Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-07

tersttts and foreign commerce commit.
fee, is one of the republican leaders who
have been making unkind remarks abr u
the administration subsidy plan. and is
expected to be one of the first to WELD
the deadly blade. The presidents sup
porters believe they have enough votes
behind tae Humphrey bill, however, to
pass 1t In spite of oil the democrats, Mr..
Manr, and the Others that are opposed.
Defending and explaining the Taft
Elkins railroad bill, as reported By the
Senate committee on interdlats com.
merce, the majority of the committee
filed their report in the Senate today.
The defense is directed to some OF the
charges made in the Oummirs -Olopp NIL
nority report passed last week. Nearly
one -tbird of the majority report, which
is long one, is devoted to the CON-
MERGE court proposed In the bill. In
favor OF having special court to handle
ail appeals from orders of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the report says
That at psesent railroads may appeal to
any court of the United Sites and not
only does much delay result, bnt there
is considerable contrariety of decision,
with resulting uncertainty In the Law.
"The creation Ct special court will pre-.
vent delay and confusion in the enforce
nent of the law" Chairman Knapp,
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission,
is quoted as having favored the creation
of such court.
"Jast about the same" was the re-
port on the condition of Representative
Perkins, OF New York, from Garfield
Hospitsl this morning.
The Lowden bill providing for the
construction of United States embassies
10 foreign capitals will be reported to
the House by the foreign affairs com
mit.ee. The committee met today and
reached this decision. Uoder the pro-
visions of the bill the totsl appropris-
lions for embasseE shall not exceed
$500, 1000 a year, and no single building
shall receive more than $3.50, 600 in ono
year.
With the big appropriation bills pas
sage almost in sight, the force of Con
gress are lining up In two opposing
camps for the real Struggle of the ses-
sion-the Taft policies. The first and
perhaps the most bitterly contested
measure OF this list to be brought up
will be the ship subsidy bill introduced
10 the Hcuse by Representative Ham
phrey, of Washington, and railroaded
by the administration forces through
the committee on merchant marine and
fisheries.
Exports from the Is.hmian Canal
Z,ne must pay duties spec fed by the
tariff bill. This Is the decision today
of the u. s. Supreme Court 10 dismis-
sing the case of the David kaufman
and Sons Company, of Newark, n. j.,
against the United States.
Because irregularity in the course OF
appeal the U. S. Supreme Govt, today
dismissed The famous "toycott injune.
tion'' csse of James A. Shide, tt al,
sgsinst the Fox Brothers Manufacturing
Company OF st. Louis. The court holds
that the action of tbs labor leaders in
appealing direct to the U. s. Supreme
! court was irregular and that the appeal
should have first been made to The Cir
cult Court of Appesla.
The Galliugsr bill, designed 10 cause
the establishment of American steamship
lines to South America, Asis, and Aul.
trslia by paying literally for carving
the mail, gas recommended to the Sen
| ate for adoption today by the committee
on commerce. F6e reports says the bill
| is the same ss one passed by the Senate
| two years ago without division, except
that it adds provision for mail service
to Panama.
10 response to a request of the TfeaE-
ury Department that troops be held 10
/ sasdiness to 20 the defense OF the mir
! in Philadelphia if necessary, Secretary
of War G:eSirson has directed General
Bell to prepare for sEeh sp emergency.
The selection of the troops Rho may be
| sent will be lett to General Wood, 'tHt II
is probable that they will come either
from Governors leland or Fort Dupont
No call has yet been issued and the
troops are merely being held In readi
! meas.
Cspt. CEntwell, of the revenue cuttel
Onondsga Is icy IepoTei to the Treasury
Department that he bad towea the deri'
lect schooner "Asbury Fountain" which
was in collision last week with the steam
| or "Jamestown" of the Old Dominion
/ line iDto the upper hsrbor of Norfolk
and hsd there beached her.
Investigation 81 the Navy Department
today disclosed tde fact thas the lead
| colored boat marked Y 9S4 reported =.
/ save been picked up near LsweB, Del.
by the life savers Of the Metomkin
Iulst station belonged to the missing
| ny Nina. The Navy Department ha:
instructed the aonEaFnasnt a, the Phil
adelphiz navy yard ID inyestisata and
recover the host II the report is accurate
The Nina WAS last sesn On February =
aud is belived t. have gone down WITH
her ectire crew OF sc men.
Presidents Talt's arrangement With
che railroad presidents has been knocked
into cooked lat BY the House COMM ,
tee on interstste and foreign commerce
of which Representative Manu- tsep.
III. } Is chairman. By vote of ID to II
/ The committee today sliusk from the
sdni1is,ration railroad bill the proVi-
sions relssiye to control by sailroads Of