Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-25
News Of the Day.

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Psusms.
The U. 9. Supreme Court will adjourn
next Monday for three weeks.
Corporation tsx collections, to begin
by March /, may be delayed because Of
the test case In the Supreme Court.
Joseph Woods, the American eDgi.
ueer Imprisoned 10 Monterey, Mexico,
on charge Of HOUSEKEEPING, has been
released by the Mexican authorities.
The question whether money derived
as talsrT by sn Official of the govern.
ment can be assessed under the income
isx law Of a state was decided in the
affirmative yesterday.
The Beveridge bill to establish new
form of government 10 Alaska, the main
feature OF which is legislative council,
was recommended for passage to the
Senate by the Senate committee on ter
titories yesterday.
The Cuban state department announced
las, night the resignation OF Gen. Carlos
Garcia Velsz, minister at Washington.
Senior Osrero Jusiiz, late member OF the
edVistory commission, has been named
to succeed bin,
Senator II ,ybnrn yesterday offered q
resolution in the Senate, which was
adopted, calling on the secretary OF the
Interior for information as to bow much
money bss already been expended on sill
reclaim alton projects and how much will
be required to complete them.
Without material comment the Sen.
ate yesterday passed tho bill requiring
all motor boats to cary life preserverS.
AS reported from the committee on
C )mmerce, the bill provided 8
penalty Of $40 for each omission, but at
the instance OF Senator Garter The sum
was increased to 900.
Lady Constance Lytlou, sister Of
Of Lord Lyliou, Is suffering from
nervous prostrstiOp, following her release
from jail In Liverpool, whers she was
Imprisoned nine days ago uuder The
name of Jane Warrior. Lady Constance
| is 6 militant sufragette and wsa charged
With breaking the windows OF the all at
Liverpool.
President TAFT has completed plans for
general legal campaign against the So
called "bsd" trusts for alleged violation
of the Sherman act. The first step was
the decision to institute proceedings
against the beef trust, aud now 1t Is IN.
derstood that the government hss turned
Its eyes toward the steel tiqIt and 8
numter OF oher combinations.
Three persons we're killed and three
badly Injured yesterday afternoon, when
q motor car owned and driven by John
Mshoney, 8 contractor OF Ksusa, City,
Kan, became uumsusgesbIe aud plung
ed over an embaukment 40 feet, Into
what is known ss "Olif Drive Canyon. l"
The machine was demolished, and the
victims mutlaIsd. 1t is feared all the
lirjured will die.
Charging that over $3.50, 900 has been
expended by the immigration commits
sion to no purpose and making senss-
tioual allegations Of ex!ravsgancs, Rep
resents!lve Macon dem. Ark }, made a
bitter attack on the commission on The
floor OF the House yesterday. H' charged
that the commission made j1nketipg
trip to Europe las! summer sud that the
expsnse bills contained vouchers FOE au-
tonobile rides on the Applan Way,
ard shayes and shines for nephew Of
Ser slor C;sue.
The impending 6ght on the floor Of
the d )use over the employment OF
press agent by the census bufssu waa
put over yesterday when consideration oil
q resolution OF Inquiry by Representa-
tive Robinson dem. Iud.) was post
poued. Toe msj r.ty report OF The
com mittee which Investigated the mat.
ter found that press agent ls employed
at IS q day but recommended that the
resolution be tabled. A scslhiug rebukt
ia contained 10 the minority report filed
yesterday which says the employment Of
the press sgeDt Is without authority o.
Law. The resolution was pat on thu