Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01

tie naturalization, and the Trainer OF
most OF the administration bills, was also
invited in. Every measure which has
been sent to TO Congress with the presi-
Dental endorsement was taken up 10 de.
tall. In pa: tcular the leaders took up
the various points In the measures which
are meeting opposition, and threshed out
the merit OF each obje; ton, Senator A.
drlch carefully explsined the standing
of the various MIA u,es Ia Id. SsDst3 and
Speaker Cannon outlined the attitude of
the House. At the presidents sugges-
ton the conclusion was reached that tie
leaders are to get behind such bills as are
plsiuly favored by msjority 10 Congress
and rush them through. Then the presi.
DAFT thinks the decks will be cleared
sufficiently to slow the threshing oat OF
the disputed measures, without holding
up favored bills.
The president Introduced the reasl! OF
the conference SIS subject for discussion
a! today's regular Cabinet meeting. 1t
developed there that there is consider
able difference OF feeling among the leg.
islstiye leaders as to ju,t what measures
should be rushed ahead. Alter a two.
honr conference st the White House BY
President Taft, Speaker Cannon and
Senator Aldrich today, word was passed
around at the Capitol that the regular
req ublicaus would resist any amendments
to the railroad or other administration
bill that were hostile or Intended to con-
fase the issue. II WIS construed as
nCtce thst an extraordinary effort would
BIO made to prevent Senator Cummins or
Representative Mann from breaking into
the railroad bill as 1t came from the COM
mittee. The Hou'e Is to clear away the
appropriation bills before taking up the
presidents programme and the hrst
fight over those measures will therefore
lake place in the Senate.
Tho Brszilian battleship Mirss Gerses
WAS reported as being 200 miles from
Norfolk early today aud will arrive there
this evening. As sopn as the Navy
Department learns when she can st',t
for Bio the body OF the lsts Ambassador
Nahu;o will be taken to Norfolk on the
May flower and transferred to the Soutb
Carolina which Will be escorted by The
baltleship on the voyage to Brazil.
Prof. Willis L. Moore, of the weather
sometimes delivered another blow a.
ex Forest CA Pi1chot today when be
appeared before the House committee
on agriculture to give his views on the
week bill providing for The purchase
of lands In the Appalachian system tor
rsioreslation. 'tThe forests have moth
Ing whatever to do with floods or their
prevention" asserted Prof. Moore.
The secretary of the navy will decide
uponsthe size of the two battleships to
be built next year. After thorough
discussion of the subject, the House
naval affairs committee today decided to
allow Mr.. Myer to make the batileships
20, 900, %, 900 or 80, 900 tons as he deem
ed best, merely limiting him to an ex-
renditure of no more than Sc, 600, 900
each exclusive of armor, guns aud fur
nishings. Representative Hobson made
an earnes E1lea for four ba:tesbips and
two destroyers, but was voted down.
The secretary's recommendation for one
repair ship and two,colliers was approved
by the committee and he WAS granted
four submarines instead of the FIVE he
recommended. The bill will be reported
to the House before the end of the week.