Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.


of Indianapolis. They were opposed
by Mr.. A. G. Harrison, also of Indian
apolis, counsel for the City Railway
Company, a corporation claiming a
franchise to operate street cars in that
city as against the franchise of the Citi-
zens' Company. The latter corporation,
which had been in existence thirty
years, sued in the Circuit Court for
Indiana, for junction prohibiting the
City Company from proceeding under
it's alleged charter, on the ground that
it was violation of the contract be-
tween the City and Citizens Company.
Judge Woods entered decree in ac-
cordance with the prayer of the com
plant, and the City Company appealed
to the Supreme Court of the United
States. The argument was almost
wholly technical, but the presence Of
an President in the court attracted
a large attendance during the afternoon.
Secretary Sherman has received a
cablegram from Consul General Lee,
dated late yesterday evening, saying
Oscar Cespedes, native of Key
West, is released from Cabanas, on con.
dition he leaves the island"
Sixteen applications for positions un-
der the Treasury Department were flied
with Secretary Gage to-day. Among
them were the following VIM. Young.
blood, of Alabama, applied for the posi-
ton of Auditor for the Interior Depart
ment; Talieson Evans, New York city
for Auditor for the War Department.
Daniel Ramey, of Washington, d. c..
for Deputy Auditor for the War De-
partment, and E. B. NJ. Brown, of Co
lumbus, Ga, for Commissioner General
of Immigration.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations to-day ordered favorable re
port on the arbitration treaty to bt
made to the Senate tomorrow, with
certain amendments. Chairman Davis
was instructed to push the considera
tan of the convention with all possible
speed. The designation of King Oscar
of Sweden and Norway as the umpire
has been stricken out, as has been al
reference to the justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States as members
of the tribunal established under Che
treaty. In place of this designation ii
is stipulated that '.jurists of repute'
shall be named by the President to act
as such arbitrars. The chief amend
ment to the convention, however, is
found in the clause which reserves to
the United States the sanction of the
whole treaty making power in deciding
what questions shall be submitted to ar
bitration. This provisions will make il
necessary for the President to submit
to the Senate for it's approval or disap-
prevail all questions intended to be
submitted to the arbitration court. 1t
is quite likely that much of the time
during the next two weeks will be
spent in executive session. Pending
the arrival of the tariff bill in the Sen
ate the treaty will be discussed to
gether with the consideration of presi
Dental nominations, and it is the con-
Gdent expection Of the committee that
it will be able to have this convention
out of the way by the first of April.
A conference on the subject of en-
forcing the neutrality and navigation
laws was held at the White House to-
day between the President, Secretary
Sherman, Secretary Gage, Secretary
Long and Attorney General McKenna.
1t lasted nearly two hours during the
time when the rush of visitors was
greatest and many callers went away
disappointed in the hope of seeing the
President after waiting for some time.
The question that formed the basis for
the conference related to the steamer
Dauntless, now under surveillance at
Jacksonville, Fla. Her owner has
made application to clear from Jackson
vile with cargo of munitions of war
and the conference to-day was held for
the purpose of arriving at decision as
to the right of the United States to
grant or reject the application. Law
books were sent for by the Attorney
General and the statutes on the subject
of flibustering read and commented on.
Mr.. Otey of Virginia has introduced
the following bills in the House: For
the relief of the heirs of the late J. n.
McVeigh of Alexandria; ]. W. Chand-
Ter of Halifax county; Nancy Susan
Thompson of Montgomery county !;
Charles T. Plunket of Lynchburg !,
widow and heirs of H. c. Wade Of
Campbell county; w. T. Fitzpatrick of
Bedford county; S. Plumer Martin,
alias Martin Phelps; Morgan College ;
Il. l.. Johnson of Halifax county Mary
A. Tracy. widow of John c. Tracy !;
James Whittier J. D. NJ. Perrow of
Campbell county Irena Redman of
Bedford county; E. II. Murrell of
Lynchburg Arthur Cornell of Lynch.
burg; Masonic Order of Keysvile ::
Mrs. Harriet ]. Huller. Mr.. Otey has
also introduced the following public
bills: To amend the revenue laws con-
corning brandy fruits; to maintain the
integrity of US. coins to establish
term of the U. S. Court at Roanoke; to
restore captured and abandoned prop
erty; to complete the execution of the
treaty of 1919 between Spain and the
United States.
Ex.Congressman Meredith, of Vir-
ginis, was here to-day on private bus
mess. he says there is hardly any talk
about politics in his neighborhood now.
Asked as to the feeling about the next
State ticket, he said he had heard very
little OF it, but that little seem to be in
favor of Tyler for Governor and Scott
for Attorney General. Congressman
Hay, of the sane State, said the feeling
in his district also seemed to be in ia.
vor of Hoge Tyler. who had
been candidate for the nomination
before, and that in many cases in his