois, to the Senate As Lorimer
has asked for an investigation and as
formal charges OF bribery have been
filed the committee may recommend
that the Senate turn on the light.
There are no charges against LOrlmer
personally, but the claim is made that
the bribery Of legislators was in his in
terest.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce today reported
the bill requiring that all Theoretically
sealed oysters, canned after January
LIST. 1912. must contain on the cans
the net weight of the contents. 1t
is provided. however, that if the case
contains % per cent Of the stat 1t
weight. the Gamers shall not be gdllty
of violation Of the pure food law.
Vigorous protest against the pass
ace Of the bill 10 increase the member
ship of the army engineer corps and to
give the president authority to sup liant
+. II. Newell. chief of the Reclamat N
Service. with an army engineer was
made by a minority OF the Senate com
mittec ON military affairs today.
Acting upon pressure from the White
House. the ways and means comm tee
Of the House today decided to report
bill providing for $50, 1000, 600 bond
issue FOR reclamation purposes. Inc
Senate recently tackled on an amend
meut TO the conservation bill J rOyldlng
for an issue Of $50 00O. 600 ! Is. The
House leaders lined up in opposition to
This amendment. Yesterday the preSi-
dent called in Chairman Payne, OF the
House WAYS and mcans committee, and
Speaker Cannon and, it is understood,
told them emphatically that the two
houses must get together on a bond
issue. The ways and means commit
tee met today and finally compromised
mon an issue of $40, 900, 600 or ten
millions less than that recommended
by the Senate, 1t is thought that IN
conference an agreement may be reach
ed by which the bill will pass both
houses at this session.
President Taft spent the greater part
Of the day Strengthening out the leglsla-
tive situation with members OF the
House and Senate and in greaslng the
ways for an early adjournment. He
held various conferences with Senate
and House leaders. The main stnm-
bling blocks worrying the president
lust now are the statehood and conser~
walton bills. The executive IS seeking
a compromise whereby the House Will
accent the Senate withdrawal bill with
the provision for a bond issue, perhaps
slightly reduced, in return for the SEN
ate accepting the House postal saving
bill 1t is considered likely that the
House will adopt a special rule ana
pass the withdrawal oil, reducing the
bond issue of $50, 000, 600 provided by
the Senate for complete irrigation
work. but reducing the total to per
haps $50 600 600
On the application Of the general
managers of the railroads operating III
the southeastern territory including all
roads south OF the Potomac and east OF
the Mississippi the dispute between them
and their employers over the question
Of WAGES has been referred under the
Erdman act 10 Chairman Knapp of the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
Commissioner Of Labor Neil. 1t is
expected that the difficulty will be re-
fcrrcd to arhiratorS.
Almost dcspaircd OF by President
Taft who had insistentIy demanded IFS
ra,,aoc. tine statehood bill has at last
gotten rs far rs conference and the
democrats in the Senate have pretty
well as az. a report and final accept
ance Of the conferecs agreement by
"a ne that they W,n. 90 home until
the report is accepted and the statehood
completed. The bill as passed by the
House and Senate, however, vary 50
greatly that there are many who doubt
If senator Nelson can make good on
mi, promise to reach an agreement with
the House confcrees in two or three
days
A vote ON the bill to require the pub
LEGATION ofcampalgn contributions and
expenses Is promised as one OF the
features Of the sessions closing days.
The bin has passed the House and IS on
the Senate calendar
Zebra Smith. colored, % years old,
jumped from the third story window
of a house at Third and NJ streets south
west. early this morning and was
killed.
TO MARX SPOT OF SURRENDER.
4 conference will be held in Rich
mond ON Saturday with the governor,
bv invitation. 10y a committee OF the
Yorktown Historical Society Of the
United States. This includes Rev.
George Washington Dame Of Baltimore;
Conway II. Shield. Of Yorktown, and
j. y. Siubbs. Of Woods Cross Roads,
Va. and is in relation to the selection
Of three prominent citizens of the state
10 cooperate with the Historical So
cieV i'm the location and substantially