Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gaseste.
Washington. May 10.

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of the Alaska code bill will occupy most
of the time in the House next week.
90 Monday District OF Columbia bust
ness will be In order. In the Senate
next week the Philippine bill will con-
tinue the unfinished business. Mr..
Spooner will speak on it Monday after
noon. but there is no indication now
that the measure will be kept TO the
front as the republican leaders do not
seem anxious for It's passage this ses-
sion. The Clark case from Montana
promises to he the absorbing topic for
the week. The new credentials will
reach Washington Monday and will be
promptly presented. Mr.. Chandler will
move their reference to the cleo ions
committee. There will probably be q
contest over this. The committee, how
ever, will win the point, as practically
nothing will be gained by making q
fight against the proposed reference.
| The real contest will be on the adoption
! of the original resolution declaring
Clark was not legally elected to seat
10 the Senate by the Montana legisla-
ture. As conference reports and
appropriation bills will be coming
up all the week, the understand.
ing is the friends OF Mr.. Clark will
aid in every manner possible to have
them disposed OF first and thus
throw obstacles in the path of Mr..
Chandler. Should the latter assert the
rights Of his committee he would GER
tsinly get into serious conflict with
Messrs. Allison, Hale and others who
have the important conference reports
10 charge. The appointment OF Mr..
Maginnis by Gov. Smith, of Montana,
will further tend 10 complicate the
situation. Some time next week the
sundry appropriation bill will be re-
ported to the Senate. The leaders are
extremely anxious to dispose Of 1t
promptly for the reason that the Senate
committee has added a great many
amendments calculated TO antsgonize
the House, and over which there will
be a stubbon contention in conference.
The subcommittee of the special
House committee on the st. Louis
Worlds fair TO which was referred the
question OF drafting provision Tor the
participation of the United States gov
eminent 10 aDy profits that may accrue
from the enterprise, have agreed that
there snail be repaid into the treasury
of the United States as large a proper
tionate amount of the aid given by the
United States as shall be repaid to either
the corporation or the city OF st. Louis.
The Grant statute was formally &C
cepted by Congress today. The exer-
cises in the House began Immediately
after the reading of the journal at noon.
The speakers were Representatives
McClesry, of Minnesota; Grosve-
nor, OF Ohio; Richardson, of
Tennessee; Cummings, OF New
York; Linney, OF North Carolina;
Gayle, OF Kentucky Berry, of Ken
tucky; Warner, of Illinois, Gardner, OF
Michlgsc, Brosius. OF Pennsylvania,
and DoiiIyer. OF lowe. Mrs., Grant,
Mrs. ssrtoris and Ner four children,
Lieutenant Sartoris and tH'ee sis'ers'
we're the special guests of the occas,U
and occupied seats in the gallery re-
served for the Speaker OF the Eouse.
Mrs. Grant. like Queen Victoria, uses
cane. The unveiIng ceremonies
preceded the ceremonies in the
House. The unveIling was in
formal, in the rotunda where the statue
1 ands, and was witnessed by the
Grand Army committee composed OF
Gen. s. S. Burdett, of this city, chair
man; Gen. r. B. Beath, secretary,
Philadelphia: zen. 4. A. Alger, De-
trOit; Gen. Selden Conner, Augusta,
Me-. Col. E. S. Grant, Middleport,
Ohio, and Hon. Horace s. Clark, Mat.
toou, Illinois. The cord holding the
veil was pulled by Miss Sartoris. Dur
ing the ceremonies in the House and
Senate the members Of the committee
and members Of the personal staff OF
the commandment chief CT the G.. A. K. |
we're admitted to the floor. The exer-
cises IN the Senate began at two o'clock. !
Senator Cullom was one of the speak
err. Two galleries we're reserved for |
the Grand Army of the Republic. |
The Grant statue is the gift OF the g. |
A. h. to the nation. Contributions |
we're limited TO 10 cents from each COM
rade and the movement to raise the |
fund started in September, 1886, two
months after Grants death. The |
contributions closed in 1890 with
tund OF 81, ia. The contract for the
statue Was made 10 1892 with Franklin
of Rome. The statue repre-.
,ents Gen. Grant 10 uniform as he APP
pesred before Vicksburg. He is stand
ng 10 an attitude OF attention, his
sword is held losely in his hand, the
point of the scabbard resting on the
ground. Over bis left arm his cloak is
brown. The stump of tree forms a
background. The statue is of the
Jurest white marble.
The army bill, in its present shape,
will hardly become law, some of the
members of the military committee say,
Ind they also say that should it do 30,
here would be no show in the army
Or the volunteers, and but little for
anybody except West Pointers.
A New York democrat here today
Who heard Senator Hawley object to
ir. Aliens Boer resolution, said the
epublicans were evidently in favor of
he secret alliance between Great Brit
in and the United States, as those of
lis city are now denouncing the mayor
hereof for welcoming the Boer ENJOYS.
A Virginia politician, now here, who
lad read in the Gazette that Represent
tive Otey of his State is very
rompt in answering the numerous let
,rs he receives said, that was chsrac-
sristic OF the late Governor Smith, who
epresented the Alexandria district 10
congress before the war, and that he
those of his enemies as we'll
8 those OF his friends, and when asked
Why he treated the former with so much
aspect, replied: "Tbay NAV be nv