Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Oorrsspoudenoe OF the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Wasbingtong, d. c., April s.


In the Senate this afternoon Mr..
Cullom head OF the foreign relations
committee, declared his opposition to
the Chinese exclusion bill. When the
bill was laid before the Senate Mr..
Cullom took the floor In an exhaustive
review of treaties and legislation on the
subject. He analysed the pending
measure and pointed out wherein Its
provisions were violation OF the spirit
and letter OF the treaties. "Personally,"
he declared, 81 am In favor OF the ex-
clusion absolutely OF Chinese laborers.
10 the ordinary meaning OF the word,
and the proper enforcement OF our
nresept laws, and 1t seems to me that
these laws are amply sufficient. / con-
slider the bill under consideration to be
violation OF our treaty relations with
China. I ad mit that we bave the right,
under the Constitution, to pass laws
controvening treaties and that those
laws NAV supersede or abrogate an ex.
listing treaty, but there is nothing 10
the present situation that makes 1t
either expedient or necessary TO pass a
Law In disregard Of our treaty with
China"
Herbert W. Bowen, U. 8. Minister
to Venezuels, reports today to the
State Department that he has called
the attention of the Venezuelan Gov
eminent to the story that the steamer
Viking, belonging TO the New York
and Bermudez Asphalt Co., has been
fred upon in the San Juan river. He
WAS told 10 reply that the venezuelan
Government had been unable to as
certain the truth Of the story but was
tain that, iftrue, insurgents had been
the persons guilty of this breach OF In
tsrns tional comfy. The Venezuelans
are still endeavorlnR to investigate the
story and Minister Bowen promises to
report later the result of their in
quiries.
General Macarthur continued bis
testimony before the Senate committee
on the Philippines this morning by
reading statement he had prepared
with regard to the political and
economic conditions In the islands.
He considered that the permanent oc.
cupstion OF the Philippine islands by
the United States was of paramount
importance and essential to the national
development. .
Secretary OF War Root today replied
to House resolutions calling for the
facts relative to the transport service
between San Francisco and the Philip
pines. The correspondence is very
voluminous, including many official re-
ports. None OF these charges crooked
ness, but they point ont some Irregular
tiles 10 pay rolls, contracts &c.
Representative Griggs of Georgia,
chairman OF the democratic congress
sional campaign committee, has re-
turned from New York. While there
he saw Lewis Nixon, the leader of
Tammany Hall. Mr.. Nixon declined to
act az treasurer of the campaign COM
mittee, but agreed to accept the POSI-
ton of chairman OF the finance com
mittee.
United States Consul McWade at
Canton, China, cables the State De-
partner this morning that cholera
epidemic has broken out at Hanan
though the disease has almost disap-
peared at Canton.
Major o. l.. Pruden, assistant secre-
tary to the President, who has been
very low with heart trouble for several
days, Ia worse today. He was removed
to Garfield Hospital for treatment this
morning. DR.. Rixey, the Surgeon
General OF the navy, and the Presi-
dents physician, has been called In for
consultation.
Work on the new bridge, which is to
take the place OF the Long bridge, is
beginning to make some show and quite
q large force OF men is engaged upon
its construction. The schooner J.
Edward Drake with q cargo of 800, 900
feet of Georgia lumber to be used 10
the building of the bridge arrived at
the bridge yesterday and another yes
sci load is Oh the way here. The Wash
iueton end OF the bridge will be but
short distance west OF the present
structure, but the Virginia end will be
several hundred feet west of the old
bridge.
Mr.. mcfarland, one OF the District
of Columbia Commissioners, 10 con-
yersatiou with the Gszelts's correspou-
dent yesterday, said he hoped that
Alexandra would soon again form a
part Of the District OF Columbia.
The War Department expects TO beat the
Senate military committee in the case Of
Captain William CroEier, nominated TO be
chief of ordnance, with the rank Of brigadier
general. The military committee has sub
mitted an adverse report on the nomination,
but the friends Of the department in TIE Sen
ate hope to prevent action and thus leave 1t
hanging up when Congress adjourns. This
will enable the President to reappoint Crozier
chief Of the ordnance bureau during the re-
cess, and give the Senate chance to deal
with the nomination sgaiD at the next ses-
sion.
Chairman Weeks OF the House committee
on elections, No 3. today submitted q report
in the contested election case Of James A.
Walker, republican, versus William F. Rhes,
democrat, from tho Ninth Virginia district,
declaring the latter to be entitled in his seat.
Since the contest was begun General Walker.
the contestant, died. Having arrived at the
conclusion that the contestee should retain bis
seSt," the report says "the committee does
not wish to conclude this report without ex-
pressing its disspproval Of the law which
makes cheating and corruption possible, even
easy, end invites and facilitates fraud at the
polls" Several amendments to the law are
suggested. There will be no minority re-
port. The democrats concur in the result
bat do not Join in the structures on the laws
Snd the people OF Virginia"
The House committee on the judiciary 10.
day began consideration OF the bill to amend
the bankruptcy laws and decided to continne
on this work till its completion in the ex.
pectation to have the bill ready for report to
the House next Tuesday.