Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c.. Nov. D.

of Congress which VIII convene mex.
Monday will undertake but little beyond
passing the resolution required to make
the reciprocity convention with Cuba
effective. 1t will not be the fault Of the
minority, however, if the sessions an I'M
eventful one. President Roosevelt re-
fers but to one subject and his message
TO the extra session will be similarly linz
tied. He will set forth the arguments
which have been familiar ones to the
reading public since the agitation OF the
subject was begun. The machinery OF
the House will be set in motion to carry
ont the Chief Executives wishes. There
will be some opposition, but 1t Is
unlikely that the fierce fight OF
the last session will be renewed.
The Senate having already ratified the
treaty, will, OF course, adopt the resolu-
ton to make it effective. Although but
little action on other questions is expect
ed the extra session will abound IN
talk some of it intended to create polltI-
cal feeling, some merely for the gratlilca-
ton of members OF the House and Senate
who have hobbies to ride. Most inter
esting along there lines will be the attl-
tide of Senator Morgan OF Alabama, on
the canal question. He will offer a reso,
luton calling on the President for full
renort on the subject. The Cuban situa-
ton will give the democrats the oppor-
4unity to urge that other reciprocity
treaties should be taken up, that there
should be other changes in the Dingley
schedule, that the power OF tarltt legs
lation should be directed against the
trusts-in fact that the entire questions
Of the tariff should again be considered.
Echoes of the postoffice scandals will al
80 be heard. The democrats will en-
deavor to force an investigation by Con-
gress. The republicans, 1t is believed
will take the position that the investl-
cation already undertaken by the post
office department was searching one
and that the cases of those indicted as a
result thereof would be benefited by
turning on the light of publicity at this
time. They will contend that if Con-
gress really wants to fight on the side OF
righteousness, the investigation should
be held at some later period. In the
Senate there is a disposition to take up
some of the pending reciprocity and
other commercial treaties, notably the
Chinese treaty, and dispose OF them at
this extra session. But the best opinion
is that nothing satisfactory will be done
in this connection until the regular
session which will convene December Z.
The financial legislation advocated by
many seems but little nearer. Nor Is IT
likely that the statehood bills will be
renewed until the regular session. The
program of the republicans will be TO do
but little at the regular session beyond
the passage of the appropriation bills.
There will be no general river and har-
Dor bill and the pension appropriation
bill will be smaller then the one OF last
year. -,
The fact that Colon is still in the
possession of the Colombian government
troops does not cause great concern in
administrative circles here, so strong is
the confidence in the ultimate success Of
the Panama revolution. The revolution
lists are in possession of the entire 18th
mus. with the exception of Colon. I'm
der the circumstances it is thought to be
merely question of time when these
men will surrender their arms and Co
lon will pass peacefully into the hands of
the revolutionists. They are now en-
camping a mile outside of the town,
awaiting the result Of the overtures made
to them. In carrying out its policy OF
maintaining open transit over the rail-
road the United States will find it
necessary to land marines and blue
Jackets to preserve order and pro-
tect the property from incendiarlsm, etc.
Admiral GLASS; entire squadron now at
Acapulco, Mexico, has been ordered by
Secretary Moody to proceed at once to
Panama for the purpose of protecting
American lives and property and main
tanning uninterrupted transit across the
Isthmus. The squadron consists of the
Wyoming, Marblehead, Concord and
Boston. The latter ship under previous
orders was already on her way to
Panama. The State Department has
received a formal announcement from
the 'Republic Of Panama" that a pro-
visional government has been established
which is capable of maintaining order.
The notification is signed by the three
consuls selected by the revolutionists to
conduct the affairs of the government
temporarily.
The Bureau Of Navigation has received
a dispatch from Commander Hubbard
of the Nashville at Colon saying that he
has withdrawn the forces landed We'd
nesday afternoon, and that no blood was
shed.
President Gompers will sound a note
of warning at the convention OF the
American Federation of Labor at Faneuil
Hall in Boston next Monday. 1t is
known to be his opinion that industrial
reaction has already set in; that organ
lied labor has reached food tide, so far
as the power of organization and the
steadiness of employment is concerned;
that labor must prepare to face depres-
sion. The convention will go on
record against reduction of wages, come
what may. Another question upon
which the convention will be asked to