The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-09
He Feels That He Has Made Good
Record as Head of Treasury.
TO PAY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
Mr.. Daniel offered an Amendment to
sundry Civil Bill for Settlement of
the Account Between Virginia
and the United States, Also
One for Memorial
Brio &c.
Washington Bureau, The Times,
No. 515 Fourteenth Street


WASHINGTON, May S.-speciai.-l
learn on the very highest authority that
Secretary Gage will step down and OUT as
Secretary of the Treasury at the close
of his term next March. Whether Nc
Kinley is reelected or not, Secretary
Gage will not accept another term as hcau hcau
of the Trea sury Department. he VIII re-
tire with the self-satsled 1eelns .ihdt
he has made a good record, OF which INC ~liie
establishment of the gold standard IS no
mean part, and as he is not a poAuclal Il
and prefers the quiet responsibility ana
dignity of big banker. in seml-piiVate
life. to the hustle and function OF pontlcs'
he will probably become the head Oh so!iie
large financial institution with brancIes
here and there.
Representative Rixey, of the Navai
Committee, said to-day that the co1ntli!e-
tee will not consider the matter OF acqo'il-
ing types Of the Holland boat LOT the iias J
until the naval appropriation Dill passes
the Senate and comes back to the house.
No doubt is entertained, however, that the
committee will go as far as tae Sehaee'
if not further, in recommending the con-
struction of number of these vessels
OLEOAIAlRGARINE
THE minority of the Ways and Means
Committee In the House won a cccided
victory to-day in the passage OF tne law
-iey5 5resolr ton demanding information feis-
tive to the ingredients employed by man nan
ufacturers in making oeomargarlne. !. ms H
resolution was adopted by vote OF lSo 70
so. after a short but active sklrmlsh
against the majority. All the VlrsiniahS
voted in favor of the resoiatofl, aPtesit
Lamb speaking for 1t.
Representa- tive Kitcinin's bill to constr
t,1te Durham, n. c., a port OF delivery II
the customs collection district of Parnlco
has been reported by the Ways ano
Means Committee and referred to the
House calendar.
Tht, Pearson-Crawford election case
from North Carolina. will be called up IL
the House tomorrow.
Senator Daniel to-day offered in the
Senate an amendment to the sundrA
civil appropriation bill, instructing the
Secretary of the Treasury to examine ant
settle the account between the United
States and State of Virginia growing
out of the money expended by Vlrg1nlf
for military purposes in the war OF Isl:
to 1915 with Great Britain, and apply II
such examination the provisions ant
principles of the twelfth section OF tht
act of March 8, 1857, an act making ap
nropriations for certain civil expenses g
the Government for the year ending
June 80 1853, and pay to the State o
Virginia any, sums that shall be fount
due at the time of payment, out OF any
money in the Treasury not otherwise ap'
propriated, provided that any bonds OF
other evidences of debt of Virginia helt
bv the United States shall be counted az
offsets.
MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Co,otnr Dapja] a offered an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill to enable
the Secretary of War to commence the
construction of memorial bridge troH
the most convenient point of the Nava
Observatory Grounds, or from some poin
adjacent thereto, across the Potomac
River to the most convenient point of the
Arlington estate property, according tt
the reconlm endations of the Board o.
Officers of the Corps of Engineers anf
of Architects approved by the Secretar.
of War and the chief engineer of tht
United States Army, as set out in the
House document SIS, first session Fifty
sixth Congress- the sum of 100000
Senator Martin offered an amendmen
to the s,Indry civil bill, appropriatlns
$4,000 for triangulation and permanently
esta ablishing the boundary lines of ths
States of Virginia and Tennessee and fol
determining in connection with TINS llns
points for State surveys.
An amendment making an approprla
ton for the work of fixing the boundary
would have been offered in the House
but for the fact that the Supreme Cour
lust about the time the bill was re
ceiving the finishing touches in commit
tee was expected to make an order il
reference to the case. Those interested
take thelposition that the General Gov
ernment ought to bear the expense O
1o,,sne the boundary instead of the State:
concerned. The Government defrayec
the expense OF determining the boundary
between California and Nevada abou
two years ago. in which case the cos
amounted to $4,000. It is thought tha
$40 Oco will meet the cost in this instance
and Chairman Cannon has given assur
ance that he will not oppose this amoun1
in the House if the Senate inserts 1t il
the sundry civil bill.