Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-22
FROM WASHINGTON.

following day. President Taft now eX-
poets to be able to leave Washington
| for Beverly about the middle OF next
week. having received authoritative in
formation that Congress will adjourn
Saturday night. Engagements with
senators and congressman will keep the
executive here several days after ad-
iournment. but he expects to leave as
soon as possible.
With record of having provided
about S1.074, 100000 for government
expenditures during the year begin
ming July !, passing 219 general laws
i'm addition to other laws for the bene-
fit Of 5000 individuals, mostly pension
ers, Congress is practically ready to
close up shop. All records in the his
tory of this country for annual APP
preparations have been beaten i'll the
| present session.
The legislative sea is smooth and
adjournment is due Saturday. This
is what congressional callers at the
White House today told the president.
Senator Burrows says the bill for pub
LEFTY Of campaign expenses is next on
the schedule for the Senate. The
Solons will amend the House bill and
the measure will will 60 to conference,
but Senator Burrows feels certain that
! the House will accede to the Senate
amendment Senator ElkinS declared
that they had the votes in the Senate
to dispose of the postal savings bank
tbiIl today. After this and the publicity
bill are out Of the way the Appalachian
forest reserve bill is to be passed.
Postal savings was the star number
on the Senate programme today, and
the time was occupied chiefly by friends
Of the Senate postal bank bill who pro
tested against acceptance of the House
measure. Under the lash of the presl-
dent, however, it appeared certain a
majority Of the Senate would turn a
complete and graceful summersault
and surrender the principles they had
incorporated in the Senate bill. lnsur-
gents and democrats, who favored the
Senate bill, say today that the excite
ment in administration circles over a
| threatened filbuster was based on Wis
ion. They declare that while reasonable
| time was desired for debate that there
was no thought of filibustering.
After having placed it in the pigeon
/ hole yesterday, the House military at
fairs committee today voted unanimous
IL to make a fayorably report OH the
resolution by Representative McLach-
Ian (rpn. Calif) calling upon the War
Department to show the state of pre-
paredness Of this country to repel in
yasion Of the Pacific coast.
BY scientific breeding, the annual
product of plants and animals may be
| increased several billions Of dollars i'll
value, thus le5scning TO some extent
the inevitable increase in the cost Of
| food and clothing to the consumer.
This was the keynote touched by as
sistant secretary Of agriculture, Willet
NJ Hays, in speech delivered before
the American Seed Trade Association
at Atlantic City today.
! As result Of the recent postcard
scandal. in which P. G. Thomson,
president Of the Champion Coated
Paper Company, was indicted for having
offered a bride to an official OF the gov
eminent printing Office to pass upon
inferior post card paper, Postmaster
General Hitchcock today appointed
committee to ascertain and report
where suitable paper for this purpose
may be obtained
The fact that these cars are owned
by a negro and are occupied by negroes
does not Justify the slightest discrim
nation against them" In this language
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in decision made public today goes
ON record on the race question and
plants itself firmly against the drawing
of the color line in interstate commerce.
The case which brought out this opin
ion was that OF Pat Chappellc, the
owner and manager Of cOlored theat-
rical and minstrel troop, operated under
the name Of A Rabbits Foot Com
pany. Because theatres and public
halls are not generally available to
organizations of this character, the
complainant gives many OF his
performances under tent To ac-
commodale his troupe, Chappelle pro-
vides two cars, Il Pullman sleeper and
Baggage car. He brought complaint
against four railroads operating i'll the
south alleging discrimination against
him because Of color. Against the
Central and Georgia the complaint was
that the roads refused to move his
coaches upon passenger trains but
ANONYMOUSLY attached them to freight
trains. Against the Atlantic Coast
Line the complaint was that it charged
rate Of $25 on the baggage car,
claiming that it was combination
car" because cooking was done in its
interior. The commission holds that
the rates should not be more than SO.
Returns from the count of 1910 from
all cities Of the United States, according
to the census bureau today, are filed in
the Office here in Washington and it
will be only a matter OF day or two
when the population Of Washington,
the first city to be announced, will be
published. Taking the last census as
criterion, there viii be no great rush Of
announcements. In 1900 the first total
to be announced was that Of Washing,
ton. which was given out on June IA,
nearly two weeks earlier than the an
ticipated announcement of this census,
ard there was no further announce
ment until June 80 Thereafter an
nouncementS we're made ut irregular
intervals ranging from two to ten days,
nnl II ,.nS mt llnfil snmaiimn in Au-