Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-17

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siderable detail ia New York today, that
new note looking to sn alliance oetwee q
the two countries had been forEardt q
from Toxic for present ton to the Sta
Department. The State Department also
denies having received any intlmallon
that such note was 10 be preseI ted.
TIE question as to whether Mr.. 4. a.
O. Shaw, former assistant laT CLERK In
the bureau Of forestry, shall be permitted
TO practice as 9 patent attorney before
the Interior Department Is now under
consideration by Attorney General
| Wickersham. He expects TO render an
opinion to the president IS soon IS the
latter returns to Washington. mr.
Shaw was dismissed from the govern'
ment service for characterization, he
having been involved In the Pinchot'
Ballinger row.
Recommendation were today made
by Assistant Secretary OF Commerce and
Labor Gable to establish governmental
examination OF all Asiatic immigrants
before leaving Oriental ports. This wac
done at the request Of President scher'
vain OF the Pacific Mail Steamship %.
1t relieves the company OF liability to
6ue of 100 for each diseased immigrant
brought ever, as they will be placed on
the steamers "bottled Ia bond" aud even
though they arrive al San Francisco 10
diseased condition the governmen al 0.
K. placed on them On the other eide Hits
the responsibility from the shoulders oil
the steamship company.
A report on facts eutering Into the
suit OF the Stste OF Virginia agsiutt West
Virginia to require the latter to pay q
share Of the Virginia public debt, was
filled by ex-Oopgressmsn O. l.. Little
field, as speciSl mssier. In the Supreme
court OF the Uu!tad States today. The
contention OF Virginia Is that the coun'
ties that seeded and formed the new state
should pay just share Of the debt exist
ing while they formed part OF Virginia.
Lttletield reports that the debt OF Vir-
siuis on Jauusry 1, 1861, was sSS, S97,'
079. The interest on the debt was $lS.
STA, TAT and was chsrgesble IS ordinary
expenses. The amount OF the expepdl'
lures made by the Virginia 10 the terri
tory which is now West Virginia is given
as 81. 81, $50. A statement is made OF
the extent, assessed va ,lion snd poPu
lstinn OF the Two states 10 1868 Au
item OF ordinary expenses OF which
part might properly be charged to West
Virginia, The report says, Is the expense
rot common schools g., 400, S9l. The
money paid into the Virginia treasury
BIZ the counties, afterwards converted
| Icto West Virginia, vas Sc, lO6, 1874
LittIefield renders no decision In the
report.
An amendment to the Townsend ad-
mobilization railroad bill making the
| long haul charge no more than the sun
| Of the sholt bauls was deieStsd today by
the House interttst, commerce commit
tee.
Corporation lawyers OF the highest de-
gree fsced the Supreme Court judges to-
day while their s ore m n opened M
on the corpout on tax. The tsx "a'
made a psIt Of las, years tariff Ian
makes an assessment of l per cent on the
| a income, over S., 900, Interpretations.
By the latter part OF May the congress
sional committee hopes TO complete III
Investigation of the Bailinger- Pinchoi
embroplic aud be ready to submit its re
port to Ccngress. provided 1t is foun1
Unnecessary it appears at present
to Journey to Alaska to examine on the
ground, the biggest bone OF contention
the Gum nqham claims. At the present
time there are sixteen known witnesses
yet to testify. IN.
| interstate commerce commission II Is bel0
that an express company in handling small
packages in compel ton with the United
States government in the transportation o.
mailsble matter does not traDsgress any
provision OF the act to regulate commerce.
For the purpose Of bringing about, II posi-
BILE. an anlicable adjustment OF the Phlladel
mia strike. Senator Penrose, accompanied
bv State Senator James P. McNichol, Of tina
city, left Washington this morning Tor Fn'ia
deiphia. McNichol arrived at a. 70. from
Florida in a special car with q number o
other Philadelphians who have been hi'
guests for several weeks. The rest lof thu
party went on, whil' McNichol remained
over to confer with Penrose.
Meat packers have succeeded retail dealer
AZ witnesses before the Senate committee tina
ia trying 10 find the cause CT nigh prices o.
food The first Of these witnesses was CharleI
Robe, ofNew York president Of the Americssr
Meat Packers Association, who said to th'
committee today that conventions OF the asst
citation were devoted chiefly to discussion O.
government inspection. Prices were not men
| toned. There were $50 packers in the asso
citation, Robe said, including the big -Four
OF Chicago.