Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Cores eeudence of the Alexandria daseu

Cores oondonce OF the Ato1euHiia
The ship-subsidy bill will be passed
nv the Senate on Monday next. Under
the agreement, voting upon the meas
ure Is to begin at 3 o'clock In the aiser-
MON There ia no doubt 90 to the re-
suit. All OF the democrats except ml:
McLaurin, of South Caroline, anu
nossibly the two Senators from Louis.
iana. Messrs. McEnery and Foster, Will
vote against It's passage; all OF the re-
publicans are expected to vote ior ".
The bill contemplstes an expenditure Oh
about 100000 year and maximum
exn,uditure at the end of seven years
of "a 1000 q year. Mr.. Hoar's Dill
for ne protection of the President will
develop q number of speeches, es2ec-
iallv from the democratic Senators, VINO
are inclined TO believe that 1t Il uncon"
stitutional to provide punishment Tor
a crime directed against the President
or any one 10 line ofsuccession Tor tnae
high Office, different from that pre-,
scribed when the crime 10 committed
against any ordinary citlzsn. Mr..
Hoar hopes to pass the bill without
material amendment before the close
OF the week. Following the disposition
of that measure Mr.. Proctor has given
notice that be will ask the Senate to
proceed to the consideration OF Tue
oleomargarine bill. Mr.. Penrose ID
also pressing for the consideration OF
the Chinese exclusion bill. MIR. Nor
oan Ia watching for an opportunity TO
Ain in his Nicarapuan Canal bill, but it
il not expected that the measure Will
be taken up until the following week.
| Ia the House practically the entre
week will be devoted TO discussion OF
the river and harbor bill, which Will De
followed by the army appropriation
bill.
To presenting the reasons the for oppo'
sition OF the democratic minority to the
passage OF the ship subsidy bill, the re-
port submitted by Senator Berry today
save: "The pending bill is, in some
respects, even more Objectionable than
that proposed in the last Congress. Inc
preceding bill limited the annual ex-
pendItures to niue million dollars a
wear; the new bill makes DO limit. The
bill proposes to tax the whole people
to the extent of several millions a year
for the benefit OF one single indus
try the chip building and shipping
Industry. We do not believe IN the
principle OF such special legislation Tor
the benefit of a particular class OF In
dustry, and the statistics ofthe last few
wears prove that the ship building In
terest does not need such special assist
ance. Those who are to be its bene'
ficiaries have already grown Immensely
rich and they have heretofore MADE
their influence felt 10 our national cam
naipus. One class should never be the
recipient OF benefits not given to others
Absolute equality of rights is doctrine
we should never abandon. The bill Is
wrong in principle, unjust. vicious,
pure class legislation and we recon-
mend that it do not pass"
The visit here, yesterday and day
before, OF William Jennings Bryan, and
his conferences with leading democratic
members of the House, have resulted
in bringing one issue more prominently
TO the front, viz: the Boer war q1es-
ton. Acting upon Mr. Bryan's advice,
a demand has gone forth for demo-
cratic caucus on this question and
Chairman Hay Of the caucus commit
tee will issue call for caucus March
l19.h. Probably it ia the purpose OF the
democrats to show to the country theiI
unanimity on this subject and to make
clear their attitude and policy. They
declare that it is impossible to force
the republicans of Congress to agree to
the consideration of any measure
touching upon national policy and for
that reason they desire ID put their
political adversaries on record. The
caucus will be asked to declare DEM
ocratic programme including, hrst-a
demand for strict neutrality; second
a demand that the importation OF horses
and munitions of war be made to
cease: third-an attack on high ofnc'
lals for their alleged pro.British attl-
tude. II they can not compel the re-
publicans to act, they argue they can
at least make clear their own position
and compel republicans to show, by
their votes, their hostility to the demo
cratic programme.
The republican members OF the
House committee on rules have In
formed Mr.. Crumpscker that the
republicans of the committee have de-
cided to bring i q rule for the consid-
GRAFTON OF his resolution providing for
the appointment of committee to in'
vestigste the question OF restricted sui
frsge in the South. The committee
has not vet taken formal action, but
expects to report some time next
week.
E. w. Simms, attorney OF Cooke
county, ILL.,, is here TO arrange to bring
before the Supreme Court the question
involved 10 q Chicago case, namely,
whether church holding property for
other than church purposes, can be
compelled to pay taxes on same.
The United States sslyx Co., operating
from New Concord, Ohio, has been refused
the use OF the mails by the Postofice Depart
ment. The concern advertised that 1t bad
for sale an article known as Red Albnmen,"
which would mike hens lay greater number
OF eggs than their average and red In
| color, Hens fed on the preparation would,
the advertisement stated, improve in health.
| The concern was today placed on the black
list Of the mails, fraud order having been
issued against it. II was discovered that the
red albumen" was nothing more than ordi-
nary red paint.
| Senator Martin, Congressman Swanson,
Judge sener and others who went from this
city last night to attend the Masonic ban
quet in Alexandra, oil say they had royal
| time.
First Assistant Postmaster General johnson
has tendeied his resignation to the President.
The President has accepted the resignation
with the usual letter Of regret.
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