Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-04
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commission has Just suOmittcu Ooue
for the approval Of the Cabinet before
putting the laws in effect. They were
offered by Secretary Root. The Fillpi-
nos will be allowed to elect their own
MAYORS aud boards OF aldermen for
their government. Just as fast IS the
different cities or towns prove them
selves law abiding and peaceful they
will be granted the right ofselt-govern-
ment. The Cabinet approved the code
as a whole.
The fight against oloemargarine will
break out in the House tomorrow snd
the fighters are gathering for the fray.
In the Senate Senator Mason OF Illinois,
an opponent of the bill, will endeavor
to have it referred to his committee, the
committee on manufactures.
The army reorganization Dill win
some final touches put on by the mill
tsry affairs committee was reported TO
the House today. Oae of the latest
provisions gives the rank OF Brigadier-
General to Generals Lee, Wheeler and
Wilson and that of Msjor.General to
General Shsfter and makes way Tor
their retirement. The anti-caDteen
provision is modified so that mo officer
or private soldier shall sell Intoxicating
drinks of any kind, es a bartender or
otherwise, in any army post, or on any
army transport, or in any encsmpment,
or fort, or on any premises used for
military purposes by the United States.
This does not abolish the army canteeD,
as urged by the amendment offered by
Representative Hay. OF Virginia.
Governor-elec Dockery OF Missouri
called at the White House today 10
pay his respects to the President. be
is outsooken against the ship subsidy
bill. "a high protective tariff will
never 60 he I'd in hand with great mer-
chant MARINE" he said: I'm order to
max shipping pay the ship owners must
carry goods both ways. With the high
tariff wall around the country our
ship owners can only take cargoes
across the water. They will have none
10 bring buck.
The arst appropriation bill OF the
session, known as the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial bill, was reported
by the appropriation committee today.
1t provides for the appropriation for the
fiscal year eading June 80, 1902, for the
department in question. The estimates
amounted to $50, 399, 500; the bill car
ries S24. 496, sos. The appropriation is
1899, 495 in exc SO of the appropriation
for the current fiscal year. The num-
Der of salaries provided is 80 more than
those of the current year,
The most important action at the
second days session OF the w. G. I. U.
convention WAS the adoption OF a
resolution authorizing the presiding Of
fcer to send petition to the President
OF the United States and to the Senate
and to the House of Representatives
asking for legislation to extend our
island possessions the same laws that
prohibit the selling OF intoxicants TO
Indians. The President was also asked
to re enact the pullified anti-canteeD
law.
In the Senate today Mr.. Clay intro
duced bill to admit free of duty ar
ticles controlled by trust.
A largk batch OF recess appointments
were announced to the Senate today,
by the President. The only new ap-
pointment is that of Silas Alexander,
New Mexico, to be associate justice OF
the Supreme Court of that territory.
The caucus OF the democrats OF the
House on the army bill came to no de-
termination and the understanding to-
day is that they will offer no amend
msnt, to or substitute for, the bill, but
simply 60 on record as opposed to it,
and throw its responsibility on the
republicans.
Elk Congressman Walker of Virginia
is already at work among the republic
can members OF the House on his pro-
posed contest for Mr.. Rhes's seat, and
is making great ado about ballot
that was used ct one OF the precincts In
Scott county in HE district.
A prominent Virginia democrat here
today says he understands that if Judge
Whittier of the Danville circuit shall be
elected a member of the Court of APP
peals Mr. Speaker Saunders will be
candidate for the vacancy.
In respect of the matter of interfsr-
ring with negro suffrage in the South, q
large majority of the republican mem
bers of both branches of Congress are in
favor of having nothing to do With it,
and OF letting the Southern States set
tie 1t as they think best, and it may be
safely stated that no attempt will be
made, certainly at this session, at any
such interference as that referred to.
Representative Rbea, OF Virginia.
says he believes il it had not been for
the constitutional convention in this
state bis majority would have been
twice as larse az it was, and that the
democratic msjosi 2 in the State would
have been hundred thousand.
Messrs. Hum, Clements aud Curtis,
OF AlexsDdria cOunty, accompanied by
Col. Allen spd bis assistant engineer,
and Mr.. Burr, the architect OF the pro-
posed Arlington bridge, appeared before
the House Interstate commerce COM
mittee this morning and urged the pas.
sage of the bill for that bridge. The
committee seemed favorable ard will fix
a day for further consideration.
In mis- annual report made pablo this
morning Inspector General BIeekenride says
"Since the rendition of the annual report the
military Establishment has undergone inn
poItant changes. Perhaps no two battles in
one year ever had so much efsoct upon the
history and destiny OF our country as those
Of Ma lila and Santiago in May and July,
1898"
The following changes in the f0urth-clsss
postoffices of Virginia were made today
Knoxville, Buckingham county, J. L. Cole
man was appointed postmaster, vice J. N.
Hines, resigned; HUBBARD, Buckingham coun.
ty, p. E. Crews, vice J. p. Hsckett, dead;
Narcott, Floyd county, julius Dickerson, wee
NJ. F. Scott, resigned; Rieley, Nelson county,
A. w. Fitzgerald, vice d. A. Carr, resigned;
Slate, Floyd county, ]. K. Lowell, vice J. ?,