Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19
WEEK ENDING MARCH 10, 1910.

President Taft sent a. special message
to Congress urging that the government
take control of the seal islands in Boring
sea: the President made six speeches st.
Patrick's day in Chicago. Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham. for the government.
and John G. Johnson, for the defense.
made the closing arguments in the Stand
ard Oil case in the Supreme Court, and
arguments on the corporation tax cases
were completed. A tariff agreement was
reached by the United States and France.
The Senate passed a bill providing for
the enumeration of the nationality and
mother tongue of all persons included in
the next census; the administration inter-
state commerce bill was taken up. and
Mr.. Cummins opened the debate, speak
ing against It, The House passed the leg
islative, executive and judicial bill, ap-
propriating $34. 900 900. Demanding the
elimination of Speaker Cannon from the
committee on rules, insurgents and demo-
Gratis agreed to allow the House to adj
Gus session of over twenty-four hours.
The body of the late Ambassador Nabu-
co was placed on the cruiser North Caro-
lima to be conveyed to Brazil. Maj. Gen.
Thomas H. Barry was designated as SUI
perintendent of the Military Academy.
The threatened walk-out of $4,000 fremen
on practically all the railroad systems
between Chicago and the Pacific coast
reached a critical state. At the instance
Of the members Of the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange President Kruger Of the Rapid
Transit Company met with representa-
tires OF the striking carmen: the act was
considered favorable to settlement A
serious fire at Jamestown, y. Y, caused
loss of 100000, the death of one man
and the serious injury of three others.
Foreign Affairs.
Lord Rosebery moved in the upper
house that the peers resolve themselves
in a committee of the whole to consider
reforms and presented a resolution that
a peerage should not afford right to a
seat. Premier Asquith announced in COM
mons that the budget would be rintro-
duced and disposed of before the spring
recess. Speeches in the house of lords
showed opposition to changing the heredi-
tary principle. The Association of British
Chambers of Commerce, by a vote of 81
to l., adopted resolutions in favor of
tariff reform. NJ. DueZ, the liquidatOr OF
French church properties, charged with
embezzling S1,OOO,O0O. says he paid hush
money to q number of persons; the cham
Der of deputies, at the close Of the debate
on the Duez scandal, adopted a resolution
expressing confidence in the government
by a vote of 343 to 70. French financiers
accused the English of delaying the Han
kow-Sze-Chuen railway loan of $4,000
600 by haggling for petty advantages.
The reichstag agreed to the Introduction
Of a bill making the chancellor respon-
Sible for statements of the imperial pol
icy; the German governments Prussian
suffrage bill was passed by the diet; a
great socialist! parade was held in Berlin
to honor the revolutionists of 1S4S. Coarse
accusations made by prominent mem
Der of the Russian duma against girl
member of the Students League caused
that body to issue a challenge to the
deputy; the president of the duma re-
signed because he could not keep ordere.
Theodore Roosevelt was warmly greeted
at Khartunl, where he met his wife and
passed the land ownership bill, permitting
only citizens of foreign nations which
give Japanese similar rights to hold land
in Japan. The prince regent of China
issued an edict saying that a parliament
would not be established before 1915, the
pare the people for form of self-govern-
ment.
In the District
Seven measures providing for street
changes and extensions were passed by
the Senate; A resolution for an inquiry
into the gas situation in Washington
was referred tothe Senate District COM
mittee. The New National Museum. con-
tanning the National Gallery of Art, was
opened to the public. Justice Wright
refused to issue writ of mandamus
asked by the Valley Paper Company. to
compel the consideration of its bid by
the congressional joint committee on
printing. George l.. Brown was con-
victed Of stealing $4,000 worth of Jewelry
rom trunks on trains.