Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-19
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the A!sxsndria Gssst:e'

From washington.
Correspondence Of the A!sxsndria Gssst:e,
Washington, Jan. 10.
With the submission OF aerles OF
rese II .ious to the Governors Conference
s. a basis OF Ii inform action among the
states, the convention on uniform Laws
called By The National Civic Federation,
cams to an end here this afternoon. The
res5iu ions call for action on vac,
posers, ccu,t procedure, forest lava,
workirguen's compensation, child LABOR
sale of narcotics aud habitformlug drugs,
exetu ion and probate of wills, trsDsle,
! of real estste, iD: utauce code, vital
statistics, the practice of medicine, Taxa.
top, NJ u aicipal scc. u5ts, uolto accoun'
tsnls and mining Laws.
Will the republican rembers OF the
House care to carry out their threat ct
Striking the names of personalities
NJ assrs. James aud Reiney from the Bal.
lipger-Pinchos investigating committed
II they do AMI, appoint couple of demo-
cra.s OF their own choosing, will the
new minority merpbe consent to serve ?
In eithe, event wont the democrats make
% ore political capital ont OF the sitna.
ttou than they would II Messrs. James and
Rainey, psr,isans as they are, were
allowed to seIvs on the committee with
out any uolestat,on from The stronger
parry In the Fl ouse. These are some
of tneg questions that are psrplexiog
President Taft aud most OF the starch
republicans 10 Washington. Tbs snt ject
will be thrsehed out at the republican
caucns tonight and then Refreshed OF
the Hoor OF the House tomorrow. The
caucus Is to be hsld for the purpose OF
selecting the four republican members
| of the Investigating comnittee.
Representatives Olmsted, Mccall,
| Esch and Madison are those Sisted fol
the honor and work. Madison is the
liosurgeut member on the slste. Presideut
TAFT is Ssaid to have demanded the
erssu q OF James aud Rainey's nemea
from the committee. Before the democratic
mads ,their selection, it is said, the
President and the republican leaders got
together on the suhjsct and prepared g
list of acceptsbles snd no2.acceptshlea
which thay submitted to the opposition,
The names of Ralney aud James we're
well in the lead on the peraous non
grats lis. Ths democratic caucus vas
fully informed OF the situation when il
metsstutdsy night aod nsds It's selection
| Indeed, 1t is asserted by the repu olIcsD8,
| 1t deliberately picked out James and
Rainey just becsu ,e they were objection
| able to the administration, aud expected
red hot fight when the result was
suut need. The republicans assert that
on. OF regard for the feelings of the dem
ocrats they refrsinsd from considering
Representative Dajzellfor place on the
CON uittee, sl!bl % he was originally
picked for the ranking House member
of the body,
1--WE rather hcps 10 SEQ the republicans
vote Ms,ars. James and Raiuey cf The
com mi.tes' sad a lssdiug democratic rep.
70 ,ents,i7e TODAY. III they 90 they will be
playing right into our hsuds, fer By
80 doing they will be il, cling politics
| Lotto the matter at the OUTSET. The in
vsstigatlou is supposed to bs entirely re.
moved from politics, you know, and to
be held for the high slsruIstic purpose Of
ue,tiog at the facts In the Interior De.
psrtmeus aud forestry bureau irrespec.
live Ut the party or individual. II
| Mesers. James and Rsipey are to be
b FRED simply because they are good
democrats, the Investigation is bound to
make mighty good campaign material
| fos on. side. Representative Mann Is
expected to stiT up The trouble on the
aoor of the House tomorrow by present.
| Ing au amendment adding the nemes o!
Representative Palmer, OF Fennsylvsuis,
and Blrlaud, of Missouri, both demo-
| Gratis, to the committee.
This will be done before the democrat,
will have an opportunity OF presenting
the nominations of Messrs. James and
Rainey and will OF course precipitste g
battle royal at once. As the republicans
have the votes, they can, If they desire,
beat down the democratic opposition and
place Msssrs. Borlsud and Palmer on
the committee. Then 1t will remsin to
be seen whether the democrats CHOSEN
oy the republicans will serve. 1t they
| sill not the republicans will bs obliged
to act without them and the Houae
members 90 the committee will be two
less than the Senate AID will be ID. r..
lore 10 the Minority whenever there Is
an issue between the two branches OF
The bvdy. Mr.. Champ Clark Ia quoted
IS saying tba. if Messr'. Rainey end
Jamss arr turned down By the republl.
| cans, then no other democrat will serve
| N the committee.
President Taft has offered the use Of the
| cruiser Montana for conveying the remains
| f tina late Ambassador Ma ueo to Brazil. He
| aas slso cff ared his own yacht,the Mayhower,
/ 10 convey Madam Nsbnco and the members
| of her family at the same time. This latter
| oasY has been declined by Madam Gabueo
| Bb., probably, viii return to her country By