Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-05
From Washington.
IOorrsspondenoe OF the Aiexanaris Gazette
Washington. ian. 5,

Carlin's bill recently introduced 10 the
House foe the coinage OF hslf.dollsr
silver pieces, the proceeds to be used for
the erection of a 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 o
congressional Investigation OF the Bsi.
lioger. PIDchot Controversy Was Intro.
duced simultaneously 10 the Senate aod
House today. Senator Jones, OF WASH
iugton. presented the resolution 10 the
upper house. and Mr.. Humphrey (tep.
Wash. In the lower. Both these con-
gresamen are from Secretary BalllDgers
own state, and were selected to intro-
duce The resolution for that reason. The
measure is 'joint resolution" which
means that 1t must receive the signature
of the president to become effective.
This mesus that the executive will
have o hand in the investigation.
10 the Senate, the resolution was refer
red TO toe committee on public lauds and
10 the House to the committee on rules.
| 1t is planned that these committees shall
both repor, the resolution back to their
respective houses without delay, In order
that the Investigation can be set under
way Immediately. Il 10 understood that
there will be no change 10, the measure in
either house. The resolution Is sweeping
In its character and calls for thorough
and com lste investigation OF every bu
reau OF the Ioterior Del irtment and the
forest service. The investigating com.
mittee is TO consist OF twelve members,
SIX appointed by the vice president and
six bV the speaker.
"Wny did 700 tell tine newspapers
what told youI Dd't you know ths!
IL was to be entirely confidential 'No
did not know snysuch thing, sod,
what's more, I'm mad clear through and
AN going TO venlilste the thing on the
hoor of the House II AN not going 10
get decent treatment at the hands OF the
administration. This is The substance
OF q telephone conservation between
Postmaster General Hitchcock, the
political bJss oil the admins traitor, aod
Representative Miller, OF Mionesots, one
of the insurgenI n .mbers that have been
throwing wordy sno~balls at Spssker
Cannon. Tue postmaster general called
up Mr.. Miller on the phone TO nPrsld
him fJr telling the newspapers that he,
, Hitchcock, had told him, Miller, ths
the administration had decided to
"hoId up" all appointment recon-
mepdatious coming from insurgent
sources. Hitchcock, at the first in
terview With Mr.. Miller, urged him not
| 10 "do anything" in the way OF open
| orotest until be heard from him, but
| the Minnesota man Was so Vrathiul thst
he lust came right out and told his
troubles to the press. The postmaster
generals friends are saying that Miller
misunderstood Mr.. Hitchcock and drew
differences from his conversation that
we're not justified BY the facts. AS the
substance OF the sdminisirstion's nlti'
mstum had been already laid down to
several senators OF the progressive or
iusurgent variety, those who heard Mr.
MllIer's story we're inclined to take Il!
at it's face value in spite Of the dsnial',
Senators LsFOlletts, Olapp and Gum
Minis have been given to uuderssud that
the White House regards them as up
desirables" from s patronage Disturbing
tsudpoint. 10 retaliation Mr.. LsFol'
lette. who is chairman of the Senate
census com mittee, has held up number
of nominations made by the president
81 zee the presidents finish, II ne
Endorses the idea Of Clubbing every mem.
Der who does not agree withMr. Cannon, "
said Representative Hayes of OalifOrnls,
today. 81 am surprised that the post
master general, assgOOd politician as be
Is, should be guilty OF such bad politlcs'
| | have plenty OF enemies, but l make
rule never to bowl sbopt them, or to
even LET any one know that they are my
sueuIes. The wise politician knows that
be can get n ore With Kind words than
he can with 8 bludgeon. The people oil
the county as whole are against MI
Cannon aud If the administration starts
in to pupish all who &c not agree with
the speaker, Why, the administration 10
going to get the worst CT 1t. There can
be no other results. As lar as sm
personally concerned l have no com
plant to make about my treatment al
the postof6ce. Ia fart have beer given
my share OF postOfice patronage anC
have slwsys been treated with the ut
most courtesy by the po,lmater genera
J and his sssistants."
The states of the union are perfectly
able TO take care OF their own morals &C.
cording 10 Representatives Adsmsor
and Bartlett { lem. AIabaua) and Rich
, srdsou, dem Tenn who today sub
mitted minority report on the ioter
, isste commerce committees white slave
, bill. L. the atement setting forth
their views the democrats assert thai
"no instance 10 the painfol recilals tha
have been made to aus ain this hill hs
come under their observation relative Il
obi -ctionable conduct, aside from for
eisu commerce, that could not be reached
snd folly Punshed BY state authority
Congress has no police power excepI
10 the District of Columbia and the ter
E ritories. If Congress hss the power t
do what this Dill proposes, then the doc
is open wide to the assumption By tn
national government of en- almost IN
limited body OF legislation which ha
heretofore been recognized as pariicu
: lsrly within the Jurisdiction Of ID
. states"
? The efforts OF Senior Don Luis C1res
representative of the Madrid regime, L