Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gssette.]
Washington. January 10.


GERS of the volunteers may be eligible
to appointments In the enlarged army.
As the bill stands and was drafted IN
the adjutant generals office it reserves
all officers commissions down to the
grade of second lieutenant to men OF
the regular army. Senator Proctor, on
behslf of the military committee, has Of
fered an amendment to allow officers OF
the volunteers to enter the new army
as fret and second lieutenants. This
amendment is the pending question
today and upon the action OF the Senate
regarding it depends the fate OF the
army bill. There is strong resentment
among Senators who have friends 10
the volunteer regiments against the
effort. as they term it, to freeze out these
officers or reduce them in rank thus
sweepingly. They hold that the gen.
erals. colonels, captains, etc.. OF the
volunteers who have rendered good
service In the Philippines or in the war
with Spain and have thus become vet.
Grams, should be eligible for transfer at
their present rank into the new army.
| Thew demand q greater concession to
this sentiment than Is contained In the
Proctor amendment and all sorts OF
threats are being made to secure II.
These Senators blame the bureau chiefs
of the War department, and especially
Adiutant General Corbiu, for this dis
elimination against the volunteers.
One Senator threatens to get even Dy
inserting an amendment to reduce the
rank of the Adjutant General to Brig.
adler General. thus depriving CorDin OF
his new major generals stars. de
thinks In this way the War department
can be brought TO terms.
The proposition 10 more fully estaD.
ligh the gold standard as the money OF
the nation was taken up this morning
by the House committee on coinage,
weights and measures. Secretary Gsgee,
Horace White, editor OF the New YORK
Evening Post, and Mr.. Roberts, d.
ector Of the mint, appeared before the
, committee and spoke In advocacy Of
two bills now before the committee
both having for their purpose the dis
continuance Of the coinage OF silver ex'
, cep. for subsidiary coirs. One OF the
bills was introduced by Representative
Hill, OF Connecticut, and the other oy
Representative Levy, OF New YORK
Mr.. White was heard by the commit
, tee. He advocated that large amount
, of silver bullion held by the Treasury
, should be sold. He was not allowed u
proceed far in his statement before NJ
was taken in hand by the silver mem
} bers of the committee. who piled bin
with questions, bringing 10 the politica
arguments on the money questions
Secretary Gage took the committee
strongly to task upon taking the stand
He ask why the government should try
to dodge the issue OF fixing by law tn,
, parity between silver and gold. VI
YOU do not fix the parity yourselve
, how can you complain if the so.oallet
money sharks make determinations Z
he asked. Mr.. Cochran--"Mr. Secre
tary, why would you then continue TIM
, silver dollar in circulation at all ~ Mr.
Gage-"Because we have them. W.
have the lag on aud must carry It.
Mr.. Cochran piled Mr.. Gage with many
} long questions, to which the secretary
| made his answers somewhat short ant
, curt. During the questioning OF th'
secretary Representative Levy SAID ina
he would make statement for the firs
. time made public. "Mr. Bryan toIt
. me before the election" he continued
"that if be was elected President h'
would find way to pay out silver undel
the present law"
II Minister WI is not inclined to believ.
the statements in the press that thu
Emperor has refused. to allow Chinl
. and Ii to Sign the protocol.
Not single person OF the severa
thousand invited to last nights post
poned reception at the White House
put in an appearance. The PRESIDENT
. secretary said today: ut illustrates
the widespread effect OF the news
paper" he said. "Not single persoI
. received word from the executive man
] sion that the reception had been called
? off, the notice of the postponement or
!. account OF the Presidents illness being
piyen to the Press alone. A great man,
of the guests invited were out of towl
people, too, which makes 1t all thu
r more remarkable that few did mol
come" 1t is understood that the dip
lomatic reception will be held mex
Monday night if the Presidents healtl
will permit.
The House committee on naval al
Q fairs has virtually agreed to increas
Q the navy by the construction OF tw
q bsttleships and two cruisers. =
Personal friends of Senator Daniel
now here, say he is by no means anxl
:, Gus to be member OF the coming con
Q stitutional convention of bis State, ant
will only consent to be at the re
, quest of the people,of his city.
Ia the Senate today long petition
|, from reputable and intelligent peopl
Q OF the Philippine Islands was read, por
{ trayine their unfortunate condition, an,
q requesting that they be allowed fire.
government, such as they suppose the
would have upon the conclusion OF th
9 Spanish war.
Solicitor General Richards this morn
ing continued the argument in th
j. cases before the Supreme Court OF th
4 United States. He first elaborated hi
> reply to the question of Justice Whit
as to whether he recognized differ
u ence between the words "the States an
: Territories of the United States, "ss use
n by Chief Justice Marshall, and 18th
States and Territory OF the Unite
8 States" as expressed 10 the constitu
d ton. He said that what Justice MAJ
: shall had evidently meant In hi