Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-02

buc grin W bu5Wff qucBtioue IttcbhB W
the conduct OF the Office with especial
view to Gu ting down some OF The bills,
IL possible. DIR. Melvin testified that
the bureau is now inspecting the daily
OF three hundred and sevetDy elk pack
ing houses In two hundred and forty
cit es and towns which u sbont ninety.
Eve per cent OF the NEST that goes into
ittsrstate commerce. Hs believes that
the rigid inspection has benefited our
export trade, but was not able ID furnish
any fisu,es to tubstantitsie that concl1-
sion. Just at present, he said as an
sfterthought, the export lrsdeta' fallen
of 10 some extent "because of the high
price oil mtat] 81 home"
In the Parsons W. Saunders election
CONTEXT before the ii u,e committee, 1t
was agreed today to allow each aide FIVE
hours for argument. ]. II. Cirrels be.
gan the argument for Parsons, the COL
testant for Saunders seat Ex-Governor
a. ]. Montsgu,, of Virginis, followed.
Tomorrow Mr.. Saunders will speak In
his own behalf aud ex-senator Thunt1n
will close for Parsons. The committee
will not be ready t. report for two weeks.
Senator JEFF Davis, OF Arkansas, wss
today refused permission by the House
committee on public lands TO strike
from the records OF the committee q
remark that he made last week when
be stst,d that II q bill pending before
the committee, pssses Congress, he will
get big fee. The bill gigts title to
some swsmp land to the stste OF Ar
kansas. Senator Davis wanted to mod
ify bis remark, bat the committee re-
fused 10 allow 1t to be charged. Sens-
tor Davis, however, put an explanation
into the record, itlting that he Is at
torney for the levee board that has some
suit against trsspassers on the land.
Senator CLARK, Of Arkansas, made
statement tina he Is not In any way In
terested Ia the bill
The eight.htur day for tie employees
of all contractors furnishing supplies to
the United States Is proposed IN bill
introduced 10 TIE Senate BY Garter,
(rep. Mont.), today.
The issue of Miss Agnes GsTald's die
missal will be put before the NIT onsl
board of management OF the ID. A. K /,
when tat body meets this afternoon.
Representative Pesrre, (rep. Md tc-
dsy recommended 10 the president Juf-
lice Gtu' of the Supreme Court OF The
District OF Columbia for The new federal
u lgssbip recently created for Maryland.
Msjor James Denny and lumber Of
other Baltimore men also visited the
White House and recommended Robert
Smith for the place. President Tai
said that he will net act for several
weeks.
The president has changed the date OF
The opening Of the Ootnr de Alsne lands
10 Idaho and the Aathesd lands 10 Mon.
taua from April l to May 2. 1910.
Apple, tiODs for pardon we're today
denied by Presldert Taft in three cases o.
embt zzlsment Of misappropTisiion OF Nst'
ionaI bank deposits. The three uusuc'
cessful sppIicse t. we're Frank Msbry, vic'
president OF MeGregor rational BsDk OF
McGregor, Texas Lewis Ohliger, pres!-
dent The Worcest national bank, OF
Worcester, Ohio, and Hsufy Lear, pres
dent and Cog P, Brock, cashier OF the
Doylts'osn nj tioual bsnk OF Buckle
ccuoty, Penn.
Outside of Ellis Island, eight thousand
immigrants are held Oh board ship, fog
bound. -Four thousand are due Etomor.
row. So says wire received by Com.
missioner General Keef today. This will
meas a scramble by the immigration
people TO separate the sheep from the
goats when the fog lifts. Twelve thous-
and will have to be examined On morals
brains aud finance and be debarred oil
sLoyed into the land of the free if poss-
IDLE, in one day.