Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c., March III.

PLANTATION of the amendments he has Of
Tered. The republicans have taken this
proposition under advisement and will
reach a conclusion today. They will
probably agree to let Mr.. Morgan print
ANYTHING he wants, within reason, but
they are inclined to insist that his speech
shall be accompanied by a statement
from one of the friends of the treaty.
They are not disposed to allow Mr.. Nor
gan's remarks to 60 to the country I'M
challenged. 1t is expected that MIR.
Cullom will be authorized to prepare
statement in defense of the treaty and in
explanation of its provisions, and that
this shall be printed with Mr.. Morgan S
speech so that two statements may go out
together Before publishing it is likely
that Mr.. Morgan's speech will have to
be revised so as to eliminate his refiec-
tons upon the existing Colombian gov
erment. One democratic Senator said
this morning: eff Mr.. Morgan's speech
should be published as it has been de-
liyered in executive session of the SEN
ate, Colombia, weak and poor as she is,
would come and make war on the United
States. That is evidently Mr.. Morgan
purpose--to raise trouble in Colombia so as
TO prevent the ratification of the treaty by
the Congress of that country. Hisnnre-
yised remarks would certainly not tend to
promote the best of feeling between
Colombia and the United States, unless
the former should take the sensible view
of the case and realize that they come
from one disappointed individual and
that they are discredited by his colleagues
in the Senate and by the American peo-
pie at large" The statement that the
democrats are going to oppose the rat
! ification of the treaty is not true. They
intend to support some of Mr.. Morgan
amendments but after these have all
been defeated, as they will be, by ma
ioriiy vote, nearly all the democrats ex-
pect to vote for the treaty as it stands.
There will not be more than ten or
twelve votes against the final ratification
of the treaty
J. T. Griffin, so years old, for fifty
years engaged in the produce business
on Louisiana avenue, was found dead in
his room, at 1907 f street, this morning.
The gas was turned on and death is be-
lieved to have been accidental.
The President today sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations To be
solicitor of internal revenue, A. b.
Hayes, of Utah. TO be assistant sur
geon general, with rank of colonel,
Major William Crawford Gorgas, sur
geon. To be consul of the United
States, William Shaw Bowen, of Rhode
Island, at Valencia, Spain.
The President today sent to the Senate
the nomination of William Plimley to
be assistant United States treasurer at
New York.
Officials of the Treasury Department
refuse to discuss the rumor that the de-
partment will call upon national banks
holding government deposits in order to
make up the $40, 900, 900 purchase price
of the Panama canal, assuming that the
ttreaty will be ratified. 1t has been re-
ported that Secretary Shaw expects that
he will have to call in about half that
amount, so as to prevent the cash bal
ance in the Treasury falling too low. 1t
may be stated, however, that no imme-
date action of this kind is contemplated.
The treaty will have to be ratified by
both the United States Senate and the
government of Colombia before this coun-
try will be called upon to pay for the
canal. BY the time this is done, the
treasury may be in shape to stand the
withdrawal of the $40, 900, 600, without
calling in the national bank deposits.
The Civil Service Commission today
determined upon the personnel of the
examiners who will tour the country
this spring carrying much terror in
many places to the thousands of appli-
cants for government jobs. For the
first time in the history of the commits
sion, one of the examiners will be a
woman. Miss Meta c. Peterson has
won this distinction. She viii begin
her labors in Cincinnati on March Is
and will work westward as far as Cali
fornia during the following six weeks.
The other examiners are F. NJ. Higgins,
FOR the Middle states; f. NJ. Leitzel,
the South Atlantic states; II. A. Hesse,
the Middle and Northwestern states; H..
NJ. Saxton. the North Pacific states, and
J. J. Kemp, the Southwestern states.
Every state and territory in the United
States will be visited.
Secretary of the Navy Moody, accom-
paniedby Postmaster General Payne and
party of officials of the government left
this afternoon for Charleston, s.. O.,
where they will take the naval yacht
Dolphin for six weeks junket in the
West Indian Waters. The health of the
Secretary of the Navy has not been good
since his accident at Annapolis, and bis
physicians have advised a long sea voyage
with complete rest from all official
duties. 1t is expected that the party
will sail on the Dolphin from Charleston
tomorrow and go direct to Key West,
thence to Havana.
Opposition to the Cuban reciprocity
treaty is increasing and there is doubt
whether it can be ratified at the present
session of the Senate. The democrats
are being lined up in opposition and
while not more than one or two republi.
cans would vote against it is well under
stood that there were number on that
side of the chamber who would be GLAD
to see it fail and will not hesitate to place
obstaces in its way. Senator Cullom
had expected to begin consideration o
the Cuban treaty on the foreign relations
committee tomorrow, but in response t.