Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorsspendencs Of the Alexandria GAsoit''

sideratlon of the Philippine tarih Dill
which has passed the House and mas
beer amended by the Senate. IL WIZ
he reported from the committee 10
dav and debate upon 1t may begin 70,
morrow. 1t is not expected tpat npsl
action CD the measure can % ns1 tnIs
week. The ship subsidy Dill VIII also
be reported to the Senate today. senator
FRYE does not expect to ask Ior us
Immediate consideration and will prob
ahIv wait until after the Philippine
hIIl has been disposed of. Some time
dnrinO the week Senator Coilum Will
deliver q speech upon the right OF the
President and the Senate to make and
ratify the reciprocity treaty Without
calling the House of REPRESENTATIVES
toto consultation. Senator Nelson VIII
also try to pesh the Department oil
Commerce bill to conclusion. Friday
will be pension day and batch OF bills
will be ready for passage then.
Judge Crumpaeker, who Is In charge
OF the movement looking for Call oil
oaucus to consider reduced congress
sional representation OF soutnefn
States, said today that he had consult
ed Chairman Cannon, of the repuo-
licsn caucus, and that q caucus will be
called whenever Judge Crumpacker Is
ready. The impression prevails that
President Roosevelt has failed to give
bis endorsement to the proposition ana
that it will fell, even II the caucus
should consider 1t. Those favoring the
movement ere particularly fearful lest
some tepid compromise, such as the
Gibson bill giving Federal courts the
mower to interfere to mild extent 10
southern political matters, be adopted.
The republican members oil the
House committee on ways and means
today took up the question OF war
tax reduction. Chairman Payne noti'
fied every member in person and en-
Joined strict secrecy. 1t is the desire
of the mem ers TO formulate policy
which will he submitted to republican
caucus before It is TO be carried out.
Certain republican members will be
satisfied with nothing short OF uncon'
ditional repeal.
The Hill-Morgan forces and the Har'
riman syndicate are struggling for the
big contract which Secretary Root will
soon let for the transportation OF troops
and supplies from the United States to
the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands.
Much of the valuable statuary and
bronzs 10 the Capitol has been dis.
figured by relic hunters, and on Satur-
day one attempted to tear the German
silver hands from the face OF large
and expensive onyx clock in the mar
BILE room of the Senate.
Mr.. r Key has introduced the follow.
ing bills in the House: For the relief OF
John II Hammill; for the relief OF
George q nbaugh.
Representative J. w. Maddox, OF
Georgia, will 60 to Alexandria tonight
to attend the banquet to be given by
r. E. Lee Camp.
Representative Osey, of Virginia, has
gone to Atlanta, Ga, to attend the Lee
exercises to be held there today.
Mr.. Luther w. Spear, who was one
OF the original promoters of the WASH
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway, AID who lived 10 Alexandria
for some time, is now living in New
Il X, duU 10 tuc kbbCAuA OBOfb VI WV
OF the Texas oil companies.
The President this afternoon sent to
Congress a special message OF 80 words
transmitting without recommendation
the supplementary report OF the
Isthmian canal commission favoriDg the
adoption of the Panama route for a
United States Isthmian canal. This 10
unanimous.
The Senate Committee on Pensions
today ordered favorable report upon
the bill to grant a pension OF 80, 900 a
year to Mrs. Mckinley.
The State Department is preparing
to negotiate a protocol with Colombia
relating to the trans.isthmiap canal
similar to the protocol recently ar
ranged between the United States and
Nicaragua and Costa Rcs,
The House committee on Postohices
and Postrosds today heard appoint
ment clerk Beavers and Superinten-
dent OF Free Delivery MaoheD, on the
needs of the Postofice Department.
Tho appropriation bill under consider
alton will carry not less than $1S4 ,000,-
900, which is 81, 900, 900 in excess Of
last years bill. The principle In
creases are in rural free delivery and
81, 100000 and railway mail service
$780, 900.
Representative Griffith, OF Iodisos,
introduced a bill today repeating the
national bankruptcy Act.
The House committee on appro-
pristious will begin consideration OF
the legislative appropriation bill to-
morrow.
The Philippine committee divided
on party lines in its report on the
Philippine tariff aud the democratic
substitute was voted down and Senator
Lodge was authorized to present the
majority proposition to the Senate.
The spring meeting of the Washing
ton Jockey CLUB at the Bennine track
has been fixed from March 25 to
April u.
Mr.. George Thomas Budd, for many
years 9 well known confectioner OF this
city, died last ni} ht. He was promi'
nent Mason.
Mrs. A. G. Dennis has relapsed into
semi.uDconsciousne from which she is
with difficulty aroused. This Ia believed
to be due to some pressure upon the
brain.
The democratic members Of the House
committee on coinage, weights and measures
today submitted minority report on the bill
directing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
exchange gold for legal tender silver dollars.
They take the position that the passage Of the
bill is certain to produce financial disturb
auces. The report says in conclusion: mo
nation on the face of the globe requires its
exchequer to exchange gold for silver. This
is q new policy in the treatment OF the
precious metals. Why should this. the