Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-25
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certain republican members OF the
House to resist ell attempts to agree,
in advance, upon q date for the sd-
iournment of Congress. These mem
hers are all interested in important
provisions of the river and barber bill.
Senator Hanna is said to have threat
ened t bring about the defest OF this
measure 10 the Senate and the repre-
sentatiyes In question threaten to hold
the ship subsidy bill in reserve in the
House until the Senate shall have acted
on rivers and hsrbors. When this Dill
is passed by the Senate, they will be
willing to pass the ship-subsidy and
agree to date for adjournment.
The conference committee on the
bill % repeal the war taxes will nave
a meeting this afternoon 10 agree on
the Senate amendments to the House
bill. The main point of difference 10
on the Senate proposition to retain the
tax on bucket shops.
President Roosevelt believes that
the offices of the Chief Magistrate OF
the United States should be Kept
separate from that of any OF the other
departmept3 of the govern ment. l.,
| there is to be provision for additional
accommodations for the president'sl
business offices, he thinks they should
be either placed in separate building
or the present White House should be
enlarged. He has so notified the Sem
alta com mittee on public buildings and
grounds. The probable outcome will
he that q smaller building will be pro-
yided for the use OF the Departments oil
state and Justice and that no change
will be made, at least for the present.,
| in the arrangements which MAKE the
White House not only the home but
the business Office of the President oil
the United Ststes.
The visit Yesterday of beet sugar
republicsps to President Roosevelt
seems to have resulted, II in nothing
else. in q softeniDg Of the asperities ca
pendered by the struggle. The confer
snoe with the President failed to place
b m andIthesbeet sugar men on common
ground, but they say he demeaned him
self with great delicacy and made no
use of rough rider tactics. The entire
snbiect was discussed and certain
tentstive propositions were put for
ward. 30 that the end OF the negotiations
has not vet been reached. Today the
representatives of the ways and means
men will have confab with the Pres
Ident and the final struggle is thus
postponed. Thus far no acceptable
COMPROMISE has been suggested. The
beet sugar men this afternoon, are talk
ING for a reduction or the abolition OF
the differential on refined sugar, as q
ouid pro quo, should they agree to
reduction OF the duties on raw sugar.
A number OF informal conferences were
held on the subject without result.
Their proposal has been made known
to the President.
The House committee on foreign affairs
this afternoon authorized favorable report on
thu Mitchell-Kahn bill ito prohibit the COM
ing into and to regulate the residence within
United States, and all possessions OF Chinese
persons and persons Of Chinese descent .
The bill has already been fhvorsbly reported
! In the Senate and the most important change
from TIE bill IS reported to the Senate is in
| the elimination of the clause prohibiting the
| employment of Chinese on American ships.
Provision for the purchase OF the frisrs
lands in the Philippines will be made In the
bill providing code OF civil government for
that archipelago VIII en- is now being prepared
bv the Senate committee ON the Philippines.
This was decided upon at the meeting of the
committee this morning. The purchase s "a
be made through sn issue Of bonds, and the
total cost is not expected to exceed seven
million dollars.
The news of the conviction OF Nicely
Reeves and Rsthbone. Of Cuban fraud fame
| was not unexpected in Washington, but the
severity OF their sentences has occasioned
| considerable comment. The defendants have
taken an appeal to the Supreme Court OF Jus
tice OF Cuba II this court sfirms the de
, cision OF the lower tribunal, the defendant
will have reached their last ditch They
} cannot carry sn appeal to the Supreme Cour
, of the United States. II the defendants d.
not pay the heavy fines imposed they viii
probably serve out the rest of their lives IL
E | Cuban prisons.
The 22nd day OF May will probably be 10
auguration day in Cuba On that day tht
, island will become full hedged State, unde
8 the protection OF the United States, and E
trada Palma will assume Office IS the frs
/. President OF the new republic. The United
. States soldiers, however, will not be with
drawn from the island until some time mex
wear, as there IS much to no done by tn,
D Cnbsns In the way Of carrying out thu
| pledges exscted from Cuba by the Unite(
> States. There are now between FIVE and sil
: thousand American soldiers on the island
and it is believed that at least 2 500 Of then
will spend next New Years Day there
8 The House committee on interstate ant
= foreign commerce today began cons deratioi
Of the proposition to create a department o
D commerce and labor and heard arguments Of
q the subject from large number Of bu,ines
men. The arguments were sill in favor o
= the Nelson bill, which has already passed tn
= Senate and which Incorporates into the new
department the life saving service, light hous
service, marine hospital, bureaus OF navigs
tioD, immigration, statistics and foreign com
merce, fish commission and department o
labor. Two new bureaus are created, thos
of mining and manufactures.
The Washington Jockey Club inaugurste'
D its annual spring meeting at the Bennin
rscetrack today under the most fsvorabl
auspices The weather was fine and the at
, tendance large Many Of the well.knowi
stables throughout the country are repre-
sented. From present indications there viii
? | be nearly 300 horses at the stables and all o
!, | them have been entered in various races.
The House committee on postothces tods,
r ordered favorable report on the bill provid
ing for the re.estsblshment Of the pneumsti
mail tube system for the transportation O
? the mails ct New York, Ohicsgo, Boston
a Philadelphia and Brooklyn. An sppr1pris
ton of 100000 is provided.
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