Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-26
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who made the notes
The pension and military academy
appropriation bills, the subsidy bill and
after Wednesday, the war revenue re.
duction bill, are the measures that will
occupy the attention OF the Senate next
week. The subsidy measure will re-
sumo it's place a. the subject of discus
sion after two o'clock in the afternoon,
only to give way to privileged mat
ters. a large number OF speeches,
principally by democrats ia opposition
to the subsidy principles, are awaiting
delivery and il is not anticipated that
the debate can be concluded during the
week. The war tax bill be taken up
during the week. Because 1t has the
unanimous report OF the finance com.
mittee without reference TO party, 1t is
not expected there will be long die
cussion of this measure aud it is likely
to be sent to conference commit
tee before the end Of the week.
On Monday Senator Towne, of Mime
sofa, will deliver speech on the Phil
ippine question 10 which he will take
strong grounds 10 bshalf of the indie.
pendence of the Filipinos. This speech,
the only political one that this brilliant
populist leader will have an oppor-
tuDity to make before bis brief
senatorial career is ended by the ar
rival of his republican successor, Is ex-
pected to be practically an official an.
nouncement Of the Bryanite position to-
ward our iusulsr possessions and Ia
therefore looked forward to with inter-
est. The House next week will keep
up the busy grind, sufficient material
having been prepared by the various
committees, The bill to codify the
postal laws still has right of way as a
continuing special order and will again
be considered. The measure to reor-
ganize the revenue cutter service is
next, also as continuing special order.
A number of appropriation bills are
ready, among them the postoffice bill,
the agriculture bill. the fertilization bill
and the diplomatic and consular bills
and these will be handled as expedi-
tiously as possible. Saturday after
noon, beginning at o'clock, will be
devoted to euogies of late Senator
Cushman Davis, OF Minnesota.
There has been considerable rivalry
between the House committee on coin
age, weights and measures and the
committee On banking and currency So
to which which one shall obtain credit
for submitting to the House acceptable
legislation looking to the maintenance
OF the parity OF the standard silver dol
lar. Coinage, weights and measures
held hearings of the Hill, Levy and
other bills and hurriedly reported the
Hill bill. The committee on banking
aad currency took up the Overstreet
bill made 1t a hodge-podge OF the
others on the subject and today report
ep 1t favorably. 1t was supported by
six republican votes, also by Thayer
and briggs, democrats. The opposi'
ton was from Talbert, Rhea, OF Ken
lucky, Stallings and Lewis. The RI
vaIry OF the two committees will now be
made evident 10 the House. 10 the en-
deeVor of each to secure action on the
bill of It's recommendation. The House
committee on rules may not allow the
question to come before the House at
all at this session. A rule for consider
ton of the matter was demanded by
Congressman Southland today, but
Senator Frye has said that the Senate
will not have time to consider the
question because OF the discussion 1t no
doubt would cause. The House may
therefore drop the subject, as 1t would
be idle to pass the measure through the
House alone.
The Secretary OF the Interior enter
tanned at dinner, last night, Senator
Daniel. OF Virginia, General and Mrs.
Greedy, the Solicitor General and Mrs.
Richards, Congressman Cannon, and
Miss January, OF st. Louis, and Miss
McWllliams, of Chicago, who are guests
OF President Mckinley.
Senator Bate, of Tennessee, who was
to have addressed Lee Camp
of ex-Confederstes OF Alexandria
last Saturday, but wss deferred from
doing so by the weather, in talk with
the Gszette's correspondent today, said
be would certainly have been present,
but that the wind when he walked to the
depot, nearly blew him off his feet, and
that he regrets exceedingly his in.
ability to ccept the kind invitation OF
the old veterans 10 the cause for which
he fought, and is proud of having done
30. He says if any OF them will send
him their address be will be glad to
forward them by mail copies of the
address he delivered to the ex-Confed.
crates in his own State.
Though Representative Hay was
member OF the Conference Committee
on the army bill, and, being overruled,
had 10 agree to its report, when that
report came before the House, he, with
all the other democratic members ex'
cept two. Livingston of Georgia and
Clayton OF New York, voted against its
adoption.
The investigation OF the death OF
Green the marine at Annapolis, was sus.
pended yesterday until Monday. Sew
eral of his comrades corroborated the
testimony Of Corporal Winter, which
was to the effect that he was grossly
neglected and Ill treated during his ILL.,
ness.
The investigation of the scandal 10
connection with the annual dead letter
sale was terminated today by the dis
missal of Charles Hardin, of Georgia,
chief OF the property division Of the
dead letter Office. and Clerk Robert @.
Walton, OF Ind. The other clerks were
exonersted. 1t was shown that Wal
ton, in putting DIP packages for the sale,
placed goods in some OF them to the
amount of thirty or forty dollars which
he failed to designate in the catalogue.
One package which brought $1.75 at the
sale and which was secured by the post
Office inspectors, was listed as contain
ing a pair of mems gloves, several hand
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