Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-07


which will swell the total TO more than
double that amount. Cutting down
the force of clerks has chopped the
largest sum from the annual expense
account of the department. tits stated
that Secretary McVcigh has dismissed
clerks drawing salaries totaling 1885,
600. Substitution OF machinery for
The old system OF weighing gold and
silver coins by hand has saved $685.
| 600 more. Among the economical
projects which MacEeagh hopes to put
through is system of giving dirty bank
notes q bath, ard reissuing them, IN
stead OF destroying them, which plan it
| is estimated will effect a saving OF
$500. GOO. MacVeagh also still clings
to his first economical love, which
is n plan to make bank notes smaller.
BY doing this, the secretary hopes to
save s92s,0Oo.
Beyond slight furry, national
banks will not be affected by
| thc closing of the Carnegie
Trust Company, according to Deputy
Comptroller of the Currency Kane,
who stated today that the brunt Of the
blow would probably fall on New York
state banks. Being state institu-
ton, most OF The business Of the Car
nesic Trust was probably done with
state banks" declared Kane. One
or two national ..anks may be affected
but their loss should, in the nature OF
things, bc Slight. More OF less mis-
givings are to be expected on the part
Of New York bank depositors, but
those whose funds are in national banks
should feel safe"
10 encourage 4 vastly increased
building OF vessels engaged in coast
wise commerce and to provide an
abundant supply OF coaling vessels for
the navy in time Of war the Senate
committee Oh interoceanic canals today
voted to recommend to the Senate the
Flint amendment to the Mann Panama
canal bill. The Mann bill, which has
passed the House provides for the gov
ernment Of the canal zone and other
matters pertaining to the construction
OF the isthmian waterway. The Flint
amendment, approved by the commit
tee today, provides that canal tolls shall
he between 80 cents and $50 per net
| ton.
Three New York firms of archi-
tccts were awarded first place in COM
petitions for three immense government
buildings to be erected in the national
capital in the near future.
An aged woman and two Virginia
farmers today proved the magnet-like
qualities OF the postal savings bank, IN
attracting deposits from persons unwil-
| ling TO trust their sayings to any one
save tie government. The old woman
tottercd into the Office OF the postmas-
ter general, and deposited bundle
wrapped in q large silk handkerchief
On the desk OF that official. Thirty
years ago, a bank failed and lost
every cent had in the world" she an
no,lnccd. Since that time I've been
taking care of my own money. ! guess
| can trust the government, so | want
10 deposit what We saved in the postal
bank. 7 have $500 tied up in this
handkerchief. The story told by the
two farmers differed in only few de-
tails from that of the old woman.
They had no faith in private or the
ordinary national banks. There being
no postal bank in Washington, none OF
the deposits was accepted.
Flags at all military posts are half
mastcd today in honor OF former Sena-
tor Stephen 3. Elkins, for whom fun
cral services were held this morning
ut his home in Elkins, w. Va. Senator
Eiiiins was secretary OF war flom Dec
cmbcr -. 1891 to March G, 1898. dur
ing The Harrison administration.
The ccntury-old jealously between
the House and Senate doomed up again
today in a spirited hearing before the
House rules committee on a joint
rule TO limit the power Of the Senate in
dealing with tariff measures. Regulars
and insurgents alike rallied 10 the sup
port Of the measure which is designed
to prevent tho Senate from adding
totally new legislation TO tariff bills
passed by the House. Representative
| Hill, who introduced the rule, made \
lengthy speech advocating it. He de-
carcd that The Senate under the pre-
sent rules is violating the prerogative
of the house, which gives it the sole
power to originate revenue measures.
The people will never consent to
another tariff law passed by the House
under the operation Of the previous
question" rule, which shuts off all
right 10 vote on amendments, de-
c'arcd Hill, and | will never again
vote for previous question TO pass 4
tariff law in the House to be amended
by the Senate While the Senate amend
mcutS cannot be voted on, but must be
accepted from conference committee.
Side by side in favor of the Hill rule
stood Representative. Payne, father of
tic tariff law and Representative
Norris. the rsurgcnt leader. Payne in
a brief srclcA declared the Senate
should be confined to its constitutional
functions.
The fual negotiations for the contir-
nation Of a Canadian reciprocity tariff
treaty were begun at the White House
today with conference between the
President, Secretary Of State Knox,
Ambassador Bricc Of Great Britain, and
Minister Of Finance Fielding and Min
istcr CT Customs Patterson Of Canada.
An additional subject Of conference
with thcHCanadiaus, it is announced, is
that OF the control of the navigation