Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. =
Washington, D. c., January IL.

rCorrespopdence Of the Alexandria Gazette.I
Washington, D. c., January IL.
The national convention of delegates
f,,m the various State boards of health
called to consider the danger threatened
because of the alleged existence OF tne
bubonic plague in San Francisco vii, .; a.,
semble here Monday. This conven'ion
was called by Surgeon General Wylnau
of the Marine Hospital, and was de.
manded by the State boards of health oil
Connecticut Colorado, Texas, LOUISIANA
Minnesota, Maryland, Illinois, New
York and Pennsylvania. Each State
will be represented by one delegate.
AT the request of his widow the re-
mains of Col. Alfred f. Buck, late
United States minister to Japan, were
laid to rest in Arlington cemetery this
morning without the elaborate display
and state funeral to which the dead
minister was entitled. Minister Buck
was native of New England and died
suddenly of heart disease while attend
ing a royal hunt in Japan.
The programme in the House for next
week contemplates the passage OF the
Cooper bill "to establish standard OF
value and to provide for a coinage sys-
tenn in the Philippine Islands. " In the
Senate the immigration bill will occupy
the time before two o'clock each day
next week which is not occupied by TINS
coal discussion. The statehood bill Is
still the order Of business for the pres
ent
The "trust-busters," of the House
have agreed on a program. 1t purpose
completion of the antitrust bill by the
subcommittee Monday. The measure
as now drawn provides, not for annua
reports of all corporations, but tor re-
ports only when requested by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
There is talk that a meeting OF tn'
Senate "sterring" committee will b(
held during the week for the purpose o
arranging either for the withdrawal oil th'
statehood bill question from the path o
legislation or fixing a time for a vot
upon it. Meanwhile the Cuban recl
procity treaty will be pressed Tor con
sideration during the week. senate
Cullom proposes to call for an executly
session on Monday evening at which n
will report the favorable action OF tn
foreign relations committee on this con
yention and explain its provision.
The bill introduced in the House D.
Mr.. Rixey for the allowance OF claim
of certain citizens of Virginia 10
damages to their property incident !
the encampment at Manassas and msrcl
from Camp Alger to Thoroughiare Ga
by soldiers during the war with Spain
was passed yesterday and now goes t
the Senate. The claims amount
SO, 56S. 68. =.
The Cuban reciprocity and antitrust legs
lation were discussed at length today,
President Roosevelt and prominent member
ofthe Senate Senators Aldrich and cap
talked with him about the latter problem All
Senators Burrows and Scott, the forme
Senator Burrows said after his conference wit
the President that he was certain the CUBA
treaty would go through practically witho'
onnosition. He told the President that a
Republican Senators, with.possibly one exec
ton. who opposed Cuban Reciprocity III u
last session would vote for the treaty now.
The House appropriations committee toda
renorted the bill making support OF u
government of the District of Columbia Il
the next fiscal year. The total amount recon
mended is s. ,6l7 ,049. The estimate asked II
SO 72. 372I