Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
FROM WASHINGTON

possible that the Wisconsin insurgent
may yet visit the White House for
conference on the appointments.
The question Of Supreme Court
appointment is the most important
thing before the Senate insurgents
now. Senator Cum minis has been fur
nishcd by the president with list OF
possible appointees and is new at work
obtaining the opinions OF his asso-
ciate insurgents on each candidate.
The elevation of Justice Hughes to the
chief justiceship and the appointment
of George Wharton Pepper who repre-
scented Clifford Pinchot in the recent
Rallengrr-Pinchot investigation, and
whose name is on tho list as narrowed
down by President TAFT arc the only
t&o proposals which the insurgents
favor So far:
More fire and powder possibilities in
the House committee on naval affairs
over the projects Of Secretary OF the
Navy Meyer, and particularly over the
exile" OF former Chief Constructor
Washington Lee Capps, loomed up to-
day. a heated discussion OF the re-
duction OF Capps and his detail to a
trip Of inspection OF navy yard condi-
tons in the Philippines has occupied
the naval, affairs committee for some
time. While the sessions have been
private it is known that the conferences
on this subject have been full OF bitter
ness, and various means OF getting
back at" Secretary Meyer have been
preached.
Representative Sulzer, (dem. OF New
York } leape1 into the arena today with
IN assault on the high cost Of living in
the shape OF a bill proposing the reduc-
ton OF the tariff duties on meat and cat
tie. Mr.. Sulzer declared when he
dropped the bill into the basket that ne
was prepared to make the fight OF his
life for it. He says they arc selling
American meat, shipped to Europe on
the hoof or in cold storage, in London.
Paris and Berlin for prices that are
from to Is cents a pound lower than
the prices for similar meats in Ameri-
can cities, and when they can do that l
see no reason for a duty on meat and
cattle.
Efforts TO heal the breach between
the japanese naval officers and the peo-
pie OF southern California as a result OF
the reported refusal Of Pasadena society
girls 10 dance with them. probably will
be made through an attempt to show
10 the Japanese officers unusual hospl-
.tality in other places. Neither the
Japanese embassy nor the State De-
parlment have been officially informed
of tire affront to- the japanese officers.
The view is taken here that if the Cali
norma girls refuse to dance with Jap
anesc officers the government of either
country cannot force them to do 80. For
this reason the incident is not likely to
become. the subject Of International
correspondence, said State Department
officer today.
The census bureau today announced
The present enumeration OF the follow
ing states: North Dakota SIT ,056; in
crease 257, 90 or So 5 per cent. North
Dakota gets one more congressman.
South Dakota 573, SsS; increase 1872
SIS or IS, i per cent. South Dakota's
gain was not sufficient for another con-
graSSlp;ln. 1919 H. -.
A bill opening war on the trusts"
was ore Of the first measures intro.
,uced ut the final session Of the Sixty
first Congress. 1t is Il joint resolu-
ton providing for a constitutional
amendment TO enlarge the powers of
Congress in dealing with monopolies,
and it was dropped in tho basket today
by Representative John A. Sterling Of
Illinois, ranking member OF the House
committee On the judiciary. Sterling
is enthusiastic about his resolution
which provides for a constitutional
amendment as follows: Article XVII
THE Congress shall have power to
prevent and suppress monopolies
throughout the United States by ap-
propriatc legislation. The object OF
the resolution as outlined by Sterling
is to give Congress the power to sup
press aud prevent all monopolies
whether interstate or intra-state.
The arrest here Of Juan Sanchez
.Azcona, 4 Mexican ,revolutionist, at
the instance Of President Diaz, will be
made the subject Of congressional
investigation il Representative Wilson
dem. Penpa) can force such action.
It is believed here that such an investi-
CATION would extend 10 a general
inquiry into the methods employed
by the State Department and the
Department OF Justice in arlesting
half dozen political enemies OF Diaz,
upon criminal charges. Partisans OF
the Mexican refugees, who have sought
asylum in this country, allege that
Diaz trumps up the criminal charges
and that his real purpose is to punish
the men for opposing him.
Jack" Alternately. the wolf catcher
Of oklahoma, resigned this afternoon
as U. s. Marshall, after a session OF
about 20 minutes at the Department Of
Justice. II asked them to fire me
but they wouldn't, )" said Alternately"
So l went down stairs and resigned.
The charges against me were absolute
" false. but I was just tired OF the
whole business and kicked out. "
Alternately vas appointed by his hunt
ing friend, Col. Roosevelt. The
charges, which were not OF criminal
nature, we're not made pul lie.
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