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

Members OF the bar OF U. s. Supreme
Oourt paid tritu'e to the memory OF the
late David ]. Brewer. associate jatt O.
OF the count. The court room was crowd.
ed with distinguished lawyers, including
q lumber OF members OF CjDgreSs. Wm.
F. Mattiugly, q veteran of bar, present
ed Senator Charles Onrtis, Of Kansas, So
chairman and James 81. Mckinney was
made secretary. Addresses extolliug
the high character sud ability OF Brewer
were delivered by Senators Curtis and
Borah, r. Roos Perry, Henry B. Davis
and A. B. Brown. Resolutions adopted
at the meeting will be submitted to the
Supreme Court by Attorney General
Wickershsm May 16 and the resolutions
together with az addsess that will be
ordered to bs placed on the records Of
the court.
Word has come to the Capitol that
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. Il
is reported that O number OF ancient,
dust covered volumes which have been
lying 10 the Capitol for years are being
sent into the trans mississippi sectlD. 10
Washington 1t is said that such an out.
flow of documents always precedes q
campaign but certsin members are In
trouble because some oil their consilt.
uents 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 years.
An adverse report on the Fowler
resolution providing for a committee on
committees In the HCu3e Is being ser!-
oasly considered by the new rules COM
mittee. That body is almost unanimously
opposed to the resolution and the HOuse
] 20 Ie.s feel that they h. v, lufii ,itn.v t 3
;, defeat 1t when II is brought into the
H u'e. They hope that by defeating 1t
at this session the on 'stloD will be settled
for soms years. There seems little OUTS
ton that the resolution will be defeated
IS besides the regulars lumber OF dem
oorats and few insurgents oppose.
A medal for bravery was today pre-
ssuted to Walter O. Rockwell, desf
and dumb student OF the Gsllaudet Mute
College, for the rescue OF Miss Msnd
Ellington, also a mute student Of the
school, from the "Bottonles, PHI" rspIds
of Great Falls, Potomsc river. There
was net sound TO break the silence
during lhe presentation OF the medal.
A professor OF the college 10 giving the
medal TO Rockwell made speech 10
the sign language OF the school and
Rockwell bowed his thanks to a
silent 81 Hence. The stiffness height
eued the praise that shown from the
ewes of his fellow dumb students.
! The story OF the rescue wss Haknosn
outside Of the school until today. While
Don 8 school picnic on the banks OF
the Great Falls, Rockwell and Mis-
EdIne TN left the other students to walk
down among the rocks on the brink oil
the rspids, Dizziness oTeTes1e Mss
Ellington aud in hysterIcsl moment
she lesped into the water. Rockwell,
Who had carried rope to pull bis friend
over the rocks. tried 1t to the j'gged
point OF boulder aud went down hand
over hand into The wstets. The swift
current hsd wedged Miss Ellington be-
tween two rocks. Unable to call out for
help Rockwell, hanging to the rope, clong
u the girl nearly Drowning himself 10
bis efforts to keep her head above The
water. Finally. by The merest chsrce,
some Of the picnic party csuybt sight OF
them. Exhausted the couple we're haul
ed up TO SAFETY.
Chairman Nelson Eunopnced when
the committee resumed Its sessions to-
dey that 1t had been decided 10 graft
ecu useI on beth sides 81 opportunity
to srsus % the question OF granting
the request made by Attorney BrandeIs
that the secretary the inte;lor snd At
torney general be rtqaired to produce
drafts, memoranda sud tther papers
shich might fix The day on Whieh the