Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-24

As the bill finally was ad0pleu pj
Mr.. Msun's committee, IL could hardly
be recognized by its original antaor'
Attorney General Wickershsm. 1t II
declared that Mr.. Mann will make a
fight for the retertio Of the measure Ia
| It's p.eset form and will have the votes
to make god. As the bill COW stands,
lit IL more like the ysriCu, Mann bills
that have been introduced than ii is like
the Townsend bill.
Among the iea ures OF The sduinistrf
ton bill that we're United BY the Mann
committee sre A prOviso that rail
roads owning 80 per cent OF the stock Of
o;her roads should not be prevented from
acquiring the rensining stock 10 the
I. ads was knocked out. A provlso that
the prJhib ton Of owning stock in othsi
roads should not be held to include
electric railroads, WAS knocked tut. A
proviso that mao must Own at least III
Der cent OF the stock Of railroad 10 or
der to bring action under the Law 10 the
courts Ass knocked tuh
| The condition OF Gen. j. Franklin
Bell. chief of stsfi, who was injored 10
the automobile accident yesterday that
resulted In the death of mr. Herbert
J. Slotu q, was reported as favorable to.
day. lis expected that he will be able
| t, return to dotJ by next week. a
! coroueI's jury heard testimony today
With q view to fixing responsibility for
the accident. The funeral OF Mrs. Slocum
| will take place tomorrow at O'sining,
IN. Y.
Washington, March 24-When Me-.
] Roosevelt arrives at Cairo he will hod
Iasa OF him there Oscar s. Straus, U
Is Ambassador to Turkey, and who was
secretary OF commerce sud labor In the
cabinet OF the last administration. Ihe
iect leaked out here tldsy that AmoasSs-
dor StuuIs hurried departure from Oor =
stantinopIe on March s, aboard tbe U. s.
S. Scorpiou was 10 response to cable mes
sage from the former president. From
his former advisor Mr.. Roosevelt hopes to
check up on the political events which
| have ttsnfpired during his sotth immo'
lstion In African jupgles. s rsus makes
| the second fsvorite OF the former sdmin-
isirstion who has been summoned BY The
rstuFniug Napoleon for conference.
Regulars aud insurgents alike are to-
dsy officially rstifyi0g the republican
caucus nominees for membership on the
new r7les committee, but members Oh
either side of the chssm ara prepared TO
throw more bricks If they zee "the other
fellow" make a hostile motion or speak
In ctosq tone. The peace that hOVers
over the House may therefore be likened
| {, the armed pace of Europe. IL pre-
| dict that we'll have Is. one more HI e
,uction before the sessijD is over" sad
Mr.. Butler, (rsp. Penna one OF the
staucbest OF The regu's's. AS sOon Is
we get the last of tAst bile out OF the waj
which will be accomplished l predict 10
very short time, t he rel gSlicsns Of the en-
lire country will 90 together Ia harmony
and stay togtt tar until slt,r the ta!l cleo
ton. 1--WE ere willing to have permsnen'
peace 10 the H uN," said Mr.. Norris
| the iutnrgeul lesder, land that Is ih'
principal reason We did not 81 ,mpt t.
place any Of cur members upon the nee
rules committee. OF course II the ne"
com mltt o turns 10 and p'oves it'slt tc
be a tool of The speaker aud the membet-
chip OF the House Is giyen no more con-
sderGtion than hertt fore iH the fram-
Ing of legislation, twill mean that the boz.
tie may have to be fought all over sgalp'
The election of Msssrs. Dslrell, Smith
Qows). Lawrence. FsHsett' Boutell and
Sni,h (OslIfornis), ss the republican
members OF the rules committee is re-
Uarded BY most Of the republicans 10 toe
| House as a fair geographical lineup,
aud, bat for the absence OF any iSsur
gents on the slate, IS being a diplomatic
choice. The IDtuTgert', however, bay
| ing announced 10 advance that they
wCu'd not insist upon Representations,
have no valid protest TO make. 10 fact
most of them are secretly glad that they
have NOT, for II leaves them foot and aim
rec 10 stack the new committee at soy
time. At tho democratic caucus tonight
the sla,e IL likely to be CLARK, Of Mis-
souri. Underwood, OF Alabama, Fl
gerald, Of New York and Hammond, Of
| Minnesota
Asa result o. dispatches received at
the State Department today from Consul
Moffatt at Bueislds confirming the re.
ported seizure OF two Amerlcsn.owDed
steamers by The insurgents, 1t Is possible
that the United 5tttss may irt,ifere to
restore them TO their oWOeTs. The State
Department now has under consideration
q auction of diret tog the naval CON-
msnder at Blu fields 10 iuvestigtt, and
secure the release of the stesmers, No
decision will be made mill more sccu-
rate Information Is received. Oortul
McfIstt reports that the steamers we're
taken by q party of twenty Eevolutlonists
under the leadership of Enrique Espir
nosa, brother of the former NIcsraguan
minister to Washington. The provincial
governor was made prisoner and the two
steamers, flying the Nicsrsguan flag tut
owned By Americans, we're seized. They
are believed to be intended for use 10
Transporting troops. Armed men we're
placed on board and the crews we're com.
PEELED to serve at the point OF guns. Con.
sul MoHatt suggests that II the local de
fscto authorities cannot afford protection
the American naval commander ct the
port to take up the case.
The ship iubsidy lobby will De inves'
tic.ted he the Honsa IL a report mfd