Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80.

longitude as may be necessary LOT Ihe
determination of the boundary between
their respective possessions in North
America" The President will send
this convention to the Senate on Mon
dav for ratification. 1t provides for
commission similar to the Mexican
boundary commission. This treaty is
to define the boundary between the
United States and Alaska and it is be-
lieyed will settle the controversy over
the location of the gold fields in that
territory.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations met to-day to consider tue
treaty ofarbitretion between the United
States and Great Britain and agree
upon a report for submission to the
Senate Monday if possible. 1t is UNI
derstod that the effort is being made to
remove from the provisions ofthe treaty
all questions of domestic or national
policy and all questions concerning the
policy of the United States toward
foreign powers. This amendment, the
committee believes, will cover the Mon
roe doctrine and the Nicaragua canal.
That an amendment will be insisted
upon eliminating the clause which
names King Oscar of Sweden and Nor
way as the umpire, there is no longer
any doubt. This afternoon vote was
taken on the treaty and favorable re-
port was ordered made to the Senate
next Monday, with certain amendments.
This action was not unanimous, and
some individual amendments were re-
served for submission to the Senate
when the subject shall come up. The
most important amendment was the
following: "But no question which al
fects the foreign or domestic policy Of
either of the high contracting parties or
the relations of either with any other
State or power by treaty or otherwise,
shall be subject to arbitration under this
treaty except by special agreement"
The second amendment strikes out all
reference to the King of Sweden and
Norway as the umpire in case the court
fails to agree upon an umpire. The
motion to strike out this clause was
carried with but one negative vote,
that of Senator Gray, of Delaware. 1t
was decided that the treaty should be
called up in the Senate at the earliest
day possible. The question of its pos
sible consideration in open session was
discussed informally. 1t is understood
that while the members OF the COM
mittee believe that such motion may
prevail, if made, no member of the com
mittee will initiate it. This motion,
however, will find some votes in the
membership Of the committee. The
vote by which the treaty, as amended,
was ordered to be reported to the Sen
ate was six in favor and four against,
as follows: Ordering favorable report !:
Senators Sherman, Cullom, Frye, Da-
Wis, Lodge and Gray-6. Against :
Senators Morgan, Mills, Daniel and
Cameron.
A hearing was given this morning by
the Senate committee on postotfices and
post roads to persons interested in what
has come TO be known as the Loud bill,
recently passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives and applying to the postage
on second. class mail matter.
President Cleveland and Secretary
Lamont reached Washington from New
York at TAO this morning.
Secretary Herbert has publicly repri-
manded Capt. Littleton w. t. Waller,
of the Marine Corps, and informed him
that he will not be permitted for the
next twelve months to appear as judge
advocate, recorder or counsel before
any naval court or board. Ii appears
that at an inquiry into the charge
against Lieutenant Commander ALI
bone for alleged tyrannical and capri
cious conduct, Captain Waller criticised
the Department for reprimanding Lieu
tenant Anderson without warrant. Sec
rotary Herbert declares the court was
remiss for not calling the captain to
order.
In the House to-day Mr.. Otey Of Vir
GINA introduced resolution that the
committee on the District of Columbia,
with view of protecting life and prop
erty, be requested to inquire into the
necessity of having hagman at the
crossings of railways at New York ave.
nue. and 14th street. Mr.. Otey also
presented petition of the business
men of Roanoke city protesting against
the passage of the ticket brokerage
bill. 1t was signed by all classes Of
people in Roanoke.
In the HOUSE yesterday Mr.. Elicit of
Virginia introduced bill to define and
regulate fraternsl and beneficiary Or
ders in the District of Columbia.
At last nights session of the House
the bill to pension Mrs. Lucy AleXan-
der Payne, widow of the late Capt. ].
Scott Payne of Warrenton, Virginia, at
the rate of $50 month, was passed.
Nothing has yet been done in re-
spect at the postmastership at Norfolk,
Virginia. 1t has been reported to the
Postmaster General that Mr.. Walter
Sharp, who has been recommended by
the congressman from the Norfolk dis
trct, did criticize President Cleveland's
course, and though it was at first sup
posed that his voting for Palmer would
have absolved him from such an offense,
it now appears that it was not and that
q breath against Mr.. Cleveland is un-
pardonable, so that Norfolk may yet
have dark horse for its postmaster.
The cabinet slate, up to date, as be-
lieved here, is as follows: Secretary of
State, Sherman; Secretary of the Treas
ury, Gage; Secretary of War, Alger;
Attorney General, Golf; Postmaster
General, Long; Secretary of the Navy,
undecided; Secretary OF the Interior,
M'Kenua, and Secretary of Agriculture,
Wilson. 1t is reported here that Mr..
Gage favored the single tax, and en-