Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-16
FROM WASHINGTON

OIL w. r. McA1lillly, auIilli!iSti heoi W
the estate of John NJ. MCKINNEY, also.
OF Loudoun county, for 81 $40. These
are war claims.
A bill that will remove Captain Peter
c.. Haines from the rolls of the army
was passed by the House today The
Senate passed the bill last session. The
bill, authorizes the president to drop
from the rolls any officer who is absent
for three months without leave, or who
has been confined upon final conviction
in civil court for three months.
Haiues is now serving an indetermlnate
sentence OF from TO Is years for the
murder of William L. Annis at the
Bayside Yacht Club on Long Island IN
August, 1909.
The proposed freight rate increases
on sixty commodities such as iron,
coal, and coarse wool, by railroads
operating between Chicago and the
Missouri river were bitterly attacked by
western shippers, in final hearing
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today. 4 saving OF more than
So, 900, COG annually for the shippers,
or an equal amount Of profit for the
railroads hinges on the decision OF the
commission. The arguments OF both
principals were practically the same as
those advanced in the classified terri
tory" hearing held last week.
A bill to create the Office Of deputy
clerk OF the United States Circuit Court
OF Appeals was recommended for pas
sage by the Senate judiciary commit
tee today. Under present conditions
no official has authority to act in place
of the clerk and his absence business
requiring his attention is at a stand
still. The doputy-clerk to be created
by the bill will have authority to oct in
the clerks absence.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
today by Senator Jones (rpn. Wash.),
TO promote the safety Of passengers and
employees ON railroads. 1t provides
that uniform systems be used in the
operation OF al! transportation lines and
that signals shall be uniform.
GThc president today sent the follow
| ing nomination to the Senate: Brig.
Gen. Charles J.. Hodges to be major
general: Capt. Walter c. Cowlcs to be
a rear admiral. 70 be pension agent
at Washington, y. c., John r. King,
of Maryland.
The U. S. Supreme Court today dis
missed for want Of Jurisdiction the APP
peal made by G. Washington Hunter,
from the Supreme Court of South Caro-
| lima. Hunter was found guilty OF
manslaughter in the Iii ling OF i. f.
Copeland, at Laurcns, S. G., in 1906.
The twelve republican members OF
the ways and means committee we're
entertained at dinDcc at the White
House last night. Afterwards there
was a conference on the question OF 4
permanent tariff commission. Sena-
| tor Bailey and other democrats say
that no tariff commission bill can be
passed at this session.
Charter members OF the old Eoose-
welt 'Ananias Club" sat up and took
notice today, and discussed the advisa-
bility of extending some sort OF DEM
onstration or welcome to Representa-
tive Butler Ames. OF Massachusetts.
| who has Just received his AnauiaS de-
gree at the hands OF Colonel Roosevelt.
| It seemed just like the old shorter
and uglier" days about Washington,
when the news OF renewed activity By
the founder Of the famous organization
was passed around. Legislators dragged
forth their old Ananias Club diplomas,
and pointed With pride to the evidences
OF former greatness. About The capitol
the commcut was summed up With.
well, I. Il. can come back; watch
out for the next skot. =
Acting in his capacity as charter
member OF the Ananias club, former
u. S. senator and Secretary OF the
Navy William i. Chandler today de-
clared he would not extend the tigura
tive right hand Of fellowship 10 Rep.
Amos, nominated for membcrshi? by
T. Roosevelt Il would not care 10
criticise an cx-prcsdent Of the U. s.
without giving The matter careful
thought, !" declared Chandler. Partic-
ularIy ! would not care to criticise Mr..
Roosevelt without Weighing my words.
| have never done SO since | Joined
the club-or he did. That has always
been the question with me-did | join
or did Mr.. Roosevelt? The same
question is up now: has Mr.. Ames
been elected to the club or has Mr..
Roosevelt merely paid some more dues
in advance? Personally would not
care to answer.
That J. p. Morgan has made his
proposed loan OF 100000 to Hon
duras conditional upon the restoration
of order in that country is the belief
here today. Redoubled activity OF the
State Department. through which ar,
rangements for the loan were made last
week, in regard 10 Honduras, immedi,
ately followed the arrival of Mr.. Nor
gan 10 this city Saturday night. The
gunboat Tacoma, detached a week age
| from the Honduran patrol, has been
ordered to return TO that coast. She
will join the Marietta, which relieved
her, in watching the movements OF the
Hornet, the revoiutionists' warshlp.
This vessel sailed from New Orleans
Just before Christmas. She is now
equipped with guns, and is the chief
strength Of the military operations oil
Manuel Bonilla, the revolutionary
leader. The State Department has
again vigorously warned President
Cabrera, OF Guatemala that he will be
/ oiIod "a ACCOUNT for apy breach ~ the