Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-12
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
York; Thomas F. Walsh, OF Colorado.

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The President decided to reconsider
the decision rendered at last Fridays
Cabinet meeting, and, instead of calling
together the old Hawaiian legislature,
to push forward the Hawaiian bill 10
Congress. SPY this MEANS" says Sen
ator Cullum, I'VE will soon have some
permanent legis alton IN q very short
time and will not oe obliged to unmske
any laws or rules that might be made
by the makeshift and temporary legis-
lature. TIE Hawaiian bill will be
pushed through the houses OF Congress
with all possible dispatch and the peo-
pie of the islands will get their relief
almost as quickly rs they could by the
reconveniDg of the old body"
The House committee on commerce,
it is expected, will vote tomorrow in
favor of the government ownership,
construction, and operation of the pro-
posed cable from San Francisco to the
Philippines, instead of permitting any
private company to lay it. Mr.. Cor
liss, who introduced the bill to this
effect, says he has majority of the
committee supporting him. The cable
will connect this country with Hawaii,
Guam, and Midway, as we'll as the
Philippines, aud is estimated to cost ten
million dollars, including cable stations
repair ships, etc.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
sent to Congress recommendation to
amend the legislative appropriation bill
so that revenue agents may receive So
per diem, when travelling; allowing
revenue agents the services of an ex
pert gsuger; allowing deputy collectors
to be assigned TO duty in another dis
trict than the one to which appointed.
A committee from the Business Mems
League of Alexandria, composed of
Messrs. NJ. B. Harlow, Noble Lindsey,
G. l.. Hoothe, G. K. Hill, w. B. Smool
ard J. F. Tackett, called upon Repre-
sentative Rixey and Senator Martin at
the Capitol this morning, and, escorted
by them, walked over to the Office of
the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia and had talk with Commits
sioner Wight about the practice the
Washington garbage contractors now
nave of dumping the contents of their
scows either 10 the Potomac or on its
shores near this city. The Commits.
sioner told them nothing could be done
now, nor until next July, when the
present contract expires, but that when
The new contract shall be made, he
would see to it that the nuisance refer
red to should be abated. The committee
and the Congressman incidentally talk
I'd about dredging a channel through
the Potomac fats opposite Alexandria
for ferry boat, and also about the
bridge at Arlington, 10 the support of
which objects both OF them are pledged.
Representative Hay OF Virginia, who
was one of the congressional speakers
at the banquet of the civic club OF
Brooklyn, last Saturday night, and
whose speech the Brooklyn papers say
was one OF the best made there, has re-
turned. He says the Brooklyn demo
Gratis are men after his own heart, and
that they will support any platform
that may be adopted and any ticket
that may be- nominated at the next ma.
tional emocratic convention.
The WalkeT-khes cont 'sted election
case from Virginia is set for argument
before the House elections committee
on Thursday next, but it is uncertain
wne her or not it will be, as the chair.
man and three other republican men,
bers of the committee sre absent.
The chairman Of the House committee on
weights and measures says bill to establish
the metric system will be reported at an ear
ly day. Such bill WAS defeated in the 54th
Congress. chiefly by reason Of the speech made
against by Represen ative Otey of VirgiDis.
The bill cootgined the word myrogram and
provided for 10 wet measure, and Mr. Otsy
said be nor any Other msu could tell who
Maria Gram was, aud certainty the people OF
Kentucky could not get along with ut wet
MEASURE
Among the bills introduced in the House
today was one by Mr. Hay for tho relief Of
salem Church, near Boyce, Clarke county,
Virginia. that was damaged by federal sol.
ders during the war between the States.
Congressman Jones did not 90 10 North
cumberland county, Virginia, last Saturday to
attend the Lewis arson trial. as be intended,
as he WAS infoIme after he boarded the boat
at Baltimore, that the tIisl would be post
poned.
the House today Mr. Rixey introduced
bill to psy TO the estste OF Geo. W holland,
of Loudoun county Virginia, $649 for sup
plies taken by the federal army during the
war between the States.
The House committee on mines and mining
ordered favorable reports today on bill pre-
viding for the ests blisbment of a apartment
Of mines TO be under the charge of Cabinet
officer and TO include the present geological
SUI vey; also one to establish mining stations
similar in principles to existing agricu .tural
stations in the various States
A New York newspaper says the Daughters
OF the Revolution sre 10 protest against a
part of the old Mount Vernon estate being
used SO a stock farm. The land referred 10
was purchased by public auction by Mr.. Yeo-
mans, member of the interstate commerce
who has improved it consider