Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-23
FROM WASHlNGTON.

[CorTest sndence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WsshInpt ID, D. c., June %
Admiral Dewey has been summoned
to appear before the Senate committee
on the Philippines Oh Thursday next.
The committee decided long time ago
to secure his testimony as to the exact
situation at Manila during the early
days OF American occupation and
especially % to the promises made and
relations established by him with
Aguinsldo and the FiIipinos. He will
be asked to tell about all OF the cor
respondence he bad with Aguinaldo
and the Philippine innta while he was
at Hong Kong before sailicg t, the
capture OF Manila, and the understand
ing existing when be caused Aguinsldo
to be brought TO Mantle.
Senator AllisoD, chairman of the
Senate committee on appropriations,
and Representative Cannon, chairman
OF the House committee on appropria-
tions, this morning discussed the con-
dition OF business Ia the two houses
and both said that 10 their opinion t
will not be possible to get through
with every thing 90 as to enable Con-
gress to adjourn b ,fore July 5th. They
think q eesslOn on Independence Day,
July All, will be Inevitable, II both
Houses decide to take a holiday on
that day 1t Ia likely thet foal adjourn
ment will be postponed until the fol-
lowing week.
President Roosevelt will probably
leave here the night that Congress adj
journs, and is likely to be IN Washing.
ton very little from thst time until
October 1, since the White House will
be practically uninhabit .ble on account
of the work of alteration, which is to
last all summer.
The special committee OF the House
appointed to investigate the charges OF
corruption made by Captain Christmas
10 connection with the proposed sale Of
the Danish West Indies to the United
States will wind cd the case 10 q re-
port before Congress sdjourns. The
committee have secured most OF the
data In the case which Is 10 substance
as published 10 the newspapers at the
time the charges were made.
Senator Daniel and Mr.. Rixey both
think that the action OF the House on
Saturday settled the fate of the Memo
rial Bridge for this session. They did
all they could to secure the passage OF
the bill but the fates and the appropri.
atoms committee were against them. "
is also said about tle Capt. u that the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which COM
pletely controls Congress, had much TO
do with killing the bill, az that COM
paDy does not want any more bridges
across the Potomac than there are at
present. The company, it Is also said,
wants to change the location OF the
roadway bridge which it has agreed to
construct In connection with the Long
Bridge, and build 1t as far west as the
foot OF Sever tsepth street, also that the
company wants Congress to e1t.nd the
time two years longer than WAS orisi
nally agreed upon for building the
bridge.
The confetees Of the House and senate on
the Isthmisn Canal bill will have their Hrst
meeting this afternoon. While it is unceI-
tain how long they will be in session before
reaching conclusion, there is q reasonable
probability that they may reach an agree
ment to accept the enste bill for the Panama
route. The indications are that two.thirds OF
the membership OF the House are ready to
vote for the acceptance OF the Senate bill.
The democrats want . chance to vote orcs
for the Nicaragua route in accordance W til
their platform declaration. But they fear
that II they do vote this way and against q
,.xnNtnz 70 a1onk he e. L.
licans will vote solidly for 1t and carry it,
thu. lie, wing the democrats in the attitude Of
opposing q canal bill for which they have
been e8rkiDg and spe, king for thirty years.
representative Tswney If Minnesota, the
re 'ublicsn whip Of the House, believes that
Cuban reciprocity IL dead for all time
when Congress meets again next winter"
raid Mr.. Tswney, "the President will find
that be has stronger opposition than he has
right now. The only me that the scheme
ever bad q chance was last December OF JAM
uary when the Thurber propaganda was e ret
stirring up sympathy. Just IS coon as the
investigation was started, however, and II
was discovered that the stories OF Cuban dis
tress we're mostly lies out Of whole cloth,
sentiment started the other wsy and has
been growing stronger sgsinst yielding to
their demands ever since. The President
will be wise to drop the idea altogether
Senator Martin was not is his seat this
morning but is expected bick from virginia
this evening. Senator Daniel is here but
will 60 to Richmond in time to attend the re-
assembling on "Wednesday Of the constitutional
convention. He thinks tie convention will
be in in session about two days.
Gen. Epps Hunton lie here today on bust
ness he be hss before Congress.
The bill for the relief of Mrs. Sep,imus
Brown, Of Alexandria county. last week
transmitted from the Court OF Claims to the
House, was reduced from $1,000 10 81 565.
The Market.