Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-30
From Washington.
Washington, April 30

Members OF the bar of U. s. Slpreme
Court paid tritu,e to the memory of the
!sts David j. Brewer. associate jast c.
of the CONT. The court room Has crowd
ed with distinguished lawyers, including
number OF members of Congress. VIM.
F. Msttiugly, veteran of bar, present
ed Senstor Charles Curtis, OF Kansas, as
chairman aud James FL. Mckinney WAS
made secretary. Addresses extoiling
the high character sud ability of Brewer
we're delivered by Senator'S Curtis and
Borah, f. Roos Perry, Henry B. Davis
and A. B. Brown. Resolutions adopted
q. the meeting will be submitted to the
Supreme court by Attorney Genera!
Wickershsm May l6 and the resolutions
together with an address that will be
ordered to bs placed on tbs records oil
the court.
Word has come to the Capital that a
mill sensation has arisen west OF The
Mississippi because the Weighing of the
mails in that section Is said to be coin
cident with an enlarged distribution OF
public documents from Washington. I!
is reported that o number OF ancient,
us.-covered volumes which have been
lying In the Capitol for years are being
sent into the ttans-Missiasippi sect;u. ln
Washington it is said that such al ont.
flow of document, always preceded
campaign but certsin members are In
trouble because some oil their constit.
usnts believe thst the documents are
coming In order that the mails may
weigh heavier. The result OF the pres.
ct weighing will determine the price OF
the mail for four yeare.
An adverse report on the Fowler
resolution providing for COMMITTEES on
committees In the atuss is being ser:-
ously considered by the new rules COM
mittee. That body is almost unanimously
opposed to the resolution and the Houee
"a Ve.s feel that they b. Y, ruff ,it n. 3
t, defeat 1t when it is brought into the
II u'e. They hope that by defeating it
at this session the OH .stion will be settled
for soms years. There seems little OUTS
ton that the resolution will be defeated
ss besides the regulars lumber OF dem
ocrats and few insurgents oppose.
A medal for bravery was today pre-
sented to Walter O. Rockwell, a desf
and dumb student OF the Gsllsudet Mute
College, for the rescue of Miss Mand
Ellington, also q mute st1dept of the
school, from The "Boitomless PHI" rapids
of Great Falls, Potomac river. There
was net a socnd TO break the silence
during the presentation of the medal.
A professor OF the college In giving the
medal to Rockwell made speech in
the s!gu language OF the scboo! and
Rockwell bowed bis thanks to
silent tu iience. The stiffness height
eued the praise that shown from the
ewes of his fellow dumb students.
The story OF the rescue Wss paknosn
outside Of the school until today. While
u DOB 8 school picoic On the banks OF
the Great Falls, Rockwell and Mis-
Edine IN left tho other students to walk
down among the rocks en- the brink OF
the rspide. Dizziness oreresEe MSS
Ellington sud in hysterical moment
she lesped into tao water. Rockwell,
Who had carried rope to pal! his friend
over the rocks. tried 1t to the jagged
point of a boulder and vent down hard
over hand into The waters. The swift
current had wedged Miss Ellington be.
tween two rocks. Unable to call out for
help Rockwell, hanging to the rope, c.ung
t, The girl nearly drowning himself In
his efforts to keep her head above the
water. Finally, by the merest chance,
soma of the picnic party ctusht sight OF
them. Exhausted the couple were bau!-
ed up to SAFETY.
Chairman Nelson Ennognced when
the committee resumed Its sessions to.
dey that 1t had been decided to graft
ecu oses on beth sides Ru opportunity
to srgus Oh the question OF granting
the request made bs Attorney Brandeis
that the secretsry the inte;ior and At
toruey general be reqaited to produce
drafta, memoranda aud ether papers
Shich might FIX The day on which The