Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-08
his Office this afternoon. he took q long
walk about Washington.

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walk about Washington.
The biggs,t financial transaction il
the history OF the world vas consum.
mated today in this city when United
S ates Treasurer Lee McC!uug signed 6
receipt for 1850, 124, 946.S sad tc
Ohas. b. Treat, who WIS., bis predecessor
in Office. For two months a force Of
employees, under the supervision of 8
special committee appointed for the
purpose, has been busily engaged 10
counting the coir, notes aod ,secrritiet
held by the Treasury Department and fcl
which The treasurer is responsible. The
count established is absolutely correct,
the record lef. by former Treasurer Treat.
Ia addition TO int!matiog that former
President Zslsya may be charged with
c,imiual conduct for the execution Of the
two American Groce aud Caunop, presi.
dent Madrix had carried out further
reform, according to dispatches from
Vice consul Caldera st the Stats De.
partment todsy. He has Issued DEGREES
abolishing monopolies, the ordering Of
private parties to deliver arms to the
local authorities and has ordered that
cou6scated properties be returned to
their owners.
1! is reported here that Senator John
W. Daniel is In such poor physical con-
dtiGn at bis bone In Lynohbnrg that be
nsY not be able to return to bis duties
in the sera:e for some tine.
The agricultural appropriation bill
carrying about $l3, 900, 900, was CON-
pleted by the House committee on agti.
culture after hearing Secretary Wilson
explain the estimates. Representative
Douglas, bas given notica that he will
attempt to secure more money for the
Agricultural Department when the bill
reaches the House. Douglas is Of the
opinion that too much money Ia spent
on war and too little on the arts Of
peace.
~ told yon we'd get him before the
session was much older. We can throw
him every time we please" This is a
howl OF jabilstIon uttered by Victor
Murdoch chief insurgent member from
Kansas and echoes With fair accuracy
the remarks being made today by the
other anti Cannon republican members
Of the House. Nearly all of them are
saying 81 told you 3d." nearly all OF
them sre protesting that they are j1at ss
loyal as ever to President TAFT and their
party; and ntarly all OF them are just q
little bit nervous as 10 the outcome 81
their kicking over the t'aces--a proceed
ing which resulted Friday in Speaker
Cannon losing temp 1rary bold OF bis
reins and whip, and the adoption OF an
amendment offered by Representative
Norris of Nebraska which gave the
House instead OF the speaker the power
to select the ak Representatives who Will
serve With like mum ber OF senators on the
committee that is 10 Investigate the ins
and outs OF the B llliuger Pichot squabble.
That the overthrow of the speaker vas a
very severe j,lt for the House organz'.
lion ia conceded by even Mr.. Caunoo's
closes. friends, but they assert that it
will not happen sgair. Representative
Dwight, the republican whip OF the
House, is coming in for large share Of
blame for the Cannon defeat on Friday
Had he been "up 10 snuff some OF the
speakers friends are saying, he would
have got on to the fact that trouble was
h,euino. It ia not claimed By even the
most rasid insurgents that the defeat OF
the speaker on Friday endsngers his po-
sition during the present Congress. he
will probably baudle The gaVel, bat the
adoption of the Norris amendment proves
that his reign as "czar" is ended. 1t
shows that be ia hanging By bis eyel!ds
to his authority and that every time he
steps on the corns OF a member, be loses
one OF the eyelsshes by which he is de.
pending.
Adoption OF the Jones Senate re5olu.
tIon for the Investigation of the Interior
Department and The forest bureau BY q
iotnt committee Of senstors and repre-
sentalives will be recommended to the
Senate by the committee on public lands
Monday. One result CT this action, II II
Is approved by the Senate, will result 10
reopeDiug the 6ght over the manner of
appointing the House section of the in'
yestigating committee. The object is 10
reverse the action of the House yester.
day In takiug the appointment OF the
oo,o noil,oo frono tho aneaEer and OWEN
that power to the House. II Is now
probable that Mr.. Cannon will; after all
name the House committee.
Among the measures introduced in the
House today, were the following: A resolu.
tion providing for the adoption of Joint
House and Senate committee to investigate
the increased cast of the necessities of life;
a bill providing for the retirement and pen.
sion Of government civil service employees;
and to provide for the reclamation of letters
sent to the dead letter Office by the senders
within one year of their receipt by the de-
partment.