Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-29
From Washington.
Washington, April 90

Prince Tssi Tao, member of the in
perisl family of China, who is the CUES!
OF the United Stt,s. With bis secretaries
| be the visited The navy yard, the army
war college, the capitol, where he watch.
ed intently the process of laws in the
making, and the Congressional library.
Secretary Knox gave him luncheon
and afterEard the party went down the
river OF the May a over to NJ unit Yer
aoo. Prince Tssi Tao accepts bis houofs
| With the crest test dignity but is so afable
and slert person, | ut the task of "s:eing
the United S.stss" seems to have palled
a little. Not 80 With Lord Ii, son OF IL
Buog Chang. Lord Ii ls at least
six feet tall end weighs not q
little over two hDndred pounds. BE
and President Taft would be In about
tie same Glass physically. he speaks
E 1glish fusntly and translates American
Jokes 80 we'll that the prince himself can
ace the point OF them. The party will
see Annapolis tomorrow. The cadets
will drill for them. The end OF the
festivities will be the ball aud dinner
given by the Chinese minister, Chang
Yin Tsrg. Alter that they will 90 10
New York.
q parcels post bill providing for the
establishment OF en- experimental system
on the rural routes of the O. u1try will be
reported by tbs House committee on
post, fiicss and post roads before the end
of the p,esert session. A poll of the
committee recently taken shows clear
m jori!y for the pending Legislation and
the matter will be placed in the bands
Of the subcommittee this week in order
thu proper bill may be reported.
The COZ tasted election cases agaipst
Joseph F. O'Oonuell, of Maasachust It's
and Albert E,topipal, of Louisiana,
which have been pending before the
II ,use commiitss on elections No. 2,
have been praot cslly decided In favor oil
the present incumbents. There remains
only formal action t, be taken By the
committee. Represer tative O'Oonnell
sss elected by less than dozen votes,
tn. the committee found that the cleo.
ton was net illegal. Elk Governor
Yarmouth, republican contested FL.
topinaps seat on the ground thst he had
bsen barred from the democratic pri.
mary.
I Uuless President TAFT breaks all pre-.
cedert for nearly 8 century and hall,
Charles E. Hughes will remain on the
supreme banch as an sssociHts justice,
and not be elevated to the chief jasiIcs.
ship 10 the event that place becomes
rscsnt. Cu,rsat rumors are that Gov.
Hughes accett ted the associate u'ticeship
! On the underst ,nding that he would be
appointed to su :ceed Ohef Justice Fol.
| Ter, 10 the event OF the retirement or
death of that aged jarist.
Sscrttiry Meyer appeared before The
naval al sirs committee of the House
this morning for 6ve-minute Ialk. His
stay was extended to two hours OF hea:-
/ ed discussion on the merit OF his naval
reorganization plan. Dir. Meyer asked
! the committee to insiru t Mr.. Ross to
consult With Senator Fersina chairman
of the Senate committee and urge him
to insert 10 the naval appropriation bill
| authority for him t, establish his plan.
This authority was stricken from
the House bill en- point Of order
Meyer hsd barely complied bis srgI-
ment when representative Hobson oil
| AIatams, appesred and endesVored to
prevent the adoption OF the motion pro-
| posed By the secrt t.ry and offered by Mr..
Butler, OF Pennsylvania. Mr.. Hobson
expressed his entire disapproVal OF The
Meyer plan and stlrted ceyere csoss'
examination of the secretary. He &c
clsred that Mr.. Meyer had stsrted the
plan without authority OF Congress and
should not now sex for that minority,
Members OF ibs committee say that Sec
rotary Meyer was visibly perturbed.
Representative Butler finally ended the
discussion BY moving the previous qaea.
lion on bis milton which was agreed to.
Basterine Is an immaculate food pre-
duct according to statement made BY
Fl, o. Pirrung, a manufacturer at Col.
uubus, Ohio, to the H,use committee on
agriculture t,dsy. He denied thkt the
manufacturers ever sold cleo as butter
apd said the greatest care WAS exercised
in its manufacture, aud employees 10 the
factory are compelled 10 keep clear.
House leaders make no secret Of the
fact that they are much perturbed at
the failure of the offer to push the presi-
dents railroad bill through the House
without substantial amendment. They
are much gratifed that the Commsrce
Court section was retained 10 the bill
but they feel that the amendment adopt
ed Yesterday including the telegraph
and telephone companies in the measure
as common carriers may prevent an
agreement between the House for many
week. They view the Presidents de.
parture from Washington at this time
with some concern as they counted on
him to assist them in bringing some of
the less radical insurgents into line.
Represe NATIVE Stafford, of Wisconsin, a
member of the IN erstate Commerce
Committee said today that the amend
ment adopted yesterday would never be
accepted by the Senate under any cir.
cumstances although he admitted that
IL had a substantial majority in the
House az all times. eff the House in
sists on this amendment" said Mr.. Stat
ford, 81 think it Is safe to say that con-
gress will not adjourn until midsummer
and that this action may be taken without en-
acting single line Of the railroad BILL"
The vote on the question Of recommen Sing
the passage Of a campaign publicity bill WAS
again post poned by the Senate committee on
privileges and elections. 1t YVES decide 10.
day to refer several publicity bills pending
before the c,mmites 10 subcommittee
| which will submit report on May.