Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-10

FIVE bills, laid before the president today
by Secretary Ballinger. The bills are
TO be the administrators declaration oil
faith 10 conservation, aud they follow 10
detail the recommendations that will be
conveyed in the presidents forthcoming
message on the subject. The president
and Secretary Bsllinger talked over the
message at length today. The president
Is hard at work on the final draft OF the
documents and it is slated 1t will be
read before Congress late this week. The
forestry end of the conservation message
also came in for a share OF discussion,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, going
over the matter with the presiden'.
Secretary Wilson slso discussed With the
president the reorganization OF the
Forest Service which is left 10 some.
Whist demorslizsd condition by the re.
moval of Pincbot, Price and Shaw.
An effort will be made to have the
Senate meet daily at 2 o'clock, instead
of noon as at present. Senator Biiley
today said that SO much encouragement
had been given bis plan to make such
change that he requested the reference
of bis resolution on that subject to the
committee on rules.
President Taft's special message on
proposed changes in the Hepburn Rsil.
rosd aud the federal Incorporation enact
ments was read to the Senate today. It
wss sent to toe House last Friday, the
Ssnste not then being in session,
Chairman Knapp OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission today announced
The formal suspension from fl ,s OF
Thomss P. Kelley, the special agent of
the Commission Who was arrested 10
New York. on Saturday charged with
having stolen from the desk of District
Attorney Wiss the Wickersham letter
and other papers connected With the
suit pertaining to the Sugar Trust and
With baViog stolen them for qualification
10 one Of The magazines.
Because of The urgency OF the case
President Taft acted on pardon case
yesterday. Arthur Simmons, it., the
son of the negro messenger of that pane
who sat at the door of three successive
presidents Harrison, Cleveland end
Mckinley--wHs convicted on June 8,
1908, in this city Ct forgery and sent 10
Lesvenworth prison for two years. His
term would expire on the ll'h Of this
mouth, but bis mother died last Tues
day and bis brothers petitioued that be
might be released in time to attend the
funeral. A dispatch authorizing his
Immediate relesss was sent last night
and it is supposed that Simmons is nov
on bis way east
II will cos: SIS, CIT, 200 to keep United
s a,es Qualifications In fret class shape
rext year, according 10 the report sub
mitted to-day to the House by the ap-
preparations committee. This is 81, $685..
Gil less than last Congress appropriated.
Tue Senate 10 executive session today
confirmed the nomir alton of Mr.. J.
B: Kimberly. postmaster, fortessf
NJ onroe, Va.
Rev. Patrick F. Hesly, S. s., former
president OF Georgetown University, died
at the university ip6rmar5 at Has this
morning, after az illness of more thsn
four years. Father Hesly was bora In
NJ aeon, Ga, February q, 1884
The Interstate Commerce Commission
hiss the power to regulate the coal car
distribution OF railroads. This Is the de-
cisiou OF the United States Supreme
QUIT of the United States today.
The republican whip of the House,
hss taken the names of The republican
"iusurgents" of tbs party list from
which psrty noticeS ara sent out.
The two briefs recently submitted IN
connection with the tobacco cases by
w. Bonrke O. cSrsn aud Thomas
Thechsr, we're today accepted BY the U.
8. Supreme COURT of the Uai.ed S.a,ee
and will be considered BY that tribuua!
In their consideration of the govern.
msuts famous suit against The tobacco
trust.
To take the pace of the late Justice
Peckham, the chief jastlce today an'
uounced that the newest OF that court,
Justice Lurton would hereafter be as.
signed 10 the Second Circuit.