Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
From Washington.
CORRESPONDENTS OF the Alecandris 6asett
Washington, January %.

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Correspondents OF the Alexandria Gasett' ,
Washington, January 90.
The president today had talk TiIh
Mr.. John a Billaine, Hh0 has offered
20 .ake over Alaskan coal lands AID pay
the government q royalty 0! fly cents 8
on on sill the cosi mines. The Bal
lame proposition was mol discussed 10
.!etsil hn. tbe president expressed the
hope that Congress will soon pass leg
islstion that will aloa the improvement
and Development of the Alaskan coal
properties.
Dissatisfied with the results of their
sfforts In Congress to stave of. the cor
pors,iou tax lsw, the corporations toda!
appealed to President Taft to hold Or
The measures. J. W. Glenn, secretary
Of the Illinois Manufacturers Association
and head OF the COMMITTEES sent to
Washington by the corporation to "rea-
snn With Congress-" called at the White
H :uae, and talked over the matter with
The prasiden'. The presidsn! evidently
did not give Mr. Glenn a great deal o.
encouragement for es be lett the White
House the corporation representative
! said: "The president don't seem to
think that this law is going to hust u
SIS much as We expect" The corpora
tt ,ns are fighting to have tae da!e ae'
for the Law TO lake effect, extended from
March 1s! I'LL later in The year.
lea ought to be cheaper 10 New YORK.,
Philadelphia, and towns in New jersey,
Delaware aud Maryland Dext suume. SIS
the result of decision made public 10
dsy By the interstate Commerce Gem
mission. The effect of 1t is to rsqoiEs
all the roads carrying Toe from the POGO
40 mountains aud the jersey lakes lf
1 reduce their rstes by fron ten to twenty
cents per ton according as to whether il
is carried In ordinary box cars or in ic;
cars.
| "a man who dens ada protection
agsipst hand. ne.dowa legislation"
| This is Senator Dolli7of's deGoition o.
af an iul gent. The lows statesman
gave 1t last night ct The dinner OF tht
Periodical Pablishero' Association. aud
| apparently SIS much for the et6calion o.
| President TAFT ard speaker Cannon s,
| ior The nagaz;ne men. During his re-
marks, the senator spoke directly at the
president sna the speaker. Comment
irg upon the recent tariff Legislation he
said, "Aa awskened public coIscience
| will no longer al!ow tarA laws to bt
| written 10 The Offices of Inc big interests "
Measrs. D wight, retu olican whip CT Ii;
House. DAHL and b ,uteiI, called q
The White House yesterday to ssk tbs
preeideul's aid in stemmiog tho tide Of
iotu 'gency which nov threatens Mr.
Osnnon's control of the COMMITTEES or
rules. The last cause for alarm en- TIE
part of the "reau ars" Ess the Fowle'
reso ioc, deposing the speaker as
mer.ber OF the com mittee on lu:ss ard
tEebIing its membership.
After serving their sentences of lhrei
months for con'enp. OF the u. :. So
preme court Sheriff Ship, o. Ohatta'
aooga, aud his two fellow prisoners.
| Nick Nolan snd Luther Williams, ware
liberated from the District jail early
today. These men, with three Others,
who served two months imprisonment,
we're convicted before the bar OF the
highest tribunal of completely in the
lynching of Ed Johnson, Degro !apist,
at Chattanooga, while toe coCdeUred
msn was under a s!ey OF execution
| granted BY the Supreme Conrt. Ship
aud his compsnioos spent the day re-
cei7ing friends At The cla5 rooms OF the
Elks aud Eagles, and will leave tonight
| fer Chattanooga.
The 6Dsl draft OF the Ar!zona New
Mexico sepsra,e statehood bill vas ap'
proved By President Taft today, and will
be in,rot I'D in the Senate on Monday.
Senator Bsvesidge, chairman of the
Senate com mittee on territories Tho hiss
been q! work on the bill for the past few
months, confident that it will be passed
within short time. The bill provides
! that the constitution shall be ratified BY
the people OF each state a. d ;ba teen &c
forwarded to the president and TO Con.
gress. Uutil ths constitution shsll be
| approved the eiscsion of state oficer
shall not be held.
a squad Of plain clothes men and reg.
ulsr police ere securing the streets Of
Washington today for the rendezvous oil
gang OF boy bandits. Stories of tRen.
ty comparative youngsters, educated 10
crime By corps OF professional crini.
nails, joiued 10 lite and death compact
of loot, told By Charles Hurley, one o.
the members of the gang, started the
police on the search. hurley, who i:
eighteen years old, was arrested, with
two other young men yesterday. fol
burglary. According to h:s story, ths
gang Furnishes by death every violation