Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-14
From Washington.
Washington, May IA

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United States that tariff negotiations be
taken up at the earliest time convenient
aud agreeable to Osnads. This is the first
formal step 10 carrying Gu! the recent
tlrIf agreement proposing q treaty OF
reciprocity. IL will probably be some
ses ersI days at least before the reply OF
the Dominion government Is received.
Bat it is almost certain that negotiations
will be under way during the summer.
| These will include the question OF the
pulp wood export tax which Is OF nush
concern to American paper man uiaet-
urets.
The testimony OF Commissioner of the
General Land Office Fred bennett before
the BslllnseT-P inchot investigating COM
miltee this morning, WAS beyond a legal
discussion of The coal land laws OF Alaska
a series of deuisls.
Judge Gould has senteuced Henry
P. Gilbert, former vice president Of tho
defouct First Cooperative Building Asso-
/. ciat on, to serve on year and one day
10 the AtlaOts psniteutlsry. he WAS
found guilty Of misspproPristlpg funds.
With democrats, republican insur-
gents and regulars all crying "Vlctory,"
It ia reported todsy that Senator Aldrich
has passed the word around that the
regulsrs must be ready u accept almoit
sDy sort Of compromise on the railroad
bill snd be prepared to follow him in
such "Rrouud and lofty tumbliug," IS
NAV be necessary. That is one of the
explanations offered for the Rbole Island
Leaders, fright about face" on the Dix
on long and short haul amendment when,
scenti0g defeat, he placed himself at the
head Of the opposition army end With Its
coherls mixed with those OF the enemy
charged to GLORIOUS victory" Senator
Aldrich's tact and his willingness to
/ make concessions have been accounted
stroug factors 10 his Napoeonic leader
ship. Never before, however, has the
occasion for concession or compromise
popped up so unexpectedly and decisive
| ly that he had to make q deal 10 full
view of the audience. Confidence OF the
regulars that they had the votes to beat
the Dixon amendment was absolute. Pre-
qressIve senators were preparing them
selves for trcuncIng. The democrst'
we're without cheer This condition con-
iuued until little before it wss suddenly
discovered that Aldrich would lose sew
eral republicans upon whom ne had de-
pended sDd that be would be disap-
/ poipted In The number OF his democratic
alice. Dixon threw them into coniu-
sicu by kidnapping the amendment OF
Paynter and combining 1t With his Of
feriug, Then a recess OF half sn hour
wss taken and call Was made for q con-
ference Of republicans 10 Aidtich's room,
All wert fairly well until al invi-
talion was extended to Senator LIS Fol
lelte. He answered that he would
never eUtsr any conference attended
| by Aldricb. Then q second recess
was forced aud Smoot, who, though q
regular, was leader 10 the fight to
reduce the evils Of the long and short
haui rates, Bacon and several OF the in.
surgeuts gathered about Bscon'a desk
and proceeded TO patch up q new
amendment from the printed copies Of
those pending, Aldricb, 10 gets hand
10 the matter, was obliged to walk over
to the group on The democratic side.
There under the gaze Of the interested
crowds .in The galleries the ststsswsn,
SIT ~ several weeks Of discussion, fever
IshIy put together new proposition
which was to be read end voted on With
tu. discussion. The Senators OF both
parties and sill factions fell into line and
1t WAS adopted, So to 10.
An order issued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission t)dsy required
the S1ut>ern Rsilway Company and
several tber railroads t. establish, be.
giuuiDg on July l, rate for the trans
portttlon OF coal 10 carloads from the
Goal Greek 6eld, 10 Tennessee, to At
lsnta, Georgia, at least 80 cents less per
ION then the rate contemporsneou,ly
made OF the same commodity In carloads
from the Appalachian fields, In the ststs
of Virginia, to Atlanta. This order
10 wolves a matter OF coal rates for prsc-
tica " the entire southeastern territory
of the country. 1t Is made upon the
complaint OF sixteen coal companies ope-
rating mines In the Goal Greek fields OF
Tennessee, who charged that the rail.
roads uDduly favored The Appalachian
fields as against their own operations.
Following a conference Q weensPrtsi
dent Taft aud Attorney General Wicker
shsm 1t wss decided that the land case
against former Governor Ii skell of Ok
laboms will be prosecuted to q couclu-
sion.
Secretary BalliuRer was one Of the early cal
lers at the White House today. he YVES at the
executive offices but short time aud hurried
away.
Troops from Wingate were ordered today TO
the scene of the uprising Ct the Taos Indians
in New Mexico with instructions to corrall
them and bring them back TO the reservation.
The orders were issued by Secretary OF War
Dickinson Immediately sitter q conference
with President TAFT. Dispatches concerning
the outbreak received at the War Department
or meaeer. They are to the effect that 8 or
more Indians have left the reservation and are
apparently. in an ugly mood. The state
MALTA has been ordered out 0y the Governor
Of New Mexico but the president believes
that the local feeling between the MALTA and
the indians would operate sglinst q speedy
plci6caticn.
The general deficiency estimates for the
current fiscal year we're transmitted to the
House appropriations committee today by
| Secretary MscVesgh, The totsl is IS. 124, e44.
Last years aggregate was about Sl0,00000o.
Among the items in the bill is $6s,00O for
| Thimble Shtal light station in Virgins.
After more than spirited debate,
during which Represer tsive Shscklt-
ford, Of Missouri, passed the lie direct