Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
(Correspondence of the Alexsndr;s Gazette
Washington, January y.


| ing cup secured through the New Yors
Journal BY &c, 900 persons, each of whom
contributed dime. 10 accepting tnt
Gift the admiral said he was greatly
pleased as it had been represented tt
him hat The children of the country hac
contributed a gres. number OF The
dimes. Among those present were
Secretary Long, Senator Perkins sod
the bureau chief of the Navy Depart
ment.
The Joint Congressional postal com
mission has decided upon bill to reg
ulate second.class mail matter. 1t ex'
Guides from second-class rates al
books, novels, etc., making them pay
cents q pound. 1t establishes two
lonesome OF 100 miles and the other
of over 900 miles-for magazines and
newspapers, the rates being l and
cents. Ii puts a charge on all ssm'
pie copies of a half-cent for each
TWO ounces, instead of permitting
them to go at the pound rate
as at present. Ga news agents returns
the rate is fixed at one cent for each
four ounces. The bill eliminates publ
cations of incorporated institutions o.
learning from the special privileges oil
sending without list of subscriptions
Il permits fraterual societies aud trades
unions with bona ide membership o.
1000 to send their papers without
list of subscriptions. II requires the
separation OF ali second class mail mat
ter into sacks by States, cities. towns OF
counties a. the Postmaster General
may direct.
Among bills introduced in the Senate
today were: By Mr.. Penrose, ap-
propriating 5000, 900 for the building
OF public roads 10 the several States oil
the United States; by Mr.. Fairbank. to
extend the immigration, contract-labor
aud Chinese exclusion laws OF the
United States TO the Hawaiian Islands
by Mr.. Quarles, to prevent the desecra'
ton of the American flag. A joint re.
solution was offered by Mr.. Butler pro.
posing an amendment to the constitution
of the United States providing for the
election of United States Senators by
vote OF the qualified electors OF the
States.
At the meeting of the House commit.
tee on military affairs this morning, Mr.
Hsy Of Virginia called up the bill to
set apart a portion OF the Arlington res
ervation for experimental agricultural
purposes and place it under the iuris.
diction Of tie Secretary OF Agriculture
and his SUCCESSORS. Mr.. Hay explained
the bill and its objects and did 80 in
such a satisfactory manner that the
com mtttee, without a dissenting vote,
agreed to report it favorably, and di-
rected Mr.. Hay to present 1t to the
House, which he will do at the first op'
portunity. The bill provides that the
portion of the reservation to be set
apart, is that lying east of the public
road leading from the Aqueduct bridge
10 Alexandria, and between said road
and the Potomac river, containing
about five hundred acres, on which all
that per aims to agriculture, in its sew
eral branches, including animal indus
try and horticulture, may be fostered
and the practice aud science Of farmin g
in the United States be advanced
Provision is made that the improve
ments shall not obstruct or interfere
with the natural or artificial water ways
on the reservation, nor impair any OF
The rights heretofore granted by Cor
gre:s to the Washington, Alexandra
and Mount Vernon Railway. Senator
Martin having been informed Of the
action of the committee referred to,
said that he would do all that is posi-
ole TO further the bill in the Senate.
II. w. Cockerille was appointed post.
master at Willard. Fairfax county,
Va. today, vice J. w. Jarrett, resigned
The House elections committee No viii
take up the Wise and Young contested e'ec-
ton case from the I'd Virgins district next
Thursday. prominent republican, who Is
close } Speaker Henderson and the admins
tration, said today that both the Virginia
cases will be disposed of as soon as possible,
that Wise sud Walker were needed in the
House, aud that change in the managers of
the administIston's politics in Virginia would
soon follow. Senator Hanna has expressed
his desire to have nothing more TO do with
politics in that State. There is no Virginia
republican now opposing the seating OF DR..
Wise.
representative Hay OF Virginia chairman
OF the democratic caucus of the House, hss
Issued call for a meeting thereof tonight, 10
consider purely party affairs. 1t is possibla,
# there be a ful attendance, that resolution
N Y be introduced making the sction OF the
caucus on any and sill subjects that msy be
brought before il, binding upon every demo
cratic member OF The House. IS the only
means by which the integrity OF the party
can be maintained
The term of the democratic postmaster at
Lynehburg expires on the 23t instant, that
of tie one at Bedford City on the 11th Of
February. The republican State executive
committee has recommended Mr.. McLaush-
lin for the former pl'cs and Mr.. Mosby for
the latter.
Mr.. RsWlins submitted resolution direct
ing the Phi lippine Committee to inquire into
and report to the Senate; 1t, What, il any,
form Of gov rnmeut, ipsurgent or revolution
sry, OF in the form Of dictatorship other than
the kingdom Of Spain existed in the PhiliI
pine Is snds, on and prior to December 10,
1898, ard to what extent did such govern
ment have and exercise dominion, control or
in said islands; aud to what extent
the kingdom OF Span bad actual possession
or control therein at and prior TO said date
2nd. Can sovereign power be justly and in
acc rdsnce with international law. be claimed
IN the absence OF actual power to control.
s cretary Of the Treasury Gsge gave the
Cabinet the gist Of his report TO Congress at the
meeting today. The other members expressed
themselves as perfectly satisfied with his dis
possl of the government funds, and agreed
ihs, the administration has nothing to regret |
IN the matter.
CO.. William Lamb Of Norfolk is in the city |
+, ask Congress to mske an appropriation for |
he purpose Of widening Norfo X hsrbor at |
30 pital Point. This improve ment has becom
,eres:ary to accom- odste the large shipping IT,
crest which is Annually increasing at that |
,ort |