Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-06
FROM WASHINGTON

crease, 262, 8S5, or 20 per cent. South
Carolina, / ,515, 400; increase, 175, 1854,
or 1871 per cent.
Several hundred recess appointments
were sent to the Senate by President
Taft for confirmation, including the
names OF Frederick w. Lehman, OF st.
Louis, to be solicitor general, and John
w. Garrett, OF Maryland, to be minis
ter to Venezuela.
When a certain prominent western
progressive Senator called at the White
House and was ushered into President
Taft's Office ahead OF everyone else, and
when the same process was repeated
with regard to three prominent House
insurgents, Senator Depew, OF New
York, one OF the staunchest and Oldest
OF standpatters was moved to soliloquy.
1T seems to me-" he said, that these
insurgents are on top now. While we
of the old guard wait patiently without
the presidential sanctum, it comes hard
to see our friends, the enemy, the pro-
gressiyes, ushered in with smile and
bow, and take their own sweet time
about emerging" When asked about
"Lamo Duck Alley" Senator Depew
declared that when one got used to the
sensation OF being in that inclosure it
wasn't bad at all. But the place isn't
half big enough" he said. Despite
Depew's deductions there is a strong
belief here that the visits OF the insur-
gents did not result in any establish
ment Of harmonious relations.
Winter is on in earnest today. The
southern storm has moved to the Vir-
gina coast with increasing intensity
causing high winds all along the At
lantic coast, with heavy snow in the
Middle Atlantic States and the Ohio
valley as far south as Tennessee. Heavy
snow has fallen ia northern Alabama.
The temperature has also fallen, going
as low as ten degrees below zero in the
North Atlantic States. The snow will
continue. according to the weather bu-
reau. today and tonight in the Middle
Atlautic and New England states and
in parts OF the South Atlantic states.
Freezing weather is looked for tonight
in the Gull states with colder weather
northward along the coast. Frost /
expected in northern Florida. The
lowest temperature OF the season is re-
ported today from Manitoba, where it
is % below zero.
President Tait's message to Congress
today Just equals in length the longest
message OF his predecessor, Theodore
Roosevelt who held the record OF
loquacity IN state papers. Taft's first
message. that to the special tariff ses-
sion Of Congrcss, was one OF the shortest
ever transmitted to Congress by
president Of the United States. Presi-
dent Rooseyelc's special message OF
January 81, 1908, is almost exactly as
long rs that transmitted today by
President Taft. Both contain nearly
40, coo words.
Au increasingly difficult task is con-
fronting President Taft in his efforts
to pick appointees to the Supreme
Court Of the United States. The Sen
ate p-ogressiyes, who have the power
TO tie up nominations to the highest
b nch, have delivered an ultimatum TO
the executive that none OF the names
of those mentioned so far for the places
are acceptable to them, except the
elevation Of Justice Hughes to chief
Justice. Judge Alexander =. Hump
rev, Of Louisville, is the latest name to
receive serious consideration from the
president rs one OF his appointees.
Judge Humphrey is a democrat, and
for that reason would be acceptable to
the minority party in the Senate, who
have protested to the Executive that
some representative OF their party
should be on the bench. He is
prominent lawyer, and when Taft be-
came president, was asked to become
secretary Of war, but refused. He has
strong backing for the Supreme Court.
Later in the day the president talked
over candidates with Justice Lurton OF
tie Supreme Court.
With the receipt at the Treasury De-
partment OF information that SNUG
eIers from Europe are now operating
ia Canada, orders went forth today
calling for a reform in customs collec-
ton Oh the Canadian border, and an
investigation OF alleged tax methods
there has been instituted. Chief OF the
Secret Service Wilkie. who is engaged
in recognizing the customs secret SER
vice has been called in by the customs
officials in regard to the Canadian sit.
nation, and he will undertake to find
the leaks" which according 70 infor-
nation that has come to the depart
ment are threatening to offset the work
OF Collector Loeb in New York, and
the customs officials In the other At
mntic seaports Of the United States.
With the testimony Of single wit
ness the investigation OF the charge that
money was used in the election OF Sen
ator Lorimer, Of Illinois, conducted by
a Senate committee will come to AZ
end. Representative Wilson, OF the IL
linois legislature, who was alleged to
have figured in the division OF the leg
islatiye ''jackpat, " in St. Louis, will 10
questioned by the committee. Wilson
is Vigorous 10 bis denial that he had
anything to do with the Jackpot. "
Alter the hearing the committee will
begin the work Of preparing their re-
port.
Once comfortably well-to.do, but now
reduced 70 poverty through bis igno-
rarce Of the Law, Captain II, ], Thenps