Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-19
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria GsIetse.
Washington, Jan. 19.

FROM washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria GaIstss
Washington, Jan. l9.
With the submission OF series o
rese Il ions to the Governors OonfersDc
So q basis OF Inform sction among th
states, the convention 90 uniform Law
called By The National Civic Federation
CAME to an end here this afternoon. Th
resoIu ions call for action on Taie
power, ccut procedure, forest laws
workirgueu's compensation, child labo
sale OF narcotics aud hsbiiformlDg dlu IS
exetu ion and probate Of wills, usDsle
OF real estste, 10. utsuce code, Wits
cts tistics, the practice of medicine. Taxa
top, No u ,Icipsl sccl Il ste, Iu bic accoun
tsnts and mining laws.
Will the republican members OF the
House care to carry out their threat o.
striking the names Of Represen advet
NJ essts. James aud Reiney from the B,l
Iinger-Plnchot investigating committed
II they do and sppoint a couple Of demo
Gratis OF their own choosing, will tht
new minority members consent to serve
Ia either event wont the democrats make
more political capital ont OF the sitnA'
ton than they would II Messrs. James and
Rainey, parlisans IS they are, were
allowed to serve on the committee with
out any moIeststion from The ctrongsr
pry In the E)use. These are some
Of the questions that are perplexiog
President Taft aud most OF the starch
republicans 10 Washington. The subject
will be threshed out at the republican
caucus tonight and then Refreshed on
the AoOr Of the House tomorrow. The
caucus Is to be held for the purpose Of
selecting the four republican members
of the inveaiigaling committee.
Representatives Omsied, McOsll,
Esch aud Madison are those Sisted fol
the honor and work. Madison is the
insurgeut member on the slste. Pfesideui
TAFT Is Issid to have demanded the
erstu % Of James aud Rainey's names
from the committee. Before the democrats
made their selection, it is said, the
President and the republican leaders goI
together on the subjsct and prepared 9
list of scceptsbles and unacceptable
which thay submitted to the opposition
The names of Ralney and James were
well in the lead on the peraous non
grats lis. The democratic caucus was
fully informed OF the situation when IL
mel5sturdsy night aod made Its selection
Indeed, 1t is asserted by the repu olosDs,
1t deliberately picked ont James and
Rainey just bees II 70 they were OH ection
able to the Administration, and expected
red hot fight when the result was
sunt need. The republicans assert that
out OF regard for the feelings of the dem
ocrats they refrainsd from considering
Representative Dalz.l for place on the
committee, sllbt ID he was originally
picked for the ranking House member
of the body,
1--WE rather hope 10 see the republicans
vote Ms,prp. James and Rainey of the
committee ID q Leading democratic rep.
10 ents,iSs today. "Ii they 90 they will be
playing right into our hsuds, for by
so doing they will be III citing politics
iuto the mstt'r at the outset. The in-
veslieatlon 10 supposed to be entirely re.
moved from politics, you know, and to
be held for the high sltruIstic purpose OF
gettiug at the tscts In the Interior D..
partment and forestry bureau irrespec.
live Ut the party or individual. Il
Messrs. james and RsiDey are to be
b FRED simply because they are good
democrats, the investigation is bound to
make mighty good campaign materisl
for our side. Representative Mann Is
expected to stiT up The trouble on the
aoor of the House tomorrow by present.
Ing an amendment adding the names Of
Representative Palmer, OF Pennsylvsuia,
and BlrIaod, of Missouri, both demo-
Gratis, to the committee.
This will be done before the democrats
will have an opportunity OF presenting
the nominations of Messrs. James and
Rainey and will OF course precipitste a
battle royal at once. Asthe republicans
have the votes, they can, II they desire,
beat down the democratic opposition and
place Msssrs. Borlsud aud Palmer on
the committee. Then 1t will remsin to
be seen whether the democrats chosen
oy the republicans will serve. 1t they
will not the republicans will be obliged
to act without them and the House
members on the committee will be two
less than the Senate AID will be th're-
lore 10 the minority whenever there Is
40 Issue between the two branches OF
The bvdy. Mr.. Champ Clark Is quoted
IS saying that If Msssr', Rsiney sud
Jamss are turned down by the republl.
cans, then no other democrat will serve
IN the committee.
President Taft has offered the use Of the
cruiser Montana for conveying the remains
{ the late Ambss sador Ma uco 20 Brazil. be
mas slso Cfsrsd his own yacht, the Mayhower,
20 convey Madam Nabuco and the members
Of her family ct the same time. This latter
otsr has been declined by Madam Habueo
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