Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Jan. Is.

morning decided to leave the text of
the resolution providing for an inter-
national monetary conference as previ-
ously submitted, to the conference. 1t
will be reported to the Senate on Mon
day. The caucus was not largely at
tended and during the day Mr.. Chan
dler will sec the other Senators and
gather their views on the action taken
this morning. 1t was thought to be in
advisable to insert the word 'unlimit-
ed'' for the reason that it would tend
10 confuse and possibly mislead Eu-
ropean delegates. The resolution close
ly follows the text of the four previous
acts providing for conferences and it is
claimed means free and unlimited"
coinage as strongly as if that word WIS
used. AS agreed to, the resolution au-
thorizes the President after March
fourth next to appoint five or more
delegates to an international confer
ence to be called for the purpose of de-
termining ratio for the coinage of gold
and silver, and authorizing the free
mintage of gold and silver at such ratio
as may be agreed upon by that confer
ence. Some of the silver democrats
urge that the word UNLIMITED" should
be added and there will be opposition
from few Senators by reason of the
however, that the passage of the reso-
luton will be endangered. A careful
canvas of the Senate shows that there
is general willingness to permit the
resolution to be adopted without much
debate. The silver men will take little
part in the discussion unless the gold
men precipitate it. In that event sew
eral silver Senators, among them MIR.
Cockrell, of Missouri, will speak on the
resolution and chances are that under
such conditions financial debate may
be injected into the proceedings of the
Senate.
Minister De LONE, who is always
kept advised of every important move
ment in Cuba, discredits the report
that Gomez has captured the city OF
Santa Clara. He says that Gomez has
not more than 1880 men with him in
stead of $4,000 as reported and that
Gomez has not been anywhere in the
neighborhood of Santa Clara. The
minister, however, has no official news
on the subject. A similar story, he
says, was printed year ago and hal
no foundation in fact
President Cleveland was deeply Of
fected by the news of thhE K i
Minister Willis. IL 20 death OF
Willis f" 80. ne mad known Mr..
I .Jr many years and officially had
been closely associated with him. He
was an honest and thoroughly capable
man whom the President held in the
highest esteem and of whose death
he learned with deepest regret.
The House Committee on Elections
number two, to-day decided the contest
ed case of Beattie VS.. Price, from the
third Louisiana district, in favor of Mr..
Price, the sitting member. The case OF
Benoit vs. Boatner, from the fifth
Louisiana district, was set for hearing
on the twenty-sixth inst. This is the
second contest in this district, this Con-
gress. In the first contest, the seat
was declared vacant and another cleo
ton ordered. Mr.. Bostner was declar
ed elected and now Mr.. Benoit makes
a second contest.
The House committee on military
affairs to-day ordered a favorable report
on the bill introduced by Mr.. Parker
to increase the efficiency of the army
of the United States and to localiZe the
recruiting OF regiments in time of war
The measure authorizes the President
in time of war to increase the number
of. enlisted men and non-commisson-
ed officers in each troop of cavalry,
battery of artillery and company of in
fantry to war strength not exceeding
double the strength provided by law.
To facilitate the raising and recruiting
of troops the President, in his discre-
ton, may order each or any regiment
of the army to draw its recruits from
State or States designated by him, the
troops so drawn to be counted as form
ing part of the quota of troops from
the State called for by the United
States.
The steel board which has been con-
sidering the defective material furnish
cd by the Carnegie company for the
battleships Kearsarge, Kentucky, IL
linois and Alabama, has recommend
ed to Secretary Herbert that the ship
builders be permitted to 60 ahead with
the work on those vessels and in case
any plate develops weakness while be-
ing formed to fit the frames, thorough
test be made of the group of material
to which such plate belongs. The Sec
rotary approved the suggestion, and
particularly at Newport News, where
most of the workmen had to be laid oil,
operations will be resumed.
There will be meeting Of the Y. Nj.
I. alumni committee this evening at
the residence of Mr.. Wheatley, Bill
N street n. ,w.,-R. w. Silvertie, Presi.
dent of Maryland Agricultural College,
chairman Mr.. Wheatley, of Washing
ton; Rev. Giles B. Cooke, of Maryland;
Gen. w. II. Payne, Of Virginia, and
Major P. J. Otey, members,-to consid-
or the matter of q memorial to the late
Gen. F. 81. Smith, 'old Spex," to be
erected at the V. M. l.
Congressman Otey and wife, Mrs,
Ward, his daughter, and Mrs. w. Il.
Otey attended the reception of the
President to receive the Diplomatic
Corps last night. Mr.. Otey was the
only Virginia Congressman present.
Colonel Henry, the deputy postmas-
ter at Norfolk, whose appointment as
postmaster Of that city was determined
upon yesterday, arrived here this morn
ing and upset the whole arrangement
by saving he could not accept the APP