Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-07
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette

Commission and of the Commissioners o
the District, Mr.. Carnegie spoke a
length upon his scheme of building free
libraries. He said that he had giyeI
7SO library buildings, chiefly within thu
past two years, most Of them now bull
or under construction. He has on hano
more than 800 applications for such gifts
from all parts of the English speaking
world, the great majority of which, h'
said, would no doubt be granted. In M
case would he give library building un
less he was satisfied that the community
would support it. In closing the speaker
warmly congratulated the members o
the Library Commission under whose
direction the building had been con
structed.
An important conference was held al
the White House this morning between
Speaker Henderson and Representative
Grosvenor on the subject of what anti
trust legislation shall be placed upor
the statute books before the close of the
present session. cit is pretty difficult
matter" said General Grosyenor after
the consultation, ''to steer the right
course between the radical demands Of
the southern democrats who want the
trusts killed, and the northern republi.
cans wi believe that capital and monop'
DIV can do no wrong and wants the
trusts given more weapons than they al
ready possess. | I'm confident that some
sort of legislation will be enacted before
the close of the present session but dc
not look for anything that will disturb
general conditions.
The House committee on military af-
fairs concluded work on the army appro-
priation bill today and the bill as it will
be reported will carry s72, 59S, 3S7,
which is about five millions below the
estimates. The amount appropriated
last year was $91, 246, 636. Among the
interesting items in the bill is one pro
viding for the muster out OF the
Porto Rico provisional regiment Of
infantry on the fourth day of July,
1903. There is provision also author
izing the Secretary of War to accept
from the Daughters of the American
Revolution the sum of $40, 600 to be de-
voted to the construction of memorial
building at some army post, probably at
Fort Myer, Va.
The State Department today received
the reply of Italy to the proposal for ar
bitration in the Venezuelan imbroglio,
and will send the message to Minister
Bowen who in turn will hand it to
President Castro. The answer of the
Italian government is practically identi-
cal with those received from Germany
and Great Britain.
Mr.. Rixey has presented in the House
petition of NJ. X. Lupton and others,
of Round Hill and Hamilton, Va, urg-
ing the reduction of the tax on alcohol
to the committee on ways and means.
Secretary Root today recommended to
Congress, through the President, an APP
preparation of three million dollars for
the relief of the distress in the Philip
pines caused by the ravages of cholera
and rinderpest and by the consequent
failure of crops. 1t was accompanied by
a message from the President urging the
enactment of laws to relieve the situa-
ton.
Nathan Guilford, traffic manager OF
the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad, today filed with the
interstate commerce commission a
statement covering the reasons for the
advancement in the freight rates on
certain commodities. In his answer
Traffic Manager Guilford says that the
action of the railroads is of no special
significance, it being the usual practice
of the railroads to issue tariffs ON the
principal commodities at somewhat
higher rates for winter transportation,
owing to the greater cost of operating
during that season.
1t is now said that but one coaling
station will be occupied by the United
States in Cuba, that at Guantanamo.
There are large number Of Virgin
ians here now and theirinterests seem tr
centre at the Capitol. Among them are
Judge w. B. G. Shumate, Messrs. I. I.
Fauntleroy, L. J. Hickok, G. E. Sipe,
A. NJ. Vatz and others.
As result of the request of the At.
torney General for legislation to enable
the Department of Justice to dispose Of
cases pending in the courts against
trusts, Representative Littlefeld, (repub-
lican Maine) today introduced in the
House bill "to expedite the hearings
and determination of suits pending Oh
hereafter brought under the Sherman
law"
The Supreme Court Of the District to-
day issued an order requiring Delegate
Robert Wilcox, of Hawaii, to appear on
the 10th inst, to show cause why he
should not be restrained from collecting
mileage due him from the Sergeant al
Arms of the House of Representatives.
The compliments in the case are store
keepers &C., who assert that the
Hawaiian statesman owes them money
which he refuses to pay.
Senator Hoar today introduced sec
ond trust bill. 1t provides especially
for the expediting of suits in equity
brought under the provisions of the pres
ent antitrust law.
In the Senate today resolution was
adopted directing the committee on the
District of Columbia to make inquiry re-
earding the wholesale and retail price Of
coal in Washington.
The beet sugar men of the country Will
gather here tomorrow 10 discuss questions OF
national legislation affecting their welfare
The most important topics of discussion will
be the Cuban reciprocity treaty and the
Philippine sugar situation:
The national ex-slave Congress and two
-. ..lori antion societies which haVf