Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-03
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Convspondsnoe Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. FebvusrS 3.

line trial OF O0nQuct0r OOOk, INC
American railway employees who wss
arrested in Mexico for alleged respop-
sibillty in connection with the robbery
of freight cars, ia soon to be disposed
OF, sccordirg to dispatches received at
the State Department from the embassy
at Mexico CRY. The embassy has been
informed tina! the attorney will submit
his finding within q week after the con.
sideration of which the court will give q
decision. 49,
No sttsupt will be made to hold q
republican caucus of the H.uie until
sufficient time has elapsed TO indicate
that such o course is absolutely noces'
ssry to secure the passage of the admin
istratIon's legislative programme at this
session Of Congress. The president will
not insist tia: hfs federal Incorporation
bill be considered at this session. An
effort will be made to secure revision
10 the rules OF the House before June
80 So to eliminate the rule fight in the
campaign Issue. If necessary before
bat time, ship subsidy snd postal
saving baDks legislation will be con-
sidered at House csucuses. ibis
Ia tSe substance Of an agreement
between President Taft snd MIR. Dwight
republican whip Of the House, who
called at the White ii 1use TODAY. Lit.
era!ure 10 being prepared for the use OF
tie republican campaign committee to
show that the present house is carrying
ont the platform pledges aud the passage
Of the buresu of mines bill land the state
hood bill will be pointed TO an example
Of this activity. 1t has not though
necessary to hold csucusee on any
of the prssidents legislative meas
ures except the ship subsidy and
the postal savings bank bill. In
corporation plan has put that measure
out of the realm of possibility. As to
the rules the president said that he
would use oil his iDfusDce to bring
about o compromise upon which all re-
publIcans can caucus. The rule fight,
however, will be delayed IS long as pos
sibls because the iuurgents are still in'
sisting on Mr.. OannOn's head.
The administration ship subsidy bill
as introduced 10 the Il Iuse by Mr..
Humphrey (rep. Wash snd Endorsed
BY President TAFT was recommended for
passage today by the 4 1uSe committee
on merchant marine and fisheries. 1t Was
decided 10 cut out first class vesselS from
the benefit Of the proposed subsidy, bat
the rest Of the bill was endorsed IN tsct.
The yote 10 the committee vas 10 to z.
Messrs. S6sseY Of Maine and Wilson of
Limo b, Goth republicans, voted sgii0s'
recommending the bill.
Shall the repair and construction
work at the navy yards be done under
the staf officers of the buretu OF con-
.,tEuction aud repair who are civilian ex-
merit. re shall 1t be doue by the regular
ofjo,s of the uayy who ere military ex'
per,? 1t is exuerelY probable that
President Taft will have to take up this
on estion for decision IS tie result oil the
row which hRs developed before Ine
h ouse naval eommiitef. Within the
last few days the fight has grown scrlm'
monIous to the last degree. On one size
are ranged the staff officers headed by
AdmiralS Oapps and Rodgers who rep
resent the civilian views to large ex'
tent. Ga the other are Secretary Meyer
and lire of GERS. Between them the
COMMITTEES is split, EiDe to nine. II the
pres d ,nt comes out ta!footed In support
of his secretary and declares that the
plan Is an administration measure OOn-
Rress may decide to support it. II he
does not, there Is no telling how the row
will end.
The Senate and Houls are now en-
gagged in scramble TO get there first in
the food investigation rsce. The first
real investigation vas begun by the
Ii 1uss committee on the District Of
% pbia. This has been rolling along
for about two weeks and has extracted
interesting facts abOnS tTuslS snd CON-
bInatons at the capital. Secretary
Wilson, DR.. Wiley, Wholesale and re.
tall butchers, bakers etc, have testified
and have proven pretty conclusively
tina, the Washington housekeepers are
Ia the grip OF very hairless set OF get
rich quick food suf dealers. The
secrelsTy Of agriculture testified that one
Furnishing stoEs started by clerks
in the government departments,
had been strsngled to death by
the Rstsil GrocerS Association.
As soon SIS the District Of O0lumbis com.
mittee's investigation began to make
talk. aud the members Of the House
realized that the cos, Of living slogan
was ringing from coast to Cost, the ways
and means committee, agreed upon a
resolution to start sn Investigation OF
ils own. President Taft Is said to have
bsen behind Representative LongvOrih
who brought the matter to the affection
of tie committee. Both republicans and
democrats OF the comnittee agreed TO
the resolution and each party hopes to
make good political capital cnt Of the
work before It IL flashed, The ways
AID aesus committees investigation will,
It is ssid. be much wider, in scope than
that Sc! on foot By the District OF Oolum-
bis committee. Now the Senate, prOdded
by Ssnstor Lodge, is In the game, The
Lodge resolution has been referred to the
6nsnes committee, ofwhich Dir. Aldrieh
is chsirmAE, and which corresponds to
The House ways sud means committee.
Gbe finance committee hss placed its
ofic'Al o. X. on the resolution and, It Is
announced, will bring the matter to the
attention OF the Senate at once In order
to start the Investigation at once. Saua.
tor I.ndna asaeriA that the &anata cnnr.