Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-05

Secretary of State told the Cabinet
more about the conditions in China, and
it was decided to leave practically the
same force there for the next few
months that is on the ground at present.
Some little extra session talk was In
obliged in, the President intimating that
he was of the same mind regarding the
needed Cuban and Philippine legisla'
ton.
The following army nominations
were TODAY sent to the Senate by the
President TO be Lieut. General, Major
General Miles; to be Major Generals,
Bripadier General Young. Colonel
| Chafee. General Macarthur; to be brig.
adler Generals, Colonel Bates, Oolonei
! Wheaton, Colonel Davis, Colonel
Sohwan. Colonel Sumner, Captain
Leonard Wood, Colonel Robert ID;
Hall, Col. Robert P. Huahes, Colonel
George M. Randall, Major VIM. a.
Kobbe. General Frederick d. Grant
and Captain j. Franklin Bell. The
most remarkable promotion Is that Of
| ], Franklin Bell, who jumped from
captain OF cavalry in the regular army
(Brig. Gen. u. s. W to brigadier gener-
al In the regular army. he went to
the islands as lieutenant.
A warrant was issued this afternoon
for the arrest OF Senator Sullivan, oil
Mississippi, on charge of assault pre-
ferred by Miss L. Nile to, who alleges
that he slapped her in the face Friday
evening last. When the warrant was
issued Campbell Darlington. Senator
snllivan's attorney, offered to forfeit
S25 collateral to prevent the case being
tried 10 the police court, but Miss Lee
ton refused. She says that she is de-
termined that the Senator shall be COM
PEELED toplead guilty or not guilty.
Much comment Is being made by
Senator's and Representatives on the re-
msrkabie discrepancies between the
report of the Taft Commission and that
of Gen. Macarthur as to the conditions
| 10 tho Philippines. The report OF the
| Taft Commission says "Since the re-
suit of the election was announced there
has been great decrease 10 insurgent
activity" Gen. Macarthur says !:
progress OF paci6cation apparent to
me, but still very slow. Condition very
iuHsxible and likely to become chronic"
| These differences of opinion between
| members OF the commission and the
military. governor of the Philip.
pines will probably furnish further
1 argument for Senator Spooner's pro-
posed investi cation of Philippine af-
fairs by q congressional committee this
summer.
Senators and Representatives fairly
swsrmed at the White House this
| morning. They came in dozens, in
groups of four and five and 10 trios, but
very few alone. They were all after
army appointments under the new act
and brought all their guns to bear on
the President to secure coveted places.
The President has already received
| recommendations or demands for sew.
eral times as many places as he will
have to dispose of. Among those " no
called on the mission mentioned were
Representatives Joy, Pearce and Bar
tholdt, the three st. Louis members.
who brought with them Mr.. Joseph
Flory, the recently defeated republican
candidate for the governorshlp OF Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Flory is an applicant for
anything good. ;. g.,
Among the strangers at the Capitol
today were ex-Congreesman Walker, OF
the 9th Virginia district, who has been
turned down in his contest for seat In
the present House, and is contesting
for one In the next and Judge
Strother, from his own district, who is
also republican, but has opposed him
for some years, and Is doing go now.
The Judge says the contestant has no
| ground for contest, and that the testi'
mony taken 10 bis case establishes that
| fact beyond peradventure, that the re-
publicans defeated him, and that he
thinks after this contest, he will remain
defeated permanently.
Representative Otey, of Virginia,
again called upon the President this
morning 10 the interest of DR.. r. w.
| Morgan, of Lynchburg, who Is an ap.
plicaut for membership OF the board
| who will examine and select the den-
lists provided for by the new army bill.
The President was very affable, and
said he would do what he could for
Mr.. Otey. the author of the dentists
bill.
In the sundry civil bill reportrd in the
House yesterday is an appropriation OF over
| three and quarter million dollars for paying
the debt of the Hawaiian government con-
| tracted prior to the annexation Of Hawaii TO
| the United States. Annexation Ia Is q luxury,
and all luxuries come high. In the same
bill there is an appropriation OF $4,000 for
| the continuation OF the work OF deepening the
channel of the Potomac, below Washington.
Zone congressman from Virginia ask why
Alexsndrlsns don't buy dredges and bid for
some of this work
Represe ntstiye Hay of Virginia has had
Captain Carson of Front Royal, now of the
volunteer service, appointed first lieutenant
In the regular army.
Capt. Rlch, Of the Assateasue light house,
was escorted to the room of the House com.
MERGE committee today and testified in sup.
port Of Mr. Jones's bill for the retirement on
pay Of veterans in the life saving service.
The proposition to erect q public building
on z and 18th streets and Pennsylvania
| avenue, and force the Alexandria electric
railroad company to move their depot, will
meet with strong oppositon from Virginia
and other congressman Mr.. Swanson told
DIR. Abbot today that he would do all he
could to have it defeated
| II wss learned in the room Of the Heuse
committee on pablo buildings this morning
that no appropriation for improving the post
| Office building in Alexandra would be made
at this session OF Congress possibly at some
other session.
Prominent tobacco men from different parts
| OF the country are here today, trying to have
| the tax on tobacco reduced from IL TO cts.
| pound.
Five new regiments of infantry and FIVE of
cavalry are to be organised under the recent
| ly enacted army law. The troops Of the 9th
cavalry now at Fort Myer will be forwarded
via San Francisco to the Philippines, Novem.
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