Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. February 10.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. February 10.
The bill establi shiDg the gold stand
ard will be passed today by the Senate
by a majority of from fifteen to twen'
tv votes. Mr.. Chandler, of New Hamp-
shire, will be the only republican SEN
ator that will vote against the bill, and
on the democratic side only two, Lin
say, Kentucky. aud Gallery, Louisiana,
will support the passage OF the measure
The debate OF the bill has lasted sbout
a month ami during that time most OF
the prominent Senators OF all parties
have made their position plain. Inc
most striking vote that has been hsd
upon any proposed amendment occur
red Yesterday when Chambers propo-
sition authorizing the President to ap-
point commas oners TO any interna-
,ional bimetalic conference which
might occur, was defeated by MAORI
ty of twenty. There are certain differ
ences between the Senate and House
bills which will require the appoint
mept of a conference committee OF the
TWO Houses to project the measure.
The understanding is, however, that
the House will accept most, if not all,
of the changes made by the Senate and
that the bill will become law In prac-
tically the same shape as 1t passed the
Senate today. 1t provides for the re-
demption in gold coin of United States
notes and Treasury notes issued under
the act of 1900 aud makes the reserve
fund $3.50, 900 600 in gold coin. and de-
clares it WAS not the purpose OF the act
10 place any obstacles in the way OF
accomplishment of international bi.
metalism.
The State Department pretends not
to understand the action of Mr.. Ma
crum. The officials say there was no
occasion for this government remaining
in the dark, as be could have told IL
ANYTHING he wanted to. True, it would
nave mad to pass through British hands.
The censorship was established on both
the eastern aud western coast cable
lines. Afterwards the line from Lou
renco Marquee to Mozambique was in
terruDted and remained 80 until jan
uary 25. But on November An order
was issued permitting consular matters
to 20 over the wires. While what MIR.
Macrum might have wanted 20 say to
nis government would have been read
oy the British. it would have been sent
on intact. They say Mscrum's state
mept that he was asked to act as q
British consul and not an American
consul is ridiculous. They say his plea
that Americans joined the Boer army
in spite of the proclama ion OF the
State Department is the veriest balder-
dash. but if mis- mail was opened and
read by British censors, it is very Sc
rious matter, though he has made no
COMPLAINT OF that kind to the State
Department and no notice OF such a
charge can be taken until it is formally
made. 1t was stated this morning at
the hotel where Macrum has been
stopping that he left there last night,
presumab for East Liverpool, Ohio.
The son of Mr.. r. w. Burke OF Staun-
ton, Virginia, is Ill with pneumonia at
the Metropolitan hotel here.
Bedford, Virginia, was blown down In
the Nj onume ut grounds by the high wind
storm of two or three days ago and
badly. though not seriously, bruised.
The congressional democratic CAM
psign committee will meet here on
| Tuesday to organize, the convention oil
the national democratic clubs on Fri
day. and the national democratic COIL
mittee on Thursday next.
Congressman Lamb of Virginia called
at the White House today and repeated
his request for a commission in the
army for a son of Mr.. Gordon McCabe,
of Richmond.
In the Clark bribery investigation
this morning Judge Hunt, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court OF Mon
tans. testified that while the Welcome
disbarment case was pending before the
Supreme Court his family physician
DR.. Treacy interceeded In behalf Of
We come telling the witness that there
was 0 party there VINO had SlOO,OOC
which he would put up if the case would
be thrown out OF court.
Representative Wheeler, democrat,
of Kentucky, introduced resolution
in the House today calling upon the
secretary of State to report to Congress
what action has been taken by the de-
partment in regard to secur ny an ex-
planation or an apology from the Brit.
ish government for alleged opening OF
the department mail addressed to Con-
sui Macrum at Pretoria; also asking the
Secretary OF State as to tle truth OF
Macrum's statement, that there exists
an alliance between the United States
and Great Britain
General J. A. Walker a member Of the re-.
ublcan State committee of Virginia. and
some of the other mem bers of that committee
lett this morning for Richmond 10 attend q
meeting of that committee tonight. As pre-
viously announced in this correspondence,
the committee will problbly select either 10
anoke, StauDton or HaIrlsonbuIg as the place
fer holding the republican State convention
snd Sprii the 15tn as the day, 1t will do
nothing else, except to endorse the policy OF
the administration, though some OF tne men,
bers are known to bo opposed to the Philip
pine war and to expansion.
In the Senate today Mr.. Daniel introduced
the following papers: A bill to pay the e.
tate of S. G. Smith of Stafford county. Vii
GINA. S4.635 for stores taken by the federal
army during the war between the States bill
for the relief of the heirs Of Major TaritOn
Wsdlee of Hazen's Brigade, $500 and inter
est since 1882; petition of Business Mems
Association of Hampton, Va, for an appro-
pristion to the Commercial Museum at Phil
sdelphia, and petition of the women Of Iowa
against woman suffrage.