Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra oazet'e'i
Washington, ID. c.. Feb D.

CCorregpOndence OF the AieAanui"
Washington, ID. c.. Feb. D.
In explanation of his introduction in
the Senate Yesterday of bill to pension
ex-slaves, Senator Hanna says that he
presented the measure merely by request.
He does not want it understood that he
himself indorses the plan, and he is
rather doubtful of its favorable consider
alton by Congress. Nevertheless some
of the gossips suggest that perhaps Mr..
Hanna is making a move to solidify
himself with the next republican ma
tional convention for Mr.. Hanna and
against President Roosevelt.
At the meeting of the Senate COM
mittee on commerce today there was
some discussion of the conference report
on the bill creating the new department
of commerce and labor. AS result the
Senate conferees we're instructed to
insist against the inclusion of the inter
state commerce commission as part OF
the new department, even to the extent
of defeating the entire bill If the House
persists in its present determination on
that point.
United States Ambassador Clayton
telegraphs the State Department from
Cuernavaca, Mexico, under yesterdays
date as follows: "Consul agent at Quay
mas telegraphs as follows: ALLEGED kill
ing of Carroll not authenticated here.
Party of Americans just in from San
Macial and surrounding country know
nothing; authorities not advised. Am
awaiting, reports through other chan
nels.
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries today authorized
the Lttlefeld subcommittee, which be-
gan the investigation Of the question OF
coal transportation, at Boston, to con-
tinue its researches at New York and
Philadelphia. The date of the visit OF
the subcommittee to those cities is not
fixed and depends upon the pleasure OF
Chairman Littlefield. Nothing will be
done until the trust debate about to be
precipitated on the House shall have
been terminated
Senator Martin has introduced bills
which have been referred to the commit
tee on claims, for the relief of Robert
H. Beverley; and for the relief OF the legal
heirs of the late L. Claiborne Jones.
Mrs. ]. w. Coleman, employed as
clerk in the dead letter Office, was taken
off her feet by the high wind while
walking near the Postoffice Department.
She fell to the pavement sustaining a
sprain of her ankle.
The House by vote Of 100 to 12l today re-
fused TO strike out the provision for fast
mail train subsidy of $4,000 to the Southern
Railway between Washington and New
Orleans out of the postofice appropriation
bill. The bill was then passed.
The House committee on military a!ialrs
TODAY adopted resolution recommending
Senator Matthew S. Quay, of Pennsylvania,
for the place on the board of managers OF the
national Soldiers Homes made vacant by the
death of General Pearson, of Pittsburg.
Action on the nomination of w. ID. Crum,
colored. to be collector of customs at Charles
ton, s. c., was again today prosponed for
week by the Senate committee on commerce
| A favorable report was today made TO the
Senate on the bill providing for the appoint
ment of "Freedmens Inquiry Commission
to investigate the condition Of the negroes IN
| the United States and their industrial and
educational progress. The bill carries an ap
preparation Of 81 900.