Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-03
showing them to the President, TO
whom they had been sent.

WliOur w. InWohtI nPPoi"eo" P"
master, vice J. T. Wilkinson, resigned;
Fernalda, Wise county, @. F. Benerly,
vice A. d. Parsons, resigned; Luna,
smyth county, Mary J. Allison, vice
John w. Pile, resigned; Thaila, frlD-
cess Anne county, James +. Dorman'
vice l.. d. WetmOre, removed.
The House committee on military
affairs this morning authorized favor
able report GU the bill providing LOT
detail Of retired army aud navy omcers
to assist in military instruction 10 the
nnblic scbools in such cities and towns
as may adopt system OF military III.
struction.
The resignation of Assistant Secretary
of the Interior Webster Davis, which
was received at the White House last
night. has not yet been acted upon by
the President. 1t will be accepted.
The sympatby which formerly existed
between the administration and Mr..
Davis has ceased to exist now that the
latter has come back an ardent out
spokeu Beer sympathizer,
When the Porto Ricsn bill comes to
the House from the Senate 1t will be
referred at once to the ways and means
committee. rs future course IN the
House will be decide on at q meeting
of the republican members Of that COM
mittee probably to be held tomorrow.
1t is expected that it will be sent to
conference, but this has not yet been
definitely decided. The republican
members are satisfied that the bill will
be adopted by the House practically az
passed by the Senate.
Gen. Oils, 10 dispatch to the War
Department today, gave summary OF
the results attained by the American
army In the Philippines since January
|. The item of l, 426 insurgents killed
and left on fields astonished army Of
ficials. who did not believe that more
than third of this number had been
killed since January /. The report Is
believed not to be exaggerated and it is
argued that far greater number must
have been killed, as the total contained
10 the dispatch is considered to include
only those actually found and counted.
The argument in the Senator Clark
bribery investigation before the Senate
privileges and elections committee be.
gan this morning, Attorney A. A. Biz
ney, of Washington, made the opening
argument for the memorialists. Form
er Senator Faulkner and Attorney
Rogers Foster, OF New York, will both
speak 10 behalf Of Senator Clark. Ex.
senator Edmunds will close the case for
the memOrialists.
Trigg & Co., of Richmond, Va, we're
today awarded by the Treasury Depart
ment the contract to build the new rev.
enue cutter No. for the lakes. Their
Did of $751; 900 was rot the lowest,
Townsend & Downey, of New York,
having underbid them. A board OF In.
spectioB, however. reported that the
latter firms plant was not extensive
enough to warrant giving them the
contract. Bids we're opened at the de-
partment today for the ne1 revenue
cutter No, 8. Trigg 81 Company, Of
Richmond, Va, being the lowest hi1'
der, $2l7 900, will undoubtedly get the
contract for this vessel also. Among
the other bidders were Scott u Cham.
berlain, also of Richmond, $242 600.
The President today broke the. band
shaking record of his administration.
MANY old residents say that he broke
all previous administrations records.
10 the space of ven and half min.
utes he shook hands with $50 school
teachers from Boston, Mass., and in ads
ditiou to performing this heroic, II
pleasant, task he treated each school
man to a happy smile. The school
teachers were escorted to the White
House by Representative Fitzgerald. OF
Massachusetts. The ladies filed into the
East room, the President stood by the
centre doorway of the western side hnd
performed tie shake.a-secOnd feat While
a uumber of Senators and Representa-
lives were waiting for him upstairs.
The vote on the Porto Rico tariff bill will
be taken, according TO agreement, In the zen.
ate q: four o'clock this evening. The gale.
lies are Gro wded and the floor 10 fuller than
usual. One OF the most vehement opponents
of the bill was Mr.. Mason OF Illinois, who in
looks, manner and style reminds one OF some
of the Jscobin leaders In the French Assembly
during the reign of terror in France. The
impression is that the President has whipped
enough of the opponents OF the bill into line
and that it will be passed BY small majority.
It is also predicted that it will react injuri-
ously upon the republican party.
In the House today Dir. Rixsy introduced
the following papers: Bill for the Lief OF
Jno. II. Haws, of Loudoun county, Va. to
pay 1858 for property taken, during the war
between the states, by Union soldiers; peti-
ton of Z. J. Taylor, of Washington, d. c.,
heir at law of Henry Clerenger, late OF Fair.
fax county, requesting that the claim OF
Henry Clerenger for $2.117. so for supplies
taken BY Union troops, during the war be.
tween the Slater, be referred to the court OF
claims for Q 6nding Of the facts.
The bill OF Representative Hay Of Virginia |
to reorgsnise the militia is not intended, 80
some newspapers seem to imagine, to put |
ali the men between the ages Of IL and 40 |
iu the army, which are the ages prescribed |
nv the present militia laws, but only to apply |
to such volunteer companies as already are or
may be organized, and to give Virginis her
lust share of such an appropriation 80 may be
made for the volunteer force Of the army ~
she may be entitled to.
The daily dispatch from General Otis re.
ceived at the War Department today and that
sss read ut the Cabinet meeting contained
the same old trite statement that he has been
elteratipg fov the last year to the effect that
the outlook for speedy termination Of hos.
t lities is bright and hopeful; but the list Of
casualties he reports shows no diminutiop.
Mr.. Martin called up the bill providing for
holding term of the U. 8. district court ct
in the Senate yesterday even
ing, and 1t was passed,
People from Manas - here today say yes
terday WAS court day there, and that quite .
crowd was present, including Representative
Rxey and state Senstor Donahoe, who is
one OF the candidates for nomination for Mr.,
Rixey's seat They say that Mr. Donshoe has
many friends there, but that the prevailing
impression seemed to be that Mr.. Rixey
would DO renominsted, aud that such Was the
opinion even OF some of the most pronounced