Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-20
From Washington.
iCorrsspcndence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Jan. 20.

Mr.. Osrlin was most Hospitality enter.
tanned.
Mr.. 3. ct. George Tucker is In the
city and today entertained number oil
friends at luncheon at the Willard.
Amorg tbs guests were Messrs. IA.
Marshall. 8 G. Brent, r. s Barrett
aud G K Picket, OF Alexapd'is.
''R ,os, vel for sp aker I be House
in ths next Congress" Is the talk OF
some here while Others laugh at Ia
idea. According to the report, Mr..
Roosevelt will have he soppoft o. PIES
ident Taft in the prof cted struggle for
the speskership. He will be accorded q
msgn ficent reception on his Return to
New York Ia Juue, and there, the re-
port has T., the boom will be launched
with appropriate ceremony. Mr. Taft
will s,tend, and give tn" movement his
blessing The great hunismsn has
already made It known that he doss 20
gaut " 10 the Senate from Ne~
a mas rspuIssd the idea that
lie might sgain become governor OF New
York. Bot be has declared to persons
friends tia. the speREership Is the most
Important post In the federal government
after The presidency. So dame rumor is
busy. She has slresdg planned rhs
Representative Cocks, of the New York
district embracing Oyster Bay, Is 10 sep
into 9 Diche among The martyrs to make
room for Roosevelt. Representative
Cocks ca led at the While II Iuse this
moru.ug ADD heartily endorsed The pro-
! ct. he eaid that he would gladly re-
lire fsom the contest Ia his district II
Dol. z josevelt would run with thu no
derata an iiOg that he wsa TO make bghi
tor the speskership.
L. q decision rendered today by the
lot, rstste Oom merce Commission 1t was
held that transportation charges 90
,psrsgus OF 65 cents per crate from
Oaa,lestoD, SluJn Carolina, to New
York, PhiIsdelphis, Baltimore ADD
Washington, sud OF 80 cents per crate
TO BJslon are found to be unreasonable.
The proper rate according to the c9m-
mi,s on should be 80 cents to New York,
So cents to PhIlsdelphia, So cents to
b ltmore and Washington snd 10 cen's
10 B stou. This decision was rendered
co complaint made by the Asparagus
Groweis' Association of Charleston
county, Souih Carolina, against the At
lantic Coast line and other railroad com.
panies.
The Taft federal Incorporation schfme
has BEEN plgeon.boled. The president
tscitIy abandoned thu measure, in the
face Of q well developed opposition In
Congress.
A csiIuet officer Is going to take
band 10 the forthcoming elections to d
the seat cf ina late D. A. De Almond OF
Missouri. 8 cretsry of Oommerce ard
Labor Nsgei will leave Washington on
Saturday next for short stump around
his ho ne state In the interests OF PHILIP
Is. Grfi b, of GfeeO6eld, republican
ca 1dids for OJrgress in the sixth
strict. The democratic candida Ia O.
@. Dick uson's former state senator sud
The district Is democratic by over 2, QUO
Official Washington todsy paid ITS
last tribute OF honor to Senior joaquin
Nabuco, the late ambassador from Bra
eli. whose funeral wfs held from s..
Matthews Church. President TAFT aud
mem bers Of his Cabinet, members OF the
diplomatic corps, officers of the army and
navy and host OF civilian admirers OF
the dead statesman and diplomat filled
the church, where the impressive solemn
high funeral MSS was celebrated by Mon.
sisnor Lee, rector of The church. Mrs.
Taft seoom panied the president II the
funeral service,. The following acted ss
honorary pslbssrers: Baron E1mondc,
Mayor de PlsDches, ambassador from
| Italy, Baron Hengelmuller Won Hepger.
var. ambassador from Austria; NJ J. j.
Jussersnd, ambassador fEon France;
Vtscount de Ate, miuister from Portu-
VsI: Senior don Anibsl Oruz. minister
from Chile; Secretary of State Knoz;
Senator Root, Josiice holmes, Repre-.
sentative Perkins, Senator Oullom, John
Barrett and Admiral echley. A military
cusrd of honor escJrted the body of Sem
or Nabuco from the embassy to the
chr rob. end after the services TO Rock
Greek cemetery, where 1t was plsced 10
a vault, to await transportation to Bra-
gj. President Tafl's yacht, the May.
a)wer, will carry the body from Wash.
sugtou to Hampton Roads, where 1t will
&c placed on board the bsttleship Mon
tsna. The wsrsbip will take the body
to Brszil.
"Thsy did not have quite enough
nerve 10 throw both James and R'iney
out."-Cbswp oiask. 1T wss entirely
wrong. TIE Republican caucus bad no
business to take up the matter ct H.
Representative Cooper, insnrgent rePuH-
lictn FROM Wisconsin. "We acted in q
diVnifed, straightforward manner and
showed the minority the err OF lite
ways ss we'll 90 treating the democrats
with all possible consideration. Rep
esentatlve Goebel of Ohio who Intro
duced the resolution thst was finally
passed BY the caucus. You can pay
your money and take your choice All
parties 10 the free for all scrap for men,
bership on the Ballinger.Pinchot invts'
tigsting committee profess to believe
that they have cause for congratulsiion
over tbs way the matter stands today
and It is quite likely that when the eau
lens uomipstlous come up for ratification
on the h:or OF the House, the slate will
20 through without change. By Its
sciion 10 accepting Mr.. James, Of Ken
lucky. and throwing cut Dir. Henry
Rsiney, OF Illinois, the two committee
nominations made By the democrats Sat-
urdsy night, the republican m'ioriiy as