Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-24
and has evidently been captured. He
was appointed August %, 1899. from

and has evidently been captured. DE
was appointed August %, 1899. from
Ohio.
In the Senate today Mr.. Platt pro-
posed an amendment to the bill to pro-
vide q government for the Island OF
Puerto Rico providing that the customs
duties of the island shall be 80 per cent
of duties on like products in the United
States to be used for the benefit OF the
island. Mr.. Plat also proposed an
amendment to the Hawaiian bill strik'
ing out the provision that until further
legislation OF Congress the existing Gus
toms relations OF the islands and United
States remains unchanged. Also strik-
ing out the provision for delegate to
Congress of United States. The COM
mitlee on foreign relations reported
favorably.
In-the Senate today Mr.. Mason, OF
Illinois, by request, introduced q bill 10
nav the estate of Thomas Sherman, OF
Culpeper county, w., So, 70S, for stores
taken by federal soldiers during the
war. -,
The House insular committee will, 1t
is expected, report bill for a govern
ment for Porto Rico, similar to that for
the Terri cries, but restricting suffrage,
and allowing the President to appoint a
majority OF the members of the legisla-
ture. Some of the republican members
of the committee are not in favor OF
living free trade to the Island, but
don't know how one part Of the coun-
try shall not have the same sort OF tar
If that all the other parts have. Then,
too, though some OF them are willing
that Southern products should have a
com etitor in Porto Rico, they don't
see how they can refuse to give free
trade to the Philippines, which are also
AMERICAN territory, though they Will
5e councillors of the North. 1t is not
expected that the committee wil!report
any bill for the Philippines. rs sucn :.
DILL might iDjure MIR. NcKinley's pros
Decrs.
The House agricultural committee agreed
today to report bill for pensioning all the
en- ployees of the weather bureau after thirty
gears service.
u:cd the Roberts case vsinly imagine that
the people Of the countrv don't understand
that case, ana, more vsinly, imagine that they
rap inform them. For thst reason most, If
no. sill. of them will make speeches on that
case everybody knows that Roberts will be
turned OUT, bot few can 10 why that is not
dome st once, without sll the palaver.
The impression prevails at the Capitol that
the proposed annexation Of section OF Alex
spdr a county 10 the District OF Columbis is q
real est ate scheme, and Congr sssman from
Vjrsjpi. told the GaZe,ts's correspondent
todsy that he didn't think it would receive a
d zen votes in Congress-ceftalniy not one
from Virgins.
The two republican members OF the sur
committee to which the Wise-Young contest
ed election case from Virginia was reierre1,
meet today and prepared their report, which,
II course, is in favor of the republican con
tsstaut. They will present their report to
the full committee next SATURDAY.
Mr.. Morgan will not call the Nicaragua
csnsl bill up in the Senate until after action
is taken on the measure by he House he
avs ne could not get the right OF way IN the
senate until the financial bill is disposed Of.
Senator Gallery is preparing TO make a
speech on the BILL He holds that in going
about this business IL is all important TO
avoid com plica,ions with other powers.
= bill was fsvorabiy reported for the cree
ton in this city of brobz, monument in
memory o. General Francis E. Spinner, late
tr ssurer Of the United states.
h. A. Hawthorne wss today appointed
postmaster at Edmunds Store, Brunswick
county, vice w. T. Elmors, resigned.
C. F. Macrum, formerly United states Col
sui at Pretoria, but n nsturalzed citizen o.
the Transvasl Republic, is bearing personal
letter from President Kruger to President
NaE,plau