Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-19
From Washington.
.-irosr>s OF the Alexandria GsHsti
Washington, February 10.

--sr,,"osrNs or the Alexandria GsEsts' .
Washington, February 10.
Dfzziug figures OF Alaskan wesltS
werp given by stephen Birch, managing
dire TOR Of tbs Alaskan syndicate, com
pos-d of J. P. Morgan & % and Ib'
Gugg nhein brothers, before the Senate
co nmi tee on terrltories tIdsy. Birch
a d the synd cate br ught the Bonauzs
mice field OF 3240 acres for SO, 600, 600
add that nov there Is sc. 900, 600 Worth
of copper ore in Sgt This showing 8
the r"u' Of development OF only a small
part OF tie 6-ld.
40 amendment ID the ar ti-pass Law
t nat will allow railroads to graDt passes
to the families of employees who have
died in tbs service of The railroad was
urged S SeettSss s ID iIJia be committee Oh
Interstate and foreign commerce oy
Rsurese.t tive Taylor (rep. OHIO, TO-
day. The present Law allows pssses t.
be granted to the families OF employees
who have been killed while In the ser
vice of the road. Mr.. Taylor wants the
families OF these who die natural des!hs
TO be included.
A slioht improvpmantin the condition
Of Senator Tilmsn was reported this
morning following a fairly rest.ul night
H. seemed able to recognize members Of
The family though his power OF arti'ult-
don is now completely destroyed and
probably lost foreser. Aphssis hss de-
veloped and almost complete paralysis OF
the right side has followed cerebral
aemorrhsge OF the left side of the brsiu.
"The conditions attending railroad
transportation 10 tIe United Salts are
sell.Digb iniolerable," declared Repre-
sel tltlve Mann, chairman OF the FL use
committee on interstate sDd foreign cool'
merce 10 the course of a hearing on the
Townsend railroad bill today. OnSirmsr
Kuspp, of the interstate commerce COM
mission, was telling the commit'e bis
views on the rsilrosd question when
Mann inteljec'ed the remark aud sTked
Kospp Il he did not think so. al think
hey are" answered Koapp.
President Taft today scc'ped an In
yilstion to attend the Ohio Valley Ex'
position, which will be held at OinciE'
NATL in Au ust aud September.
Richard P. Covert today resigned the
chief clerkship OF the Postofiics Depart
ment t become assistant superintendent,
division OF salaries and allowances, WITH
headdu lrters on the Pacific coast.
The cor t,mpl,tsd appointment Of
Frederick Buyher, deEu.y commi'sioptr
of police of New York OIty 10 succeed
Ge 1ersl John s Ciarkson Of surveyor q
the port of New York IL proving tr uolf-
some. The appointment OF Epyher, It
has been supposed, wss TO be In accord
With tugge, ton from Preside1t Taft,
NV the New York rel u5llcan congress-
nan threatened trouble II Blgher gels
the place.
No more political speechts aud more
legislation is the order that has beer
give1 out by the republican leaders Of
the HCuIe and tie wheels have been sci
in mi ton to carry out the program.
G. neral debate Is CIT of on every bill;
no OPP + pity is to be gived for demo
crtt howls about the tariff; the apprOP'
ria,ion bills are to be passed 10 burr;
the administu on legislst on Ia to be
carried through with a rush and The
membe can 60 home to their cont :
tasnts With q record for work ss re-
gu st for reelection. Net that the ed
mipistrstIou legislation will pass Con.
gresa Not at ell. 1t will pass the n ouse
and these are tWo difierett things. But
so far 81 the H )use members are COZ
cerned, they can say to their con-
sttlsnts--''see, We did our part.
The Seuste failed to pass the
bills. You cannot blame u.s." Mean
while Speaker Cannon will have
announced that be ls not 8 candidate for
r.sl ci.nsn speaker and the republican
caucus in the II ,use will pat forth proc
ma on that tue rules uis be revised.
"rbose uIble rules sht Il d be revised, "
tne resp. ut-Ou VIII teou Ou' tieJ "Noii
be revised by the "psrty OF progress. 4"
rbe 6ual details OF the plsu, which bias
been decided BON by the president, The
leaders OF the Sens and H u'e, became
known today. The president Is nu2h
| tsre.tsd because be wants ID see re-
tu olicap II ,use elected next fall and be
calls himself "the titulsr head al tie re-
publican party" The Senats-well
there sre not wanting those who say that
1t is not intended that the bill shall pass
tie Senate. 1t Is intended that they shall
not pass the Senate. The Sensts Is fsr
removed from public opinion. 1t is not
directly responsible to the people. Ooly
bird OF its members have to stand for
reelection and most of these sre declsr'
ed to have safe msjoritIes 10 their states.
So the Senate will take the blame. Add
90, with this condition, 1t Is hoped that
she members olthe II will have much
easier sailing than pre- ct reports from
the middle vest indicate That Trey will
have.
Although q SnAl Judgment as t, the
success of the open ton upon Ssnitor
Smith, OF Michigan, is not possible urt:l