Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
he ratified. and this started the dis


cussion. Senator Morgan, of Alabama,
took the floor Immediately, and began
a vigorous speech against the ratifica-
ton of the convention. The statements
of the Senators from Alabama were
largely repetitions of the speeches made
by him on the same subject during the
last session, when the unsuccessful
effort was made to ratify the treaty.
He took the ground that it would be
unwise and impolitic for the United
States to tie its hands by treaty OF ar
bitration of any sort whatever SO long
as the other contracting party was
Great Britain. That country, he con.
tended, was the general enemy of all
nations; its hand was raised against ali
other powers in its struggle tor terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and its fight Tor
the valuable possessions of the world.
There was in this treaty, he ar
gued, hidden pitfall into which the
United States was about to plunge
and he urged Senators to refuse 10
sanction treaty that gave our natural
enemy every advantage; treaty that
was useless and formulated in response
to sentiment that ought not to exer-
else the slightest control in the man.
agement of the affairs of great nation.
Mr.. Morgan spoke also for his col
leagues on the committee, Messrs. Mills
and Daniel, but it is probable that be.
| fore the debate has proceeded very lar
both of these men will have something
TO say for themselves. The chances
are that the debate will continue
through several days.
Things looked comparatively quiet
around the White House to-day. The
crowd was small and the President hac
a fairly easy time. He had confer
-nce with Secretary Aleer during the
morning while the applicants for Office
waited in the corridor. The White
House was closed to day to all except
those who came on business. This wa:
done to allow the decorators uninter
rupted possession of the private parlor'
where Mrs. Mckinley will receive the
ladies' of the diplomatic corps tb:
afternoon.
1t is considered practically settled il
the Navy Department that Admira
Rimsay's successor as chief OF the most
important bureau, that OF navigation:
will be Commodore Albert KantZ, now
a captaiu, but to be promoted April
on Admiral Ramsay's retirement.
The tariff bill will be reported to the
House tomorrow by the ways anc
means committee. So far as Chairman
Dingley and his republican associates
can influence action the iinal vote OF
the measure will be taken in the House
ON the 3lst instant. The bill will bj
called up for consideration on Monday
next. The democrats manifested con
siderable opposition at to-day
meeting to reporting the bill be
fore Monday next, their conten
ton being that in justice to th'
minority it should be retained in com
mittee until that time. MIR. Wheele
urged that if the bill was to pass th'
House on the 31st instant, it were bet
ter to call it upon Friday. AS tn
democrats were not q unit respecting
this proposition it was not agreed to
1t was understood, however, that nigh
sessions should be held in order that al
the members of the House might have
an opportunity of expressing thei
views.
| Among Secretary Sherman's caller
at the customary diplomatic reception
to-day was Minister Hatch, who wa
accompanied by Attorney Genera
VIM. Owen Smith, of Hawaii. 1t i
understood that their visit while no
for the purpose Of asking for annexa
ton enabled the secretary to becom
familiar with the financial shown:
made by the government of the island
in the past year and the demonstration
Of its minister OF finance that tn
United States would find it profitabl
to assume the Hawaiian national deb
of s., 100000.
The President to-day sent to tn
Senate the following nominations
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, to b.
Minister to Mexico; w. M. Osborne, O
Massachusetts, to be consul general a
London; J. K. Gowdy, of Indiana, con
sui general at Paris; j. h. Brigham, o
Ohio, to be assistant Secretary OF Agri
culture; P. S. Heath, of Indiana, to be
first assistant postmaster general.
OF 80 cases of Americans imprisoned
in Cuba during the war, which hav,
been reported to the State Department
and upon which action has been taken
it is stated that but IA cases are q
present pending.
This has been very interesting
week in Washington to the many
prominent Virginia republicans who
have been here in consultation as tt
the distribution of federal patronage
in their State said q prominent re
publican to-day. The State executive
committee has been in session to con
suit with the various leaders from diff
ferent sections of the State as to tht
best policy to be pursued to bring
about harmony between the executive
committee and the two republican
members Of Congress. 1t is generally
believed that Gen. Walker will be sat
isfied with the U. S. marshalship TO-
the western district and the local pa
tronage of his district. Congressman
Yost, however, still insists upon all tn,
prerogatives of his position against thu
executive committee and the ma
tional committeeman, ex-Congress
man Bowden. The latter does no
wish to antagorize the two Con
gressmen if they will consen
to any, what he terms, reasonable com
p omise as to the distribution of pa
tronage. 1t is reported to-day tha