Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-18
PaOM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.

DeArmond aud Mr.. Clayton.
The House committee on public
buildings and grounds today finished
consideration OF the various public
Building bills, which have been consoli.
dated into an omnibus bill, which will
be reported to the House next Monday.
The bill, 10 the aggregate. carries about
sl7, 100000. The present programme
looks to consideration OF the measure
by the House next week.
General Miles is now ION probation"
President Roosevelt has modified his
decision relative to the Generals re.
tirement to this extent, that no action
shall be taken until after the return oil
the Secretary OF War from Cuba, pro-
vided that 10 the meantime General
Miles shall refrain from doing or saying
ANYTHING that could be construed
az inimical to the Administration.
It it believed that several Senators
assured the President that the General
would cease his attacks under these
circumstances. The Senators en-
deayored to persuade the President to
abandon altogether his purpose OF retlr-
ing the commanding general. but In
this it is believed that they we're un'
successful.
At l:S0 this afternoon certain ways
and means leaders of the House ad-
mitted defeat. They acknowledge that
10 all PROBABILITY the beet sugar men
will marshal sufficient forces TO adopt
AN amendment to the Cuban reciprocity
DILL, wiping out the differential on re-.
fined sugar. There were number OF
conferences OF the beet sugar men today
and OH the question of abolishing the
dlfferential even to the limit OF over
ruling the decision OF the chair, that
such an amendment Is net germane to
the bill, they claim at least 80 votes
6 from California, from Minnesota,
| IL from Michigan, 8 from Pennsylvania.
2 from Washington, from Maine, aud
2 from Ohio. They received assurances
through Representative Swanson OF
Virginia that the democrats will stand
by them to q man. The bill In its
amended shape will be passed By the
House. The only hope of the ways
and means men Is that IL will be re-
stored to its original shape in the Sen.
ats. Mr.. Watson, OF the ways and
means republicans, said at 2:15 p. M:
"Our only hope not is that the demo-
Gratis will now be unanimous. II they
are, we are whipped and the differen'
tial will be abolished. think the re
are about thirty beet sugar republica ns
who will vote that way"
The Secretary OF War transmitted to
Congress today letter from Govern or
General Wood, of Cuba, in which he
refutes the statements made that the
sugar trust will be the only beneficiary
by the passage of the Cuban reciprocity
measure.
American exports have fallen Oh
| $59. 100000 in the last nine months
while during the same lengbth Of time
| imports from foreign markets have IN
creased $40, 900, 900.
1t Is expected that the proposition OF
the democratic members OF the Senate
committee OIL the Philippines to bring
Aguinado and several other leading
Filipin0s here to testify will be voted
down by the committee.
Next Wednesday the Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations will decide
upon its policy with reference to all OF
the pending reciprocity treaties. No
indication is given as to what the de-
cision of the committee will be.
President Roosevelt leaves for New
York tomorrow to attend the exercises
at Columbia College connected with
the installation of President Nicholas
Murray Butler who succeeds Seth Low
In the chair.
The interstate commission today an
| nounced that during the three months
ending September 80. 1901, there were
240 killed and 1922 injured In coils
sions, deralments and miscellaneous
trsin accidents 10 the United States.
Other kinds OF accidents including
those sustained by employees while at
work and by passengers In getting on
and of cars, etc., increase the total
plumber to 725 killed aud 10,487 TO-
iured. The number of passengers
killed in collisions and derailment
during tho quarter was 81, which Is
very large and equal to more than hslt
the total shown for II months In the
commissions annual report for 1900.
The Secretary OF War today trans
miltsd to Congress copy of q protest
from the Chinese government against
the exclusion OF Chinese from the
Philippines, The protest is from Prince
Chang, to Minister Conger, dated
February &c. 10 1t he says: "Your
honorable country has usually the
reputation OF being lenient, and at
present your relations with Chins are
especially friendly. There are places
to which the restrictions: agreed upon
in past treaties apply, but, while we
are hoping that these restrictions may
be entirely sbrogated, there has never
been any treaty applying the restric-
tons to these islands. limo distinction
ia to be made between laborers and
merchants, akd the severe regulations
are TO be applied to that place also, and
all are to be subjected to these harsh
restrictions, fear the good reputation
of your honorable country will hardly
be able to escape injury"
The Mckinley memorial committee
of the House, OF which General Gros.
venor is the Chairman, held session
today, which was called to consider
resolution extending the thanks of Con-
gress to Secretary of State Hay for his
Mckinley memorial address. Repre-
sentative Clark after the resolution bad
been adopted reserved the right to sub
nit minority report IL he should see
fit. ut was fine ss literary per-
formance," he said, in characterizing
Mr.. Hays speech. "Some phrases were
aenaoiallv brilliant IA a Dhrasa ,oakor