Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-15


vast Capitalization OF railroad proper
ties is under way, yet there is no pub
lie authority which can efficiently con-
troll them. Whatever evils may re-
suit are without remedy. 1t also says
carriers nave made substantial increases
in the scale OF their charges. They
made these advances without giving
the shippers an opportunity to be heard.
Many com olaints have been made, but
under the existing conditions the rail-
roads are free to make rates as they
choose. Published tariffs have been
disregarded and although some ship
pers who failed to receive unlawful
concessions were driven out of business,
the commission can not punish these
iniractions of the law. Reports from
69l railroads, covering 1S5, 245 miles.
show large increases OF earnings over
these of the year before. The dividends
declared are also much larger.
1t is reported at the House today that
one of the three Virginia members OF
that body VINO were not invited to the
banquet given by Senator Martin to
the committee OF the legislature who
came here to notify him Of his re-elec-
ton, is thinking about giving banquet
at an early date, to which all the Vir-
ginia Congressional deleg alton, Senators
and Representatives, will be invited.
Private intelligence from Richmond
here today is to the effect that State
| Senator Stands will not be admitted
into the democratic caucus of the Vir'
GINA legislature.
The prevailing impression at the
Capitol on the subject is that both Mr..
Young and Mr.. Rhea, democrats,
though fairly and leg lily elected, will
I've turned out of the House and their
seats be given to their contestants, DIR.
Wise and Gen. Walker, republicans.
President Mckinley, it is report
ed at the Capitol today, has been
informed by prominent members of his
party at Pittsburg, to the effect that If
be shall open his next campaign with a
speech in that city in April, it will be
worth 5000, 900 to the republican cam
paign committee, and that he was i'm
pressed with that Information, and will
consider it fsvoraby,
It is understood on the Senate side OF
the Capitol today that Representative
Sherman of New York has been decid-
ed upon by the republican majority OF
the Senate as the Secretary Of that body
in place of Mr.. Cox, the incumbent
democrat, and that, to accept II, he will
resign his seat in the House.
People from Kentucky here today
say there is nothing 10 the newspaper
gable about fire and blood politics 10
that State, aud that in two weeks Mr..
Goebel will be quietly inaugurated as
governor of their State-simply that
and nothing more.
The Senate committee on interocean-
ic canals held a m Getting this morning at
which it was decided with only one dis
senting voice to take up and endesvor
to pass the canal bill at this session
without waiting for the report OF the
commission now investigating the Pans.
ma and Nicaragua routes. Senator
Morgan, the chairman, said the Hep.
burn bill upon which favorable re-
port had been made by the House com
mittee would be adopted by his COM
mittee with perhaps some amendments
and that determined effort would be
made to send il to the President for bis
sigma ure before the session closed.
The Senate committee on immigra'
ton today reported favorably bill to
amend the immigration laws OF the
United States 80 as to exclude from az
mission all persons over 16 years OF age
who connot read and write.
Ia the Senate today Mr.. WetmOre
offered resolution for the erection OF
a bronze statue in Washington in honor
of Gen. Francis E. Spinner, late treas
urer of the United States.
The report OF the committee to whom the
application Of Congressman Levy of New
York for membership OF the Virginia demo-
cratic association, of this city was adverse,
| because Mr.. Levy is not native res
cd last Friday night, Colonel l. Q. Wash
ngton approved 1t, not only because
| it was 10 accordance with the by-laws
OF the association but because Mr.. Levy bad
deserted the democratic party in 1896 and
even now supports the republican gold stand
| ard bill. re6nite action on the report WAS
not taken, for the reason that it was supposed
the application would be withdrawn.
| The PO;toffice Department has issued a
| fraud or Ter against the New York Embroid-
cry Company for conducting q fraudulent
| scheme through the mails.
The House committee on insular affairs
today heard ex-senator Butler, of South Car
| DINA, counsel for the Postal Telegraph Com
psny on the subject OF the cable monopoly
now enjoyed by the Western Union Com.
psny TO the Island of Cuba.
II. A. Miller was today appointed postmas-
ter at Bon Air, Chesterfield county. Va, vice
c. g. Whitwo tb, moved.
The U. S. Supreme Court today decided
the case of Louisiana Va Texas, the former
complaining thst the quarantine law enforce
ment of the latter State laid an embargo on
Louisiana and interdcted interstate COM
merce The decision WAS unfavorabe to
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