Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-10
known the President for many years
and never fails to call upon him when


be is In Washington.
Lieutenant General Miles appeared
before the Senate committee on mill
tsrv affairs this morning to discuss the
new army reorganization bill recently
passed by the House. Tne principal
poiut OF bis argument was 10 favor oil
the retention OF the regimental organl'
cation 10 the artillery.
Persia's new minister to the United
States, Gan. Isaac Khan Mofakhamed
Doulet, presented bis credentials to
the State Department today. He is
the second diplomatic ever accredited Dy
the Shah to this country. An interval
of 10 years has elapsed since the retire
ment from Wasting on of the first
Persian Minister Hadjl Nassau Ghoul'
Khau, whose stay was quite brief. The
newspapers had seiZs I'D upon the ODD
nsme of the Shah's representative "a
the subject OF their witIiclsms. The
minister took otfense at the funny meu
of the press and, after enduring as long
az be could what be considered to be
an insult 10 himself and to his Gov
ereigp, Hoally In high dudgeon resig'
| ned. His Majesty evidently TOOK the
same view of the situation as the Minis
ter and, to emphasize his own displeas'
ure, for a decade declined to appoln,,
lis successor. Gen. Khan Nofaknamed
"Doulet" pronounced "Dooley') is
one OF the.aOlest men of Persia.
The cut 10 the revenues contempia'-
al nv tine ways and means committee
| of the House will nit the treasury bar
der then the IN m bers are figuring on"
said Senator Scott after psying visit
to the President at the Wnlte House.
s'They should not forget that as soon as
they pass the act looping Oh the stamp
taxes the treasury will be called upon
10 redeem a good many million dollars
worth of stamps that are iu the hands
OF the people. For instance, manufac'
turer Of patent medicines or some otner
taxable commodity lays 10 ak months
supply of stamps. When the act passed
taking all or part OF his tax OF be has
these stamps and will expect the gov
eminent to buy them back. And the
government will have to do 1t, too. l
thick that the man who writes checks
has money enough 10 pay two cents
tax"
Congressman Norton OF Ohio intro
duced bill today providing a one cent
domestic letter postage.
There was no opposition to Mr..
Bynum's confirmation developed at
the meeting of the Senate judiciary
committee today. One of tue chief
opponents last year was Senator Teller
who secured the rejection of his nomi-
nation as member of the board OF
general appraisers Of New York be-
cause Mr.. Bynum left thu democratic
party 10 1888 and voted for Mckinley
as o gold democrat. This year bis
nomination to be member of the com.
mission to codiiy the laws gives him
the place as a republican and for that
| reason the opposition to him ceased
The nomination OF Mr.. Bynum OF Ind
lana was reported favorably by the
committee on judiciary in the Senate
today.
The remains OF Colonel Emerson a.
Liscum, who was killed at Tientsin
reached the city from San Francisco
this afternoon. Tomorrow afternoon
they will be laid to fioal rest In Airing
ton National Cemetery.
Chairman Cannon has called repub.
licsn House caucus for tonight at
O'Clock. 1t will be the endeavor Of the
leaders to make the bill to reduce the
war taxes a party measure, also to
agree on basis of congressional reap.
portionment.
The first half hour OF the executive
session OF the Senate today was devoted
to the report OF the military committee
OF large number OF nominations oil
army officers which were placed on the
calander for consideration later. Sen.
stcf No IN tn ID took the floor on the
Hay-Paunceiote treaty urging Its rati
icatiOn.
The brewers have practically sbsn-
doned hope of getting immediate re-
duction of the war TAX on beer beyond
the twenty per cent rebate provided by
the bill devised by the republicans of
the Ways and Means Com mittee, and
their lobby 10 the House today is work
Ing In another direction. They want a
direct promise for the future embodied
in the bill providing that the So cent
reduction desired shall be granted
January /. 1902. A number of confer
ences with leading members have been
10 progress, but the Ways and Means
republicans refuse to accept The amend.
ment. They want to make no such
promise, they say. for they cannot tell
what may arise before the period speci-
fed. The beer men say that, no mat.
ter what eyigency may arise, there will
be another session of Congress before
January !. 1902, aud the promise could
then be snnulled, If necessary.
To the Senate today Mr.. Daniel in
,roduced bill to pay the executors Of
Mrs. Anna Maria Fi'zhugh, of Fairfax
county, Virginia, $2S0.000. that being
the amount aw rded her by the Court
of Claims for the destruction Of timber
CD her farm by the Unon soldiers dur.
Ing the war between the States.
The dec )ratioDe for the coming cen.
tennial of the establishment of the Cap.
itol of the country are already being
put up on the buildings on Pennsylvs.
His avenue.
Some Of the prominent Virginia re.
publicens are expected here this week
to urge the President TO remove the
democratic pOstmssters at Manassas,
Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville,
Chatham, Farmvlle and some other
Virginia Offices and give their places
to republicans, who baye been wait
ing for them long time.
The House naval affairs committee heard
Rear Admiral Melville today on the needs Of
the navy engineering Department. that on
rivers and harbors continued work on their
bill; that on invalid pensions took up a num-
hor am N, 90 an and that IN annrnnria.