Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of Alexandria GazetteJ

Robert ana Miss Helen 10 beverly tic
following day. President TAFT now eX-
prcts TO he able TO leave Washington
for Beverly about the middle OF next
week. having received authoritative IN
formation that Congress will adjourn
saturday night. Engagements with
senators and congressman will keep the
executive here several days after ad-
journmcnt. but he expects to leave as
soon as possible.
With Il record of having provided
about Sl.074, 100000 for government
expenditures during the year begin
ming July l, passing 2l9 general laws
in addition to other laws for the bene-
fit of &, 200 individuals, mostly pension
crs. Congress is practically ready to
close up shop All records in the his
tory of this country for annual APP
preparations have been beaton i'll the
present session.
The legislative sea is smooth and
adjournment is due Saturday. This
is what congressional callers at the
White House today told the president.
Senator Burrows says the bill for pub
LEFTY of campaign expenses is next on
the schedule for the Senate. The
SoIons will amend the House bill and
the measure will will 60 to conference,
but Senator Burrows feels certain that
the House will accede to the Senate
amendment. Senator Elkins declared
that they had the votes III the Senate
to dispose of the postal savings bank
tbiIl today. After this and the publicity
bill are out Of the way the Appalachian
forest reserve bill is to be passed.
Postal savings was the star number
on the Senate programme today, and
the time was occupied chiefly by friends
of the Senate postal bank bill who pro
tested against acceptance Of the House
measure. Under the lash of the presi-
dent. however, it appeared certain a
majority of the Senate would turn a
complies and graceful summersault
and surrender the principles they had
incorporated in the Senate bill. lnsur-
gents and democrats, who favored the
Senate bill. say today that the excite
mcnt in administration circles over a
threatened iilbustcr was based on Wis
| ion. They declare that while reasonable
time was desired for debate that there
was no thought of iilbustering.
After having placed it in the pigeon
hole yesterday, the House military at
fairs committee today voted unanimous
~ TO make Il favorably report Oh the
resolution by Representative McLach-
Ian (rpn. CaIif.) calling upon the War
Department 10 show the state OF pre-
parcdncS> OF this country to rcpel in
yasion uf the Pacific coast.
BY scientific breeding, the annual
product "f plants and animals may he
increased several billions Of dollars in
value. thus lcsscning to some extent
| The inevitable increase III the cost OF
| GoGd and clothing to the consumer.
This WAS the keynote touched by as
Sistant secretary of agriculture, Willct
NJ. Hays. in speech delivered before
the American Seed Trade Association
n Atlantic City today.
| As Il result OF the recent postcard
scandal. in which P. &. Thomson,
president of the Champion Coated
Paper Company, was indicted for having
offered Il bride To an official Of the gov
rrnlnrnl printing Office to pass upon
inferior post card paper, Postmaster
General Hitchcock today appointed a
committee To ascertain aud report
where suitable paper for this purpose
may be- obtained.
The fact that these cars are owned
hy negro and are occupied by negroes
does not Justify the slightest discrimi-
nation against them. In this language
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in 4 decision made public today goes
on record on the race question and
plants itself firmly against the drawing
Of the color line in interstate commerce.
The case which brought out this opln-
ion was that of Pat Chappellc, the
owner and manager Of i colorcd theat-
rical and minstrel troop, operated under
the name Of "A Rabbit Foot Com
pany." Because theatres and public
halls are not generally available to
organizations Of this character, the
complainant gives many OF his
performances under II tent. To ac-
commodaIc his troupe, Chappelle pro-
vidcS two cars, Pullmau sleeper and
baggage car. He brought complaint
against four railroads operating i'll the
south alleging discrimination against
him because Of color. Against the
! Central and Georgia the complaint was
that the roads refused to move his
coaches upon passenger trains but
ANONYMOUSLY attached them to freight
trains. Against the Atlantic Coast
Line the complaint was that it charged
rate of SO OH the baggage car,
claiming that il was Il combination
car because cooking waa done in its
interior The commission holds that
the rates should not be more than $40.
Returns from the count of 1910 from
all cities of the United States. according
10 the census bureau today, are filed in
the office here in Washington and it
will be only matter Of day or two
when the population of Washington,
the first city 10 be announced, will be
published. Taking the last census as
criterion. there will be no great rush Of
announcements. In 1900 the first total
10 he announced was that Of Washing
ton. which was given out on June IA,
nearly two weeks earlier than the an
ticipatcd announcement Of this census,
and there was no further announce
mcnt until June 30 Thereafter an
nounccmcnt> were made ut irregular
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