Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-14
discussed among the administration
Senators. They say that If any OF the

| dent will seriously consider the advis
ability of Withdrawing the docu nent
altogether. Lord Peuncefote hns al
ready informed some of his int!mates
that 10 his option. the British govern
ment will not accept the Davis amend
ment adopted by tee Senate yesterday
That, however. 10 u very mild change
as compared with other ameodm anlt
which it is expected will be voted into
the treaty before the discussion ends
| The effect OF yesterdays vote and OF the
adoption OF other amendments yet tI
come, will therefore be to cause the
death of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
through it's re lection by Great Britain
with 3 probability that negotiations iol
new treetv may be entered into be.
tweoo tbs United States and Il GLAND
on the said subject. Incidentally, 1t Ii
| bslIe we'd that having killed the treaty
the Senate has also killed any chances
| for canal legislation at this session DE-
couse y majority of the Senators viii
scarcely pass bill which inter!eres with
a treaty in course of negotiation, and Il
they should the President will not ap'
prove it. -,
A conference OF the leading reprbli'
eau S gators and the President wa
held at the White House this morning
at which it VS. agreed that the C,bioe'
should wei for further &C lon OF The
| Senate before d terminlng whether or
not 10 withdraw the Hay-tauncefote
treaty.
TEE adm nistrstion and the Senate
s'eering committee have reached a
agreement to sccept the two mend
ments to the treaty offered by Senator
Foraker. The first strikes out Of the
treaty the provision requiring it to be
laid before and ratified by other nations
The second make the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty supercede the ClsytOu -Bulwer
treaty 10 oil particulars where the latter
is Inconsistent with the former. This
agreement it is said will insure the
ratification OF the treaty by the Senate
il is thought.
The Senators have obtained from the
administration acceptance Of concessions
and have secured the promise OF both
the President and Secretary Hay that
they would use their best eDdeavors TO
obtain the consent OF England 10 the
treaty IS it Will be amended.
"If the treaty Is Withdrawn from the
S,nate," said an official OF the State
Department after secretary Hays in-
terview with the President, sit will be
done without the consent OF the dc
partment," which means that the re-.
spor siblrty for such action, if AIKEN.
will rest solely upon the C0ief Execu-
tive. Alter Senators Lodge and Fora
ker reached the Capt. oil hastily called
meeting OF tn republican steering com.
mittee was followed by meeting of the
committee on foreign relations. SeDa-
tor Aldrich subsequently said there was
no possibility OF the treaty being with
drawn.
Senator Spooner was the first speaker
in the executive committee this after
noon. He advocated ratification of the
treaty. Mr.. Culberson also made q
strong speech favoring the complete s
abogration of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty.
The replacing of volunteer troops in
the Philippines by regulars has been
started by the War department. Or
ders to that effect with reply from
Gen. Macarthur were made public this
morning.
10 the House today Mr.. Otey OF Yir-
ginis, at The Instance OF the Society OF
Colonial Danes introduced resolution
to purchase the Temple Farm. on which
he Yorktown surrender took place.
Mr.. George c. Round, of Prince Viii.
liam county, wants the government to
buy he Bull Rue battle fl I'D, especially
that part on which monuments to
Union officers have bsen erected.
An adverse report has been made on
the bill to spproDrIste money for the
Improvement OF @ IanticO Creek.
stocks were weak, corn and wheat
weak and cotton steady, at The brokers'
offices here today.
1t was decided Ia'e this evening that
it would not be advisable to hold
conference of republicans tonight to
consider the congressional reapportion-
ment bill.
anti Martin fight in their Sta o is warming
up again and will develop in Its full force dur
ing the coming contest for State officers. They
say the snts' ticket will b. Montague for
Governor. willard for Lieutenant Governor,
and not vet selected man from the south.
west for Attorney General, and that the ma
jarisy ticket will probably be Swanson, la
Cato am Jeffries.
Governor ~ lers party came very near be-
ing involved in railroad wreck al the 9th
street depot here yesterday evening. Their
csr was left by t1e first train, and two hours
1T it was pushed eff the track, and when
some of the ladies' we're boarding it while il
was being attached to the second one, there
was another terrible jolt, which nearly threw
them off and set me Of the others 10 scream
ing and swooui'g. S nator Daniel left by |
tho same train, but not liking to start off 10 |
such an unlucsy car, he took sest in the |
regular coach
Cougre smsn Rixey was st the Postofiice |
Department this morning and asked 10 have |
the mail rouA from Woodburn to Unison
discontinued and establish one from Wood.
burn TO Atoca. so that the mail may 70 and |
return by Rectortown instead of By Blue.
mort.
The Ncars.us canal bill snd Hay -Paunce
tote treaty did not occupy much OF the cab
nets time at the m citing today, for secretary
Hay left after tho members had been with
the President less than hs f an hour. The
President evidently made up his mind about
the a Visibility of Withdrawing or not with.
drawing the measure from the Senate after
his consultation With Mr.. Hay and the Sens
Ors before the cabinet met. II is the general
opinion now hat the canal bill will be left to
work ont its own salvation in the Senate.
Upon the requests OF number of stste
delegations conference of repu blcan rep
esentstiyes will be held tonight to decide
whether the Congressional membership shall
emain as at present or whether it shall DO
ncrsssed, so that no States representa- on
nay be reduced under he census of 1900.