Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-10

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FIVE bills, laid before the president today
by Secretary BslliDger. The bills are
to be the administration declaration OF
faith 10 conservation, aud they follow IN
detail the recommendations that will be
conveyed In the presidents forthcoming
message on the subject. The president
aud Secretary BslliDger talked over the
message at length today. The president
is hard at work on the final draft OF the
documents and 1t Is slated 1t will be
read before Congress late this week. The
forestry end OF the conservation message
also came 10 for a share oil discussion,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, going
over the matter with the presiden'
Secretary Wilson also discussed With the
president the reorganization Of the
Forest Service which is left Ia o some.
what demorsllzed condition by the re-
moval of Pincbot, Price and Shaw.
Az effort will be made to have the
Senate meet daily at 2 O'Clock, instead
OF noon as ct present. Senator Biiley
today said that so much encouragement
hsd been given bis plan TO make such q
change that he requested the reference
OF his resolution on that subject to the
committee on rules.
President Taft's special message on
proposed changes 10 The Hepburn Bail.
rosd aud the federal Incorporation enact
ments was read to the Senate today. It
was sent to toe House last Friday, the
Ssuste not then being in session,
Chairman Knapp Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission today announced
The formal suspension from fl 20 OF
Thomss 2. Kelley, the special sgeut Of
the Commission who YVES arrested 10
New York. on Saturday charged with
having sioleH from the desk of District
Attorney Wise the Wickershsm letter
and other papers connected with the
suit pertaining to the Sugar Trust and
With having stolen them for publication
10 one Of the magazines.
Because Of The urgency OF the csse
President Taft acted on a pardon case
yesterday. Arthur Simmons, jt., the
son Of the negro messenger of thst name
who sat at the door Of three successive
presidents-- Harrison, Cleveland sud
Mckinley--wss convicted on June 8,
| 1908, In this city Ct forgery and sent 10
Leaven worth prison for two years. His
term would expire on the lllh OF this
month, but bis mother died last Tues
day and hIs brothers petitioued that be
might be released in time to attend the
iuneral. A dispatch authorizing his
| immediate release was sent last night
and 1t is supposed that Simmons Is nov
on bis way east.
It will cost IS, 6l7, 200 to keep United
8 ates Notifications In fret class shape
uext year, according 10 the report sub
mitted today to the House by the ap-
preparations committee. This is 81, 562,'
Gil less than lsst Congress appropriated.
The Senate 10 executive session todsy
confirmed the n)mir alton OF Mr.. j..
B: Kimberly, postmaster, ForIesst
Monroe, Va.
Rev. Patrick F. HeSly, s. s., former
president OF Georgetown University, died
at the university iD6rmary ct ll:45 this
morning, after an Illness OF more thsn
four years. Father HeaIy was bora In
NJ aeon, Ga, February q, 1884
The Interstate Commerce Commission
hiss tue power to regulate the coal car
distribution OF railroads. This Is the de-
cision OF the United States Supreme
QUIT Of the United States today.
The republican whip of the House,
has taken the names OF The republican
"iusurgenls" of the party list from
which psriy notices are sent out.
The two briefs recently submitted 10
connection With the tobacco cases by
w. Bouike o ckrsn aud Thomas
Ihecher, we're today accepted BY the u.
8. Supreme Court Of the Uni!ed States
and will be considered by that tribunal
10 their consideration OF the govern
msups famous salt against the tobacco
trust.
To take the pace Of the late Justice
Peckhsm, the chief justice today an'
uounced that the newest OF that court,
Justice Lurlon would hereafter be as
signed 10 the Second Circuit.