Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-24
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tary purposes. The programme now 10
to spend the entire week on the army
and forti6cation bills. The army bill,
which will be taken up on Monday,
carries Sill SOC, 364.55 for the support
of tha army establishment. and the for
LITIGATION bill provides 81 ,O93, 4SS Tor the
construction and maintenance OF the
defence work.
The publication OF the list OF the
debtors of the late John Chamberlin,
q restaurant keeper OF this city, hss
created quite a hutteE among the living
ones, and among the friends OF those
who are dead. One OF the debtors was
a late famous Virginia Senator, whose
Indebtedness is put at over nVe tnou'
sand dollars.
Vireinians at the Capitol today,
talking about congressional cleo
lions in their State next fall,
seemed to thiuk that few or no
changes would bs made 10 the dele
CATION az elected 10 '9S. In the First
district, they said, Mr.. Jones would
nave no opposition; in the Second. the
fact that Mr.. Young had been deprived
of bis seat by u partisan majority would
co suffi dent to re-elect him; In the
Third, while Mr.. Wallace is opposing
Mr.. Lamb, the latter they think will be
IT elected without much trouble; in the
Fourth, Mr.. Lassiter will take the place
OF Mr.. Epes, deceased; in the Fifth.
Mr.. Swanson is more popular than he
ever has been; in the sixth,
5, far, nobody is opposing Major
Otey; in the Seventh, there are
rumors of some opposition to the
denomination of Mr.. Hay, but he
has proved such an efficient representa-
tive, that intelligence from his district IL
to the effect that he is sure to be return
ed; 10 the Eight, there are two or three
candidates for Mr.. Rixey's place, but
even people who would rather have
somebody else, from his own district,
say he has made an efficient congress-
man and they think will certainly suc-
coed himself; in the ninth, they say
there is no doubt that Mr.. Rhea Will
bs renominated, as the people thereof
saw the contest for his seat is entirely
unwarranted, and in the tenth, though
there are three candidates for Mr..
Quarles's seat, democrats from there
-ay mis- course in the House has been
perfectly satisfactory to bis constituents
and they think when they have good
representative they had better keep
him.
10 the House this evening spproprir
ale eulogies were delivered upon the
late representative Fps, of the Peters
burg, Va, district, among the orators
being Messrs. Lamb, Swanson, O.ey
and Hay. OF his own State, Mr.. De Ar
mond, of Missouri, and others.
The chairman Of the House committee on
III erchsnt marine expects to present his re-
port on TIE shipping subsidy bill to the House
on Wednesday or thursday next, 1t is IN.
ders,ood that no attempt will be made TO Sc
cure nslderation for the bill at this session.
There are number of republicans who favor
the subsidy idea ss embodied in the bill, but
who will not vote for it prior to the elections
As the democrats are practically unanimous
| In opposition to the bill, its managers do lot
desire to bring 1t up only to have 1t defeated.
In the Senate next week the Porto Rican
| bill will continue to be the unfinished bu..
ness and have the right of way, 1t 10 said to-
day it cannot be disposed Of inside OF ten days,
even if the republican leaders in the meal
| time should each an agreement. Mr. Davis
anxious to proceed with consideration
| of the Hay Pauncefot" treaty, and the under
standing is that q good portion OF the week
will be devoted to that mat er.
Capt. Harry Walsh of the 47th Volunteer
| Infantry, who was ordered dismissed from
| the service by the verdict of II coult martial
F. a. Manila, will remain in the service, bis SEN
tence having been committed by the Presi.
dent. Capt Walsh was charged with being
drunk at Malta while en- route to Manila on
the Thomas At the tims tho captain with
others was being entertained ashore BY Brit
ish officers The British must have enter
tanned royalty, for, according to the testi.
moDy, 1t took company guard to get Capt
Walsh back to the chip The Secretary OF
War deemed the sentence excessive in the
light of Wslshs previous good record, and
recommended leniency. He will probably DO
LIT of with reprimand and restored to bis
command.
The cruiser Philadelphis has boon ordered
to Central American waters to protect Ameri-
can interest 10 case of an outbreak between
Nicaragua and Costa kics
The House republicans are exercised over
the publication of an interview in . local pa
per quoting an unnamed republican o. having
said that the Porto Rican tariff policy be
been adopted by the party leaders under the
threat that otherwise large campaign contrib
utions would be withheld. Efforts were r'ade
today by prominent republicans to make the
reporter diyuige the name of the person
quoted by him.
The Senate today passed a resolution pre-
viding for another oriental commission, but
in doing SO, it took occasion to exT ress its
dsapprobstion Of the practice the President
has established Of appointing congressman to
membership Of commissions. by adopting an
amendment to the effec. that the acceptance
Of any federal appointment by Senator or
Representative in Congress hereafter. shall of
itself alone be sufficient to vacate his seat.