Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-19
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Washington, February 10.
Dizz'iug figures of Alaskan wea'ts
werp given BY stephen Birch, managing
dire, TOR OF tbs Alaskan syndicate, com
DOS of ]. P. Morgan & 90 and 'bs
Gugr eli n brothers, before the Senate
co n mi tee on territories t,day. Birch
d the synd cate br; ught the Bonauza
mise field OF 3240 acres for So, 600, 600
add that now there is Sc. 900, 900 worth
Of copper ore in sgt, This showing s
the r,.u' of development of only small
part OF tle f-ld.
Az amendment to the aIt!-pass lex
t nat will allow railroads to grant passes
to TIE families of employees who have
died 10 thu service of the railroad was
urged 6 Se.sss sas i aIr;s committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce os
Rsprsse, tive Taylor (rsp. Ohio), TO-
day. The present law allows passss to
be granted to the families OF employees
who have been killed while In the ser
vice of the road. Mr.. Taylor wants the
families OF these who die natursl dea!hs
10 be included.
A slight imprcv7mantin the condition
of Senator Ti:lmsn was reported this
morning following fairly rest.u' night.
H. Baemed able to recognize memhsrs o.
tbs family though his power of rti'u!i-
zion is now completely destroyed and
probably lost fore7er. Aphasis has de-
ysloped and almts st complete paralysis OF
the right sIds has followed a cerebral
aemorrhsge OF the left side of the brain.
"The conditions attending railroad
transportation 10 tis United Sat are
aell-oigh intolera5Ie," declared Reprs-
gel t,tive Mann, chairman OF the Fl use
committee on Interstate add foreign COP.
"a cree In the course of hearing on the
Townsend railroad bill today. Onsirman
Kuspp, of the interstate commerce COM
nilsson, was telling the COMMITTEE bis
views on the railroad question when
Mann interjsc,ed the remark aud sEked
Kospp II be did not think so. 81 think
they are" answered Kcapp.
President Taft today sces ped al In
visstion to attend the Ohio Valley Elk.
position, which Will be held at CinciE-
NATL in Au island September.
Richard P. Covert today resigned the
chief clerkship OF the Postofiics Depart.
me1t t. become assisa ant superintendent,
division OF salaries and allowances, W.t1
heacou ,rters on the Paci6, coast.
The cor t.mpl.tsd appointment Of
Frederick Blu yher, deEu:y commissioner
of police of New York City 10 succeed
Go neral John s Garrison of surveyor t
t7e port of New York is proving tr uolt-
some. The appointment of Euyher, It
has been supposed, wss to be IN accord
with III yge. ton from President Taft.
NV the New York rel u5llcan congress-
nan threatened trouble Ii Blgher ge!s
The place.
No more political speechea sud more
legislation is the order that has been
sivea out BY the republican leaders of
The HCu,e and the wheels have been set
in mtt'on to carry out the program.
G ,neral debate Is CIT IF on every bill;
no mp + atty is to be giced for demo
crit bowls about the tariff; the APPROX
,ia,ion bills are to be passed in BUR-: ;
the adminietu ;op legislst on Ia to be
carried through with rush and the
members can 90 home to their CONT :
tasuts With record for work as re-
qu,st for re-slection. Mt that the i'd
uiulstrstiou legislation will pass Con.
gress Not at sill. 1t will pass the 4 'use
and these are two diherett things. But
so far ga the H ,use members are COZ
cerned, they can say to their con-
s,itlsnts-'See, ne did our part.
The Senste failed to pass the
bills. You cannot blame u.s." Mean
nh.le Speaker Cannon will have
announced that be is not candidate for
rel G sn speaker and the republican
caucus in the II ,use will put forth proc
ms on that tue rules nus! bs revised.
"rbose riible rules sht Il d be revised, !"
the resolution will read but they would
be revised By the 'sparty of progress. !"
The 6nal details OF the plan, which has
been decided upon by the president. the
,aders OF the Senst, and H use, became
known today. The president is n n,b
/ tsre.tad because he wants ID see re-
tu5lcap Ii ,use elected next fall end he
calls himself "the titulsr head al tie re-.
publican party" The senats-Well
t1.re sre not wanting those who say thst
1t is not intended that the bill 8 shall pass
the Senate. 1, Is intended that they shall
not pass the Senate. The Ssnst, is far
removed from public opinion. 1t Is not
directly responsible to The people. Only
a third Of its members have to stand for
reelection and most of these sre declsr.
ed to have safe msjoritIes in their states.
So the Senate will take the blame. And
80, with this condition, i. Is hoped that
she members OF The Il will have much
easier sailing than pre:e-t reports from
the middle vest indicate that Trey will
have.
Although 6nal Judgment as t, the
success of the oper, ton upon Ssnstor
suith, OF Michigan, 10 not possible uttl
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