Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
FROM WASHINGTON

publican ana QemOcraIlC pdTtleS Louay
filed their lists of contributions and ex-
peuditures for the recent congressional
campaign in Congress. The democratic
lists shows total expenditure of S27, :
1922. The republican committee re-
ceived and expended s74,373.35.
The state Of Pennsylvania today re-
ceircd reimbursement OF about $40, 600
which was the interest on payment
made by the stale to the state militia
who defended Pennsylvania against the
invasion of Lee aud the Confederate
army in 1868.
Senator Bankhead, Dem. Ala.), was
n his seat in the Senate today. Soma
tors ElIins and Hughes, both i'll, are
now the only absent members.
Procedure upon the Ballinger-Pin-
chot report has not yet been definitely
decided upon. The report may be
brought before the House by the chair
and vote taken rs to the acceptance
or rejection of the majority report
clearing Secretary Ballingcr of the
charges inferred against him. II, how
ever, tits not broughtbefore the House,
in this routine way it is probable that
a. minority member of the investigation
committee may move for its considera-
lion by the House and if his request is
ruled against by tine speaker. vote
will have to be taken in fhe House to
ovcr-rulc the speakers decision. The
third possibility is the resignation OF
Secretary Ballinger. This would OF
course, obYiate any necessity for action
by Congress on the report.
Concerns shipping liquor into dry
territory won a temporary victory over
the express companies today when the
Interstate Commerce Commission hand
cd down an order suspending an in
crease in rates amounting to about 80
per cent. The express companies made
the increase by changing their system
from charging on actual weight to esti-
mated weight They estimated that q
a two-gallon jug OF whisky would weigh
81 pounds. The increase was to have
become effective December ID, 1910.
Liquor shipping houses all ovsr the
country join in a protest to the Inter
state Commerce Commission. One ship
per in Covington, Ky, said the new
rates would mean an increase to his
expenses OF $26, 900 annually.
With Governor Judson Harmon,
Of Ohio and Brigadier Gen. W. II.
Bixby, Chief United States Engineer,
as the chief attractions, delegates to the
national rivers and harbors congress
held the most important session Of
their convention here today. Both
speakers praised the work of the con-
gross and promised support to its
projects. Such q promise coming from
Gov. Harmon, in view of his present
political position, filled the delegates
with citation. Numerous other speakers
of national prominence addressed the
congress, among them being Champ
Clark and Col. William L. Short,
members Of the Panama Canal Com
mission.
Today brought forth another
crop OF candidates for the Su
prcmc Court and the Court OF Com
MERGE vacancies. Nearly every MEM
Der Of Congress who called at tho
White House urged some candidate on
the president. Representative Bor-
land, dem. Mo- called TO urge the
name of Circuit Judge W. c. Hook,
a republican, for one OF the Supreme
Court vacancies. Representative Ellis,
rep. Ore. told the executive that people
in his state were figuring on Judge
c. II. Carey, of Portland, and Ex-sen-
ator Fulton, of Oregon, as possible
Supreme Court appointees. A dele
CATION from South Carolina wanted the
president to consider G. T. Sanders, OF
Spartansburg, S. c., for the Com
mcrcc Court Representative Slemp,
(rpn. Ea) called to request the presi-
dent to consult him in the event that
some Virginian was being considered
for either the Supreme Court or the
Court OF Commerce.
Over nincty-two millions total popu
lation for the Unitod States is an esti-
mate mYdc here today, including the
complete official census returns for all
but eight states. The estimate is for
continental United States, excluding
Alaska, and the island possessions.
The total is 92,135,221 increases
Ii. S3l .SS4. The states not yet an
nounccd are Georgia, Louisiana, Mon
tana, New Jersey, Utah, Washington,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming. For these
the official estimates of the Census
Bureau based on the rate of increase
from 1900 10 1908 have been used in
reaching the total.
Postmaster General Hitchcock COM
planned today that the patrons of the
mails do not seem to understand that
letters and parcels intended for trans
mission to foreign countries must not
bear upon their face any adhesive stamp
or label other than the regular postage
stamp. The division OF dead letters is
receiving quantities Of letters addressed
to foreign countries and which are held
as unavailable by the department. be-
cause they bear upon the face OF the
envelopes adhesive stamps advertising
tie Pacific International Exposition,
San Francisco, California, or seals with
Christmas greetings thereon. The pro-
hibtion, however. does not extend to
domestic letters intended for delivery
in the United States. No, stamps, how
ever, other than those issued by the
government should be placed upon
matter intended for delivery in Euro