Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-09

the first taken the position that it is en-
easier matter to get major generals than
to get republican Seniors.
The Senate committee on finance
CONTINUED its work to-day on the war
revenue bill. They have decided to
leave the beer schedule as it passed the
House except that the rebate is to be
increased from 4 TO u per cent. The
democratic members of the committee
have completed their amendments and
decided fully upon q programme Ia
addition to their provision for corpo'
ration tax they will offer an amend
ment authorizing the issuance CT Slo0-,
900 900 in non-interest bearing treasury
notes and another authorizing the coin
age of the silver seigniorage in the
treasury. The rate OF taxation for cor
porations has been reduced in their
programme to one half OF one per cent.
Ia now seems quite certain that these
provisions will be incorporated in tbs
bill as reported to the Senate aud that
the bond provision will be stricken out.
Tbs War Department has determined
that the first regiments raised in each
State mustered in and found ready Tor
service are to be sent TO Chickamauga
and thence to Tampa aad other Gulf
ports. including Mobile. New Orleans
and Galveston preparatory to embark
Jag for Caba. The second division OF
regiments 90 to Washington, where
tney are to form grand reserve,
ready to reinforce the Cuban army at
any moment, to man the coast defense5
or for other purposes. The third divls-
ion is 10 remain for the present in the
States in which the organizations are
mustered, subject to call for duty in the
Philippines or for general reserve pur-
poses. Possibly they may never be
called TO leave their native States. For
the L. 5. volunteer army Virginia is
called upon for only..one regiment OF
infantry.
Representative Do;kery OF Missouri,
minority member OF the House com
mittee on appropriations, has introduced
a concurrent resolution declaring that
when the two Houses adjourn on Mon
day, June 9Th, they stand adjourned
until y o'clock meridian, on Tuesday
July 10. 1898. 1t was referred to the
ways and means committee.
The u S. Supreme Court to day de-
cided the case OF the Boyden Power
Brake Company W.. the Westinghouse
Company, holding there has been no in
Engagement Of the patent of the West
inghouse Company by the Boyden Com
pany.
Secretary Alger sent to Congress to-
dav the draft Of bill fer the protection
of harbor defenses aud Notifications Of
the country, recommending early &C.
ton. 1t makes the irjuriug of mines
penal otfense, punishable by fine and
impli sonment.
The Cabinet to-day decided on an
aggressive" campaign against Spain
in the Philippines. Five thousand
troops will be sent. 1t expects impor-
tant news soon from Sampson who has
moved against Porto Rico. 1t is not
believed he will encounter Spanish fleet
at Porto Rico. Later on Havana will
be attacked from the rear by United
States and iDsurgent troops and by the
Il let in iroat.
The Secretary of War has directed
the adjutant general OF the army to or
der one regiment of the District Ma
tional Guard to 60 into camp to-mor-
row.
AL is not well either in the War or
Navy Department. At the former
Secretary Alger is said to have succeed
ed in breaking up the national guard
all over the country and mixing up
things generally, but in doing nothing
com mendable, and at the latter. that
Secretary Long belongs TO peace So
ciety
The U. S. Supreme Court rendered
another decision to-day against the
liquor diapensary law ofSouth Carolina.
People from Culpeper here to-day
say the Minute Men of that town will
start for Richmond Wednesday morn.
ing
1t is we'll understood here that were
it not for Engand'5 refusal TO join them,
the European powers would interfere in
the Yankee Spanko," war, as it is now
termed aboard.
The President sent message to both
b anches of Congress to-day in reference TO
the Manila affair, which he had ordered,
and stating that he had appointed Commodore
Dewey acting rear admiral. Both houses
ini mediately passed resolutions Of thanks
to the Commodore also bill creating
an additional rear admiralship, % that he
could have it
large number of Rsptists now n attend.
gnce upon the association in Norfolk will
make an excursion to this city on one of the
boats of the Norfolk line, arriving here TO.
morrow night.
People here to-day from the section of Viz
gina west and south OF Ibis city say all the
water courses in that sections are high owing
10 the late rains but that the crops there, es
pecally wheat never looked bettsr.
A fe:o ption to investigate trusts and COM
bires and the reas1n why they are not
broken up under the law was introduced in
the Senate to day by Mr. Cannon of Utsh.
who asked that it be considered, but that re-
quest was not only objected TO by Messrs. |
GalIinger Of New Hampshire and Quay Of |
Pennsylvania but MIR. Plstt, of Connecticut, |
censured MI Cannon for introducing it
As soon ss Congressman Rixey Of the Alex.
and.a district shall be informed by the Navy
Department Of tho proper time for cadet |
from his district 10 present himself at |
Annapolis to Il the va"ancy occasioned by |
the resignation of Cadet NJ. NJ Green Of War.
renton, he will notify tho applicants for the
vacancy of the time and place at which a
competitive examination shall be held
J. 4. Boiling waz appointed pos master at
Alden, Prince Williar4 county, Va, to-day,
eice A. S. Eichelbcrger, removed.
The House military committee to-day nlsde
a favor ,bo report upon the bill to enlist
10 600 yellow fever immunes The ONLY men,