Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-05
Corrssp sndence Of the Alexsndris Gasstte.]
Washington, March 5.

Eight years ego they cut up 10 maunei
that thoroughly disguised the local
authorities. This year 1t was thought
that the disorderly element that played
havoc eight years ago would be missing.
Putting it mildly, they acted worse
than they did In 1898. Saturday night
practically all the reserve police Of the
city were called to quell q riot the
Peunsylvanians created In the dis.
reputable district, and last night
an even more serious commotion was
created 10 which little boy and girl re-
ceiyed bullet wounds and twenty-five or
thirty policemen were badly injured In
attempting to quell the disturbance.
The provost guard finally had to DC
sum moued to aid the police as the latter
were entirely unable to handle the
soldiers. During yesterdays parade
dozens of the Pennsylvanians were seen
to be intoxicated and many OF them
dropped out OF the line for that reason.
The halls of the War, State, and Navy
building that they occupied as barracks
during their stay here look as though
they had been tenanted by savages.
Everything movable, such as electric
light globes not 10 uss, telephones and
screen doors had been taken out OF the
balls as precaution by the authorities
before they came.
The democratic Senators are very
angry with their republican colleagues
over the failure of the river and harbor
bill. They feel that they have been
"buncoed" and they say that it will bs
very difficult In the future for the re-
publicans to secure any agreement with
them for vote on any subject against
which majority OF the democrats are
opposed. 10 order to secure the pas.
sage of the army appropriation Dill
with its amendments extending the
bowers of the President in the Philip
pines and outlining what should be the
future relations with Cuba, 1t became
necessary to placate the democrats.
Thew were promised that il they did
not make long speeches on these cues.
tions the river aud harbor bill should
be passed with its appropriations
amounting 10 the aggregate to over
fifty million dollars. The bargain
was apparently carried out. The demo.
crate allowed the republicans to engrsft
their imperialist policy on the appropri'
alton bill, and the republicans few
hours later passed, practically without
debate, the bill which provides for the
improvement of SO many southern
rivers and harbors. Everything was
lovely until six o'clock yesterday morn.
ing. Then on the pretext OF takif g
revenge for the defeat of the appropria-
ton for the irrigation OF arid lands,
which was stricken out of the bill by
the conference committee, Senator
Carter, of Montana, announced bis de-
Termination to defeat the whole bill by
talking until the end Of the session.
The threat was carried out and there
will bs no money expended on the
river aud harbor improvements for the
next eighteen months. To say that the
democrats are angry is putting it In mild
language. They are empty-handed
while the republicans have secured all
that they desired. The question which
Ia now bothering them is, Who was re-
sponsible for Mr.. Carter's action. The
pretext about the arid lands appropria-
ton is generally regarded rs q second
ary reason for the defeat Of the river
and harbor bill. The democrats assert
that Mr.. Carter was acting under or
ders from the administration. 1t has
been an open secret that the President
has been lpkewarm, to say the least, In
approving tbs proposed large appro-
priations Tor rivers and harbors. 1t has
even been said that he would veto the
bill II 10 came to him on the ground
that the government revenues could
not stand the strain OF this expenditure
and, at the same time, the loss OF over
forty millions through the reduction OF
the war taxes. For weeks the gossip
around the capital has been that either
the revenue reduction bill or the river
and harbor bill must fail. The demo-
cratic belief is that Mr.. Carter was
deliberately ordered to kill the river
and barbor bill, despite the agreement
that had been made with him, and that
he was selected because he waa about
to retire from the Senate and no VEN
gence could be wreaked upon him 10
the future. Hereafter il there 10 to be
any bargaining the democrats say they
will have their pay in advance.
In the u. s. Supreme Court todsy In
the case OF Drusilla Mitchell vs. the
First National Bank, Of Chicago, in
volying the liability at widow for the
debts OF her late husband, the decision
of the Circuit Court of Appeals Of Mass
schusetts was affirmed.
A fire broke out In the Arlington
Hotel, this evening, which threatened
TO be quite serious, A second alarm
was sounded aud the flames we're soon
gotten under control. The damage
was slight and no one was hurt.
The cloture resolution to be intro
duced by Senator Platt OF Connecticut
tomorrow with the object of limiting
debate in the Senate is identical with
that offered by Senator Aldrich 10 the
second session OF the Fifty-6rstC Congress.
1t provides that when any question
shall have bseu under consideration for
a reasonable time it shall be In order
for any Senator to demand that debate
thereon be closed. On such demand
no debate will be in order and II q
majority of the Senators present second
the demand, the question will be so
taken without debate. After cloture
has been ordered, talk on the bill under
consideration must be limited to one
half hour. No diliatory motions will
be 10 order after the Senate shall have
decided to close debate. 1t will prob.
ably be passed and some democratic
Senators will vote for 1t.
Ex-senator Chandler OF New Hsmp
shire will b. appointed by the Presi
dent q member of the committee to set