Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-16
Sixty-first Congress.
Use cOnd Session J
Washington, March l6.

The activity OF preliminary csmpsign
work 10 sanding out speeches WIS indi'
c It'd today, when the Senate adopted q
raso uiion reported by SENATOR Hale,
rep, Me. from the comm tie on 'PPro-
puiations, appropriatlng 81. 900 for fold.
ug spcecbes aud reports. 1t will mee'
deficiency 10 the allowance for the
fseal year ending Joue 80, next. The
rate OF payment is 81 per ! 200. so TO-
days appropriation will provide 2,OOO,-
900 csmpsigu shcti.
Ssostlr Percy dem, Miss } Wss todsy
giv.n the follOsi z commi.te assign
meuls: Expenditures In the department
of safe, immigration, Iudian dfpreds-
hous, hint committee on revision OF the
laws and pDblic eIpsuditu es end the
int congressional committee on immi-
grafton.
rhers was a lively local quarrel on The
question OF inVestigst Dg the Washing-
ton Gas Light Company, Of wSlch John
R Mclean, the milIionare democratic
politician, Is president sud chief stock.
holder.
The committee on corporations,
organized in the District Of OolumbiS,
sought TO make comprehensive irqu'Ty
into ihe capitalization and conduct oil
the company, the price charged for gas,
the profits aud other collateral points.
A chance to obtain money for the To-
vestIratlon was DESTROYED by vote CT
39 to 80.
Ssntt Brown, yep, Neb. made a
savage attack on the gas monopoly ofthe
capital city, while Senstors Marlip,
(dem., Va aud GsllDges, (fep, N. q. }
defended the company, saying 1t furnish
ed the best and chespe,t gas In the
world.
The debst, was warm and bordered on
the acrimonious.
Senator Lodge, Yep, Mass said
frankly thst the sole function OF the
committee on corporations, organized 10
the District of 90 nbis, was merely to
furnish a craftsmanship aud no other.
ut Is still a matter Of simple irqulrY,"
Ar ally said Senator Shively, (dem., Ind
to BInator Lodge.
at WON'T be If referred to that COM
miItse," saId Senator Brown, without
arising.
~ resent that as an tiensIve insult"
said Sentt)r GalllDger.
Senator Lodge stopped the exchange
by claiming the floor.
The entire matter was finally referred
to the District Of Columbia committee
81 Eyes, 20 noes.
HOUSE.
Robert TurnbnIl who succeeds thu late
F. R. Lassiter from the Fourth Virginia
dist ,ici, took the oath OF oftice.
Whether bill presented by Mr..
Crumpscker, amending the census law,
Is privileged above calendar Wednesday,
was debated for over two hours 10 the
house today.
After the republicans had secured q
foil attendance by call OF the Hou'e,
Mr.. Orumpseker presented his bill.
Mr.. Mann aud Fitzgerald both made
the point OF order tbit cslennar Wed
nesday cannot be dispensed with excsp!
by a vote OF wc-.hlids OF the Howe,
under the new Fitzgerald rules"
Spesker Cannon ruled thstas the con-
stitutIon requires census TO be taken,
the bill was privileged above the rules
OF the House.
An appeal from spesker osnIon'S
ruling VISA debated hoilT. Several lu-
surEenis aud democrats declared that
the calling Up Of the bill was part Of
a scheme to nulliiy calendar Wednesday.
NJ. CIumpscker denied this aud moved
to postpone the vots on the appeal from
Mr.. Osnnon'a ruling.
There was the gfsstsit confusion Dur
log the entire debate. The yess and
nays were ordered on the motion to post
pone.