Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.

LEA4 L-LSE -zs = 4OL 1OLS AOIE- A-c1
viii D. Joined OF reaching Manila by
Prot. Worcester. who : the third civil
ian member. The object o. the CON-
mission i 70 represent the civil power
OF the PraSideEt il explaining the in
leution oftnis government 10 the natives
and 70 furnish Inc President with polit-
icaI Information regarding events in the
Philippines until civil government there
Is established While Admiral Dewey
and General O;is are in position 70 re-
port and advise fully upon purely mill
ia-y affairs, they deemed 1t advantage
Gus that pronineu. civilians should o.
there TO keep tne President informed q
70 political matters, and 30 recon-.
mended.
Jus. before the Senate adjourned
to-day Judge jonathan Ross was sTosn
in g Seaator IRON Vermont. He IVES
escorted 10 the desk by NJ. Proctor.
Judge Ross has taa most luxurians
beard tna- ms oeea seen among the
august Senator's since Nr. Peder OF
Kansas retired from public life here.
L !. long and oushy and alnos. snow
white. TIE npper LIP L clearly snaven,
and IL sone7nat resembles n taca AID
figure the late Senator Brown OF Geor.
gis.
There i u0doubsed authority tor the
statement that Senators Hear and Hale
have informed the leading spirits
among lhe anti-e1p3usionists that not
less taan eight republican Senator'S will
cot vote 20 ratity the treaty unless e
declaration i made N advance that the
Philippines axe Lot 10 be annexed
senator Tlllmso said to-day that Nj.
Eoar's resolution Recognizing the in
dependence OF those Islands Is nothing
more tnsu sheet lightning inasmucn
g i only expresses the sediment OF
.ne Senate. M Eoar Will Dc asked 20
make MS resolutions JOIN. one 80
t5as il VII have 70 90 10 the House
I'D tdeo 10 the President, 50 that III.
Mckinley will De compelled 70 either
sign .. veto i, s. Ar. IIIlnan sid OH
= democrats expressed II today. Ire
opposition confidently olaim Trey have
vo;e= enough 10 defeat ihe treaty
soould joiut resolution iail 70 PISS
tae House
TIE FRS Wines s-auinei oy the
var iuYes-Izzting commission today
~as Mr. Vo2el, 0: ne N=ison Morris
Packing Company aud the Fairbanks
Gaming Company. He defended the
quality Of tn= usal furnished Inc gov
eminent.
Cap. r. !. c. Irwin, OF Gen. Miles
STAFF. =sti6ed thas he came north On
tne transpor: Panama. He said the re-
J frigerated beef @nen pu. on me trans
port had the green ncli. L was put
on ice put decayed snd was thrown
overheard, because the stencil Was so
great that il endangered the sanitation
! Of the snip On which were several hul-
dred couvsle5c=ots. He lad heard
nothing about enbalued beef, and
thought the beef deczyed from natural
causes.
Gen. Charles Frederick Humphrey,
chisf- qusr:ernas5er OF the Fifth army
corps, told the familiar story Of the con-
ditiou 81 Tampa because q the lack o;
railroad facilities.
The Var Department has decided TO
court MARTA! Gen. Ezgao. Gen. Mar
retl Will be president OF the CONF which
will SIT a; Washington. Ga account OF
impossibility OF getting enough general
officers 10 make up the entire detail
there will be some officers OF junior
rank OF the court.
TIE revised statement OF Gen Eagsn
with a.. obiectional matter eliminated
was submitted 70 the war Investigating
commission this morning. Accompany
/ ing the statement was letter Of trsrz.
initial il watch Gen. Esgau formally
apologizad to the commission. Both
the statement and apology were accept
ed By the commission in executive ses-
sion.
Congressman Jones OF Virgins says
ne did not wait until Ar. Bailey had
voted on the proposition to strike cut
the appropriation for the civil service
commission before ne took his stand
against if, as Was reported, and that in
voting against it he hoped to De able
to retain some democratic employees.
Mr.. Jones also says the bonds for the
construction OF the Fredericksburg and
Northern Neck railroad were sold in
Europe for seventy cents OF the dollar
before the commencement OF the Span
ish war, but that that war broke the sale.
Agents OF the company will soon 90 TO
Europe and expec: 10 have little or DO
difficulty il completing the negotia-
tons. and that the road viii be built.
N. T. Browning was appointed post
master 81 R2sedale, Russell county,
Virginia. to-day, vice Alex. 3. Stuart,
removed.
TIE opponents Of the Spanish treaty
are more ssnguine OF success to day
than ever bziore, and some say the
threats OF the jiugo and expansions,
newspapers have Induced many Sena-
tors who were undecided, to vote
sgaiust the treaty merely for the
purpore to show that they can not De
intinidaied. There are no less than
eight republican Senators who will vote
against the treaty 10 its present shape.
and its few democratic supporters are
weakening. Mr.. Money, who was ia.
vorable 10 II at first, will nov oppose
it, for the reason that the President re-
fuses 10 inform the Senate OF the in
structions he gave the peace commits
sion.
Congressman Walker OF Virginia and
Cruupacker OF Indiana have deter
mined to postpone calling up the
Brown Swanson contested election casa
from Virginia until Thursday, instead
OF to-mofFow, as wss their announced
intention. Mr. Swanson has good
many personal friends on the republi-
can side OF the House, and in the pres
ent delayed condition OF the business
Of the Congress. and the limited time OF