Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexsndris aase:te.]

Washington. March s.
The President today sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: Frank
G.. Dennis, of Maine, consul at ST..
Johns, Newfoundland; Ernest A. Man,
of Florida, consul at Breslau, Germany;
Martin J. Carter, Of Pennsylvania,
consul at Yarmouth, N. s.; Robert a..
Green, of Kentucky, secretary Of the
legation to Guatemala and Honduras;
Philip M. Brown, OF Massachusetts,
second secretary of the legation at Con.
s,antlnople. To be members of board
of visitors to the Naval Observatory:
s.. Clair, McKelway, of Brooklyn, N.
Y: Asaph Hall, jr., of Ann Arbor,
Mich; William r. Harper. of Chicago,
III; Edward C. Pickering, of Cam
bridge, Mass; Charles A. Young, Of
Princetou, N. j.; Ormond Stone OF
Charlottesville, Va; Lieutenant Colonel
Charles A. Dempsey, 1st Infantry, to
be colonel.
In executive session today the Senate
confirmed all OF the nominations sent
in by the President this morning with
the exception of the visitors to the
Naval Observatory and the promotions
in the Marine Corps. The Senate also
ratified the supplementary convention
with Great Britain extending the ex.
tradition treaty with that country.
The republican Senators were in
caucus this morning for an hour and
a-half on the question of recognizing
the Senate committees. It was decided
to defer the matter until the next regu-
lar session 10 December. There had
been q strong movement among the
new Senators and some of the old ones
who are dissatisfied with their commit
tee assignments to effect q re-orgaDiza-
ton, and the arguments in favor Of this
course were strongly presented by MIR.
Elkins and others. The majority,
however, under the leadership of Sena.
ators Aldrich, Allison, Platt Conn.,
and Lodge, urged that if the commit
tees we're re-organized it might be diff.
ficult to prevent the consideration OF
legislative business and the present ses.
sion might be indefinitely extended.
They pointed out that 1t was desirable
to avoid this and TO con6ne the bust.
ness OF the session to the consideration
of ouch nominations as the President
may submit. This brought forth a
question as whether action was intend
ed upon the reciprocity treaties with
France, the British West Indies, etc.
1t was announced that because of the
eoppositisn to these conventions which
had been manifested it was deemed de-
sirsbIe to suspend their further consid-
GRAFTON. This extra session OF the Sen.
ate will adjourn either tomorrow or
Monday.
Considerable alarm is felt at the
White House over The condition OF
Mrs. Mckinley. Since her residence at
the Executive Mansion she has required
the daily attendance of the most skill
ful nurses aud practically the undivided
attention OF q physician. On the 4.h
during the exercises at the Capitol she
suffered O nervous attack that necessita.
ted her immediate return to the White
House. Yesterday she sustained an
other attack while out driving In her
carriage with two or three OF the visit
Ot5 tnAb WOAC Gt tho wv uibO
House. She was driven home with all
speed and DR.. RiXey called. Today
it Is announced that che is some better.
She did not take her daily ride, how
ever, and DR.. Rixey made more calls
than is his custom.
'Unole Jack" Adams, the man who
carries on the Presidents farm at Cam
ton, Ohio, is one OF the hsppiest mortals
in tbs United States. He has been one
ofthe most welcome of the White House
guests for nearly week, saw the pa
rade, the ball and the illumination and
will go home filled to overlooking with
stories about Washington and McKin-
ley. Four years ago, just before Nc
KinleY's first inaugural, the President
elect asked Adams if he would not like
to come on to Washington to see the
sights on the Attn OF March. "No,n re-
Piled the old man, 81 have not time
this year, but when you are iuaueu-
rated the next time I'll come" "Re-
mind me and I'll send you a Ticket"
replied Mr.. Mckinley. Sure enough
about two week ago when Mr.. Mckinley
sent to Adams for couple of barrels Of