Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
rnor,.,n.pdspce of the Alexandria Gazette.

WaehlDQt0 ID, ~. Nss Sun0
r, the Senate today Mr.. Elkins IN
..a "a . a resolution providing for the
anneTation of Cuba to the United
States' The resolution provides ior
&c admission OF the island as the state
If Cnha. The resolution provides for the
sessiou of all public edifices, fortihca-
tSon barracks, ports, harbors, navy
wards, &c. The resolution further pro-
yides that il the President OF the unlted
states shall 10 his judgment and
discretion deem 1t most advisable,
instead OF proceeding to submit
the resolution to the Republic OF
Cubs. as an overture on the part
OF the United States for admission,
to negotiate With said repuotc
that st .ta, to be formed out OF tue
present republic Of Cuba, with q repuo'
lican form of government and with rep
sents tives 10 Congress, shall ne ac-
mitted into the union, by virtue oil this
act. on an equal footing with the ex,
isting st stes as soon as the terms ano
conditions OF such admission shall De
agreed upon by the governments OF tue
republic OF Cuba and the Unlted
States. 1t 10 provided that the leglsla-
ton Of such state be transmitted 10
Congress for It's approval not later tnan
January l, 1904. 1t also provides that
Cuba cede to the United States every
thing but its rev enues, dues, debts, etc
and vacant and unsppropriated laud.
I,tnmian Canal Legislation Will De
the feature in the Senate next week.
A finsl vote will be taken on Thurs-
dsy next week which will settle the
question as to whether the senate
favors the Panama or the Nlcara-
gusn canal. 1.-THE decision lie 10 favor OF
the latter route the House bill will be
| adopted and will be sent to the Presl-
dent for his approval. II, on the ether
hand. the Senate majority votes Tor
the Spooner amendment which au-
t1orizes the President to purchase the
Panama canal il he Ia satisfied with the
title. the fight will be transferred 10
the House. With the canal bill dis
nosed of the Cuban reciprocity ques-
| ton will come to the fore. Inc
sdministrs ton Senators expect that q
favorable report will be made on tne
bill favored by the President 10 his
message yesterday; viz. providing ioI
the 20 per cent reduction In the tarin
on all Cuban products to go itto effect
az soon % Cuba makes similar ar
raueement In favor OF United States
products. On Tuesday afternoon Q
caucus OF the republican Senators Will
no held at which an effort will he made
to whip the beet sugar men lpto line
bv making the bill party measure.
By his message the President has not
the issue very squsrely and these re,
publicans who oppose his views will
have to desert their party and vote
with the democrats. The importaI
event in the House next week will be
the opening of the Philippine debate
The debate will begin "Wednesday and
will cor tinue for a week. Preceding
IL. besidts taking up come mst,ers o.
minor importance, the House VIII con-
slider the Ray bill to amend the Uuiteu
States BANKRUPTCY laws.
Representative Richardson, OF Ten
nessee. democratic fl Dor leader, today
introduced bill "to place ell articles
and commodities msnufsc ured arc
controlled or produced In the Uolteo
States by trust or trusts on the iret
list. and ID reduce the rate OF duty or
any article or commodity manntaotul et
in the United States aud sold In
foreign country more c5esplg than II
the United Ststss."
President Roosevelt will appoint OF
ficisls from the various departments tC
consult with the House comm tee or
interstate and foreign commerce ovel
the provisions of the bill to create the
new department of commerce.
TIE last Of the great supply bills yet t. be
acted upon by the House, the general de
fcency appropriation bill, was reported To
the Honse by the committee on spproprs
tions today. 1t makes appropriations to sup
ply deficiencies In the appropriations for the
fiscal year 1902 aud for prior years, and car
ries 3 total OF S4.945,317, exclusive OIL
81 GOO, 600 re-app topristed for expenses oil
the military establishment. Among the CHIEF
items are tho following to States for "ex'
pepses incurred in suppressing the wal OF the
Iebellion:" Indiana, $685., 500; lows, S456
AT; Michigan, 1882, 167; Ohio, $46S, 659i
Illinois, 81 COS, 1873. Tnere is an sppropria'
ton of $4,000 for expense Of arbitration OF
certain contentious arising under what Is
known ss the 1.-THE Pious Fund OF the Cali
fornes;" SIG $40 for improvement OF Ellis
Islsnd immigrant station; $3S 800 TO pay the
| widow Of the late President Mckinley bal
snce Of his salary for the fiscal year 1O92j
S35, 1913 for pay ment OF widows Of deceased
membsrs of the House, ard S35, 223 for al
lowances in contested election ises. An at
tempt was made to amend the bill 80 as 70
carry 100000 for the Buffalo Exposition tC
cover the deficit which some contend was the
direct result Of the assassination Of President
| Mckinley, but 1t was voted down by the
committee.
Rebe cca ]. Taylor, Il clerk in the War Dc
partment who was discharged recently fol
writinga letter to q local newspaper critl
cising the Presidents speech to the sons o.
the Revolution, has demanded reinstatement
In letter to the secretsry of War she state
that II she is not immediately restored Il
duty she will take the proper legal steps Il
that end. All the correspondence in the cas-
hss been forwarded to Congress by Stcretsr!
Root.
The House committee on iDsulsr affairs me
today to arrange programme for the cominl
Philippine debate In the Bonse. 1t
agreed to ask unanimous consent in the Hou
| TO have the debate continue seven de-. INV
DAYS OF general and two under the five minut
rule The opening will be on WedBesda.
and. after that the House will be atked +
meet daily at ! ! q. NJ, and TO hold sessions Q
two and q half hours every evening. In tn
committee this morning, the democrats tre
TO have Il bill by Senator Culberson adopte'
as 9 substitute for the bill passed by the Ser
ale. but this motion was lost by party ye.t
1t Was then decided also, BIZ party vote, I