Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. c., December 10

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Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c., December 10
The treaty with Colombia under which
the United States will proceed with the
construction of the Panama Canal will
probably be signed this week and will be
sent to the Senate for ratification before
adjournment for the Christmas holidays.
DR.. Herran. in charge of the Colombian
legation, has received full powers TO sign
the treaty which has been agreed upon
by Secretary Hay. The principal delay
arose over the question of the indefinite
control by the United States of the STRIP
of territory upon which the canal is be-
ing built. That has now been arranged
TO the satisfaction of all concerned.
The body of Mrs. julia Dent Grant,
who died last night, will rest beside that
of her husband in the tomb at Riverside
Park, New York. Arrangements for the
funeral services and the removal of the
body can not be completed until after
the arrival here of General Fred. Grant,
Mrs. Grants son, who is now on inspec-
ton duty in Texas and who is SO miles
away from the nearest telegraph. 1t is
not believed that he has yet been in
formed of the death of his mother. The
two other sons, Captain U. S. Grant and
Jesse Grant, are on their way from San
Diego and are expected to arrive in
Washington next Thursday.
The House committee on the judiciary
today considered the question of chang
ing the date of the Presidential inaugural
ton. Representative Parker submitted a
report on the subject providing that the
terms of Senators and Representatives
shall begin on December !, and that OF
the President on January /, and that ex-
isting terms shall be shortened to con-
form to the new idea. The committee
as a compliment to their colleague, Mr..
Lanham of Texas, who has been elected
governor of that State, decided to at
tend his Inauguration Januury 20, in a
body.
Mr.. Rixey saw the District Commits
sioners and some of the House District
committee today in reference to the Aque-
duet bridge. 1t bag been agreed that
the several electric C r lines may use the
bridge by paving the expense Of repair
ing and keeping it in repair. 1t is
probable that the bill will be passed to-
day. Senator Martin favors the plan
and will support it in the Senate.
In the Senate today Senator Daniel
introduced bill for the enlargement OF
the public building at Lynchburg and
one for a pension for Mrs. Frederick
Horner, of Fauquier county, Va.
1t is reported that the nomination of
Mr.. Morgan II. Beach to be U. S. At
torney for the District of Columbia will
come up in the Senate this evening for
confirmation. Senator Martin said to-
day that he felt sure the nomination of
Mr.. Beach would be confirmed.
When Senator Daniel was asked today
by a representative of the Gazette con-
corning a dispatch from Omaha an
nouncing the recall from his post of Col.
Mosby, he said he had heard nothing of
it, nor had any of the Senators with
whom he had talked. There seems to
be q mistake about the telegram, as Col.
Mosby when he left here a few weeks
ago said he would return before Christ
mas.
Among the Virginians at the Capitol
today were Superintendent of the Peni-
Tertiary Helm and Mr. Hurt, of Floyd
county.
Love and Life" the picture in the
nude banished to Corcoran Art Gal
lery by President Cleveland on account
of asprotest against made hanging it in
the White House, now adorns the private
dining room of the Presidents home.
United States Minister Hart at
Bogota, today informed the State De-
partment that the Colombian govern
ment has decreed progressive reduction
Of 10 per cent. in export duties begin
ming January |, 1908.
w. H. Bishop, professor of modern
languages at Yale, has been appointed
Consul General at Genoa, vice Rich
mond Pearson who has accepted the
ministership at Teheran, Persia.
President Roosevelt this morning had
a consultation with Secretaries Hay and
Root, Senator Cullom, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, and Repre-
sentative Hit, chairman of the House
foreign affairs committee, on the Vene-
zuelan situation. None of those pres
ent would divulge the result of the con-
ference. In some quarters it is said
that The President contemplates sending
a special message to Congress on the
latest developments in the Venezuelan
affair. Immediately after the White
House conference Secretary Root called
at the State Department and continued
the discussion of the matter with Secre-
tary Hay.
The President today sent to the Senate
the nominations of Lloyd c.. Griscom,
Of Pennsylvania, to be Minister to Japan
and Richmond Pearson, of North Caro-
lima, to be Minister to Persia.
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