Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-12-04

erection OF public building at RsdfoFd,
Va. TO revive the right Of action under
the captured and abandoned property
acts: to restore 10 part proceeds from
the sale of captured and abandoned
nroperty aud for the relief OF parties
| for property taken from them by mill
tary forces of the Uoiled States. Mr..
RIxey introduced bills to increase the
membership of the Court Of Claims; to
protect the monuments already erected
| 10 the battle fields OF Bull Kun; Tor the
enlargement and Improvement OF the
public building at Alexandria; also ask
| ING for estimates for the improvement
of AQUA creek; for the relief OF the
trustees of Washington street Methodist
Eoiscopsl Church South, OF Alexandris;
for the relief of the trustees OF the First
Baptist Church OF Alexandria; for the
relief of Paris Simms; and for the re.
lief OF the vestry OF st Paurs Church, OF
| Alexandria.
Congressman Babcock, OF Wisconsin,
derisiveIy referred TO by some OF his
republican colleagues ss the trust
smssher. :" Ia still determined to earn the
title. He has not yet introduced his
10 easure looking to the removal OF tar.
if duties from trust manufactured
goods, hut will do so as soon ss he con-
| ders the moment opportune. VI am
determined to make the fight" be said
| today, "and expect to fnd good deal
of support on the republican side. As
| far as am concerned / would be just
az well pleased If didn't get back on
the ways and means committee, for then
III would be entirely free and I'M
hampered in the fight. But II am not
nut back, it will not be on personal
eounds. 1t will be becsuse l am rep
resenting q certain principle. And to
fight principle 10 that way would fur
nish q very dangerous precedent"
TIE action OF President HutiD, OF the
Panama Company In going over the
heads of the Isthmian Canal Commis-
siouers who were especially appointed
to deal with the matter and presenting
TO the President q proposition for the
sale OF the Panama property to the
Unitid States has caused considerable
comment at the Capitol. Several SEN
ators characterize 1t as a most ill-ad-
yised move. Members of Congress who
| last session looked with some favor on
the Panama proposition said today that
they are now opposed to 1t because Of
the open acticity of the French Gov
eminent through its embassy here IL
irving to force a deal with this couD'
try. Senator Morgan aud Represents
tive Hepburn both said today that the
now admitted interest and activity Of
the French embassy proved the cor
RICHNESS OF their assertions that The
French Government was interested In
the Panama Canal aud must be reck-
oned with.
Senator Martin called on the Presi'
dent yesterday TO introduce Judge
Critic, a republican friend, who wants
to be postmaster at an Office in Roam
oke county, Va, "Mr. President said
Senator Martin, / merely called to To-
troduce my old friend, who wants to
talk with you. l do not ask for any
thing for him, In fact, l do not think
| IL is in good taste for democrats to try
to advise a republican administration
about appointments or anything else"
Senator Martin did not rem ain to listen
to the talk Judge Griffin had with the
President.
The man who jilts his fancee without
excellent reasons therefore may not re-
ceive commission in the army OF the
United States with the consent OF Sec
rotary Root. The Secretary made the
rule for bis own guidance yesterday by
deciding that he could not recommend
Captain w. p. Crawford, OF Ches err,
8. c., for appointment to a lieutneancy
In tina regular service beoaused he re-
fused to marry Miss Rebecoa Douglass,
of the same place, giving reasons which
the Secretary decided did not justify
the refusal.
A bill was introduced In the House
yesterday by Representative Psdgett.
| OF Tennessee, to reimburse ex-CoDfed-
crates for horses and side-arms taken
| from them by Federal troops 10 viola
ton Of the terms of surrender. This
bill was passed by both houses at the
last Congress, but for some reason
President Mckinley failed to sign It,,
and IL never became law.
The new Hay. Paunceiote treaty re-
garding the Isthmisn canal was sent to
the Senate today and was referred for
| consideration to the committee on
| Foreign Relations. The terms of the
treaty have been heretofore made pub
lie. 1t abrogates the old Clayton Bull.
| wer treaty, gives the United States the
right to absolutely own and control any
canal that 1t may construct to unite the
Atlantic aud Pacific oceans; leaves to
the United States the task of guarantee
| ing it's neutrality without reference to
other nation; and permits the United
States to fortify the canal II 1t deems
such course necessary.
George w. Lieberth, of Kentucky,
was today nominated by the President
to be collector OF internal revenue for
the sixth district OF Kentucky. A large
number OF recess appointments we're
also sent to the Senate. Among them
we're those of G. Knox, to be attorney
general; William II. Hunt, to be gov.
ernor OF Porto Rico; Herbert 81. D..
PIERCE, to be third assistant secretary
OF State, VIM. Dudley Foulke and
William A. Rodenburg, to be civil SER
vice commissioners, together with many
diplomatic and consular officers.
Consul General Dickinson cables the
State department this morning from
Constsntinople that be has just received
q report by special messenger that Miss
| Stone and Madame Tsilks are still held
by the brigands in the woods of the
Gultipe. Bulgaria.
The reyieion committee of the Gen.