Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-21
| is the record up to date Of the new D.

iff bill was discussed. VI think we VII!
pass the bill in about q week" saio
senator Burrows. land what Is more !!
don't think the tariff will be amended
out O! it either"
General Joe Wheeler was at the war
Department today and bad confer
ence with Secretary Root concerning
the contemplated action OF transferring
him 10 the regular army as DTlgad'e,
general and placing him 10 command
of The Department of the Lakes; Anof
leaving the Secretary General Wneeier
vould not admit that he had been Oh
tered the place, but stated that there
had been some talk il. He said ina!
were il offered him be would accept It,.
I Allen F. Gill, former master mecnsn
ic of the Tiger Boormsn Mine, testified
before the House committee on military
affairs this morning that he refused 10
take out a permit because permit was
a badge of servitude. To sign decla-
ration to obey the law 10 his opinion
raised the presumption that the signer
otherwise might not obey the law.
Other questions on the permit he be.
leyed we're designed to create black
list system and were Objectionable for
that reason. Witness said he could
have kept the mines from being flooded
without Lieut.. Lyons order TO the men
to return to work, an order enforced by
a threat to resort to the bayonet. Inc
men working now under the permit
sv-tem are not as desirable as class as
were the men who worked before.
The Senate committee on the civil
service ordered a favorable report on
the bill amending the law 30 as TO give
the same preference to soldiers ana SAIL
ors of the Spanish war as are extended
to veterans of the civil war between the
States,
Mr.. Roberts, the director OF the mint,
was very much annoyed at the WHITE
House today; being mist ken for ex-
Congressman Roberts OF Utah Dy one
OF the ushers there.
Representative Rixey OF Virginia
SAWS the list of churches in bis Safe
damaged by the federal army during
the war between the States, published In
some of the newspapers, whose claims
are to be investigated and paid by the
Secretary Of War, is incomplete and
does not contain many, some 10 his own
district. that it should. The bill refer
red to has been favorably reported from
the committee on war elaine, and Mr..
Rixey SAWS he thinks, II called up, will
be passed. g,
The Court OF Claims has awarded
Mr.. K. L. Pritchard, OF Congressman
HAYS dis,rict SO 2i5 for the illegal and
unwsrranted SEIZURE OF his distillery.
The House committee on banking
and currency today authorized favol'
able report on bill which requires
loans TO officers and directors of ma
tional banks TO be first approved by the
boards OF directors.
The bill for the relief of G. W. Rosen-
berger. of New Market, Va, a war
claim, was referred by the Senate today
to the Court of Claims; the bill for
the relief OF the estate OF John Harper,
A claim for real estate within the limits
Of the Norfolk navy yard, was also re.
ferred 10 the Court of elaine.
The new furniture provided for the
Senate chamber at the opening OF the
session was purchased from Moses q
Co. here, but ii had not been In place
long before the discovery was male
that instead Of being solid mabogany,ss
supposed, it was veneered, Colonel
Ransdell, the sergeant alarms, has re-
turned it, and the firm will have to re-
place it with the genuine article or re-
fund the money.
Among the papers presented 10 the
Senate today was proposition for the
"solution OF the race problem" by Ea'-
lie SeiDlz,
Congressman Otey of Vireioia obtain.
ed from the Postoflice Department this
morning a promise to direct carriers on
any star route mail line in the six
counties Of bis district to deposit and
lake 10 mel matter for any person who
will put up mail box.
President Harper, Of the Virginia
democratic association Of this city, says
that from what he hears he il induced
70 believe that Representative Rixey
will be renominated, and that Comm .
teeman Shsckelford of Orange county
told him him yesterday he thought the
reconciliation would be unanimous On
the I'd ballot.
Ex.Congres:man Gaines o. the Petersburg,
Virginia, district, now holding federal ofhce
here, says he doesn'l think the republicans OF
that district will run a congressional csudi.
date at the coming special election
Representative Wise Of Virginia says his
father, the late Governor Henry A. Wise, al
ways believed that holsters would increase
and multiply in heaspeske Bay. Remember
ine this. he called on the Fish Commissioner
this morning and after explaining the matter
obtained his promise that an amply supply
OF yonng Holsters would be planted at the
Zip Raps in Hampton toads, where there are
the required rocks, and that he Is OF the opin-
ion that the experiment will prove q success.
In respect of the appointment OF his son as a
me IN Der of the u. 5. board OF examiners st
Ham pton, Representa- We Wise says the sp.
pontment was promised him by Commits
sioner Evans, and WAS made as soon as he was
sworn in as a member Of the House, though
it was opposed by the republican committee
of his State
The Presi lent this morning received hand
somely engraved set of resolutions from the
Corporation of the City of Dublin" thank.
ing him for his cordial treatment of Lord
dsyor Daniel Talon, Who recently visited
Washington. The American public, the gov
ernors of states and mayors OF cities are IN
cluded In the thanks.
surgeon.General sternberg today made
public a etstement of the number OF Ameri'
can soliiers who died in The Philippines from
I'll causes from July 1, 1893. to December
81, 1899. 1t shows death list of 30 OIL
GERS, divided as follows: Killed In action 81.
died from violence 6, died from disease 10.
The hunter of enlisted men who lost their
lives is 1 1853 OF these 439 were killed IN
sction 131 died from violence and 693 from
disease. The report shows total death list
OF 1921 officers and men.
Ambassador Csmbon of France o. Special
Reciprocity Plenipotentiary Kssson today
signed an agreement extending the time for
exchange of the ratification of the French