Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-04
FROM WASHINGTON

President Taft bill for the creation
OF i tariff commission was considered
hv the Senate committee on finance
toiay. Without making material pro.
grcs5 the committee adjourned until
Tuesday. The bill when it leaves the
committee will have provision that
members OF the tariff commission shall
be confirmed by the committee. A re-
port By The committee will probably be
made late next week.
That any amendment to the Taft
reciprocity agreement, ii adopted i'll the
House, will hc equal TO 4 rejection OF
the proposed treaty, was the declara-
ton made by Representative Payne,
rpm. X. ~ chairman Of the House
committee on ways and means, during
Il hearing on The Mccall reciprocity
bill today Mr. Payne's assertion was
made when Mr.. Forducy. (rpn. Mich.)
offered an amendment to the wood
pulp schedule, while Edward Hines,
president Of the National Association OF
Lumbcr Manufacturers was being
examined. Payne declined to allow
the amendment to be read and declared;
This till will have to be adopted rs a
wholuor rejected. Any amendment to
il will be equal to 4 rejection.
At the request OF the Chinese gov
crnmeut, Prof. Richard p Strong, OF
the bureau Of science, Manila. 7. l.,
vas taday designated to 60 to Pekin AT
once aud assist III the work Of the Joint
commission investigating the plague
now sweeping Manchuria, Prof. Strong
will represent both the United States
government AMI the National Red
Gross on the commission, made up Of
representatives or foreign powers.
The appointment VI Richard Bur
CESS. OF FL PlSo, Tex, IS associate
counsel in the Chamizai case, was an
nounccd today by Secretary OF State
Knox. The case is a bouncry dispute
between Mexico and the United States
which it has been agreed will be settled
by arbitration. The land involves is
part OF the city of Ell Paso.
The near lobster palaces and garish
restaurants OF Washington were today
confronted with Il competitor which
wjll furnish whole meal, from soup
to coffee, for the small sum OF five
cents. The new institution served its
first meal At breakfast time today, and
il exhibited 4 unique bill Of fare. Not
an item on the menu, and it is by no
means skimpY" one, costs more
than cent. Soup, meat, vegetables,
coffee. pic, each is available for the
smallest coin that the government
minis. The new restaurant was opened
in connection with the Washington
Gospel Mission, and is lodged in large
airy building a large assem- bly, hall
adioins the dining room and kitchen OF
the establishment. The managers OF
the new restaurant declare they will
make expenses at their l-cent dish
rate, although they do not expect to
collect much profit. They say the
restaurant is in 10 sense charity.
4 ghas,Iy record OF fatalities due to
railroad accidents was issued ~ the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
dav. showing that during the months
Of July, August aud September Of
1910, 2,94S persons were killed, and
1850 we're Injured. The figures are
much higher than those OF correspond
ing periods in previous years.
Four cases OF yellow fever we're re
ported today by the officers OF the
United States gunboat Marietta upon
arrival at Key West. Two OF the cases
are mild. It is expected that the yell
l,w fever patients will be transferred to
tae Naval Hospital on Dry Tortugas
island. The vessel was fumigated on
her way UP from the Honduras coast
where she was stationed when the fever
b oke out,
The administration is going before
the country with an appeal for recipro-
city. President Taft will tell the people
at The corn exhibition at Columbus,
Ohio. why he thinks it is the best thing
fE this country, While in Spring