The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1913-03-11
Late Telegraph News


WASHINGTON, March yesterday afternoon the Sen
confirmed all the cabinet nominations without opposi
may not be generally understood why the Senate
doing before the special session April first but the
fact that the Senate dies OF the Senators go
of Office every two and like number that
twohds of the Senate membership always in office The
House dies every and must be entirely eorganzed at
the beginning of each Congress The Senate take an
adjournment until April first
WASHINGTON March tic G. Heifner, of Seattle had
audience yesterday afternoon with President Wilson, at
which the Alaska situation gone Mr. Hefne made
special plea the President that he make
the special session of Congress urging that immediate action
taken in the passage the necessary legislation that will
result in the development of Alaska While President did
commit himself he seemed very much interested In the
subject Mr. Hner that he would give him
other hearing the future which meeting the Senators
and Representatives interested Alaska could be and
extended talk follow.
Heifner Wilson representative in the of
Washington and he is making Alaska legislation the
topic he nsistent upon is believed the President will
be inclined favor his request particularly it is backed by
the people of the Pacific coast and almost solid delegation
of Representatives and Senators from the western states
President wilson fails in his message to ask that Alaska be-
favoraby considered special session will be be-
of his lack of interest desire But strong efforts
making have him ask for legislation other important
Subjects and he may feel it incumbent upon himself to conne
his recommendations the tariff known that the Demo
cratic leader in the House. Oscar w. Underwood aors
sideration of the tariff alone.
WASHINGTON, March 11-This morning party of
DemOcTaIS TOm I1e SIdIe OF washington cdueQ
Secretary of the Interior Franklin Lane and urged
him the necessity of opening up Alaska In this party
State Chairman John Pason of Spokane, National Commit
Hugh Todd and G. Heifne of Seattle and Charles
Drry of Tacoma It leaked out that this call made
the suggestion of President wilson when he had conference
with Mr. Hener yesterday.
WASHINGTON, March 6-The first official act of Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday afternoon to acknowledge the
cept of the designations of the members of President Tafts
cabinet Of course they all accepted.
WASHINGTON March 6-At the caucus Yesterday of
Democratic members of the House all officers who served the
last Congress renomnated and will be elected when the
Congress
Jennings Bryan addressed his assistant Secretaries this
ing and among other things said 81 prepared to dis
with probable tenure of office My
brief This remark is presumed to indicate that Mr. Bryan
has only consented to Secretary for brief period
WASHINGTON, March $50 soon Edgar E. Clark was
confirmed today member of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission that body met and organized by the election of Mr.
Clark Chairman He succeeds Charles A. Prouy, of Yer
mont, Chairman
WASHINGTON, March 6-The Democratic National Com
mittee considerable time discussion of the Senatorial
Hampshire 1t decided try bring end and
efforts in that direction vii commence at once
BALTIMORE March IA terrific explosion occurred this
morning at Curtis bay that caused CONSERVATION throughout
the city boat loading for Panama when large quantity
of dynamite went Off The noise deaening buildings
In the vicinity of the bay shattered many killed
More then dead of the victims being the
officers and of the British steamship Aumchne which
anchored nearby Forty bodies have been recovered
Throughout the city the skyscrapes rocked and the