Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-12-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
roonsspendenoe OF the Alexandria Gasetts.
Washington, December ..

IOorrsspendence OF the Alexandria 6asetts'
Washington. December 3.
The Presidents message left the
White House shortly after l1:3O O'CLOCK
this morning and started on its journey
to the Capitol. Secretary Pruden
and Executive Clerk Young We're the
hearers of the message. All the mes
ssoes carried to the Capitol were print.
adj Only two. that for the Senate ana
that for the House OF Representatives,
were signed by the President with pen
and ink; the others merely bore bis
printed name. The copies for the
House and Senate we're each bound In
morocco leather and printed upon
heavy bond paper with wide margins.
The other copies were placed upon the
desks OF all the Senators and members
and in the hands OF the occupants OF
the press galleries.
The Fret National Bank OF Bsllston
Spa, N. Y, was closed today by q vote
of the board of directors upon the dis
coysry of defalcation by the teller,
Charles E. Fitcham, amounting TO
800. 900. Examiner z. J. Graham,
was present Ia the bank at the time lib
doors we're closed and had been APP
pointed by the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency temporary receiver, pending
further investigation.
Representative Hay, OF Virginia,
chairman of the House democratic
caucus, has appointed Mr.. Swanson
member OF the special committee to
consider q number of resolutions rela'
tive to the policy OF the democratic
members of the House, In accordance
with the action Of the caucus Saturday.
Senator Morgan, chairman OF the
Isthmian canal committee OF theSenate,
said today that he would call meeting
of his committee on Thursday OF this
week to consider canal matters. DE
said that two bills on the subject would
be introduced by him. The first OF these
would be to appropriate sufhclent
money to secure necessary concessions
from Costa RIGA and Nicaragua. The
second would be to provide for the con-
struction of the canal itself over the
Nicsrsguan route.
One of the most interesting subjects
of discussion among the northwestern
members of Congress Is the prospect OF
action by Congress for the purpose OF
preventing consummation OF the four
hundred million Northern Securities
deal. 1t is declared that some steps
to this end will soon be taken.
Embarrassment to the republican party is
believed to be the inevitable result Of the de-
- he Enn (lnU vacfaTdaV in thu
Philippine cases. On the advice Of Senator
Aldrich, the House committee on ways and
means will, Is soon as possible, introduce
Joint resolution extending the Dingley rates
Of tariff to all goods coming from the Philip
pines. 1t is reported that in order to secure
action at the earliest possible date Speaker
Henderson will appoint the new ways and
means committee Of the House before the
Christmas recess. In order to conform to
previous decisions Of the Supreme Court. the
resolution will have to provide, as was done
In the Porto Rican case, that she revenues col
lected both In the Philippines and at United
States ports on goods passing between the
United States and the Philippines shall DO APP
piled to local uses in the Archipelago. They
cannot be covered into the United States
Treasury.
The joint army and navy board who wit.
messed the recent test at Sandy Hook OF the
GAtheman gun and system OF firing high ex-
ploslves unanimously report against the gun
and shows that the entire system" has proven
q failure. The test cost the government
$250,000.
The annual report of the attorney gen.
eral was sent to Congress today. He re-
commends an additional appropriation for
the proposed new building for the department
of justice. He also recommends that 3 spe-
cial division of the department be created to
have charge Of insular and other territorial
affairs and that sufficient amount be sppro-
priated by Congress for this purpose.