Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
fCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gssette.l
Washington, May IL.


Isthmian canal commission were pres-
ept and answered the queries Of the
committee as to the objections to the
present adoption of legislation on the
subject. Ii is learned that Admiral
Walker told the committee that the
ps So zee of the pending bill at this time
would entail loss of from $25 ,000, 900
to $50. 900, 600 to the government before
any excavation could be done on the
Nicaragua route. As soon ss the bill
was passed, committing the United
States to this route without any previous
option having been obtained on the
lands over which the canal would run,
the price of this real estate,
be said, would increase enor-
mously. With proper investiga-
lions made while the United States
was uncommited to any special route,
options on the land could, he thought,
be secured for not more than s., 0O0, 900.
He also told the committee that action
on the bill now was playing directly
into the hands of the Cragin-Eyre syn
dictate, which would complete it's pay
ment for its concession from the Nicars-
guam government. It-would cost the
government, 10 his opinion, several
million dollars to buy this concession,
which at present was purely specula-
tive, and which the government would
have to purchase before beginning
work. II is unders TODD that the argu-
ments of Admiral Walker and his col.
leagues were strong enough to cause
the republican members of the commit
tee to decide against reporting the bill
at this session.
Representative Bromwell, OF Ohio,
introduced bill this afternoon provid.
ing that when the amount OF alleged
defalcstions in the Cuban postal reve-
uues shall have been ascertsined, this
amount shall be refunded to the Cuban
treasury out of the general treasury of
the United States. 81 do this" be
said, that the confidence of the Cubans
in the Integrity OF the United States
government may not be shaken"
Col. George q. Burton, inspector ger
eral for the Department of Havana,
arrived 10 Washington this morning TO
report to the Secretary of War on the
alleged shortage of the postal funds o!
Havana. He had brief talk with the
secretary but did not present bis report,
which is not yet com yleted. The full
report will probably be presented later
10 the day or tomorrow. Col. Burton
declined to discuss the matter on the
ground that it would not be, proper for
IN
whether Others than c. F. W. Nicely
were under suspicion he said, II would
rather not talk about that phase OF the
subject"
Two minority reports by the demo-
Gratis OF the House committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries on the ship
subsidy bill were presented today.
One negatives the supposition that poll
tics enters the gu jsct matter of the bill
aud partially epdors,s the majority re-
port, approves the proposed plan of gov
ernmentsl aid, and insists that our ship
ping laws should apply to Hawaii and
Puerto Rico. The report wants an act
making it imperative for shipowners to
have certain per cent of Americans 10
heir employment. The power to de-
iermine when an unlawful combination
Of shipowners exists it wants invested
in the courts instead ofin the Secretary
OF the Treasury. The other opposes the
general principal OF the bill, and psrtic-
ularly governmental aid and points out
the Inconsistencies and inaccuracies OF
the bill.
Representative Jones of Virginia e.
corted Messrs. Crismond, Griffith ard
Misrs sRd Gen. Rugples OF Fred
sricksburg to the White House
This morning to SEQ the Presi-
dent about his proposed visit to
their town on the 25th instant at the
meeting of the army Of thu Potomac
there. Mr.. Mckinley told them that
he would not only 90 but would
take his Cabinet and the Marine band
with him, and would leave here at half.
past pine o'clock on the morning of the
day named, and hoped to be back by
shutdown of the same day.
In the House today Mr.. Rixey OF
Virginia introduced the following bills
TO pay Tsndy Duval of Fauquier coun.
ty So. 42l.50 for stores and supplies
taken by the Union army during the
var between the States; to pay $500
for the use and final destruction of
Zosr Baptist Church at Bristersburg,
Fauquier county, by Union troops dur
log the war between the States.
The requisition papers for Nicely, the
Cuban enbezzler, are now on the way
New York.
The President has decided that he
cannot be at Gettysburg either on the
23rd, or 25th, when the memorial exer-
cises take place on that historic battle
field.
The supervising architect of the
treasury has recommended an extern.
sion of the appropriation of $l0,500 for
The improvement OF the public building
At Norfolk, Va.
A delegation from Richmond was at
the Capitol this morning to make ar
rangements for the visit the House
river and harbor committee will make
TO that city on the 18th inst.
The postmaster at williamsburg.
Virginia, died last night, and already
Congressman Wise Of that district is
oesieged by applicants for the place.
A delegation OF Alexsndrians, COM
posed OF Mayor Simpson, Aldermen
Sweeney and Clark and Councilmen
Burke, Appich aud Lswler, escorted by
Representative Rixey, were at the al.
flee of the District Commissioners here
today.to see about the disposition of the
garbage OF this city The only commits.
sioner they saw Was Mr.. Mcfarland.
who told them the commission is now
considering the establishment of a Gre.
matory in which to consume all the ref.