Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-04

grspple with the work OF the iopg ses,
sion which will resume Monday and
which will not terminate until June or
Jnlv. The most interesting event OF
the near future will be the considers-
zion of the Payne Philippine revenue
nil by the Senate. IL has been passed
bv the House, the democrats Offering
but slight resistance, giving the fnii'
ippines no trade concessions Whatever
n Re intimated that a more vigorous
noliey will DO adopted by the SEN
ate minority. The most important
snbiect on the tapis 10 the House is the
Hepburn bill for the construction OF Inc
Nicar qua canal, which has been made
a special order for January 2. 1t Is pre-.
djcted that the Hepburn measure Will
pass the House virtually as introduced,
but even in the House some opposition
will be made on the basis of desire to
further investigate the $40, 0OO,O prop
osition of the Panamst caoal company.
The coming week will also hear the
oDeuing snols fred by the renewal oil
the campaign looking to the passage
OF q ship subsidy bill. The Senate Com
m;ttee on Commerce will begin consio-
GRAFTON of the u itter at once, as Will
the House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries. The House
democrats will caucus on January III
TO determine, in a broad sense, what the
attitude of the minority shall be toward
those majority measures which are to
determine questions of polity and pave
the way for the campaigns Of the iu'
ture. Indirectly there will come de-
mand for reimbursement OF the Kansas
Oity platform principles, which will give
rise to as pretty q political fight as has
been fought for some time. The repuo-
licaps have not set o date for the caucus
INIT Coz gresham Crumpacker has
enough signatures to his petition to Tor q
one. should he desire, to consider BILE
Droposition to cut down the congress
sional representation of several OF the
soutaern States, This ID project
which has the favor OF II. @. Payne OF
Wisconsin, the new postmaster general
whoue appointment has given new
hope OF administration support to the
adhersnts of the Urrmpacker plan.
A small army OF workmen are busy
TO-DAY restoring the White House to its
normal state. Huge baskets oil out
flowers are being loaded into wagons
in which they will be transported to
the various hospitals Of the city to glad
den the hearts Of many an invalid.
Towering palms and graceful ferns are
being taken back to the government
greenhouses from which they came,
and the thousands OF feet OF smllax and
holly and asparagus vine that twined
about the white and gold pillars Of the
East Room are being UNFINISHED to be
carted away. The coming out ball oil
Miss Alice Roosevelt lie out memory.
IL ought to be memory Of pride, for
handsome young Major Ohas. l.. Nc
Cswley of the Marine Corps who was
Miss Roosevelt's partner at the opening
OF the ball, became therefore the
object of admiration 10 the eyes OF all
the Young women and of envy in the
sight of the less fortunate SWANS.
Senator Hanna was at the White
House today and had long conference
with the President regarding appoint
ments 10 the South. There are mum.
Der of southern States without any re-
publican representations 10 Congress
and the republicans of those States
have applied directly to Senator Hanna.
Mr.. Hanna on leaving the White
House said "ths President took deep
interest 10 the southern situation and
was thoroughly looking into H."
The Attorney General In an opinion
handed down this afternoon sustains O
decision of Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Yerkes to the effect thai
stock transferred as collateral security
must bear the necessary stamp tax pro
yided by law. The case calling fol
this decision was one wherein the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad sought to be re
lieved OF paying the stamp tax on $50,
900 900 worth of Pennsylvania Rail
road bonds put up as collateral for
500. 900. 900 loan from the Girsrd Trus
Company. This decision il OF fal
reaching effect.
Most Of the leading members OF Con
gress are again in the city prepared Il
erspple with the work of the long ses
sion which will resume on Monday.
Secretary of state Hay, Justlc'
White, OF the Supreme Court, and DR.
Daniel G. Gilman formerly President o
Johns Hopkins University and other
today signed articles Of incorporation
for the new Carnegie National institute
which Is to be created through th'
gift of $40, 000. 900, recently made b.
Mr.. Carnegie for the establishment o
such an institution to be operated unde
the control of the government. Dr.
Gilman seems TO be the prime mover II
| the matter of the incorporation and
supposed to be acting directly for Mr
Carnegie. The action recorded toda!
seems to make clear that Mr., Carne
gie's Gift has been informally at leas
accepted by the president, and that Mi
Carnegie has changed the tender II
such manner es to remove previousl,
raised objections to its form. 1t ia salt
that instead Of In Steel Company
Bonds the gift will be in cash or in al
acceptable quivalent.
| II ia believed by the officials at the Nav
Department that Congress will not even &c
on any of the many resolutions introduced 70
the relief of Rear Admiral Sohley. 1t is M
de1stood that Secretary Long hiss received 81
sursnces from the members Of the Senate an
House committees on naval affairs that tn
sohley bills and resolutions would either nc
leave the committee, or will be returne
with unfavorable report.
Admiral Dewey called upon Presiden
Roosevelt this morning TO bid him good-by
previous to his departure for Florida Nv
leave Monday evening"" said TIE AdmirA
"And hope to return in few weeks. On
STAY will depend entirely upon the state Q
my wiie's health. While am goneI expeC
70 take run up to the Charleston Expos
} ton"
Gov. Shaw, Of Iowa. will become secretar