Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, April %.


Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, April %.
There will come up In the House
next bill to provide for the coDstruc-
ton of canal connecting the waters oil
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across
the isthmus. II proposes to construct
the canal through Nicsrsgusn territory,
makes provisions for the defense OF the
works and appropriates $40, OOO,OOO 10
begin construction. A democratic NIL
nority report has been presented pro
yiding for the fertilization OF the canal
by the Unit ID States. There is also q
strong minority on the republican SIDE,
including such men as Cannon, MOODY,
Littlefield, Hit and Burton, who
are opposed TO committing the Con-
eress of the United States to any
specified route for the canal un-
I'll after the report OF the isthmiau
canal commission, which is headed by
Admiral Walker, has been submitted, on
the ground that it is by no means GER
tain that the Nicaragua route is the
best that could be selected, that it is an
insult to the commission to take action
before it can make its report, and that
it is useless to pass bill saying that the
United States will build q canal across
Nicaragua territory until arrangements
have been made to secure the necessary
right OF way. The prospects therefore
are that there will be fight on this SUBJ
ject during Tuesday and Wednesday,
the days Sc; apart for the consideration
of the bill. Monday will be
devoted to business relating TO
the District OF Columbia. On Thurs
day the ''free homestead BILL" provid-
ing that on Indian lands thrown open
TO settlement under the various
treaties, settlers shall be given patent
under the ordinary provisions of the
existing homestead laws will be con-
sidered. Friday bills relating to pri-
vate claims will occupy the time and
on Saturday there will be miscellaneous
business transacted, The Philippine
bill is still the unfinished business 10
The Senate, but it has not yet been de.
termined whether Mr.. lodge, who has
The measure in charge, will press II
next week to the exclusion Of other
matters. Wednesday next In accord
ance with the notice given yes
terday, Mr.. Chandler will call up
the Clark case of Montana. Fol-
ten days or more there have been
rumors afoat that Mr.. Clark would
tender his resignation, but the pre-
yaiing opinion at this writing is be
will not take that step, his friends hsv'
ing advised him, according to good su.
thority, to hold of until there is dis
cussion of the minority report which
does not charge him with having di
rectly purchased his election, although
the committee are unanimous in declar
ing the seat vacant. The republican
leaders are trying TO bring about an ad
journment OF Congress early in June
aud to do this they realize that the ship
subsidy, the army reorganization, the
| Nicaraguan canal aud other important
| bills must be sacrificed. The democrats
say they will not obstruct If only tn
appropriation bills are forced through
! They, however, are disposed to 6gh
! unless the sjority will abandon come
| of the measures.
Nearly, if not all the democratic
memb ers of the Virginia CongressioDa
delegation will leave here Monday
| night or Tuesday for Norfolk, to tend
the State convention of their party
which will meet in tina city on We'd
nesday, the 2nd proximo. all of them
are in favor of q convention to amend
the constitution OF their State, bit
most of them think it unwise 10 make
the call for such convention a party
question,
Mr.. Taylor, the Kentucky iDe2rgent,
called at the White House today and
had talk with President Mckinley.
he says he will return to Kentucky
next week aud intimated that he would
not be at all surprised If he "got the
worst OF it" from his enemies In the sad
die. "They Can pack juries, courts and
everything else down there" he said,
after his conversation with the Presi.
lent. He evidently expects to be con-
victed of completely 10 the murder OF
Governor Goebel.
Mr.. John Selden CoWden OF Fairfax coun.
ty, Virginia, sent letter to the Speaker OF
me House today, protesting against the seat
ing Of Mr.. Lsssiter as Representative from
the Petersburg, Virgins, district, on the
g,ound that the election in that district was
q paper election" and that he, Cowden. next
TO Lsssiter, got the most votes. Mr.. Cowden
has the reputation OF having wheels, and the
House did not think it necessary to delay the
administration of the oath Of Office to she new
Congressman.
NJ. M. Ayers was appointed postmaster at
Friends Mission. Patrick county, Va, today,
vice 8 J. T. Clement, resigned.
In the Senate today the bill intr reduced by
Mr.. Martin of Virginia TO appoint Passed As.
sistsnt Surgeon John T Btsnsford, Of Rich
mond, a surgeon in the U. &. navy and then
retire him, was passed without objection.
Mr. LiLney, democrat some years ago, but
now q republican congressman from North
Carolina. has been defeated for denomination,
but will receive the republican nomination
.or Governor of bis State, for which he will
also be defeated, and so his political life will
soon expire. But, before he goes, DE will try
to have MR. Rbes, democrat, Of the 9Th Viz
sinis district, depriyed Of the seat to which
he was elected. But in this TOO, be may pos.
IDLY lie defeated, as some Of the republican
members Of the elections committee ere set
the other way, besides several more republican
congressman who are not members Of that
committee.