Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-26

Fl )use today. The president Viii leave
washington the night before Memorial
Dsy aud will return the next night,
spending but a single day In New York
Secrecy contipusd to be the rule t,day
With the sub. com nittee S,nate judiciary
comui: tee that Is Investigating the dis
missal of District Attorney Boyce aud
u. 8. Marshal Sutherland, OF ALASKA.
There had been discussion OF possible
isy of the hearings being msde public
bnt chsirman Nelson held to the COL
trsry, on the ground that The hearing
pertsined to tie executive business OF
the Senate. The evidence taken IN
secret gradually has become public aud
when the tu.-committee met today 1t
considered the avissbility of opening the
doors. The only objection to such q
course lies in the fact thst The seton is
being taken 10 connection with the hold
ing up By the Semitic OF nominations by
President Taft of successors for the men
removed and may be considered part
of The "executive session" Of the Senate.
The charge was made to the committee
that agents OF the Guggenheins spent
$40, 900 in 40 Effort 10 keep one OF their
en- ployees cut of prison. Vouchers,
itemizsd TO an extent that left no doubt
as to the use thst had been made OF the
money, showing an expenditure OF
81, 500 10 an effo,t to Influence court
proceedings, wers presented to the in
vestipa,ors. The claim was made that
United ststes Districs Attorney John B
Boyce and Uoited States Marshal D. A.
S sutherland were dismissed because, after
copvictipg Gugeuheim employee, they
began work of securing indictments
against ''men higher up" Senator
Nelson's reason for ohjecting to open
sessions is said to be that The question
before the committee ia whether the
uomins tious of the successors to Bryce
aud Sutherland should be confirmed.
The consideration OF nominations in
committees and In the S,oste is always
ia secret session aud the Minnesota
senator feels thst the rule should be o.
served in the Alaska case.
The House public building bill, which
is being framed BY the committee on
public buildings, was taken up ~t1
President Taft today by Mr.. Barthold
(tep. Mo. as chairman Of the committee.
Batthold laid before tho president the
.stinae for the bill as submitted BY the
various sut-commitleese 10 their pres
emf form thess smount 10 $50, 1000. OOe
B,rthold is of the opinion that the bills
should not carry more than $40, 600, oOO
aud the president is generally understood
t, favor an even smaller bill. The pres
ident will take up the matter With
! number of senators and representatives
aud it Is expected that the bill will bt
| shaped within the next Ten days. There
| seems to be no doubt thst the bill Will
20 through this session.
! The United States delegation to the
Psn American Conference next July
| met at the State Department today aud
held a short conference with Secretary
/! Knox regarding the measure 10 DC
i taken up. The delegation will hold
daily sessions beginning next Tuesday
| TO map out their work for the confer
] ence. They will sail on the Army Trans
| port Summer for Buenos Ayres on June
| II.
Announcement WAS made by Senator Scott
that no further meetings of the committee on
| tensions will be held during this session. lie
said that one third more pensions had heen
reported at this session then ever before In
/ legislative history. The action of the Senate
| committee followed that taken in the Ho1se.
The state of Louisna could be ruled entire
! " from Washington today, by the Louisiana
delegation which arrived here to boon, the
city of New Orleans for the Panama canal ea-
position IN 1915. Governor Sanders and the
entire Legislature of the state are slnong the
delegation, as well as the mayor Of New Or
leans, end the mayors Of other cities through
out the state. Senators McEnery and Foster,
the Louisiana Congressional delegation, and
the permanent New Orleans exposition com.
mittee located here are entertaining The vlsl-
tors. They appeared before the House com !,
mi.tee on foreign s 4 .irs today, and presented
the claims of New Orleans for the exposition.
This afternoon they will be the guests of the
Secretary of the Navy Meyer on triG. to
Mt. Vernon. Tomorrow the visiting Loni-i
anans will be received by the president and
Mrs. Taft at the first Whits House reception
to be held on the White House lawn.