Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-19
FROM WASHINGTON

row Mr.. Carlin ana the TWO virginia
senators will meet members OF the
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce in
reference to the harbor improvements
of Alexandria.
The contract for building the battle
ship Texas was on Saturday evening
awarded to the Newport News Ship
building Company. The other ship to
have been built in a government navy
yard may also be built at the Virginia
yard.
The travelling public will save more
than 81, 800, 900 annually as the result
of an order issued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission today reducing
the charge for upper Pullman berths TO
so per cent. OF the charge made for
lower berths. The commission also
gave tentative approval to new sched-
ule OF rates fixed by the Pullman Co.,
reducing the cost OF lower berths to 50
for 12-hour ride. The new schedule,
which is to be effective January 20,
1911, is based on the conclusions OF the
commission in what are known as the
Luftus cases, in which it was held that
the rates for long distances on lower
berths should be reduced and that all
upper berths rates should be cut The
reduction will affect every line over
which Pullman cars are operated in the
United States except the New Haven,
the Great Northern and the Milwaukee
railroads.
Western lumberman were hit hard
by an order of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission today cancelling
through freight rates on lumber ship
ment from points on the Tacoma
Eastern R. r. in the state Of Wash
ington to all points reached by other
railroads. A new schedule OF charges
will be fixed later.
All preparations were completed
early today for the simple ceremony
which makes Edward Douglass White
chief justice OF the United States.
Though many persons look upon the
accession OF q chief justice as equally
important to the nation as the inaug-
uration of president, the difference
in the character of the two events could
scarcely be more marked. There is no
grand parade, no public announcement
in advance, and in fact the small SUI
preme Court chamber will hold but
score of spectators. 1t really simply
amounts TO Justice White and Harlan
exchanging seats" said an official of
the court today. Justice Harlan, pre-
siding justice, has occupied the chair
in the center of the bench since the
death OF Chief Justice Fuller. Whites
seat has been next to Harlan. The
new chief Justice took the oath OF his
new Office to-day shortly before noon in
tho robing-room Of the Supreme Court.
The oath was administered by Presid
ing Justice Harlan, who continued at
the head OF the tribunal until until he
had made his announcement for the
lass time in that capacity.
The wife of U. S. Senator, Mr..
Thomas G. Gore, appeared before the
House committee on Indian affairs to-
day rs q witness in the hearing on the
Gore bribery charges, made by her
husband. Mrs. Gore appeared to deny
the testimony OF Jake Hammond. who
Gore charged with offering him bride,
that he had been received cordially as
a guest at the Gore home after the al.
legged attempt at bribery. She admitted
that Hammond had called at the Gore
home, while legislation allotting ]. G.
Rowcll certain Indian lands was pend
ing in the Senate, in which Hammond
was interested She declared, however,
that he had been received in anything
but cordial manner. The blind Sen
ator from oklahoma accompanied his
wife to the committee room, and sat,
interested and anxious, while she testi-
fed
Prospects for the formation OF per-
manent tariff commission frightened
today when Representatives Lenroot,
Good and Longworth reported form
ally to the ways and means committee
that they have agreed on compromise
tariff commission bill. Lenroot and
Good both had bills before the commit
tee and both appeared before the COM
mittee in favor OF the commission
plan. There were various differences
in the bills, which the committee
thought could be reconciliated and
they asked the authors of the measures
to confer with Mr.. Longworth, repre-
senting the committee, and frame
measure to take the place of the bills
now before the committee. We had
no difficulty in coming to an agree
ment," declared Mr.. Lenroot today,
land / think that the completed bill,
which we will present to the committee
on ways and means after the. holidays,
will have good chance OF securing its
approval. We have reconciled all the
minor details in the various bills and
taken into consideration the La Fol-
lette and Beyeridge bills introduced in
the Senate. We also considered the
argument of various business organiza
ton.
The senate committee on judiciary,
at meeting today, postponed until
after the holidays consideration of
report made by 4 subcommittee in
favor Of the election of the United
States senator's by popular vote.
Similar action was taken with regard to
the nominations for Commerce Court
offices.
The commission which is to adjust
the boundary between Maryland and
West Virginia under direction OF the