Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENTS Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, March II.

DltratlOn treaty WITH OTedI DIlldlu lOl
two hours. AT 1890 p. IN. no recess
had been taken and no action bad been
agreed upon. The committee, owing
to the retirement Of Senators Sherman
and Cameron, now consists of but nine
members. OF these Messrs. Gray and
Mills were absent. The committee
adjourned without reaching con-
clusion on the arbitration treaty.
A further meeting WILDE held
Monday. Prior to the adjourn
ment Chairman Davis put each Sena-
tor on mis- honor not to say anything
about the discussion. 1t is known,
however, that the committee favors
the amendment previously reported
eliminating from the scope of the
treaty ali questions pertaining to the
! domestic or foreign policy of each par
ty, and q new one that will prohibit
The selection Of members of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States as
members of the court should the treaty
DO agreed TO.
Secretary Sherman had call shortly
before 10 o'clock this morning by APP
pointment from Mrs. Ruiz, widow Of the
man who is without foundation alleged
to have been murdered in the military
prison of Guanabacoa, Cuba, several
weeks ago. Mrs. Ruiz was accom-
panied by her five children and an in
terpreter whose presence was needed,
as she is unable to speak word OF
! English. The interview which lasted
about five minutes was devoted To u
4 rnn;tal <ft he. fnia1 1autifu inp
OF the family and their reliance upon the
| United States TO secure an indemnity
nom Spain on account Of the death OF
Ruiz who it is also claimed was
naturalized American citizen practicing
dentistry for the past ID years III Cuba.
Secretary Sherman after hearing the
complaint suggested that it would be
necessary to put the petition in writing
when the department would give it
prompt consideration. Mrs. Ruiz and
her children subsequently called al the
White House at 2:l5 p. IN. and had a
brief interview with the President.
When the Cabinet met ut Il o'clock
this morning for the second formal
meeting since the administration began
applicants for office and hackers OF APP
| picants were few and far between at
| the White House. The new rules have
begun to work with the success hoped
for by the President. He intends to
enforce them strictly. Even the alert
Senators who have made a practice of
reaching the White House at 9 o'clock
will be obliged to wait until 10 before
they can get into the executive office,
The rule for the reception of Senators
and Representatives ID operative at
! that hour and its enforcement began
this morning. The number of former
ofliceholders, including those who served
in Congress, who are applicants Tor po-
silions, is SO alarmingly large that the
President, following MIR. Cleveland's
example, will probably make some
rule concerning them. MIR. Cleve.
land decided not to reappoint any
of those who had held office under
previous administrations and adhered
| rgidly to the intention, making a few
notable exceptions only. Scores OF
men who served with Major Mckinley
| in Congress want some federal posi-
ton; scores of those who held places in
the executive branch of the govern
! ment are now in Washington impor.
| tuning the President to put them back
again. What President Mckinley in
tends to do with reference to this class
| is not known, but rumor has it that he
is not favorably impressed. Ex-Sena-
tor Warner Miller, of New York, eX
Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, eX
Congressman Wade, of Missouri, and
ex Senator Sanders, OF Montana, called
to-day. Some of them saw the Presi
dent and some did not 1t is under
stood that at the Cabinet meeting to-day
the Cuban situation WAS discussed, and
that the discussion ended with the I'M
derstanding that the policy hitherto
pursued of strict neutrality and en-
iorcement Of our neutrality laws would
be adhered to so long as the conditions
remain as at present.
The prevalent belief here on the sub
ject is that neither OF the three ap
pointed new Senator's will be admitted
to seats at the coming extra session Of
the Senate, for the reason, if no
other, that there will be opposition to
the admission of either separately and
As that opposition will necesstate de-
bate, and as debate, even with Vice
President Hobart's proposed business
methods" will necessarily prevent their
admission.
A petition is being circulated here
for signatures, among the democratic
residents of the city, for the reappoint-
ment of Mr.. Ross as the democratic
member of the board of commissioners
for the District of Columbia. 1t is re
ceiving, however. tho signatures of
only the gold boilers, and as the rule
is that there shall be q republican and
democratic member of the board, and
as the boilers are not democrats, it is
not supposed that the petition will be
effective.
1t is expected that though Colonel
Brady of Virginia is sick, he will be
here to-day or tomorrow, and if so
that the delayed conference of the
prominent republicans OF his State will
be held on the latter day for the pur-
pose of agreeing to some arrangement
by which the federal patron of their
State may be placed where it will do
them the most good. EX-Congressman
Bowden is ALREADY here and Judge
Waddill, and Messrs. Edgar and Brown
Allen, congressman Walker and Yost,
No1opal oD,h onJ oil tho othor 1o.l