Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-16

safety, a disgracs, ard an objectionable
blot on the government OF the national
capital. Mckee, 10 stirring ples for
prison reform In Washington, told the
Brotherhood of the First Congregational
Church that the District Jail and The
"famous Black 81 Die of Oslclt 8" we're
10 the, same category. Hs said that
1875 women are packed into cells de-
signed to sccomodst, 4S. and that $50
men, white and black, ere j'mmed like
cattle into cells built for $40. Mckee
recommended the establishment OF In
dustrsl institutions instead Of jsils, asking
particularly that prisoners be given
FIVE hundred acre farm, which he said,
he could work, making the prisoners
relf- Importing.
eli You pass any legislation - restrict
the operation of wireless telegraph, You
ere clipping the wings OF American
genius" said Ell. O. Clay to the House
naval commit es today. CLAY represented
the National Elst lie Signalling Com
pany OF which Professor FesaendeD, the
wireless inventor Is the head. He de-
clared thai he represents the inventor
aud not tie commercial company. A
protest against the McOnmber bill TO
provide Tor Federal grading and elsssi6-
cation OF grain was made to the Sepst,
commit ee on agriculture today by re-
representatives. of tae National G hahn
Dealers' AssocIa lion, the Chicago Cham.
Der OF Commerce and the Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce.
The su Ter bill to place Gen. Sckels
on The r. tired list as lieutenant gor-
eral, was rsp orted from the House COM
mittee on mil:tny affairs. 1t is e1-
pectsd to pass the House next week.
Commander Peary will be given the
thank of Congress, the rights of the
Roor and sum Of money eqaal to what
he would have received If he had been
promoted in rank. This decision was
reached Informally today BY members
of the Il ,use committee on naval affairs.
1t is tn uiht that this proposition will
ne passed by the committee unanI-
mously.
Steamship and railroad men who are
protesting against certain provisions OF
the Townsend Intertt tie Commerce bill
sirsd their grievances today before the
House committee on interstate CON-
merce. All Of them asserted that 1t
would be great hardship t, bring the
business of water transportation under
tae control of the lit rstste Commerce
Commission. All they wanted just a.
present was to be let slone.
A heoric bropzs 1t t1e of the late Ser
ssor James Hsrlap, of lows, arrived a
the Capitol t,day ard was placed In
St,tuary Hall between the effigles o.
Blair aud Be- tor, of Missouri. 1t Ia
Iowa's frat contribution t,et 't1ary Hall
and was made BY Miss N. V. Wslker.
Senator Il srlsn preceded Senator Allison
IN the Senst'. The official unwilling OF
the statue will Ike place 10 few days.
Big men 10 ne mining world APPEARED
before the Senate committee on mines
t,day ID urge favorable action on the
bill srecertly passed BY the Houss to
create bureau of mines In the ILt.rior
Department.
There is worry at the Wh.ts House
owes the long delays that Congress seems
to find necessary in lis consideration OF
the presidential measures, and the PREF
Ident has reached the conclusion thst
something must bs done. Today he be-
gan calling up the senators, who have
charge of bis measures. Mr.. BeverIdge,
sponsor for the Arizona-New Mexico
statehood measure; Mr.. CaltT, of Mon.
ssus, who introduced the postal savings
bank bill, and Mr.. Borab were snn-
moned to the presidential saDctum to.
dry and each of them received sharp
call. The president is anxious to clean
up the minor details OF bis programme
in the Senate, In order tha. the big
pr jsets msy have clear ~ayd. when
they come up for consideration. Hs
sees no reason for delaying the Ar!zonE-
New Mexico statehood bill or the Alas
kan reorganization measures. For
weeks be las cslu,lly urged that things
be hurried along bat today he came out
in the open and told the senators thai
The delay has gone far enough. Con.
gress has been In session II weeks, and
the presidential programme Ia practically
unit Il, hed. II Congress does not heed
the Injunction OF the president a presi.
Dental message demanding action will
he ia probable result.
The internt tional fisheries agreement t,
arranged by Prof. David St,rr Jordan,
OF Leland Stanford Univers t., on behalf
of the United STATES was today returned
to the Slate Depsrtmer /, by the Senate
foreign relations committee for correction.
The action WAS unsnimc u,ly taken. The
sreemert relates tt0:ll international
waters bs.xeen the United Stats AID
Canada.
About doz.n Sioux Indians called on the
president today. They had been in Wash.
ington for weak protesting before the Sen.
ate committee on Indian Affairs against the
opening of their reservation, end they desired
to say How" to President Taft before re.
tIrning 10 Montana, and to give him g Crow
warshirt. thus making him chief OF the
tribe.