Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-12

of War Revenue Tax as
Applied to Express Companies" AT
the close of the Freight Commlss 'oners
meeting the National Board OF Trade
will meet. The ideas brought forth at
the Freight Commissioners meeting Will
be presented to the trade organization.
Notwithstanding all the CAB In the
newspapers of this city, all of when are
now regarded as republican, the demo
cratic caucus held last Saturday nigne
was of the tamest possible character
Nearly ninety democratic niemoeIe
were present and Mr.. Bailey's resoiu'
ton to the effect that the action OF Two
thirds of the caucus should be binding
npon the other third was passed with
out any trouble and with only about q
dozen voting against 1T.
The President senta few unlmport
ant nominations and some of the same
sort of promotions in the army to the
Senate to-day.
To-day was devoted by the House to
the consideration OF bills in relation TO
the District of Columbia. In the Sen
ate Mr.. Vest of Missouri, made speech
in opposition to the seizure and hold
ing Of territory by the United States
for colonization purposes, and showed,
as the Gazette has previous said, that,
according to unanimous decision OF
the U. S. Supreme Court, when that
court was composed OF the ablest con-
stitutional lawyers of the land, that un'
der the Constitution this government
can acquire no territory for any such
purpose. -,
A delegation of Richmond people will
be here yn Wednesday 10 argue before
the river and harbor committee of the
House for twenty-five foot chsnne
in the James up to their city.
Colonel Bryan hes certainly resigned
his commission in the army, and vii
be here the toward latter part OF thl'
week,
Representative Rhea of Kentucky
who was educated at Westinghouse
College, Virginia, accepted en- invita-
ton rendered by Commander War
field of Lee Camp of Confederate Veto
rams of Alexandria this morning, to ad-
dress that camp at their next annus
meeting in January. General Wheel
or was subsequently invited, but hat
20 decline IS he is booked for speech
before the New York Confederates on
the same date.
1t was seriously proposed by some o
the republican members OF the House
to-day that that body should adjourn
as a mark of respect to the dead CubaI
insurgent, General Garcia, but nothing
came OF it. in consequence of the op
position of Mr.. Speaker Reed.
Mr.. Walker of Virginia, chairman o
the elections committee that reported
in favor of turning Mr.. Swanson out o
his seat in the House. has called
meeting of that committee for to-mor
row in reference to demanding consid
Grafton of that report by the House.
The Presidential party will leave thi
city for the South on special train a
, O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
| delegation of prominent citizens of Au
gusta, Ca, headed by Representativ
Fleming and ex-senator Walsh visited
the President to-day and cordially in
vited him to stop at Augusta, Ga.
Maxine and Angel Cortez, Filipinos
visited the President today. The.
are the sons of a Filipino millionair
who sympathizad with Aguinaido ant
was obliged to remove to Hong Konl
Tor safety. Their object in comm!
here was to secure citizenship through
q special act OF Congress if possible
and to ask that their property interest
10 the Philippines be given protection
No precedent could be found for thei
request as to naturalization and the,
will wait and have 10 become Amer
leans with the ratification of the treaty
General Greedy, chief of the Sigma
Corp, was examined by the War In
vestigation Commission this morning
His testimony was general defense G
his department.
The United States Supreme Cour
to-day decided that the law OF tn
State of Tennessee which makes Cit
z Ems of that State preferred creditors i
the case of insolvent foreign corpora
lions doing business in Tennessee, owe
citizens of other States, is unconstitu
tional.
By special appointment the four re
publican congressman from Virgins
had an interview at half-past three
! o'clock this evening with the Presiden
in relation to the dispensation of fed
eral patronage in Virginia and in re
spect of other Virginia masters.
| w. B. Atkinson was appointed postmaste
at OIdfeld, Charles City, county, Virginia, to
! y-ioa z O1dGald 6ecaaeed
! Mr.. Hepburn one Of the republican leaders
of the House, introduced bill to-day, pro
hibitiug the creation of any State, or States
out of any territory conquered since Januar.
/, 1898
Major General Miles appeared before tn
House military committee to-day and Wa
examined in relation to the proposed arm
bill.
The damages to the battleship Massachu
sets are very much more serious than at frs
| appeared and may take three months TO re
| pair. She struck a rock at least six inche
| higher than the vessels keel and it lftet
up the entire structure forward that distance
One compartment forward OF the double bot
tom and i've of the double bottom compart
ments are flooded
THE BICYCLE RACE.
Charles w. Miller, of Chicago, las
years six-day champion, won the bicy
Gle race at Madison Square Garden
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