Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
lCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gaseste- ]
Washington, May %.

lieged TO be ia the grayest danger. Az
ditional ships may De sent at any time
from the Ms liza station to the Cnl1tse
coast. While this government has pro-
fessed TO acf independently 10 DE-
manding that the interests OF Amen-
cans 10 China be protected, /: Is not
imp obable that it will act In couoef'
with other nations should OCCASION re-
ouire. The United rtltes has 90 war
shiDs in Asialic waters.
President aud Mrs Mckinley and
their party returned from thsir trip to
old Point Com fort at 1870 this morn
ing. The return voyage aboard the
DOLPHIN vas made without incident or
accident.
The House committee on the judlciary
t,day practically killed the bill proposed
oy Attorney General Griggs, growing
out of the refusal Of Judge Brown, OF
New York, to extradite the Gaynors,
indicted in Georgia 10 connection with
the Captain Carter Savannah hartor de-
fraudstions. The bill proposed extra
dition between States on presentation
of indictments solely. Representative
Fleming, democrat, moved that the SUD-
committe, which has shown no disposi-
ton to report the bill, be relieved Of it.
This was lost on tie vote, seven repub-
licans voting against the motion and six
democrats and Sir. Little6eld, republi-
can, supporting It. The bill therefore
remains 10 the subcommittee whore 1t
will probably remain.
The Cabioet this morning decided to
attend the memorial services at Sharps-
burg tomorrow. The Presidential party
will leave here about pine thirty O'Clock
in TIE morning over the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and expect to return to
the capital early in the afternoon.
Judge w. II. Holt, Of Frankfort, KY,
Was practically decided upon for chief
Justice of Porto Rico. Before the Cabi-
net meetiog Senator l.. Deboe and Rep
.esentative Boering, Of Kentucky, call
ed on the President and urged Judge
Hollis appointment. The President has
known Judge Holt for many years and
iutimated that the sppoin ment would
be made at once if Senator Lindsay, a
democratic deseTter, and the Attorney
General were favorable. After the
meeting a Cabinet member said that
Judge Hollis nomination would prob
ably 90 TO the Senate today.
The Senate finance committee today
reported iavorably without amendment
the bill passed by the House 10 Febru-
AIRY amending the laws relative to in
t-rual revenue tax on fermented liquors,
commonly known az the "beer BILL"
l. IL explained by the following extract
from the report; the object OF tue
measure is TO abolish those denomiDa-
tons OF internal revenue stamps which
are applicable TO one.siXtb barrel and
one-eighth barrel packages OF beer.
The present law authorizes the Com
missioner Of Interns Revenue to fur
nish stamps for sll-sizsd packages Of beer
put up in barrels and kegs ranging from
he hogshead to one.ei ehth of barrel.
II is the desire Of oil the producers f
beer, 50 far a. the commi tee Is advised,
10 do away with these small packages,
and to coDfne the trade to the use OF
package ranging from the hogshead to
re quarter barrel. Il is shown that the
disuse Of the minor packages, smaller
than the quarter barrel. will promote
the convenience Of the brewing trade.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
states, in communication to the com
mittee, that the disuse OF these small
packages will not affect the revenue de-
rived from beer in any cslculable de-
gree, and it is the opinion ofthe commit
tee that the abolition of these small
packages is desirable from the stand
point of public interests"
The House committee on rules today
decided to bring in rule tomorrow
for consideration of the trust measures
proposed by the House judiciary com
mittee. The discussion will continue
w, dOesday, Thursday and Friday.
There 10 to be vote on the proposed
constitutional amendment at p. 10.
Thursday and on the proposed bill at
4 p. IN. Friday.
The Senate committee on appropria-
tions today voted to amend the sundry
ivil appropriation bill by adding as a
rider the ST, Louis Worlds Fair appro.
priAtion of IS, 000, 900 together with SO.
900 to be i'm medlately available for the
expenses Of the commission.
The efforts of Master Workman Par
soDs, of the knights o. labor, to Dust
John w. Hayes, general secretary and
treasurer, through the courts, have fail
I'd. Justice Barnard today denied Par
sons' petition asking for an order re-
strsiniDg Hayes from interfering with
he hooks and funds of the order. The
Justice threw out of court several other
petitions OF Parsons. L. ID. Chamber
lain, worthy foreman of the knights OF
labor, filed papers with the court stat
lDg that Parsons has disqualified him.
self to act as Master workman by bring.
log the affairs of the order into court,
which is in violation of the constitution,
and notifying the court that be (Cnam-
berlain) has taken charge OF the order
and has called the general assembly to
meet in Washington on June l8 to con-
,ider the matter.
A bill was introduced In the House
oday providing that manufacturers be
allowed to place the union label on
packages of tobacco, snuff, cigars and
cigarettes, provided these labels hold
out no promise Of gifts. prizes or the
ike.
The democrats of the House will hold
a caucus tonight at p. ~, for the pur-
pose OF considering their attitude to-
wards the antitrust legislation which
the republicans propose to adopt this
week. The democrats profess to be-
Iieve that the republicans are not sincere
in thoiT objection to the trusts and will
seek to adopt a programme that will
make their own position clear and at
the same time develop cam paign mate
rial. The republicans on the other
hand by proposing the legislation think
hey have put the democrats In q hole