Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondenco OF the Aexandrls 9aEeIVe'-
WASHINGTON, May 5.


WASHINGTON, May 3.
The Senate committee on finance
as a body was not in session to-day,
having adjourned over until tomorrow
in order to permit the democratic
members to prepare a substitute for
the bond provision of the bill. There
is now no doubt that there will be
majority in committee against the bond
feature as Senator Jones, of Nevada,
has taken position against it and
Senator Wolcott has indicated that ne
will oppose it if an acceptable substi-
tute can oe secured. There is little
doubt from Senator Wolcott'5 express
sions in the committee yesterday and
the fact that he did not sit with the re-
publican members TO day that ne WI
Y tie TO eliminate the bond provlsloD,
bat it is understood that he is not quite
GEAR as to the support of substitute.
The republican members are quite dis :
turbed over the discovery OF his posi-
ton and are considering how to best re :
pair the breach occasioned by his prob
able detection. They were not SO
greatly surprised at Mr. Jones's posi-
lion, although they had hoped to De
able to secure his support OF the meas
are practically as it passed The House
The House committee on foreign al
fairs met to-day and considered various
bills aud resolutions relating to the an
nexation of Hawaii by legislative &C
ton but took no definite action, ad-
iourning until next Tuesday. 1t Ii
claimed that majority OF the mem
bers favor the resolution.
1t is understood that if there should
oe favorable report in favor OF an
nexing Hawaii, the speaker will not IL,
terpose any obi lection. 1t is also statec
that The administration Is pressing
early action.
As Senator Burrows of Michigan LEFT
the White House to-day he said
Everything is moving along smoothly
and well. What we want now /:
Porto REQ. We ought to have tina
10 morrow" "WiIl it be as soon a.
that, Senator Eyes" was the re
DIV, probably in a day or two
While RETAINING from saying wha
transpired during his brief Interview
with the President, his statement tina
the seizure of Porto Rico is expected
10 be effected in day or two, wa
thought by his hearers, to be slgnlh
cant. Other persons who were will
the President to-day assert that Their
is a strong likelihood that Porto Ric'
will be in the hands of the Unitet
| States within forty-eight hours. Tn
immediate seizure OF the island, the.
assert, has been ordered, though direc
official confirmation is lacking.
Despite the hourly expectation OF al
Jfiicial dispatch from Commodor
Dewey via Hong Kong, there were n
important advices at the White Hou5
up to II o'clock.
A very intelligent negro OF this city
riding in a street car here to-day, toll
d well known white lawyer Of his &C
uuaintance that he had been asket
yes .erday what the existing war Wa
for, he said that he had been IN
able to make an intelligent reply, en'
requested the necessary information up
Do which to do sc when he met his en-
quirer again. The lawyer replied cha
| rarely gave direct answers, but that wha
| ne thought might be implied from To
following. He called upon Presiden
| Cleveland once in behalf of "hu
manity," and promised his request b.
| saving be was 81 organized eelemosv
nary institution. What is that !?
,sked the President. He replied, VIII
4 id fool who goes about straining hi
back to cure somebody else's cut finger
You can make the application.
Congressman Walker of Virginia
who has rendered his services to tn
President for military purposes, did g
with the understanding that he woul'
accept no commission less than that
a brigadiel general, which he will no
get.
Young Dir. NJ. NJ. Green Of Warren
toa, Va, naval cadet at Annapolis
| has failed to pass the physical part o
his examination, on account of defec
tive eye.sight. and has resigned. Hi
successor will not be appointed 70
some weeks yet.
OF all the many civilian" officers O
the volunteer force so far appointed b.
| the President, only one, Gen. Wheeler
cast his ballot with the six and hal
million Americans who voted tn
| democratic ticket at the last Presiden
tial election.
A stock company has beon organized
to establish a telephone line from her
TO Round Hill, along the line of tn
Southern Railway, with branch t
| Alexandria.
Applicants for the few remaining feeders
offices in tina I'd, the Norfolk district, of Viz
| GINA, may like to know that Congressman
Wise Of that district says he has made n
| promises respecting those offices and that be
fore making recommendations for them h
will consult the local committees
THR METHoDIsTS.-The thirteenth
general Conference Of the Methods
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