Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-12
From Washington.
IOoreypondsncs Of the Alexandris Gssstts.
Washington, Jan. IL.

various state delegations. just "nhI
form the trouble ia 10 take DO one seems
to bs able to guess. Some OF the insar'
gents think the OanuoDites will throw
them out OF The caucus; some OF the
Oaunouites are quite willing to do the
throwing the members on both side, oil
The fence are suspicious Of the "other
fellows" snd it will reqoire bat very
small match to Get of q very big explo.
sion. The caucus which is to be held
later for the purpose of choosing the
republican members Of the Billiuger.
Pinchot Investigating committee is tx'
pscted to be more acrimonious affair
and some loud language may be hesrd.
The insurgents will den aud recognition ;
the regulars will try to appoint com.
mittee OF their Owe sImpsihIz,rs, aud
unklnd things will be said on both side'.
The regulars have cspilulated to the
insur gents 10 the House aud have asked
Tor an agreement on the House members
Of the Ballinger ins es.igaiion committee,
according 10 good authority todsy. a
count OF noses developed the fact that
they could not win on this Issue and
they decided to compromise upon the
mem bership Of the committee rather
tbaa snffsr another defeat on the hoor
OF the House. The insurgents take the
attitude that they want only lair
committee and that they will not fight
the regulars II they are assured that
the committee will be all right. "The
fight on the speaker Is q P .ssed incl
deut." declared Mr.. LenreC! Yep. Wis }.
today, "aud cow ell We want lie to be as
sured that the right committee will be
spp )Inied." he refr . 10 affirm OF
deny that the regui d agreed to
confer on the membe., : OF the COM
mittee. 1t ia uDderstoC that enough
Insurgents and regu'ar will stay away
from the Caucus to enable them to vote
against the caucus selections, If they do
not cult.
"Atter Pluchot-- shO7' In the burn.
Ing question before President TAFT, and
Secretary Wilson Of the Department ol
Agriculture today, and the answer Is BY
no means obvIous, Mr.. Wilson called
at the White House todSy With Assist
ant Forester Potter, who has been tenn
porsrily placed 10 charge of the forestry
service, aud the forestry situation vas
talked over. Mr.. Wilson gays up the
tack after q bali Four's discussion aud
left Mr.. Potter and the president to
lhresh out the vexing problem. The
resuI. OF the conference was q dec'sloD
to all " matters to drift for time, with
Mr., Potter at the head OF things, uuder
close supervision Of the secretary OF sg'
rIcullure and the president. Under The
present plan no appointments will be
made until the Balliuger.Pinchos en-
bfoglio has simmered down.
Tougpts were set waggiDg about the
White House Oh the forestry situation
With renewed Interest this afternoon
when Secretary Wilson Introduced 10
the pres!den! Professor Henry 5. Glsvef
OF the Yale Forestry sch,ol. 1t 10 be-
Iieved that be may be appointed TO on'
of the vacancies In the forest service.
President TsfPs Recommendation o.
to the conservation Of The national re-
sources will 90 to Congress on Friday,
as part OF the presidents plan to
quiet the struggling faction Of The rePub
licau party in Congress. The view poT
taken by the pres!deut Is that 1t Is soso
lutely necessary 10 make the Legislators
"get busy" 10 order that they may have
less time for chickering's. With this enc
10 view be proposes to hustle along BIZ
| legislative programme, and get the com
| mlltees Of both HOUSES at work upon II
Along With the conservatism mes'a2'
there are FIVE conservation bills drawn bI
Secretary B illInger end Attorney Gene
raj WickeIshsm 10 carry out TAFT Balm
lInger scheme Of conservation.
Ceremonies precedent to accepting tn
statue of General Lew Wallace, pre-
ssnted to the government by the state o
Iudians, we're held by the Senate todsg
A monument to tie erected in Arlington
| National Cemetery to thole who lost thei'
| lives in the GTeely arctic expedition, wa
] proposed by bill introduced IN the Senap
By Burrows REP, Mich. today.
In the hope Of preventing strlKe Of Vn'
| switchmen on the "a lrosds entering Cnlcas
| the government medistors, Chairman Knapp
| Cfthe Interstate Commerce Commission, AM
1 Comr,issioper of Labsr Nell today bega
/ their investigation Of the controversy. 10
representatives Of the switchmen, who az
asking for resdjustment Of the wage seal
snd improved working conditions. were hear
nv the mediat r this morning. Both ON
mssi ouer KBapps and Dr. Neill expire sed IN
onipion before the colference began thl
morning that no developments coull be e1
pected from it today.
s'We're going to get those damn anarchist
before this session is over" Thus Senate
Brown. OF Nebrosks, one Of the leading II
surgents Of the uppe' house, today set ioT ID
attitude OF his faction es he left the VIM
House after conference with President lei
"Wbo do you mean by anarchists" Brow
was asked. II mean the 'regulars'-:h
Aldrich crew." be answered. Senator Brow
Is confident that the insurgents will win the
6ght at this session Of Congress. De VIZ
nu,h wrought up toby. apparently, bT
Uould not discuss his talk with PresldeI
Taft. sayiog they had talked over pri7si
matters. ~
The preside, TODAY sent t. the Senate II
nomination Of Brigadier-Gtnersl Col. Waite
Howe, coast artillery corps, from Janusry
The Minnesota and Wisconsin delegation
in the House today elected regular repEbl
cans as members Of the Congress onsl electio
COMMITTEE. Minnesota elected James 4
Tawney and Wisconsin e ected Mr.. Davidson
Iowa has elected Mr.. Woods, an insurgen
and Kansas has elected M. Madison, an !
surgent. Nebraska last .niaht tlsctd NJ
Hlnshaw. This makes three Hmon'puIe J.
sursents as members OF the Congresslon
campaign committee.
WouId-be Murdersrs.
Willows, Oslif., Jan. 12.-Accordiu