Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Corrspendence Of the Alexandria Gste'te.l
Washington. December IL.


Washington. December l3.
Senator Chandler today gave notice
of an amendment to the army bill TO
provide for the appointment Of the In
creased number of officers for the new
army, many of them to be taken from
the volunteer army.
1t Is said today If the Hay-Paunce
fote treaty shall be ratified at oil this
session it will be by means Of demo-
cratic votes.
Congressman r. r. Hit today &C
nounced himself as q candidate ftr
Uuited States Ssna or from Illinois.
The subcommittee on pensions OF the
House appropriation committee fioislled
work on the pension appropriation nil
this afternoon. The hill carries Sl45.,
CSC, 1000, of which S144, 000, 900 is for
pens ons, the remainder for the wants
Of the pension department.
The prevailing impression on the
subject ut the Capitol today, is that the
Davis amendment will be made to the
Hay. Pauncsiote treaty, and then that
treaty will fail.
The beer people have not abandoned
their effoi Is TO have the tax on their
roduct reduced, but will urge the
Senate to do so. They have not yet
decided whether to ask that the tax be
81 or 81 so on barrel.
Archbishop Ireland was before the
Senate military committee today and
argued 10 favor OF the bill to increase
the army.
A delegation of negroes from Alex
andria was at the Capitol this morning
to urge Mr.. Rixey to press the bill to
return to them the money that was de-
Quoted from their wages as employees
OF the quartermaster's department dur
log the war between the states.
In the House today Mr.. Rixey, introduced
the fol owing bills: to increase the pension OF
Mathew johnson, of Cupeper comfy; for tie
relief of Cbas B Butler OF Fanquier county;
for the relief OF Richard & Hughlett, Of Fsu-
q1isr county; to pay Robert Brockett of AL
exandria, for occupation of building during
the war between the States; for the relief of
Benz ,min NJ. Ysncey, William Fletcher, and
heirs Of Lewis Shumate, all of Fauquier
county; and Geo. W seston and others OF
Fairfax county. oil OF Virginia.
Everybody here says Virginia did we'll yes
terday; her soldiers presented fine appear
suce aud Ssr stor Daniel made the best speech
OF the dsy.
The display OF the British flag at the build.
ing once destroyed by the British, yesterday
was in bad taste, but its removal was in
worse. especially as the British legation here
tois,ed the Am ricsn f'g. 1t is said that
however the incident may be treated by the
British public the British government will
not ohjsct as Mr.. Mckinley is now its ally.
A large delegation rom Petersburg is heie
totsy to urge the II Iuse river and hsrbor
committee to IN Ike al appropriation for the
improvement OF the harbor of their city.
q I'll quotations at the brokers offices here
day were as follows: Cotton strong, wheat
weak, corn steady and stocks inclined to be
weak
Among the Virginisns at the Capitol today
was It To Senator Flood, a member elect Of
the House TOR the 10th Virginia district.
John W. Yekes of Kentucky, was nomi.
mated today from Commissioner of Internal
Reve u.
The need for the improvement OF the chan
mel Of HUNTING creek up to New Alexandra,
an for channel through the fats. opposite
Aexsndris, has been brought 10 the attsu.
ton of several members of the House rivers
nj hsrtors committee, and surveys for the
same may possibly be ordered. The regular
riv rs and hst bors bill will, it Is said, carry
about sixty m lion dollars, about bali of
which will be for continuing work already in
PR gress
Congressman sulzer called on Speaker
Henderson today and comp aimed that the
Bier flag, placed on his desk yesterday By
United STATES blue jackets is personal gift.
had be n taken away and not retained. H
threatened to SO 10 question Of personal
privilege today, bat the speaker advised him
to put 1t off i tomorrow as be would see 10
1t that the flag is returned.
The appointment of John W. Yerkes, OF
kentucky, to the internal revenue com.
missionersbip Is expected to be announced to.
day, as it was said yesterday that II Mr..
banley, of Maine, declined the place, Yerkos'
appointment would DO made at once.