Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-08

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brief as filed with the president als'
coutaiDs the charge made BY the s!Eik
ers In person yesterday that Ooarle'
M. Scbwsb forced delegation OF Be!hle
hem t;Eeas to appssl to tbs pres!den
10 behalf of the compsny which thea:
eped to close down the plant.
Immediate action looking toward ne
qosiations for reciprocity treaty With
Canada will probably follow conference
which President Taft arranged today
With The leaders in the wsys and mean:
committee OF the House. Mr. Payne,
chairman Of the com ui,tee will hsudls
tae committee end OF the matter. Tie
president desires an es,ly fsvoia ole r.
port on resolution introduced by Mr..
Amer, of Massachusetts, which declares
in favor of opening negotiations VITA
Ospada Immediately. The resolut on
has been referred to the ways and mesue
committee, aud Amss has sce,tsned
that unless something is done it will die
there.
The excavation record tor the Panama
canal for the month of March agslu
passed the three million MARI, the tot
for the month being 1867, 479 cubic
yards. In addition to this 80, 500 cubic
yards of concrete gere laid, and ST. 295
cubic yards of Gil vera placed in DANG.
This comes near being the record month
for {, II classes OF canal work.
The fact that q senatoEshiy ia involved
bss Invested the preplexiDg Tennessee
political situation wItb peculiar interest
in Washington. S nat7r James B
Frszier's term will end next March aud
the muddled coDd ton caused by the war
between the two democratic factions in
the state makes the question of his sue
csssor one OF crest doubt. Among those
Who have been mentioned as candidates
is J. M. Dickinson. secretary OF wsr,
who was appointed to the cabinet de.
spite the tact that he is not OF the
presidents psrty. Dickinson, 1t is
said, as democrat feels ocomfortable in
republican cabinet, and would prefer
to take bis share OF political honors IS q
member OF the Ssnsts- He ID recel
live rather than al active candidate aud
will ent:r The contest if 1t shows q good
prospect OF success. Tennessee demo
crafts here say that Dickinson is not likely
to have much of chance unlees dend-
Iocr occurs among the other Candidate
Among some of them The fact tba! he &C.
| ceuted ofics. from the Republicans placed
him GU side the range of possibilities.
Much confusion has been caused by ths
tarms uuder which the sta.e admins
trs.ion bosses, under the leadership o
Governor NJ. R. Patterson, have srrsng
| ed for a slate primary On jane 4. Ii II
charged that The conditions ere ;uch ms
1t entire control is vested In the Pst
terson faction aud that they will attemp
TO dictate the names to be placed on tat
ticket. Three judges of the Supreme
court, candidates fer reelection, have
declared that they will not enter the pr
maries. Half dcz.r other candidates
heye also withdrawn on The ground tha
the conditions under which the primar!
|! is to b, conducted sre unfair and u1prt
cedsrt,d. Ssuator Frazier has With
td,aYu from the primary, and 1.-The dater
mines to seek reelection will submit
| his candidacy to the legislature
The opposition to Frazier has not beeu
developed. Benton McMilliu, long ir
Congress, former governor snd q sial
geit figure 10 Tennessee politics, !;
most talked of as contestant for th'
Frazier toga. Luke Wright, former
governor OF the Philippines, aud Repre-
sen alive John Moon may also be fatt'r'
lin the aitnatlon. Governor Psttsrson'I
reelection Is believed by his friends tt
be- assured. They say that while he
may lose soma democratic support b
| viii gain thousands of republican ant
NEGRO votes on the liquor question.
As it comes fr0Es tae commerce cam
| milt:e OF the S:nste, The river and lar
| Dor bill appropriations amount to $50,
| sec, Alb. The bill as It passed the Hou;'
carried S42. 55S.l7S The mes,u'e vii
b, report d 10 the Sansts on Monday
The HJuse appropriation OF sl75. OO'
for the improvement of The MIssi
river wss Increased By The s:rate con
ni;tee to $500, 600, tbs money to be ex
D .nded between Fort Bsn'on end Kaost
lOt7 The amount appropriated 10
] Virginia is 81, ia 700.
| @, mt ming Its hearing on the Spigb
bill to amend ths lava relative t)sea
N ns.ip so as to encourage American
goog TO sss, the House c,mmi'tse or
N srchant marine beard number o
Representatives of cosstwise and inlant
steamship lines today who declared tbs
the American sailors would no: "stick
IS would the foreigner. The Wit !esss
opposed on the Vrouud that it Woult
Impose hardships on ship owne's, IL
EDITION to the already vigorous re-
qui, met t. b; cause it would upsst dis
c'pIiue aud interfere With the working
hours of the men. Same of the bills pro
visions are favored by The sesmeos union
The appointment Eas sDnounced tc
day BY Postmaster General q tshcock 0
Robert 8. Sharp ss chief postcffie In
spector a. 81 900 per annum, to succset
F. e. McMillin, resigned, Dir. Sharl
10 accepting this position resigned III
collect,tship OF internal revenue e
Cha,tanoosa, Tenn.
The fight over the two bRttleship
item into the naval appropriation bill
~ss begun this afternoon az soon as to
House reached thst section OF the bill
pr DIVIDING for the Increases in tae navy
Representative Tswney (tep., MINI
INN diately offered an amendment tha
only one new bstilsship Should be ~
,horized and the dsba!e was beeuo.
A oentle Sian WIS administered t