Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-02
FR0M WASHINGTON.

(Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, May 2.
Republicans at the Capitol today cay
Mr.. Quay may profess to be satisfied
with the treatment he has received at
the hands Of the administration, and
that he is too astutious to do otherwise,
but that nothing is more certain than
the fact that he Is believer in the COS.
pel of revenge, and that he will be sure
10 get even at the first favorable oppor.
tunity.
When the republican executive COM
mittee of Virginia went to the director
of the census to recommend men TO
take the census Of the manufacturing
industries In the Norfolk congressional
district, they told him those men we're
endorsed by the Virginia member OF
the national republican committee.
The reply was that DR.. Wise was the
Congressman from that district, and
that as he had vote III Congress, the
men he recommended would be ap-
pointed.
A delegation from the Merchants As
ISOLATION OF New York appeared before
the House committee on ways and
% ans thi' morning and argued In
favor OF the repeal of the stamp tax on
express, freight and telegraph business.
If the presept conditions of the revenue
will not permit that they want the act
amended so that the burden of the tax
will fall on the companies and not on
the public.
Now that the Porto Rican bill has
become a law, both the White House
and the Capitol are swsrming with ap-
plicants for positions in Porto Rico, an
der the U. s. government. Judgeships
seem to be most sought after, but every
thing in sight is in urgent demand.
Carpetbagsm will be as rife in Porto
Rico as it ever was in the South. Add
vet the Spauish war was prosecuted to
relieve the people of the Spanish West
Iodies of the alleged cruel tyranny OF
Spain.
Phe chief subject of general comment
at the Capitol today was the letter OF
Mr.. II. II. Rogers, OF the Standard Oil
Company, to the Danish government,
offering to effect the purchase by the
United States OF the Danish West H.
dice for four million dollars, for ten per
cent. of the purchase money, in which
ne states that he, that is, his company,
owns TWEEN y-six U. s. Senators. The
talk is to the effect that, though what
ne wrote may be true, it is surprising
that he was fool enough to put it on
paper. The letter, however, broke oil
.he negotiation, and Denmark then Of.
Tered to sell the islands to Germany,
and it is reported that that gave Secre-
tary Root occasion for bis recent
speech, in which he said this country
would soon have to fight for the Mon.
roe doctrine.
Alta meeting of the Senate foreign re
lations committee this morning 1t was
decided to report favorably the bill Cd
the reorganization of the consular SER
vice of the United States. Oae Of the
most important provisions Is that there
shall not be more than two consuls-
general of the first class at $40, 900 q
year each; eight Of the second class. ut
| So 900 eac5; thirteen of the third class,
ut S6 600 each; thirteen of the fourth
class, $500 each. and so on down from
"A, 900 a year to 30 coDsuls OF the sixth
class at $500 year. There is to be q
T, classification throughout the service
10 accordance with the recommendation
Of the State Department. A system
Of transfers from port to port is
provided; also a scale OF advancement
from a lower class to higher, this to
% regulated by board Of examiners.
The House committee on ap-
oropriations today concluded the
consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill which is the last
II the great supply measures. II appro-
uriates SOL ,586, l75, OF which 80, 000, 0OO
is for the census. 1t requires the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury to enter into con-
tracts for the completion OF la number OF
new public buildings, among them that
at Bristol, Teno.. $25, 900, and Newport
News, Va, $65, 900. 'fhe bill also au-
thorizes contracts for Improvement OF
rivers and harbors under authorizations
contained 10 river and harbor acts oil
1892, 1896 aud 1899 to the amount OF
S12, 200, sos.
The Senate printing committee at q
meeting his morning commenced the In.
ysstieation Of the sale and disposal Of
toe messages of the President, etc.
representative Richardson was ex-
,mined at length, but behind closed
doors, and the members of the commit
go refused to give out any of the testi-
nony.
The friends of Rear Admiral 6chley,
lere, are more than ever provoked with
secretary Long for allowing Capt. Chad
wick 10 60 free, with only O mild repri-
nsnd, though be had spoken most dis
respectfully Of the Admiral.
A dangerous counterfeit OF the $40
silver cert fcate has been discovered
lere. 1t is signed By Register Tillman
and Treasurer Morgan.
1t Is said In the room OF the House com.
| mittee on coinage that nothing has yet been
one with the ill to coin silver half dollars
| with which to psy for Washington monu'
| ;nent at Alexandria, and that probably moth
| ing will be, at this session Of Congress.
1t is expected that the lehman canal bill
will be passed by the House this afternoon
BY 8 considerable majority, and that, too
though the commission cent at great expense
to exauine the route, has not yet made its re-
port.
MR.. CLEvELAND.-A dispatch from
New York says: The friends of ex.
President Cleveland, it Is said, will
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