Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-15
From Washington.
tCorrssppndsDoe OF the Alexandria Gssetss
Washington, February 10.

fCGrssDpndsDoe OF the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, February 10.
The folowICg Virginia postmssters
were appointed today: Ashland--Johb
G. Vial; West Poiut-John s. De Fsrges
and Hsrrisoubu'g-Ohss. NJ. KeeSsll.
The president today nominated COL
onel Frederick X. Ward, SEVENTH Osl'
vary II be brigadier general from Feb
Euary Ii, 1910.
The congressional investigation OF the
Ballinger. Pinchot controversy was cor
utuad today. Tbs BslIioger counsel
stusht to establish the fact that the
i cisiou rendered on the day OF May %
1908, By Assi,tlnt Secretary Pierce, wac
practically Inc same as that rendered
by The attorney general in June, 1909,
which GlsvIs had dec AIRED was Com
plete reversal Of the Pierce decision,
and the "olly thing which saved the
Alaskan coal lsuds." CLAWS maintain.
ed bis grcuad en- the exam!ns'o1, de.
sp.t3 hair splitting techuicslities. The
pnint involved is very foe one, IL
Voving a legsl de6Sition OF what con-
stltu,es ''iuialion Of entry"
1t now seems likely, according t. re-
merits received It tie Navy Department
today, tina, the missing naval tug Nins
succeeded in making but few miles m
her tip nor,hRard before she ven
down or was blown cut Of her course.
The scru cruiser Salem, which is max
ing the search out of Norfolk, Wis tad
FenRick island lilhtship and reports
that the Nina vas not sighted there.
Each day dminisbes the hope thst the
vessel may ye, be picked up aough 1t lie
not yet sceel d as csrlsin thit she has
gone down. Itis,t Il regarded as pos.
sible that shells cut at sea 10 crippled
condition but nearly every discovery
made so far is against this assumption
Commander Peafy will receive 5
medal and tle thanks of Congress for
his discovery OF the north pole, accord
ing to the latest plan Of the House naval
affairs committee. At todsy's NETT ng
the Pesry case wss TAKEN up and the
comm se decided to refer bsck to TIE
subcommittee the Senate and house bills
which, If pssstd, would give the explorer
q rear admirsPs rank aud pay, with the
suggestion that Peary be given some
sort OF recognition. "SOme colt Of re.
cognition" means st the most medal
aud Congressional thanks. IfMr. PesTy
IL thanked by Congress be will have the
ptcu3 privilege OF walking right in past
the do0Iksepers OF either the Senate or
House, and taking sny vacant seat he
can find. Thus he ctuld have all the
sensations of q member OF either house
without the bother incident to collecting
the Falsry or vot ng on troublesome
bills. Represeutltise Allen Yep,
Me- introduced a bill In the House 10
give Pesry q gold medal and the t1sDks
Of Congress. Ii the mesGure Is passed,
the age at which the discoverer will re.
tire from the sctIve liit will be extended
ZEN yesrs.
Representative Slemp and Mr.. Alvah
Martin, the latter republican national
committeeman Of Virginia, had a con
ference with the President yesterday
about Virginia appointments, of which
there are number that have been held
MP. The President will follow the recon-
mendations Of thess two men, and this
week a number OF Virginia nominations
will go to the Senate.