Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

AUTHORIZATION DILL were agreed 10 VIII
out debate ia the Senate today.
Il is stated at the State Department
that VIM. A. Rublee, formerly an edi-
torial writer on the Milwaukee Senti-
mel. will be nominated to succeed
Townsville WildmaD, as consul-general
at Hong Kong.
Secretary OF the Treasury Gaze to
day, in reply to the Lsniz resolutions,
recently adopted, cent to Congress a
statement relative to the expectation
of supplies from this country to tbe
British army 10 South Africa. BE
says: "Our ports have been used for
expectation OF horses, mules and other
supplies for use 10 South Africa. Be.
tween October '99 and January 31st,
1901, horses, mules and other supplies
to the extent of sec, sos ,692, were ex-
ported to South Africa. No steps have
been taken to prevent the lawful ex
portation of horses, mules, and other
supplies to South Africa. The number
of horses and mules clipped was
1882"
1t is reported today that an attempt
will be made 10 the Senate to get the
omnibus bill through that body as an
amendment to the sundry civil bill. But
all legislation is now uncertain, as the
rush OF the closing business bss COM
menced, when speed and not public
need is the main consideration.
The report that the President has OBJ.
iected to the Hoar amendment to the
proposed Philippine legislation on the
army appropriation bill, which pro-
hibits the granting Of franchises or the
sale of public laDds 10 the islands, seems
to be unfounded. Today he has
told Senators that he hopee the Spooner
proposition as amended by Mr.. Hoar,
will be adopted, without change by the
conference committee. Despite Sene-
tor Aliens statement last night that he
would do his best to prevent the adoI.
ton OF the conference report when
1t comes back to the Senate, it lie
believed 1t will 20 through al right and that
the plan to avoid an extra session will be sue.
cessful. There is some talk Of opposition in
the House, but this alec is not very seriously
taken.
The dispatch from Berlin, evidently in.
spired, which says that Germany endorses
the position assumed by Great Britain and
other powers, is looked q ,on here as ruse to
secure the chopping of Of more heads. The
German idea is to 60 into every province
wherein there has been any trouble and ex-
ecute those who were at the head Of affairs at
the time Minister Conger formerly and now
Commissioner Rockhill has been instructed
that this is not the policy Of the United
States, and in this connection the President s
views are quoted. They are cautioned that
excessive demands for punishment OF Chinese
officials may delay negotiation
Owing to Senator Martins work, an appro-
pristion OF 500, 600 Was added to tho sun.
dry civil bill in the Senate last night for the
Arlington Bridge, and Mr.. Martin says he
hopes the bill when passed will contain that
SIN sndment, and II probably will, as 1t passes
the Senate, but whether that smendment will
pass the House, is not known even to the best
friends of the bill 1t IL no secret, however,
that Mr.. Cannon, Mr.. Hepburn and other re.
publican leaders Of the House are opposed to
it. and have so far. OF least manifested no in
tenton of Withdrawing their opposition. A
delegation from Alexandria and Alexandra
county was at the Capitol today to urge the
Virginia congressman tc exert their utmost
efforts to secure the appropriation.
Senator Pettigrew, republican, accused the
administration Of all sorts Of constitutional
infripgements in his speech Of last evening
but though sill he said was true, and was
known to be so, it had no effect upon his col.
leagues, who having received, or are expect
ing, personal fsvors, voted away the peoples
powor and conferred imperialism upon Mr..
Mckinley.
A constant attendant at the Ut. Assph pool
rooms says that while the daily crowd there
Is much large than at pooling rooms in the
North. the receipts there are much smaller,
and that the reason is that tbose who attend
st. Asaph, like the vast majority OF the peo-
PIE Of the country, have no money. He says
the breaking up OF the race track at st. Assph
has resulted in great injury 10 Alexandria
county, and has done nobody any good.
Labor men at the Capitol today say they
cart for the life Of them understand why 1t
should be said in Richmond that Senator
Martin and Representative Swanson are and
have been opposed to any public or private
measures for the benefit Of laborers, as moth.
ing 10 better known here than the fact that
both the Congressman referred t. have, in
and out Of season. done everything that was
possible for them to do, to promote any bill
intended to help the labor interest
Some Of the hotel keepers here cay they
don't expect any great crowd here on Monday
next and that their orders FOR rooms on that
day do not indicate that there will be many
people here. One Of them says he thinks
that most Of the strangers that will be here
on that day will come from Alexandria, as |:
always the case,
A Kentuckisn here today says that though
Governor Beckhsm has not yet made requi.
sition upon Governor Durbin Of Indiana for
Taylor. who is under indictment for the
murder Of Governor Geobel. he Is expected to
do go at an early date. and that though it is
no, supposed that yequisition will be respect
ed, 1t Is the firm belief of ali Kentuckians
that Taylor will sooner or later be brought to
Justice.