Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, February 16.

Washington, February 10.
In the Senate today Mr.. Stewart made
speech in which he said it was the
duty of the Uni ed States to retain the
Philippines. He opposed The proposed
tariff on Porto Rican products as furn.
ishing grounds for the charge Of impe.
rialism. The appointment of Judge
Taft 10 commence the work OF instruct
ing and aiding the FilipiDos to main
tain local self government, he said, 10
dicated very clearly that the President
was following the teachings of the faith
ers. The discussion of the constitu-
tional power of Congress to make any
kind of laws it pleased with regard to
the islands was in his opinion unprofit
able, because there could be no doubt
that it possessed such power, He
believed that the Philippines would
be source oil great commercial
and it political advantage to this cOun-
try, and that American control would
bring prosperity and progress to the
people of that archipelago.
The following special bulletin was is
sued by the Weather Bureau at noon
today: Heavy snow will probably
continue 10 North and Middle Atlantic
States during the next tWenty-iOur
hours, and will be followed by several
days of severe cold weather."
The Quay people were defeated ia
the republican Senatorial caucus this
morning. II was agreed to take the
Hawaiian bill up first, the Porto Rcan
bill next, and the Alaskan bill next.
The friends of Mr.. Quay made hard
fight to put his case first, but they were,
outvoted. Messrs. Chandler, Penrose
and others insisted it was privileged
matter. These gentlemen were plain
~ informed that it was not party, but
a constitutional question, and that the
caucus had nothing to do with it.
Ia the course OF his remarks Pearre
Was interrupted by MIR. Fitzgerald, who
said that without the civil service law
Maryland being so close to Washington
would food the government depart
ments with clerks. Mr.. Pearre replied
that Massachusetts people seemed to be
able TO take care OF themselves when
according to a statement made by q
member (Mr. Sims) the other day, hall
of the Massachusetts regiments that had
never smelled powder were now claim
ing pensions.
Representative Otey, OF the Lynch
ourg, Virginia, district, was at the Pos =
office Department this morning aud
succeeded in having postoffice es.
laolished at Crochet Springs, Mont
gomery county, Virginia, with NJ. Z.
Thomas as postmaster.
Congressman Hay of Virginia will 10.
trOduce bill 10 the House to establish
a saUitarium at Massanetta Springs in
Rockingham county, in his State, for
the treatment Of soldiers and sailors o
the United States whose health has
oeen impaired by services in the newly
conquered provinc.
Now thai the President has with
drawn mis- opposition to the imposition
of an export duty, the Porto Rico tariff
dill is expected to pass the House by
the usual republican majority.
1t is common talk at the Capitol that
msny members of Congress sell the seed
that are given to them by the COVERT
ment for distribution among their COL
stituents and put the money in their
pockets, and that other members buy
hem in order to supply the large num-
Ger OF people in their districts who want
them. Among the many letters asking
for seed a Virginia member received
q
cents, which be instructed his clerk to
lie up IN one of the bags a1d return to
The sen Ter, as Joseph did.
TheIfsmous old McGarTshan claim has come
to lie again. A bill to pay the assignee OF
the deceased claimant the amount OF that
lain was in'ro1uced in tho Senate yester
day.
People here today who left Richmond last
night say there is no doubt OF the passage o.
the bill for the new railroad between this city
and Richmond and that for electric wires TO
eltsr towns and cities without the consent of
the authorities thereof, save that said authori-
ties have the power TO have the wires laid
under the grOuud.
At he CLARK examination today Frederick
j. Winston, an attorney OF New York, ssid
that Mark Hewitt, witness for the prosecu-
ton told him in New York that he was
afraid Welcome would be disbarred as Hew-
lit knew the supreme Court Of Montana was
against him, and $50, OOO would be put up
10 influence the court against Welcome.
A bill is now before Congress to stop the |
experimental station from distributing vac
in virus for black leg in Gait Q. Mr.. Otey |
Virginia congressman.