Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12

has been erecteu ny IAe houio4"'ii'
Purchase Exposition Cmopany upor
the site of the Worlds Fair in the
Cit yof St. Louis at a cost of s45O,O0O
It is to commemorate the acquisition
Of the United States of the Louisiana
territory.
At the caucus held by the Senators
this morning a committee OF five
was appointed to consider what pol
lev is to be followed in regard to
the confirmation of appointments by
President Taft. This commit
tee is to outline plan for the oppos-
ing of all the nominations sent to
the Senate by the President at this
session for confirmation, with the ex-
ception of Army, Navy and Consular
aprointments. 1t can be stated upon
the highest authority that no Virginia
postmaster or others Virginia ap-
ponies that the President may name
will be confirmed by the Senate.
The committee to consider the line
of opositio nto be followed by the
Democrats is headed by Senator Mar
tin, the floor leader Of the minorlt!
of the upper house.
A bill Of vital interest to resi-
dents Of Virginia and other South.
ern States passed the House yesterda!
afternoon. The bill paws the way fol
the payment of 100000 in wa:
claims and provides that persons
whose property was confscated by
Union soldiers after June l, 1865:
shall not be required to prove loyalty
to the Federal government.
Southern members of the House SUI
ported the bill on the ground that
there was no need of proof of loyalty
after the year 1865 when the Civil
War was over and that the existing
law on this point did not apply whcl.
" to claims originating during ths
war proper.
The bill authorizes the Court OF
Claims to consider hundreds Of claims
which have heretofore bee nbarrec
and which amount in the aggregate tc
millisns of dollars. The bill as II
passed the House also provides that
these claims shall be presented to the
Court before January !, 1915.
But sixteen persons were lost out
Of total of 1893 in distress on boats
which called for aid from the Life
Saving Service during the fiscal yea,
ending June 80, according to the an
aual report of the superintendent OF
the service made public today.
The following delegation from West
Point, Va, called upon Senarotsogf
Point, Va, called upon Senators Mar
lin and Swanson today in the interest
Of a public building which they de-
sire erected at their home town:
R. C. Garden, J. l.. Bland, Ned Bland
Crosby Thompson, W. R. Broaddus
and ]. L. Wilkinson.
Judge L C. Barley, of Alexandria
was a visitor at the Capitol today
Worth Smith, Of Louisa, was also a
the Capitol.
President Taft today appointed W
w. Warwick, Assistant Comptroller O.
the Treasury, to succeed Leander T
Mitchell, who died recently. Mr.
Warwick is at present member O.
the Efficiency and Economy Commits
sion.
That the evidence for the prosecu
ton in the impeachment trial OF Judg
Archibald before the Senate will al
be presented this week, and that tn
so witnesses for the defense can b
heard in less than two weeks, was tn
outlook when the House managers re
sumed their case today. AS the Sen
ate will take a two weeks recess TO
the holidays, the close of the trial
now expected about January II.
Inside history of the operations
"the street" formed the evidence de
veloped today before the House None
Trust investigating committee. Ever
effort was made to expedite the exam
nations of fnanciers in order tha
adjournment could be taken until Nor
day. The investigation will halt TEN
porarily next week when Congress ad
journs for the holiday recess, but WI
be resumed early in January.
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