Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-06
thew are substantially alike.

on the bill to provide for the collection
OF judgments against municipal cor
porstions. The bill provides for the
appointment of q commissioner to as
81 So, levy and collect tax to pay judg'
meDts rendered against such corpora
lions which remain unsatisfied for d
certain period.
The House committee on commerce
today ordered a favorable report on
the bill for cable from San Francisco
to Hawaii, Guam, Manila and Japan
The bill as reported provides for sub
sidy of $500, 900 year for 20 years (n
stead OF $500, 900 as originally prOposed)
to the company that shall lay the cable
government messages to go tree for tna'
time and after wards at half rates. The
cable must be laid as far as Honolulu
by January, 1902, and to Manila and
Japan by 1908. The payments are to
ne. in as soon as the cable reaches
Manila.
In the House today today Mr.. Rixey
introduced the following papers: Bill
to pay James Downs, of Washing.
ton, d. c., for $500 for occupation
and destruction Of property by the fed
eral army IN the city o! Washington
during the war between the States;
statement to accompany bill to pay the
war claim of George w. Nowland, OF
Loudoun county. for $649; bill to pay
Mrs. Lester, of Culpeper, Va, 81 ,464.57
as longevity pay due her laIe husband
Capt. G. H. Lester, U. S. A.; bill TO
pay Capt. K. B. Harrison, oil Lees5urg,
Va, $729.60 for services rendered the
U. S. government from June II, 1899,
to October 1st, 1899, as captain in Quar-
termaster's Department.; bill to pay
of George II. Shaver, of Meetze, Eau
quer county, Va, 1926 for property
taken during the war between the
States.
The republican majority of the House
committee on military affairs, consd-
ering the Occur D'Alene riots. in exec
utive session today. refused the motion
Of Represent alive Lentz, democrat, that
President Mckinley be requested to
give the cammittee the afiidavits hand
ed TO him bv Idaho citizens, which con-
tend that the declaration and main
tepance of military law was unneces-
sary. The republicans voted sclidly
against the motion. LenIz voted for it
and the other democrat present, Mr..
Hay, RETAINED from voting.
1t is reported here today that at the
proper time the members of the House
from Virginia will select Mr.. Rhea as
he Virginia member Of the COMPRESSION
al campaign committee.
To the Senate today Mr.. Martin in
troduced bill to pay Edward B. Har-
son of Leesburg, Virginia, S729.6O for
services done the government from
June 2, 1899, to October l, 1899; also
bill to pay Mrs.. Bessie II. Lester OF
Culpeper, Virginia. 81 AGA, longevity
allowance for Capt. c. II. Lester.
The love OF Stage life among the wo-
men OF this city seems to be increasing.
A play was produced at Albaugh's
Opera House last night by amateurs, 10
which Secretary Hays daughter aud
some of the other members OF the
kOuN SDl CLIO AOOn phtNCs
1t is said here by the acqusintsnces of the
parties that the divorce granted the wife If
Senator Wolcott, OF Colorado, formerly OF
Massachusetts,. is not surprising, nor the
alimony, 81 500 yea: The ground was
desertior, and the Senator, who is now fifty
two did not object.
Prof. Bernard Moses Of the University OF
California called at the White House this
morning was rendered the last place in the
new Philippine comm ssion and accepted
The commission is now complete comprising
the following eminent gentlemen: President,
judge WH. II. TAFT, of Cincinnati; Prot.
Deaa G. Worcester of Michigan; Gen. Luke
2 Wright, of Memphis; Henry &. lde, OF
Vermont, and Prof. Moses.
Secretary of War Root in compliance with
reso u lions passed by the House recently ask
ng for in for nation rs TO the cost OF the war
N the Philippines rent "a statement 10 the
10 Use today of the cost OF the m lItsIy opers-
ion. between May 1. 1898, and November
/, 1899. The cost, exclus We OF S229.2O2
or the signal corps, was $4S,92S.O6O.
The following changes In the fourth class
)ostOfices OF Virginia were made TO-
lay: Brink. Greenesyille county. Rot-
'rt l.. Pair, appointed postmaster,
1ice Mary +. Buckner. removed; Bunk
,rhill, Bedford county, Alexander G.
Wells vice Walter Patterson, removed; Crab
Neck, York county, VIM. II. Hornsby, vice
3enj. F. Crockett, resigned; Navy, Fairfax
county, James T. obey, vice Edward s. Day,
esigned; BOrrer. Carroll county, Charles f.
2orrer. vice Samuel M. Stanley, resigned;
We bourne, Loudoun county, MIS-. Pauline
Butts, vice John T, MiIey, resigned.