Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-11
sure continue to protest that lis pros
meets should not be ruined.

continue to protest that lis pros
poets should not De ruined.
1t is said at the War Department
that Spain holds the technical title OF
ownership of the Philippines Islands
and will continue o do so until the
Spanish treaty has been ratified by the
Spanish Cortes. Then these islands
will be under the jurisdiction OF h
States. In the meantime the
United States holds the actual posses
sion under the terms of the protocol.
Other nations should withhold any
recognition until that tins. Assoon as
the treaty is ratified every soldier who
enlisted for the Hispauo-American war,
in both regulars and volunteers, Will
have a right to demand mis- discharge.
Should all join in the request 1t would
have the effect of reducing the army to
its former peace basis of about 25,OOO
men, making it utterly unable to cops
with present conditions in the Philip
pines, Cuba and Porto Rico.
The military appropriation bill car
ries eighty million dollars, but was pre-,
pared with the idea that there would
be- a large deficit which would be pro-
vided for in a deficiency bill.
The House to-day insisted upon
the Newport News public building
bill and the Bowman bill, and referred
both to conference committees.
The President to-day granted q par
don to Edward R. Cassatt, president OF
the First National Bank at Pella, Ia,
who was convicted of embezzling
the funds of the bank and sentenced to
nine years imprisonment. The Presi-
dent has committed the sentence to
four wears aud six months actual con-
6nement. Cassatt was a prominent cit
izen of Iowa, and during the time o.
the e~mbeZzlement it was shown that he
was a victim of iutemperance.
The bill to increase the wages of tbs
navy yard employees fifty per cent. fol
extra work during the recent war hur'
~ passed the House this afternoon. i
| will be cent to the Senate at once, and
| il is said, is sure to pass there also. MIR
| Rixey. who is a member OF the House
naval committee, has greatly promoted
| this bill and Mr.. Martin has assured ii
| benefciaries that he will assist il to th'
| extent of his power in the Senate. Thl
will be good news TO many people II
Alexandria.
Among those who have subscribed
for seats at the national Democrat,
| banquet to be given here on the 22nt
are Mr.. r. E. Lee of Fairfax county
and ex Congressman Meredith of Prime
William county, Virginia.
Senator Martin at one o'clock to de.
| said he had as yet been unable TO d.
any thing toward having the appropri
alton for deepening the channel of tn,
Potomac below Alexandria increased
for the reason shat he had been unabl
to get the engineers report on that sub
ject.
As there is some difference in respec
of the one clerk of the U. S. courr 70
the eastern district of Virginia, provid
ID for by the bill now on Mr.. Speake
Reid's table, as to whether he shall b
at Richmond or Norfolk, that bill vii
probably lie there for some time.
Congressman Otey of Virginia was q
the Office of the paymaster general o
the army to-day to see about the pa.
due Lieut.. r. H. T. Adams of Co. L
3rd Virginia regiment He was ais
at the Postofice Department to have
p~ostofice established at South View
near Salem, Roanoke county.
Horace a. Taylor, of Wisconsin, wa
nominated for Assistant Secretary c
the Treasury to-day.
Mr.. Perkins, one Of the several repubiica
Senators who voted for the ratification OF tn
treaty against their convictions, says that fuI
" saven-eighths of the republicans are in ia
yor of the adoption Of the McEnery r~esolutio
bearing upon that question. Some of the othe
republican Senators, however, are not di:
posed 20 permit the resolution to come 10
vote if they can prevent it, and the same
true of many of the democrats, the latter be
lieving that SIR. McEDery's proposition is NJ
binding on this government.
Congressman Utey OF Virginia will leav
mere this afternoon on his proposed trip I
California. via New Orleans.
A bill to give Mrs. Semple. q daughter c
the late President Tyler, Il pension of $50
month, was passed ny the douse last nigh
The conference committee to which it will b
sent will. it is supposed, increase it to $50.
Senator Chand er sad to-day the %intentio
of his republican colleagues IS to take up tn
army bill next Monday snd to insist upon il
passage even to the exclusion Of the n%ecessar,
appropriation bills, and if those bills be nc
passed, an extra session would have to b.
called.
Congressman Wise of Virginia says he vii
win his contest for a seat in the next Con
gress. and that then, being yindicated, he vii
abandon politics forever sud be gentleman