Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-06
From Washington.
Correspondents Of the Alexandria GaIetts
Washington, Jan. 6.


Speaker Cannon today Grated on 10
surgiog, party.regularity, and "Whip.
ping them into line," to Sd audience oil
newspaper men at the White House.
He had inst finished short but evident.
~ satisfactory conference with the presi-
dent and started away. 'Iusurgeut', y
somebody suggested, and the speaker
turned. "Ah-ab-sh-" he excla:m.
ed. "My test of regularity, I'm politics,
church, finance, or family, is coopera.
ton, harmony. am great believer
10 the power of the caucus-the wicked
caucus. Let the organization get to.
gsther aud fight out differences there,
and if you are licked, come back aod
fight again. We can't all have out own
way in this world. And the man who
wins the man who fights or yiel is
as he Thinks best for bis cause.
There are some fellows who think they
are wiser than all the rest Of the gang
put together. That eort OF man as nc
business In an organization. He has DO
right to the benefits Of an organization.
If be can't fight IL out 10 party, q
church, or financial ranks aud yield il
be is beaten, then he had better get out
and 90 over to the enemy, or, better
still, get out and form an organization
OF bis OVID. Gall this Is chestnutly,
boys" inte,jecteds the SPEAKER, "lhe
worst sort Of chestnuts, but | want it
Understood that that's where stand.
did not mention this matter to the presi-
dent today nor he to me. l an not
trying to run his end of this bust.
uesp. He's doing pretty we'll himself 1"
Just now the Illinois Legislature Is
OF work on direct primary law, having
been called in special session BY Cover
oor Dinesn. Reports from The state are
that Speaker Cannon, Representative
Mckinley, and several other federal
officials whose homes are in Illinois, are
hard at work 6ghliug any measure TOR
direct primaries. The speaker, with bis
firm belief 10 cauouses, conferences, aad
organizations, does not believe that the
direct primary 10 the best form for The
expression of the public will. AS q re.
sult, several former sdherents of the
speaker in Illinois are forming a rather
serious opposition.
Telezrapaic rtqaests from the Chicago
szitchnen asking Mr.. Kusr p of'he Later.
g. a.e Commerce Commission aud Com.
missioner of Labor Neil to act as medi-
stois betSeen them aud the railroads
that employ them on number OF ques.
lions OF differences was responded to
fsvorably today: The two government
officials will undertake the medislica
aad will shortly pams the day when
they will go to Chicago.
Senator Aldricb, leader OF the Senate,
announced las! summer tia. he would
retire from public life 81 the end of the
present term, March 8. l9ll.ZYesserday
he announced to his friends that he will
be a candidate fer re election.
Gossip in congressional circles today
forecasts TIM personnel of the committee
that will investigate Mr.. Bi!linger.
Senators, In casting up the situation, say
tba. the Senate members of the commit
tee will undoubtedly be Messrs Nelson,
Root, Flint sud Sutherland, repu licsns,
and Paynter and Clarke OF Hughes,
democrats. The present Indications IS
to the House members OF the committee
are that they will be Messrs. Da'zsll,
Mccall, Stevens and probably Martin,
rannhlicans. The two democrats ca the
committee will, 1t is expected, be chois1
from a trio composed of Msssrs. Sherley,
Moon aud Hopard.
Representative George 8. Lsgsre
(dem., s. g., who has been ill for over
two yesrs and was not in Washington
when the present Congress was orga-
nIzed, was sworn In as member OF the
House today. he had been In New
Mexico and returned completely re-
covered.
The superheatsd resolutions calling
for the "arres', conviction and pu 1ish:
pent OF Z.lsya" that were introduced
By NJ. Salz.r and other congressman,
were pu. to sleep today by the House
committee on foreign anairs and will
probably never be awakened,
Senator Perkins, of Californis, while on his
way to the Senate today, slipped on the icy
pavement near the Capitol and sustained
severe bruises on his back. He was removed
will be away from the Senate ! niger than
TODAY, The California Senator is not the only
Washinetonisn who is suffering from bruises
today. a sheet Of ice covered the city and
caused numerous accidents Assistant secr5.
tsry Of State HUNTINGTON Wilson IS nu'king
lacerated face caused bya fall last night
There were dozens Of others.
Warning was today sent out to the banks OF
the country by Chef Wilkie o: the Treasury
secret service against new and dangerous
counterfeit one dollar silver certificate OF the
and Grant. Chief WIlkie SAYS tina. only two
of the notes have been discovered in circula-
ton. but he fears that unless special care lH
takea la,ge plumber will be honted.
C, w. Ackert, lce-president and general
manager OF the Southern Railway, has re-
signed. and it is anDouncei BIZ Preside
Finley that he will retire from the southern
on Januarv IL. it is understood that MIR;
Acke1t, whose name was recently mentioned
as the SUCCESSOR of Theodore ?. Shonts, as the
head of the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
nsnv in New York, will 90 tn railroad in
the middle vest. Theodore P: shouts. who
in addition 10 being head Of the traction
company in New Y, rk still rctains the presi'
depcs of the Chicago and Alton; the Tolsdo.
ST. Louis and Western: the Iowa Central and
the Mime .polis and It. Louis Railways
stated to-day that Mr.. Acksrt will become
vice president in charge Of N int.nance and
operation of the above roads with headquar'
tiers In Chicago.
If everybody 10 the Unite States had their
pracise share Of the amount OF money IN cir.
cuIation in the country, each person woul.
have the sum of $34 50, This figure is esti;;
mated by the Treasury Department oased
upon supposed population of 49, 600: Al
the beginning of the year there was in clrcu.
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