Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-27

to him, said be could not see how 1t
could have been conceived; that it WAS
absolutely and entirely false from be-
ginning to end, and that he does not
believe an intelligent member Of any
labor union In the State would sanc-
ton it.
Democrats now In Congress say the
action OF the democratic Senators In
agreeing with their republican col
leagues TO confer upon the President
the power 10 do with Cuba and the
Philippine Islands just as he pleases,
has driven the last nail into the coffin
OF their party, and that it may as well
now give up the ghoet, as no people
will any longer support party whose
leaders can be bought by river and
harbor bill, by bills for shows ct st:
Louis and Charleston, and by special
favors to members of their families.
Though the Speaker OF the House has been
assured that the bill to coiL tokens from the
sale OF which some people in Alexandria be.
lieye they can make enough money to build
a monument to General Washington in their
CITY. will not cost the government more than
p1ON. uo uVto uNl atoAn NtoPSNSN ~ %NNNC
nIze any member TO call il up.
The bill which passed the Senate yesterday
for the benefit Of the ex-Confederates whose
horses were taken from them after the Ap-
pomattox surrender, passed the House today
aud is now q law. Those interested In II
should see J. NJ. Hickey OF this city.
The findings in the court of inquiry In the
csse Of the dead young marine Hobart Green,
who hailed from Stafford county, Virginia,
have been reversed by the Navy Department
and CorpOrsl Winston, who was imprisoned
for perjury in giving his evidence. has been
released. II Ia decided that the dead boy was
not buried decently and that when sick he
was neglected. But he is dead and gone now,
and SO is his physician, and 90 the matter
will rest. Congressman Rixey of his district
has done all he could to bring those respon-
sible for his death TO justice, but under the
circumstances nothing more could be done.
The conferrees on the revenue reduction
bill have completed their work. A fnsl meet
ing was held this morning at which the demo
cratic members were called in and the COM
promise reported by the republicans was ex'
planned and agreed to. The report OF the con-
ferrees will be made public this afternoon and
will probably be presented to the House for
adoption. The committee has agreed to en-
tl1oly roptdl lu6 lax vi phbh cuoonof W ~
duce the tax on tobacco to $50 cents per
pound instead OF IL cents as in the present
law and nine cents as proposed by the Senate
originally. The House rate OF S1.6O per
barrel on beer was agreed to, the Senate hav-
ing previously proposed reduction to u. 90.
The House provision entirely repeating the
tax on proprietary medicines was accepted by
the Senate. The tax OF $40 on brokers re-
pesled by the House was reinserted by the
conferees.
The news Of the Terre HsHte lynching has
aroused the indignation of Congressman
Crumpackor OF Indiana who wants the federal
government to prevent such crimes.
Chairman Agnew, Of the Virginis state
republican committee, was here today. He
says q meeting Of that committee will be held
OF an eaIly date 10 consider the matter OF
nominating republican candidates for the
State constitutional convention. in the white
districts, as IT will be useless to nominate
them In the counties in which negroes have
the majority.
Some of the buildings on Pennsylvania
avenue, and some Of the houses 10 the "divi.
sion," have already been decorated with
American fsgs for next Mondsy-inaugura.
ton day.
A delegation from Alexandria county was
at the Capitol today, among them Messrs.
Hume, Wibert, Clements and others, In the
interest Of tho famous Memorial Bridge bill,
bat thoy received little encouragement.