Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-03

nopulation. The army OIL Is the "orS
IF the military affairs committee, and
Ia fathered by the chairman. Mr.. Hull,
of Iowa. -.
la the House today, Mr.. Bailey, OF
Texas, objected to the admission OF
Mr.. Conner, Of Iowa, TO succeed Mr.
Dolliver, the new Senator, on the
ground that Mr.. Delivers resignation
was made 10 take effect after the cleo
ton. "If Mr.. Delivers resignation
takes effect today, then the election OF
Mr.. Conner was illegal. because MIR.
Deliver was still ,the representative oil
the district" said Mr. Bailey. Mr..
Conner was ordered to step aside TOR
the present and the roll call proceeded.
Senator D-hoe and Congressman
Boreing(Ky.) called On the Presiden, TO-
day to again urge the appointment OF j..
w. Yerkes, Of Kentucky, as Commas
sioner ofInternal Revenue ]. is under
stood that II the place ia declined D.
Mr.. Manley, of Maine, to whom IL D 9
been offered, the plsce will probably
90 to Mr.. Yerkes.
Congressman Bromwell OF Ohio, says
he opposes that feature OF the army
reoreajzation bill which proposes
transfers from the line to the steb. DE
NAV make q fight sgainst that feature
NJ 4 In which be would be supported
bv the democrats.
There will be thirty million dollar
river and barbor bill; large public
building bill; the naval appropriation
bill will exceed by far anything In that
line 10 tie history of the country; the
military appropriation bill will be a
large one; the appropriations foT the
routine needs of the government Will
be In lire 9th an expansive policy.
There are fourteen Cf these bills Ia ALL
Their total will not be far from the eil-
lion dollar mark.
The ways and means committee OF
the House is still at odds on the pro-
visions OF the proposed war tax reve-
nue. reduction bill. The beer question
has seriously divided the republican
members snd no call for meeting OF
the full COMMITTEES las been Issued.
The House committee on MILITARY
affsjrS this morning decided to amend
The army dill by including an anti
canteen provision. The amendment
prohibits the sale of liquor on all mill
tsry government property, army posts,
transp 1rts, etc. 1t is the purpose of the
committee to pass the army bill through
the House by Saturday of this week.
The Supreme Court today decided
the cage Of the Wabash Railroad vs. the
State of Kentucky in the matter
of the Constitutionslity Of the Jim
Crow" law, Kentucky statue which
compells this railroad TO carry special
car in Kentucky for negro passengers,
The Court affirming the decision OF the
Kentucky State Supreme Court, held
that the speci1l Car must be carried
on all passenger trains within the
limits of the State, but that white pass-
SINGERS may not be excluded from such
car.
A bill fixing the compensation OF
keepers eUploysd in the lif.-saving ser.
vice at 500 per month was introduced
in the House today, also a bill provid-
ing that officers of the line, medical and
pay corps OF the 1avy shall receive the
same pay as officers OF corresponding
rank 10 the army and marine corps,
Gen. Macarthur reports the surren-
der of 2, $50 insurrectos at Santa Maria.
A resident of this city, but formerly
an Alexandrisn, who went TO the latter
city yesterday, says funeral professions
pass through the streets there now
more rapidly than the street cars do.
People from Virginia here today say
Mr.. Mann will not be candidate for
Attorney General of Virginia.
Congressman Levy, of New York,
says be is az good democrat now as
be ever was, and will continue to be,
and the idea has never entered his
head to abandon democratic principles
and policies because be was not renomi'
mated.
Among the new members of the
House who have been chosen TO fill
seats made vacant by death or resigna-
ton is VIM. Richardson, who takes the
place OF Gen. Wheeler OF Alabama. He
was the central figure in dramatic
episode of the civil war. He was cap
tured in company with Confederate
spy, although not a spy himself, and
had been sentenced to death by Gen.
Crittenden. Ga the eve OF his execu-
ton Gen. Forrest swooped down on
Crittenden's forces, released the spy,
saved Richardson, who was then but
II years old, from death and took many
prisoners.
Ex.Congressman Walker, of Virginia
and bis successor, Congressman Rh6a,
snd Mr.. Davis, who is the man charged
with having shot the former, arrived
here yesterday on the same car
General Walker told Mr.. Trigg
be was going to look after his old con
tested case which was not reported on
at the last session, but Mr.. Rhea
says be understands that he intends to
contest for q seat in the next House,
though his vote was twelye-hundred
below that Of Mr.. Mckinley, while his,
Rhea's ives largely above it.
The annual convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Onion was opened this
morning ct the Lafayette Siu&re Opera
House Early In the morning prayer ~ set-
ing was held in Foundry Church The con,
yention was inaugursted in the opera house
by the delegates standing and singing the
crusade hymn, Give to the Wind Thy
Fears" White riSbouers ara to be seen every
where and although they ARG receiving a
hearty welcome from the citizens. the hotel
men are not pleased at their visit They re-
fuse to grant the DELE ates convention prices
end in fact do not care whether they stop at
tn, ir hotels or not. The hotel men take ex-
ception to their crusade against liquor,
Representa- We fitzgerald, Of Massachusetts,,
introduced the following resolution in the
House today II was referred to the foreign
affairs committee without being read /:
Whereas The heroic ,troggle made By the
Boer republic TO maintain their existence has
excited the sympathy Of tho whole world,
therefore, be it Resolved, By the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the United