Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-19
From Washington.
Washington, April IS

from any political palpiislioDsY" queried
newspaper man. Mr.. Cannon an
swered: "Hale Ia no damn coward. He
Is man Of courage, and no fight sgsinat
him could scare him out. I'm good
for % years more" Mr.. Cannon said,
when 1t wss suggested that be might be
compelled to follow the wake OF the re-
firing senator. After few csuftlc re-
marks about these "dsmp muckrakers,"
the speaker sailed gracefully away.
"There will never be another Aid
rich. The end of the old regime Of
individual domination Is here" This
vas the epigrammic comment todaJ oil
Senator J. P. DollIyer, of Iowa, Of the
leading republican progressiveS, on the
passing OF Senators Aldrich and Hale
from the upper legislative body OF the
county. With the new regime, Sena-
tor Deliver maintains that the Senate
will become g more representative body
than the House-more responsive to
public sentiment.
imprisonment for from one to ten
months or dne for one hundred dollars
to q thousand dollars for contempt Of
Congress today threstsns John M. Max.
we'll. editor OF the American Flag, for
his refusal yesterday to testify concern
ing charges OF bribery and Doodle pub
lished by him against members of Cor
gress. Congress may also imprison him
until the end of the present session or
until be consents to give the names OF
certain men from whom be claims to
have secured information upon which he
based these charges. "Belween the devil
| and The deep blue sea" is the character
izstion generally given the situation into
which MaxWelps stubborn silence has
thrown him, a, there Ia small doubt thai,
! If he does decide to give the names OF bis
informants, at least half doz,n con-
gressmen will follow the suit of Repre-
sentative S.eenerson with John A. Pen
tor, secretary of the Merchant Marine
Lessu', against whom DO recently IT,
stii uted criminal libel proceedings.
Though he yesterday refused ito enter
tain suggestion that he secure counsel,
Maxwell showed up bright aud early
this morning at the ship subsidy hearing
| with On attorney, A. A. BirDey, and
asked an adjournment OF the hearing un-
ill bis COUNSEL should have time to study
the case. The committee adj urned Until
| 1880 today.
"BSffalo BilP' is now pensloDer OF
the United States and drawn from the
government $l2 month In recognition
OF his services, as privstn soldier, 10
the union srmy during the civil war,
Eulstlng In Oompsny II, OF the Seventh
Ksusss cavalry, February 10, 1864, .he
served until September 20, 1865, when
he was houorably dlschsfgtd, he then
bslng 10 years old. After the war VIM.
If. Cody, IS the pension Office records
have his name, gained reputation as au
Indian scout aud interpreter serving So
such until the final psciGcstion OF the
red men. Application for pension wss
made December 10, 1909 but was not
granted until February 10 last. Dol.
Cody will, however, draw pension from
| tae date upon which the application vas
filed.
George A. Bailey, clerk to the COM
mittee on invalid pensions died this
Iaf.eruoon Of heart disease In the commit.
lee room only few yards sway from the
floor OF the House, Representative
Foster, who Is physician, wss hurriedly
called from the H9rse bat the stricken
man died before cid could be rendered.
| Suffrsgisto swsrmed to the Senate Of
| fee building today to argue their cause
before the Senate committee on woman
Isuffrage, OF which Mr.. CLAY, is chairman.
They ssked the committee to take action
Iupon the BoTah resolution to submit to
the ststss an amendment to the consti-
tntion of the United States, providing
that the right to vcts SHOULD net be
limited by sex. DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw, president OF the Soffagist' AS
ISOLATION, urged the committee If they
would not make a favorable report on
the resolution, to at least make an un-
favorable report. "Gve as a chance to
get vote 10 Congress on this question. !"
she said. Mrs. Shaw informed the CON-
mittee that seven or eight members of
tho House had reused to present the
Isutragis. petitions to the Hcu'e because
they we're opposed to womnn outrage.
For the frat time ia many long years
the United States Senate today faces 8
brand new deal from new deck. The
passing of Messrs. Aldrich and Bale
means the dsw0iDg OF new era 10 TIE
Senate. II marks the end OF the old
au,ocrtt'c rule whereby few men hsve
dictated that conrse OF lsgislatiou. Among
many senators the opinion Is held that
Messrs. AldrIch snd Hale are retiring
because they see the end of their waning
power. In the old days Mr.. AldrIch could
give his curt commands and have them
obeyed without question. A few years
sgo thpip)wer OF the coterie that formed
the resi- Sensts was iuvincible. With
Messrs. Allison, Altr'ch, Hale, II anne,
Plstt, Quly and SpoOner working tc-
Q, Their here was nothing to Withstand
| their Iu Auenc. Deslh claimed Allison,
Hanus, Plat and Guy. Spooner re-
igued to practice law. That left the
Leadership with Messrs. Ald'ich and
H,ls. They put through the tlritf bill,
but he increasing resistance OF indepen-
dent senstos made the burden to heavy
to bear.
This was Ladies' Day st the cSpitol.
Flutlering iemininity descended upon
two committees Of the House and left
the auditors brestbles9, tu, unconvinced.
Before the judiciary committse the
suffrsgisls msrshalled the reasons
u .L...lI hnnn Ii