Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
lCorrespeDdence OF the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, February %.

have &gsee0 ana tneir report was uouo
known 10 both Houses today. On the
beer question the House wins OUT, the
tax to ron ain st $l.60 per barrel and
| u per ceat. discount repealed. Inc
| Il louise also wins the following: Bankers
capital, present law retained; cigars
weighing more than three pounds per
thousand reduced from $3.50 TO 20; tax
on bank cheeks, repealed; money
orders, repealed; certificates OF proht
repealed; life Insurance., repeated;
marine, inland, FIRE insurance repealed;
| casualty fidelity and guaranty, repeal
ed. manifest for custom house entry,
| re pealed; proprietary medicines, repeal
cd. perfume cry and cosmetics, repealed;
chewing gum, repealed. Where there
were differences between House and
Senate the Senate won out the follow
los: Custom house brokers, $40, law re-
,iued: proprletors of theatres, museums.
concert halls, circus ard other public
exhibitions, tax retained; cigars weigh
ing not more than three pounds per
thousand tax reduced from 81 per thou.
sand TO Is cents per pound; cigarettes
weighing not more than three pounds
DER thousand changed to Is cents per
hound when valued at not more than
50 per thousand, sc cents when more
than 50; certificates of stock transfers
now 2 cents for each 500, amended 80
as to include bucket shops; drafts or
bills of exchange, tax retained; foreign
bills of exchange, 2 cents for each 800;
bonds of indemnity and bonds not
otherwise specified, tax repealed, except
bonds of indemnity; brokers contract,
tax retained; conveyances exempted
below 50, 500, above $500. TWENTY-FIVE
cents for each $500; passage ticket,
exempted below $50 In value;
The House wanted to retain the tax Of
IL cents pound on snuff; the Senate
wanted discount OF 25 per cent; the
conferees made 1t discount OF 20 per
cent. The House wanted to retain the
tax OF cent for each 500 on sales OF
products al exchanges. The Senate
wanted cent for each 5000 and sales
of merchandise ia actual course OF
transportation to be exempt. The con-
ferees made 1t l cent for each 500 and
exempted sales as desired Dy the
Senate. 10 all the other particulars
there was no disagreement between
House and Senate. The total reduc
lion proposed by the conference report
is estimated at $40, 165, 600. The bill as
agreed upon 10 conference provides
that the provisions OF the new law
shah take effect July /, 1901.
From semi-oficiaI sources 1t is learned
today that the opposition which Sena'
tor Morgan has encountered during the
last few days in his efforts to secure
consideration of the Nicaragua Canal
bill is due 10 some urgent and import.
snt developments regarding Colombia's
attitude and intentions with regard to
the Panama Canal and the United
States. Last week DR.. Carlos MARTINEZ
Silva reached Washington and pre-
sented his credentials at the State De.
partment. He informed the depart
ment that he was specially delegated
10 negotiate with the United States re-
garding the Panams Canal, with the
view OF enabling the United States to
secure control of that route. 1t Is said
that the representations of DR.. Silva as
to what Colombia is willing to do with
the United states and as to what can
be done with the new Panama Canal
Company hes put the matter of an
lsthmian canal in an entirely new light.
This information was deemed advisa Dle
TO communicate TO several OF the ad-
ministralion senators and ii is their
quiet but d,tarmintd opposition to any
legislation committing the government
to the Nicaraguan proposition before
the Colombia Panama situation Ia
thoroughly examined into, that Senator
Morgan is now eDcountering.
Ii was stated authoritstively at the
State Department today that Secretary
Hay will not resign on March 4.
1t was announced from semi Official
source at the White House today that
the President mad not the least inten-
ton OF vetoing the army bill on &C.
continent OF the amendment tackled
on the m psslre by Senator Hoar. IF
be took such sclioD," said the official
who made the above announcement,
"there would not be time for the Con-
gress to take up the bill and pass 1t in
accordance with the Presidents wishes
and an extra session would be abso-
lutely necessary. The President is just
as anxious as the members Of Congress
to avoid On extraordinary session and
at this stage 10 the proceedings one OF
the big appropriation bills would have
to bs loaded with riders very obnoxious
indeed to cause him to resort to the
Veto"
The State Department has received
no communication from Lord Paunce-
fote or from Ambassador Choste re-
garding the -Pauncefote treaty. |
This was authoritatively stated this
The department has expect.
cd from the passage of the Senate
that Great Britain would
submit an alternative proposition and
still so expects but as yet has not heard |
from the British foreign Office on the |
subject. lord Psuucefote called at the |
department yesterday but bis visit was |
upon unimportant matters. He called
,gain this morning and said that he
himself bad not heard from the foreign
,fice that any action had been taken
IN the treaty.
Senators Spooner aud Plat Of Con-
lectiCut held q conference with the
President this morning over the Cuban
ituation. The dispatches from the
sland which announced that the con.
tilution makers have decided to re.
use q number of the demands made by
his country have caused the President
ONE concern. Under the resolution
passed by Congress the President will
leve authority to keep the American
roops on the island until all the con-
litions named have been fulfilled. By
gilfully refusing to comply with them