Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-26

ed the Quay advocates will discover
their mistake. Some of the opponents
of Quay charge that deal is being Al
ranged to procure democratic votes
under q promise that Clark, OF Mon
taDs, will not be unseated this session.
70 matter what the verdict of the CON-
mittee on privileges aud elections may
be, Mr.. Clark is with the Quay peo-
pie openly and makes no concealment
of the fact.
Ex-Speaker Reed is still here. Those
of dis friends with whom he talks ia
miliarly say he says 10 effect that Nc
Kinley has already wrecked his party as
effectually as Cleveland did his, and that
though he will be renominated, he will
az. certainly be overwhelmingly defeat
ed as bis whole policy must legitimate
" work to that end. Even his money
bill, he says, will mil tate against him,
az though it establishes the single gold
| standard, it abolishes greenbacks and
treasury notes and increases national
bank currency. His new English
| treaty, his Porto Rico bi and his lean
ing toward the English in their fight
with the Beers are all, he says, well
calculated to weaken the strength OF
| his party.
Numbers of people came to the Cap
| i;ol today to hear Mr.. Bailey of Texas
close the debate in the House on the
Porto Rico bill, bu. as the republicans
extended the time of that debate, Mr..
Bailey postponed his speech until to-
morrow.
10 the Senate today Mr.. Depew in
troduced bill to establish q university
| Of the United States.
The House military committee will
tomorrow, it is expected, report favor
ably Congressman Otey's bill to create
dental corps for the army. and also
| the bill to raise the rank of Adlutant-
General Corbin to Major General.
| Senators Daniel aud Martin and Rep.
resentstive swanson have received iI.
vits,ions to attend the dinner to be
giyen by Lieut.. Gov. Echols to the
mem bers OF the Virginia Senate in
Richmond this week.
| Under the provisions OF sort OF ON
| nibus claims bill, which has been favor
ably reported in the House, the proof
of loyalty Is not required. and in 1t is
included claim of Col, John s. Mosby
for a large quantity of tobacco seized
py the federal army during the war be-
tween the States.
The Secretary OF War today submit
ted to the House the draft OF bill to
pay claims of citizens for damages To-
flicted to property by the army during
the Spanish war. These claims aggre-
gate Sl94 S66. The largest are from
| Alabama, S13,345; Georgia, $1l ,l4O
PENNSYLVANIA, $50, 81; South Caroline,
| S24 ,OS2, Virginia. Si4 300.
The President today nominated Geo
B. Anderson, of the District OF Column;
bis. 10 be U. :. Consul at Prescott, Can
ada, and Spencer M. Bowman, of the
District OF Columbia, to be End lieuten
ant U. g. A.
The u. :. Supreme Court today re-
fused to grant writ OF certiorari in the
case OF Oberlin NJ Carter, thus denying
the right OF appeal to that court.
The U. s Supreme Court, 10 the case
OF the B. & 0. S. w. Railroad vs.. WD
Voight, ruled today that an agreement
by au express messenger holding the
railroad not responsible for damages 10
case of injury is a valid one.
Mr.. Depew will address the Senate
tomorrow on the Philippine question
aud will be assured OF a large audience,
| notice haying been given week or
| more ago that he woult speak.
Indications are tibet the Senate for
eigu relations committee will come to
some decision next Wednesday regard
ing the new treaty with Great Britain.
The republican members Of the commit
tee will neither affirm nor deny the fire.
quent reports that owing to the intense
opposition to the Instrument the Presi-
dent will withdraw it and instruct Sec
rotary Hay to make another attempt.
The democratic leaders declare they
will try to prevent ratification If the re.
pubicaDs do not materially amend the
treaty.
The republican members of she ways
aud means committee, except Mccall,
of Massachusetts, at 2 O'Clock this al
ternoop. went to the White House to
prevail on the President TO make some
statement that may bring together the
republican friends and opponents of the
Puerto Rican bill. There is rumor
that President Mckinley may send q
message on the subject to Congress.
Marcus w. Daily, the copper king
and alleged political boss OF Montana,
testified in the Clark case today that he
contributed about 81 800 to the State
ca paign fund of 1898, about 81 500 to
the Silver Bow county fund and about
$500 to the Deer Lodge county fund.
He acknowledged that he was furuish.
ing q portion of the money to carry on
the prosecution of Senator Clark before
the Senate.
Senator Tilmsn says he no longer con-
siders Senator Morgan democrat How
can he call himself democrat? Does be
not support every leading proposition brought
forwar by the Mckinley administration,
and has any one discovered this session that
he has favored . single proposition advocated
by the democrats in Congress- unless 1t be
the mons question: | have no use for such
men. and the sooner Mr.. Morgan gets out OF
the democratic party the more consistent be
will be-
The House committee on naval affairs has
completed consideration OF the naval sppro-
pristion bill, carrying appropriations approx.
mating sixty millions, all but the questions of
armor plate and new ships.
Levi Z. Miller of Butte Idaho, continued
his story of bull-pen horrors before the House
committee on military affairs today. Miller
was witness before the industrial commits
sion which visited Idaho to investigate Inc
Couer DAlene riots. He says he was incor.
rectly reported at the time and his correc-
tons were not made because. he was tod,
there vas not time"
OfRcisls Of tho Medical Department profess
to be indignant over a report published in
New York TO the effect that Gen. OTIS had re-