Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-14

Fellowship Club will meet him at the
station and be sill be escorted TO the
La Sale Hotel by The Seventh Ii!ine Il
National Guard, "The Irish Regiment"
At1l O'Clock be will visit the News.
paper Club, returning 10 the La Sale Tor
luncheon 1T 1890. At three in the
afternoon a committee of the Associated
U % will eco him to The Auditorium
where be will rp.ak on his conser1st on
legislation. 81 four he will I nd the
reception at the hamilton Dub, and in
the evening the Irish Fellowship Club
dinner. According to present plane,
necessarily tentative, the president ex.
poets to Wis t Rochester and ALBANY,
New York, returning from Chicago. H
is 10 attend meetiog of the Yale OoE-
porsli,n on March %, and hopes to
reach New Ii sven on this same TIP.
Final arrangement for Presider
Ts.t's Washington's birthday reception
we're made today when Senator Ksan OF
New Jersey called at the Whit, H,u,e.
The president " Il leave Washington Oh
the morning OF February %, aud will be
the uat OF tie New Jersey Soci' ty OF
the Oincinnst; It Washinet>n's birthday
dinner at tae Pisa Hotel, New York City
that evening. he will spend the night al
Henry Tafl's home in New York and on
tht:.ltsrnocn ofths 25d will 60 to Newark
New Jers.y, whore be will be the tn 3!
of the Newark Board OF Trade.
With President Ia IS speech 8! the
New York republican club dinner Sat-
urday night SIS the keynote for mex
fal,'s congressional campaign, repD5l-
can members of Oougrsss are today rrs.
pairing to take advantage Of the prssi'
dents arguments BY making 1t Valuable
for fraukiDg as q par! OF the Oongrasi
ionsl Record. Comment on The speech
today, in republican ranks, Is generally
favorable. The in:urgents however
qualify their approval, most OF them
Directing to the Presidents defense Of
tie sPayne.Aldrich tariff Law. The
mort striking fea'urs of the presidents
speech is generally recognIz,d SO se'
forth by senator from the vest, who
said: III are,ofore In his desire t:
phase, which is one of the presidents
characteristic qualities, Taft has ap.
paared to tempor'z'. lie spoke Gu
coursgeously Saturday night. People
like aggressive and well.de6nsd leade;
chip" Representative Hayes, OF GAL
foruis, one of the insurgents, ealo
al Ike the presidents speech. Il die
not dodge or evade any issus. Hayes.
however would not discuss the possible
efis,t of the speech thru ushout the west.
Senator Sutherland, OF Utah said: "The
speech Is timely and a very strong pre-.
ID. alton of The matter tie preslden
discussed, framed in very excellent
| ,emper." Representative TaHney, Of
Mipnesots, IVES enthusiastic. He ccn-
| msnded Particularly the tariff, and anti
trust fe, til .es of the sfo'ch.
In order that the flre:t rangers sep'
to the western Stst, upiyersit es may
suraiu 20 personal loss from tie dtcisior
of the com ptrt l!cr OF the treasury, pro
nib pg the service from paying then
sluy or expersas while at the scbco!s
Seer ~ Wilson has placed their name
DON the increase list six motifs In cd
| ance of the regular d.. This will Civ
hem sol u. $50 each ext 8 t, mike u
icr the salary and expense money los
through decision.
Aviation occupied the time OF Prssi
dent TAFT fer half hour today when be
| received delegation of aero en- huslati
head, d by Oourtlaud Field Bishop,
| prssiaept OF the Aero Club of Americs
Mayor Mahotl, OF Baltimore; Geuers
| N ison A. Miles, and Thomas Nelsor
Psge. The president talked over ths
n.t oDal aspect of avlstion With bishop
who has recently made a tour OF tb'
country looking over The situation. l.
pa oniar, the prj.ct of bringing tt
Washington and Baltimore the Iuterna
tional aero meeting to be held In Octc'
Der vas discussed. The president ex
pressed the hope that the 6oHl decision
will bring tins tournament to Colleg'
Park, Maryland, wilhia nine miles Of
of tbs cap j where the Wright brothers
OIL ,li6sd their army machine.
A shipping bill that vii! reject TIL
| democratic pos ion on the question Of
up building the merchant marine Sill Ct
int .oduced in the IT ,use by ne minority
OF the II u,e committee on merchant ma
rlue. 1t, main features will provide fol
sae free admission OF foreign lu':t ship!
| 10 American regit'y, an increase OF
par cent in The tariff on goods carried or
foreign vessels and an INCREASE In tb'
tonu age lax paid by foreign vessels. Th'
latter provision appears 10 the subsidy
bill, originated BY President Taft, and Il
now pending 10 the q .use Where 1t II
known as lhs Bu nphreys bill. The
democrats have no Elusive expects on
that their bill will be passed tu: they
have considered il desirable ID plac'
their ideas in deioite form and thus Il
be better prepared to meet the issue II
this years congressional campaign.
Two men-S.cretsry of the interior
Richard A. Bslliugtr, and commissioner
of the general land officer, Fred Den
nett-sre aroused OF misconduct In TIT
interior department in connection with
the Alaskan ccal land claims. This
was the sum total OF a session today
replete with monotonous detail, SHARP
cross.examipation, and snrprise-oi 1t
congressional iuves!ig CATION into ths
facts of the Bailiuger.Pinchot coutrt
versy. The accu'sr vas L R. CLAWS
former chief Of the Sc lie Field Service
Division OF the land Office, on the stand
fyr cross examination at The hands o