Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-16
FROM WASHING TON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. April 16.


Correspondence Of the Alexandria GaSette.]
WASHINGTON. April 16.
Consul General Lee spent grea'
portion of the day &C the War Depart
ment in consultation with Secretary
Alger, presumably for the purpose OF
giving the latter the benefit of his in
formation respecting the condition OF
the Spanish military forces on the ISL
and of Cuba and the defense OF its har'
bors.
Senator Teller to day offered sub
stitute for the pending Cuban resolu.
tions including distinct disavowal OF
any purpose of conquest.
Senators Gallery, Wellington and
White, who have been granted four
hours of debate to-day to present their
side of the Cuban question, represent
the non-intervention policy. None of
them believes that the United States
should interfere in Cuban affairs, and
that present hostile demonstrations
have unnecessarily been forwarded by
the war spirit.
Representative Jones, of Virginia,
has introduced a resolution calling on
the President for copies of all the cor
respondence between the State Depart
ment and the y. S. Consul General at
Havana since May l, 1896, and up to
the present time, together with copies
of any reports made and documents
transmitted by General Lee during that
period.
A telegram received at the State De-
partment this morning from Ambassa-
dor Porter states that Mr.. Robert NJ.
McLaue, of Baltimore, former Minister
TO France, died at Paris at six o'clock
this morning. He had been i'll for
some time aud passed quietly away.
1t is the general understanding at the
Senate this evening that the Senate
Cuban resolution, amended by provid-
ing for the recognition of the Republic
Of Cuba, will be adopted before the
close OF the legislative session of to-day,
even if that have to be prolonged until
tomorrow, but as twenty-odd Senators
are on the list of speakers and some OF
them will make long speeches, when
the final vote will be taken no body
can tell. The resolution will then have
10 20 back to the House on Monday for
concurrence or amendment, and will
then 90 to the White House for ap'
prevail.
Mr.. Speaker Reed promised Con-
gresham Osey today that il it were
ssible, he would recognize him this
evening to call up the bill for referring
the claim Of the heirs of the late J: n
McVeigb, of Alexandria, TO the Court
OF Claims.
A number of officers of the National
Guard from different states were be-
f1re the subcommittee of the House
military affairs COMMITTEES which is in
charge OF the army reorganization bill.
The bill is for the three battalion forma'
ton, the appointment of % majors and
the expansion of the army in time OF
war to about $4,000 Tne officers re-
f,rred to generally favored the bill as it
would, as modified, in no wise interfere
with their organization. The three
battalion formation was highly conf
mended. The strength of the COM
panies has been reduced from $50 men
to 122 and a still further reduction to
about 106 is contemplated.
Messrs. Saunders, Moore and Chris
tan, of Richmond, representing the
wholesale grocery trade of their city,
arrived here this morning, and had an
interview with Senator Daniel for the
purpose of urging him to oppose any
tax on coffee or any increase IN the
tariff on sugar; but they soon found out
that if war shall come, the taxes against
which they protest will be among the
first that will be imposed.
1t is said by the conservative people
at he Capitol to-day that though MIR.
Wellington made bad break yester-
day, he recouped to day by his speech
in opposition to those who would rush
the country iuto war In this connec.
ton it is stated that an eX Senator from
one of the GulfStates, now here, said to-
day the democrats were making great
mistake in helping the republicans to
bring on war, and that they and the
whole country will realize the effects
thereof 70 their sorrow, before six
months shall have elapsed.
Adjutant General Corbin said to-day in the
most positive terms that no call for yolun.
teers for military service, either militiamen
or others would be made unless such stop
be authorized by Congress- and approved by
the President.
The members of the House arc SO anxious
to commence host!itios with Spain that to.
day they actually provided for meeting two
hours earlier on Monday than usual.
The warriors here say the war with Spain
wi ba nndp1 in n hot
Rico, with its supply of coal, will be captured
in week.
The Navy Department has bo1ght the
steamer Yorktown of the Old Dominion line
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
Governor Tyler yesterday announced