Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-03
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Washington, FEBRUARY 5.
The trial CT Conductor Cook, the
American railway employees who was
arrested in Mexico for alleged respon-
sibility in connection with the robbery
of freight cars, ia soon to be disposed
OF, according to dispstches received at
the State Department from the embassy
at Mexico city. The embassy has been
informed tina. the attorney will submit
his finding within week after LIE con.
sideraticn of which the court will giyeaa
decision. ..r-.,.
No u;teppt will be msda to hold
csucEs of the II .u'e until
sufficient time has elapsed TO indicate
that such course is absolutely noces'
ssry to secure the passage of the admin
istration's legislative programme at this
session Of Congress. The president will
aot inaiat tia. hfs federal Incorporation
bill be considered at this session. An
effort will be made to secure revision
10 the ,nles OF the House before June
80 as to eliminate the rule fight in the
campaign issue. II necessary before
Il hat time, ship subsidy snd postal
saving ba5ks legislation will be con-
sidered at House caucuseP. ibis
Ia the Substance Of az agreement
between President Taft snd MIR Dwight
republican whip of the House, who
called at the White IL ouse to6a!. Lit.
era!ure ia being prepared for the use OF
tie republican campaign committee to
show that the present honse 10 carrying
ont the platform pledges aud the pa'Saga
OF the buresu of mines bill and the state.
hood bill will be pointed to az example
of this activity. 1t has not though
necessary to hold caucusea Oh any
of the Presidents legislative meas
u-es except the abip Subsidy aod
the postal savings bank bill. In
corporation plan has put that measure
out of the realm of possibility. As TO
the rules the president said that he
Yould use oil his inhusnce to bring
about compromise upon which all re-
pu5llcans can caucus. The rule fight,
however, will be delayed IS long as pos'
sibis because the inurgents are atill 10.
sistiug or MIR. Oaunon's head.
The administration sbin subsidy bill
az introduced In the II ,use by MIR.
Humphrey (rsp. Wash.) and indorsed
bv President Tait was recommended for
passage todsY BY the 4 ouse committee
on merchant marine and fisheries, 1t Vas
decided to cut out Fl ,st class vessela from
the benefit Of the proposed subsidy, bu:
the rest Of the bill was endorsed in tsct.
The 7ote 10 the committee Wss 10 TO 4.
IL essrs. Sessey of Maine snd Wilson OF
Limo b, Goth republicans, voted a9si7s:
recommending tho bill.
Shall the repair and construction
work at the navy yards be done under
the stnH officers of the bure.u OF con.
,-truction and repair Uho are civilian eE-
nerts ~ sbsIi it BE- doua BY the regular
ofic,rs Of The navy who ere military ex'
Der.. 1t i, extreGel7 probable That
President Taft will nave to saSe up thls
Ga estion for decision SIS tie result OF the
row which hss do7elored before !ns
H onse naval eomrliitee. Withsp the
last few days the fight has gfGwa acrln1'
monlous to Tho last degree. Ga Gus slce
are ranged the staff officers headed by
Admirals Ospps and Rodgers who rep
resent the civilian views to q large ex-
tent. 90 the other are Secretary Meyer
and lIne of! GERS. Between them the
COMMITTEES is split, nipa to nine. II The
presd ,nt comes out tia:footea in enPport
of his secretary and declares tbat the
plan Is an administration measure Con-
gress may decide to support it. II he
doss not, there IL no telling how the row
vii! end.
The Senate and Hou,s are now en-
gagged in scrsmb!e to gs. there hrst In
the food investigation rsce. The first
real Investigation was begun By the
II 1usa committee on the Dstrict OF
% abba. This has beer rolling along
for spou. tgo weeks and has extracted
iIterestiug facts abont trustu snd con-
biuatious at the capital. secretsry
Wilson, Dr.. Wiley, Wholesale and re.
tall butchers, bakers etc, have testified
and have proven pretty conc!usively
tina. the Washington housekeepers are
lie the grip OF 8 very hairless Sci OF get
rich QUICK food stuff dealers. The
sectelsry OF agriculture testified that ore
Furnishing s;oEs started By clerks
in the government departments,
bad been strangled to death by
the Rstsil Grccers Association.
As soon SIS the Distric. Of Columbia con-.
mit,ea's investigation began to make
talk, aud the members Of the House
realized tina: the ca. nj living slogan
was ringing from coast to coaSs, the ways
sud meaus committee, agreed upon q
resolution to start sn Investigation Of
It's own. President Taf, is said to have
bscn behind Representative Longworih
who brought the matter to the attention
OF tie committee. Both repa blicans and
democrats OF the comuittes agreed TO
the resolution aod each psrty hopes to
make good political capi!sl cnt OF the
WORK bafere 1t is iaisnsd, The waTs
AID means com 7oi.tes's Investigation will,
1: is ssid. be much wider, in scope than
tia! Sc: on foot hy the Dis'ric! of Column
bis committee. Now the Senate, prodded
ny Ssnatnr Lodge, is in the game, The
Lodge resolution has been referred to the
6uancs committee, OF which Mr.. Aldrieh
is chsirmsn, and which corresponds to
the House ways sud E1sans committee.
Ghe 6nance committee haa placed its
otic,S. o. n. on the resolution and, Il is
announced, vii! bring the matter to the
attention of the Senate at once In order