Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-05
From Washington.
ICorrsspondenoe OF the AlexaIlurls Gazette
Washington, Jan. 5.

tary of the treasury in reference to Mr..
Csrlin's bill recently introduced In the
House foe the coinage of half-dollsr
silver pieces, the proceeds to be used for
the erection of q monument to Wash.
ington 10 George Washington Park,
west of Alexandria. The delegali q
wishes to secure the approval of the bill
by the secretary OF the treasury.
The administration resolution for q
congressional Investigation OF The Bal
logger Pinchot controversy wss intro.
dnced simultaneously ia the Senate and
House today. Senator Jones, of Wash.
ington. presented the resolution 10 the
upper house. and Mr.. Humphrey (eep.
Wash. in the lower. Both these con-
gressmen are from Secretary Ballipger's
own state, and were selected to intro
ducs the resolution for that reason. The
measure is ''joint resolution" which
| mesps that 1t must receive the signature
of the president to become effective.
This meaus that the executive will
have q hand in the investigation.
In the Senate, the resolution Was refer
! red to toe committee on public lands and
in the House to the committee on rules.
II is planned that these committees shall
both report the resolution back to their
respective houses without delay, in oEder
tina. the Investigation can bs set under
way Immediately. II is understood that
| there will be- no change 10, the measure in
either house. The resolution is sweeping
in it's character and calls for thorough
and complete investigation of every bu
reau OF the Interior Department and the
forest service. The Investigating com.
m,ttee Is 10 consist OF twelve members,
ak appointed BY the vice president and
ak bv the speaker.
sway did you tell tine newspapers
what I told you. D.d's you know tha!
il was to be entirely coo6den tia?" 'No
I did not know anysuch thing, aud,
| what's more, I'm mad clear through and
am going to vsntilste the thing on the
| floor of the House If am not going 10
get decent treatment at the hands of the
administration" This is the substance
OF telephone conservation between
| Postmssse. General Hitchcock, the
political buss OF the admins tratioD, aud
Representative Miller, OF Mionesots, one
of the insurgent msmbsrs that have been
throwing wordy suowoails ct Spssker
Cannon. The postmaster general called
up Mr.. Miller on the phooe 10 uprald
him fJr telling the Newspapers that be,
, Hitchcock, had told him, Miller, tha
the administration had decided to
! ''hold up" all appointment recon-
mendstious coming from insurgent
sources. Hitchcock, q. the first in
| terview With Mr.. Miller, urged him not
o "do anything" In the way of open
protest until be heard from him, but
the Minnesota man was SO Vrath'ul that
ha lust came right out and told his
troubles to the press. The postmaster
generals friends are saying that Miller
misunderstood DIR. Hitchcock and drew
differences from his conversation that
| we're not justified by the facts. AS the
substance OF the adminislratlon's uih-
ms,um had been already laid down to
several senator's of the progressive or
1iusurgent variety, those who heard Mr.
Mlller's story were inclined to take i.
at it's face value in spite OF the dsnials,
Senators LaFolletts, Clspp and Gum.
Minis have been given to understand that
the White House regards them as "uD.
desirables" from 8 patronage disbursiog
stsudooint. In retaliation Mr.. LaFol'
lette, who is chairman of the Senate
census committee, has held up number
| of nominations made By the president.
81 zee the presidents finish, il he
Endorses the idea of clio bbiug every mem.
Der who does not agree withMr. Cannon"
said Representative Hayes of California,
today. 81 am surprised that the post
master general, assgood politician as be
! Is, should be guilty of such bad politcs'
| have plenty Of enemies, but | make 8
rule never to howl sboat them, or to
even LET any one know that they are uay
snemies. The wise politician knows that
be can get nc ore With bind words than
he can with bludgeon. The people OF
the county as whole are against Dir.
Cannon aud If the administration starts
! in to punieh all who &c not agree with
the speaker, Why, the administration Is
going to get the worst Gift. There can
be no other results. As ia, as | an
personally concerned have no COM
plant to make about my treatment at
the postofbce. Ia fart | have beec given
my share Of postoffice patronage and
have always been treated With the ut
most courtesy by the po,!msster general
aud his assistants"
The states of the union are perfectly
able 10 take care OF their own morals &C.
cording 10 Representatives Adamson
and Bartlett lem. Alabama) and Rich.
ard.op, (dem Tenn VINO today SUBJ
United minority report on the ioter-
jsate commerce committees white slave
bill. In the atement setting forth
their views the democrats assert that
"no instance 10 the painful rec'als that
have been made to Gus ain this hill has
come under their observation relative TO
obj .ctionable conduct, aside from for
eipn commerce, that could not be reached
and fully punIsned By state authority.
Congress has no police power except
IN the District OF Oolumbis and the ter.
ritories. II Congress has tho poger to
do what this bill proposes, then the door
is open wide to the assumption by the
national government of an almost mn
limited body OF legislation which has
heretofore been recognized as pariicu'
larly within the Jurisdiction OF The
states"
| The efforts of Senior Don Luis Corea.