Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-14

necessarily teutnti'et wv P'e0N
poets to vie Rochester and ALBANY,
New York, returning from Chicago. Hs
Is 10 attend q meetiOg Of the Yale Oor-
poratiou on March %, aud hopes to
resch New II Nen on this tame TIP.
Final srraugemer for Prasider
Tat Wsshington's birlhdsy reception
we're made today when Senator Kssn oil
New jersey called at the Whit ID, uIe.
The president " II leave Washington Oh
the morning Of February p, and will be
The qua OF TIE New jersey Soci'ty OF
the Oincinnst 1T Washing t)n's birthday
dinner at tle Pisa Hotel, New York City
that evening. BE will spend the night at
Henry TafPs home 10 New York aud on
th.:4itsrnoon ofths 23d will 10 to Newark
New Jers.y, whore be will be the tu st
of the Newark Board OF Trade.
With President Ia IS speech at the
New York republican club dinner Sat-
urday night IS the keynote for mex
fal's congressional campaign, repusl.-
can members Of Oougress are today pre-
pairing to take advantage Of the prisi-
dents arguments By making 1t q Vailsble
for fraukipg as a part OF the Congress-
ional Record. Comment on The speech
today, 10 republican ranks, Ia generally
favorable. The in:urgent, hosever
qualify their approval, most OF them
Directing to the Presidents defense OF
tie sPayne.AldrIch tsrif Law. The
mott striking ftsura of the presidents
speech is generally recognized as sel
forth by senator from the vest, Who
said: ''B sreiofore In bis desire to
please, which Is one Of the presidents
characteristic qualities, Taft has ap-
pssred to tempor'z'. He spoke Gu
coursgeously Saturday night. People
like aVgresive and well.defnsd leader
ship" Representative Hayes, OK GAL
fornis, one of the insurgents, said;
81 Ike the presidents speech. h did
not dodge OF evade any issua. Hayes
however would no! discuss The possible
effs,t OF the speech thrt uyhout the west.
Senator Sutherland, Of Utah said: 1.-THE
speech Is timely and a very strong pre-.
s,n, alton OF The matter tie president
discussed, framed In very excellent
temper." Representative Tasney, Of
MinDesots, was enthusiastic. He con-
mended Particularly the tariff, and anti
trust fe, tn .es Of the sfc 'ch.
Ia order thst the ftre;t rangers sent
to the western Stttl uuIve'slt es may
uyain no personal lvss from t 10 dIciSion
of the comptrt ller OF tie treasury, pro-
nib rg the service from paying them
8, ny or expenses while at the schools,
Scent ~ Wilson has placed their pame'
Don the increase list six mol tis In cd
,ance Of the regular d. b, This will give
hem ab( u. $50 esch ext I, MIKE u2
lcr the salary aud expense money lost
through decision.
Aviation occupied The time OF Prssi-
dent TAFT fer bali hour today when be
received q delegation of aero en- huslalis
hesdtd by OOurtlsud Field Bishop,
prtsidept Of the Aero Club OF Amerlos;
Mayor Mahotl, OF Baltimore; Gauersl
N lson A. Miles, and Thomas Nelson
Psge. The president talked over the
nl onal sspett Of avl'tiou With bishop
who has recently made a tour OF the
country looking over the situation. 10
pa c0Isr, the pr ct of bringing to
Washington and Baltimore the Iuterna'
tiopal aero meeting to be held 10 Octc-
Der was discussed. The president ex'
pressed the hope that the 6oBl decision
Will bring ths tournament 10 College
Park, Maryland, wilma nIne miles OF
of the Gap j where the Wright brothers
OH ,liisd their army machine.
A shipping bill that will reflect the
democratic pos son on the question Of
up5uIlding the msrcbaut marine Till be
iut .oduced 10 the II )use by lie minority
Of the II u,e committee on merchant ma
rlue. 1t, main features will provide for
the free admission OF foreign lu'lt ships
TO American regitY, an increase OF 5
par cent In The taria on goods carried ON
foreign vessels and an INCREASE In the
tonua age lax paid by foreign vessels. The
latter provision sppesrs 10 the subsidy
bill, originated By President Taft, and is
now pending 10 the II luse where 1t is
known as The Bu nphreys bill. The
democrats have no Elusive expects ons
that their bill will be passed tu, they
have considered it desirable ID place
their ideas 10 defoite form and thus 10
be better prepared 10 meet the issue In
this years congressional campaign.
Two men-S.cretsry OF the Interior
Richard A. BslliDgtr, aud commissioner
of the general land officer, Fred Den
ustt--sre AROUSED OF misconduct In the
Interior department in connection with
the Alaskan ccal land claims. Tbs
was the sum total OF a session today
replete with monotonOuS detail, sharp
Characterization, and snrprise--oi tie
congressional investigation into the.
facts of the Blliuger-Pinchot coutrc-
versy. The sccu'er was l. K. CLAWS,
former chief OF the Sc le Field Service
Division OF the land Office, on the stand
for cross examination at the hands OF
John J. Vertrees, chief legal represer-
tatIye OF Secretary Balliugcr. GlaVis
was thoroughly erilled by the Tenue.-
see lawyer. he fenced With his exam
usr skil'ully, snd preserved calm de-
meauor, despit, the rspidity Of Vsrirees'
thrusts. 1t Wss only after repe' ted
queries and demsnds that the latter
finally forced CLAWS to definitely &C
cuse the secretsry OF the interior and
the com missioner OF the land ofii:e, aud
q solve all others of anything but "nu-
intentional wrong ing or "erront-
Gus coust,u ton of the Law" 10 con.
raotion Nth tha Alaskan coal land