Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-03

9aQ never nc3Tu. le uitSSaSe, ptot-
marked Jersey City, was the first word
from the girl since last Tuesday, on
which day she disappeared from her
home. Tuesday afternoon she vas
seen on the streets here with tall
blonde young man, but her relatives
have as yet been unable to find anyone
who can say positively whether or not
this person was the mysterious Jack. ;"
Under the terms of an agreement
reached in the Senate at 5 O'Clock
this morning, vote will be taken on
President Taft's permanent tariff com
mission bill at $50 a IN. Saturday,
and if the agreement is carried ont,
the commission will become reality
The bill has passed the House aud
enough senators favor it to make its
passage easy. Senators Stone anG
Oyerman flibustered until s O'Clock
but finally we're forced to surrender.
March 10, the president let it be
known today is the date favored for The
calling OF All extra session OF Congress
to consider the Canadian reciprocity
agreement. This date represents 4
compromise following conferences with
both republican and democratic leaders.
The democrats begged for month m,
term in order that they might organize
the committees OF the new House. lie
publican leaders on tho other hand,
cxerttd all their influence for an early
meeting OF the extra session, saying
that it vas demanded hy, busioess IN
trrests and The state nf legislation III
Congress. A precedent for the date
vas fonnd in the Mckinley adminislra.
ton when in 1897 the extra session
was convened on March Is. t,rral
solcitude for the House vas piofrssel
today by Speaker-to-bc Champ Clark
who declared at the White House tiat
if there were an extra session President
Taft should call it for Monday March {
or q month later SO that the Western
members might 60 home and return.
REPRESENTATIVE Underwood who il Ia be-
tic leader Of The next House was more
frank ia his view and said that the
democrats wanted thirty days between
sessions in which to organize the com
mittees al the new House. The pres
dent it is said will issue call tomor-
row night for the extra session on
March Is.
Tie systematic hold III" 81 con
gressmen by lobbyist Of this city.
who claims through his influence in
the Catholic organization Of the knight
Of Columbus, 10 deliver the Catholic
vote of any congressional district in
any candidates favor, was revealed on
the floor OF the House today by Mr.
Johnson dem. KY IN discussing
some unimportant bill Johnson said
that T. l.. Scharf had lobbied for its
passage. Every man here, said
Johnson, knows or ought to know
this man. When l first came to Con
gress he told me that he could deliver
the four thousand Catholic votes in
my district for me for consideration.
He said he was member Of the
Knights OF Columbus. Now | am
Catholic and | know that he cannot do
this. I kuow also that he las he
ce;ved money from congressman here
on this ground and every man here
ought to know him"
Senators regarded it today as much
as certainty as there is III legislation
that the Taft permanent tariff h ard
bill will be passed by the Senate n
$50 4. m. tomorrow. 1t may fail
OF enactment, however. unless tie
House accepts the Senate amendme t
Ii the House diSagrecS. a conf,r.i CO
committee will have TO te appointed
and it is n question where the com
mittee could report before final al
tournament 1t noon. The main
point in The bill are: Tariff hoard
Of iive members appointed by pTesi-
dent. Term Of Office, six yearS.
Not more than three members 10 be OF
the same political party. The praSi.
dent may remove any member for IN.
efficiency or malfcasanca. Salary Of
chairman s. 800; other members
81 600 Principal office in Washing
ton hut Investigations may be held
anywhere. The board shall invast:-
gate The cost Of production q MI
articles named in the tariff Law,
domestic and foreign labor prices
prices paid for raw materials, producer
and retailers prices, and condition Of
domestic and foreign markets, Power
is given to subpoena witnesses and re-
quire the production OF books and papers
The existing tariff board is abolished
The House bill authorized the board
to obtain evidence for its confilen,
tial use" but the Senate stru,k oiii
that provision.
Other Senate amendments provide
that appointments of members al the
board shall be subject to the con5ent,of
the Senate and that the board shall
investigate the cost transportation ~
figuring the cost of goods.
A report was circulated IN the Senate
today that the control OF the democratic
patty in the Senate is now vested in q
junta composed Of Senator Cu!berson,
Of Texas; Stone. OF Missouri: Owen and
Gore, Of Oklahoma, and Clark, OF .Arfa7-
sas. working il conjunction viii: SeDa-
to7s-elcct MARITIME, OF New Je7se::, ana
Fcnerepe. ct Ohio. all being close per-
scual and political friends OF William
Jennings Bryan. This means that
Bailey and the senators be dominates
are outside Q: the breasswofks OF tie
party n the upperchaGber. The lori |
uer vots whick showed tie special in
tsrest senator's in both parties caused
the realignment