Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-15

to 20 per cent and ia addition the Pan
anna Railroad Company has sgreed ic
abolish al! charges for wharfage, iither-
age, crsoeage and use of the basir, and
to supply the steamship company with
coal at cost. The company is also tc
receive 70 per cent on all passenger
rates north OF San Jose de Guatemala.
10 recognition of he concession The
steamship company agrees to make sons
eligh. improvements in its service.
Congressman Dawson OF the second
Iowa district today wrole letter to the
chairman of the republican distric! com.
mittee announcing that he would not be
q candidate for denomination at the
primary next June. His retirement is
due to feeling that It bis daty to maks
provision for his family.
Former Senator Foraker called on
the president today sinply, be said, "to
pay my respects" and 10 tha4k him for
the resppointment Of bis brother Cseigh-
ton r. Forake, as U. S. Marsbal for
New Mexico. The president and the
former senator exchanged few pleasant
words on the worries of statecrsft, and
the senate. left
The judges and employees of Presi-
dent Tai's court Of customs appeals will
not get the salaries provided for them iu
the Payne.Aidrich tariff bill. Twenty
69e thousand dollars will be cut from
The provision for the court. Represent.
alive Tswney OF Minnesota, chairman
OF the House committee on appropri:-
tiops, has cot toe provisions for tae
judges sslsries from $40, 900 TO 81, 900.
ibis places the customs judges on the
same plan as judges of the United S:stes
court. Clerks, stenographers and other
employees OF the court will have their
CON peasation cut in proportion. Mr.
Tawney talked over the matter with the
presiden! today and the REDUCTIONS were
agreed 70.
A distinguished gathering will discuss
national questions Of eu Interstate char.
acter here next >weeE, when the national
conference OF the national civic fed
Grafton, and the conference of governors
bold their sesslons. Uaiform state
legislation will be the general subject Of
the conferences, at which a. states aad
territories, and 80 commercial, manu-
featuring, sbippers' baukers'sgricultnrsl,
labor, professional, and reform orgsuizs.
tions will be presented by delegates.
President TAFT has accepted an invita-
lion to deliver the opening addresses be.
fore both the governors conference ard
the civic federation conference. Hs Will
speak before the civic federation CD
Monday, and before the governors Oh
Tue day. Among the speakers who will
discuss Uniform legislation will be Hou.
Saith Low, president Of the national
civic federation; ex judge Alton 3.
Moora and Governor Augustus T.
Wilsop.
O. W. Perks has been appointed post.
master at CODY, King George county.
d resolution urging uniform employer
liability Laws compensation OF employers
for Injuries, prohibition CT child labor,
compulsory school attendance for chill.
dren aud free text books will be- pre-
scented nsxt week at the governors con.
ference to be held here Dg the Auericaa
Federation If Labor.
With al appeal for pensions for worn
out government employees IL the civil
services, representatives OF the United
States OWL Ser9ice Retirement AssoCis-
ton appeared today before the Senate
and House committee on the civil ssr.
vice. Senator OummiDs (tep. Iowa.
piesidpd. There is spill. in the ranks
of the association snd the result was
that I've plans for passions we're sub.
milted to the Committees,
A call for democratic caucus 10 De
held in the House of Representatives, to.
light TO select the two democrats on the
House lis. of the Jiot committee to Ia.
ves!lgs!e Secretary Bsl!irger, was issnsd
today. The names of tue two democta's
Who will be members of the committee
have not yet been decided upon, tu' i!
is understood ths. Mr. Underwood, will
be one of item. Messars, Hayes and
Norris of the insurgents, held several
conferences With Mr. Champ CLARK, to.
dsy to make sure of aa agreement
between the democrats and 10.
surgepts 10 csae the reln!sr repabil-
cans do not make an agreement
that is satisfactory 10 the insurgents
The indications are tba! the insurgents
will have greater hand 10 the naming
OF the committee than was to be coDten.
pls,sd by the White House. A count
o. votes by the gu'srs I day has Coz
viuced the Oaunou followers that 1t
would be useless to make another fight
10 the House, aud they are reported To-.
day to hs adopted very coDciliatory
altitude toward the Insurgents. 1t Is
stssed today that lsrge number oil re-
pnblicsDa, both regular and Insurgents,
will stay away from the caucn'.
"When have been talking about the bope
cfsecuring the ind ctmeut Of man higher
up' in connection with the sugar fraud OF
New York it was Charles Z. Heike, secretary
of the American Sugar and RsGning Com.
papv, that slwiys had Ia mind" said Col
iector of Customs LoeN at the Treasury De-
partmert today. Heike was indict i ny the
G.aud jury in New York yesterday. Con-
tinuing Nr. Loea said: There is 40 one else
higher up involved 10 the frauds SO far as
know
Members of the conference committee On
the Balinger Pinchos invest ga;ion held In,
formal conferences today and believe that
they haze reached an agreement that will he
satisfactory to III concerned. AS to LAWYERS,
tho 1an;sion at the first meeting that only