Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorrsspendence Of the Alexandria Gasctss'J
Washington. February ~.

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Washington. February ~.
Through the exertlons Of Mr.. Rixey
the House yesterday evening passeo
the bill to pay Capt. J. V. Davis, OF the
Soldiers, Cemetery at AlexaDdris, S5OO
IN reimburse him for personal property
DESTROYED by fire, which loss was in-
cnrrad in his efforts to save the prop
eriv nj the United States; and also the
bill for the relief of Louis Weber, OF
FauouIer county, for re.eDlIstment pay
in the Marine Corp.
Young Teddy Roosevelt arrived 10
Washington from Groton, Mass, at
2:15 o. a., today, and was met by bis
father. He stood the trip well, and was
better on arrival here than when he
left Groton yesterday.
Justice Gray, of the United States
Supreme Court, who is suffering with a
stroke of paralysis, is better but is still
seriously aft cted. 1t is rumored that
he may soon retire. Another pc ;sible
change 10 the personnel of the Supreme
tjourt ia the retirement OF Justice Sniras,
OF PENNSYLVANIA. Justice Shiras IL
eligible to retirement upon the ground
of age, having become seventy years
old on the 10Th Of last month. his
ten wears OF service on the bench will
not expire, however, until next October.
The House yesterday passed q bill
relieving the bondholders OF Postmast'
err Coyne, of Chicago, from making
good the loss last October of $40 600
worth OF postage stamps which were
stolen by burglars.
Mr.. Tillman addressed the Senate
Yesterday in opposition to the Philip
pines bill. He declared that the ex
pressed motive for enacting the Dill
was a subterfuge and a humbug and
everybody knew 1t. He asserted that
this government, in its treatment OF
the Filipinos, had returned to the
policy of.Great Britain, which had
been overt brown by our forefathers at
Yorktown. II was, he said, "a dam
nsble doctrine; the Fllipinos now were
being pac6ed of the face OF the earth" "
Senator's scott's fight against Assistant
Postmaster General BristoT has led to split
| in the West Virginia Congressional delega,
ton. Senator Scott charges that General
Bristow exceeded his authority by sending
| postofice inspector to Wheeling to investigate
the character OF prospective candidate ioI
the Wheeling postmastership. He said u
have laid the facts in the case before the
President and have asked him II he finds the
facts to be rs stated by me, to request Mr.
Bristow to resign" Representative Gaines,
of West Virginia, who endorsed the very
man who was the cRuse of sll the trouble,
said: IL have not engaged in any attempt
| 70 remove Mr.. Bristow. 1t seems to me that
he has performed with remarkable efficiency
the duties of one Of the most difficult posi-
tions IN the government service" Represen-
tstive Dayton expressed himself in accord
ancs with the views Of Mr.. Gaines. When
| Senator Scott made his charges General Bits
tow admitted that he sent the inspector; that
| II was a mistake and that he had no excuse
| TO offer. he shouldered all the blame.
The provisions of the army appropriation
bill, which was recently completed by the
House committee on military affairs, out
which. owing to the absence Of Chairman
Hull, is not to be reported to the House until
some time in March, have just become known.
| The bill carries total appropriation Of 30 =
| 767. O54 Al, the total estimate OF the War
Department being 81 Oh, 792,060O5. Among
the moro important appropriations made by
the bill are the following: For pay Of Off
GERS of the line, So, 100000 for pay OF en-
listed men, $11, 100000 for the subsistence
Of army employees, prisoners, ETC., Sl1, OOO,'
900; for supplies, transportation. &c under
the quarter masters department, Us ,OOO,OOO
for the transportation OF the army and Its
supplies, $25, 100000,
The wretcned weather today is having its
effect on a general celebration of Washing
| toms birthday. Outdoor exercises have al
most been abandoned and the attendance at
| those that are being held indoors is not near
| ly as large as usual. Ali the government de-
! partments were closed and many OF the large
| business houses are closed. Patriotic exer'
discs are being held in the Columbia Theatre
Mr.. Funkhouser, who was yesterday re-
appointed postmaster at Harrisonburg, 10 an
| "oreaniz alton" man, and Miss Bose, who will
be postmaster st ,biDgdon, was named as a
compromise between the two republican fac
tions.
Gen. Miles is preparing a general order
looking to the training Of army recruits in
the use of small arms and markmenship. The
new order provides that the recruit shall
have from 80 to 60 days practice be-
fore he is sent abroad and army officers hope
that through 1t the former reputation OF the
army IS body OF shsrpshooters viii be re-
vlved.
The Senate commit tee on agriculture this
morning voted to make favorable report on
the bill taxing at ten cents pound ole0-
margarine colored In imitation of butter and
a quarter Of cent when uncolored. Section
four OF the bill relating to renovated butter,
and SLOWING the States to regulate the maui
facture and sale OF cleo was stricken out As
sgeeed upon today, the bill is practically the
same as passed by the House
Forecaster Gsrrioit, of the Weather Bureau,
has Issued the following special bulletin !:
Conditions In rivers and mountain streams
OF Pennsylvanis, Western Maryland and " est
Virginia considered critical and dangerous
Cooler weather Is not indicated and ice
goIges may flooding of low lying lands"