Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Corrospondenoe Of the Alexandria Gasette.
Washington. June 6.

CAPITOL and Immediately went to the
Presidents room on the cenate noe.
His presence the IL for there purpose OF
sjgajpg all belated bills. There seems
70 be a determination On the part OF
Inc legislative leaders TO briog about
an adjournment OF Congress as the
earliest possible hour today.
The fret session OF the 56ih Congress
will pas into history at 3 p. M. today.
Ia order to accomplish this both House
and Senate remained busily at work all
lat night until o'clock this morning.
In the House there was the usual hilsri-
". buffonery, noise and confusion which
ssens TO be inseparsble from the cios-
ing hours OF the session. A; o'clock
tbis morning the proceedings were To-
terrupted By the demand for the pres
euce Of q quorum. This caused call OF
the House and q resolution was adopted
10 arrest absentees. There was little
ont OF the common in the proceedings In
the Senate. As result OF the work
done last night, practically all OF the
important pending questions have been
passed upon. Only two ofthe great sp-
propristion bills remain unfinished
the naval and the sundry civil. There
il still disagreement on one item In
the latter bill, and 90 the srmor question
in the former, but the prospects are
good for speedy settlement Of the dif-
ferepcee.
The President today sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations Judges
of District Court Of Alaska: Melville
G. Brown, OF Alaska; James Wicker
sham. OF Washington; Arthur Fl. Noyes,
Of Minnesota. District attorneys oil
Alaska Robert A. Friedrich, OF Alas
ka; Joseph K. Wood, of Montsns; A.
NJ. Post. OF Nebraska. Msrshals, die
trict of Alaska James NJ. Shoup, OF
Alaska; Cornelius L. Vswter, OF Alas.
"a, and George G. Perry, Of Iowa.
A passenger Car west bound and
construction car collided while going at
foil speed on the Chevy Chase and
Glen Echo Electric Railroad this morn
| log. about four miles from this city.
John Hough, white, q years old. who
lives at Cabia John Bridge, and d. J
Dudley, white, aged SO, OF this city,
and the motorman were seriously To-
iured. Others wsre badly shaken and
cut by flying glass. The injured were
taken to the hospital.
Ia the House today Mr.. Rixey intro
duced a bill to pay the legal represent
atives OF :. A. BuckDer, OF Loudoun
county, Va, four hundred dollars for
supplies taken by Union troops during
the war between the States.
The republicans 10 Congress are glad
the session ia at its end, for the longer
It lasts the worse is the light 10 which
they appear. Last night 1t was stated
on the floor that members were bribed
by commissions for their soDs to sup
port bills, and that republican generals
10 the army were lobbying for their own
promotion, one OF them beiog the man
Who put shackles on President Davis,
and the other, the commander OF q
negro regiment during the war between
the States.
Representative Hay OF Virginia, a
member of the House military CON-
mittee, refused TO sign the report OF the
army bill which raises the rank OF
Generals Miles and Corbin and adds
one hundred to the number OF cadets at
West Point
The provision for the settlement OF
| the account between Virginia apd the
| federal government arising from the
advances made by the former during
| the war OF 1912 was knocked out OF the
sundry civil bill, but the one for the
repeal OF the act authorizing the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to sue the state,
was retained.
When the President reached the
Capitol today he was carried up to bis
| room 10 the Senate by the elevator,
guarded by the sergeant-at-arms and
two policemen, In addition to several
members OF his Cabinet.
Albert Stuart an old and reputable color.
ed man from Alexandra, presented 70 Rep
resentative Rixey this morning q petition
| from several Others of his race In his city for
the passage OF the bill 20 psy the petitioners
the amount subtracted from their wages as
| ahorers in the Quar.ermsstsr service dui-
| ing The war between the States for the sup
port of the contFsbsnds who came into Alex
sndria. Mr. Rixey told him he was sorry,
but that the republican majority In Congress
had everything its own way and had refossd
to act on the bill referred to. He had done
| ALI he could for II, and would try to do 30 at
the next session, but he couldn't inspire him
with any hope OF success.
Some Of the friends of the Arlington Bridge
bill are very much depressed today over the de
feat of that measure and some OF them are very
angry. The bridge they tay was TO mark the
cen tennial OF the District government, but
now il has been deter mined TO do that by en-
lsrging the White House and by makinga
driveway through the grounds south PeDnsyl-
yanis av onue, known IS the mall. They also
az some of the repu blicsu leaders failed TO
keep their promise TO help them, and others
wanted q quid pro quo for their support.
Senator Martin and Representative Rixey
told the Gazette's correspondent today that
they you'd com mence operations on the bill
on the very first day of the next session, and
were hopeful Of efecting In that session what
they hsd failed 10 accomplish, by reason OF
too heavy odds, In this one. go
The Senate last night passed the bill TO
provide dentists for the army, but Speske.
Henderson would not let 1t DO considered II,
the House. The House last night passed a
bill for the relief Of Mrs. Adam Nowlin OF
Lynchburg
Tho President today sent to the Senate the
nominate OF Robert z. Kennedy, OF Ohio,
TO be agent on the part Of the United States
undar the conventions for claims commits
sion concluded between the United States
and Chile, August 7, 1892, and May ~,
1897.
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