Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c.. March A.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. c.. March 4.
President Roosevelt arrived at the
Capitol punctually at 10 o'clock, and
repaired at once to the Presidents room
on the Senate side. He drove up in a
runabout with his son. Secretary Loeb,
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cor
,elyou and Assistant Secretaries Barnes
and Latta followed in carriages. The
secret service men and two Washington
detectives remained on guard i'll the
.smarbe room" after Sargeant-at-Arms
Ransdell had escorted the President TO
his apartment. Two big appropriation
bills. that for the naval service and the
general deficiency bill, which were adopt
ID so late last night that the engross-
ing clerks were unable to get them ready
in time to send TO the White House,
we're awaiting the Presidents signature
on his arrival at the Capitol. There
were also a number of small bills of no
general importance. After signing these
the President held regular reception,
Senators and Members flocking Ia to
greet him.
When the Senate meets tomorrow IN
special session, the only business TO be
transacted, will be the administration OF
the oath to the newly elected members.
There will be short executive session
merely for the purpose of referring the
various treaties, which have failed OF
ratification at the present session, to the
committee on foreign relations. Under
the rules treaty that comes over from
one Congress to another, like the canal
and Cuban reciprocity treaties, has to be
treated as though it had just been re-
ceived from the President. Senator
Cullom, chairman ofthe foreign relations
committee, has called meeting of that
committee for Friday morning at which
the canal treaty will be Immediately re-
ported back to the Senate, so that
its consideration may be at once resumed.
There. is much speculation as to the
probable length of the special session.
Senator Morgan says the first of May
will come before adjournment, but this
prediction is ridiculed by the leaders on
both sides who think that the Senate
will be able to get away by April l. The
canal treaty will be pushed first and the
Cuban reciprocity treaty will be taken
ND next. Mr.. Morgan will be
given right of way for the conclu-
sion of his remarks in opposition
to the Panama canal convention.
A poll of the new Senate has already
been taken which shows that 81 Senators
are ready to ratify the treaty as soon as
Mr.. Morgan concludes. An early OPP
portunity will be taken 10 secure the
signatures of all of these Senators to a
statement to that effect. This document
will then be laid before Mr.. Morgan, so
as to remove any impression he may
have that he may be able to defeat the
treaty by frightening hisspeech againstiti
Only 80 of the nominations sent to
the Senate by President Roosevelt failed
of confirmation in the Congress
which has Just expired. Twenty-seven
of these we're nominations of post
masters The other three were
those of Page Morris, of Min
nesota, to be U. S. sdistrict judge for
the district of Minnesota; William
Michael Byrne, of Delaware, to be u.
S. Attorney for the district of Delaware;
VIM. d. Crum, of South Carolina, to
be collector of customs at Charleston.
Page Morris, being a member of the
House, could not be confirmed to the
Minnesota iudgeship while serving as
Congressman. Strong opposition to
Byrne's nomination because Of his con-
nection with the Addicks campaign, and
to Crum, because he is negro, pre-
vented action on their cases.
The 57th Congress which expired today was
an eventful one in many respects. A number
of important measures were adopted, others
of equal importance failed. The accomplish
ments upon which the republicans pride
themselves were detailed today in an inter-
view by Representative Payne, the repub-
lcan floor leader. Mr.. Underwood, repre-
sentative Of the democrats on the committee
on rules, after conference with Mr.. Rich
ardson, also gave out a statement IN which he
holds the republicans responsible for the
failure to enact relief measures, &c, promised
the country by the republicans when they
were elect to Congress.
The Senate of the 5Sth Congress which will
meet in special session at noon tomorrow will
consist of SO republicans and "a democrats, an
increase of two in the republican majority as
compared with the present session. The first
business will be the administration of the
oath to 80 newly elected members OF these
IS are members of the present Senate, the
other 10 are new to the Senate except Mr..
German, although several have been men,
bers of the House of representatives.
NJ. ID. Purdy, of Minneapolis, who was as
sistant United States District Attorney at
Minneapolis, when the northern securities
case was brought, is slated for appointment as
special assistant attorney general, under the
new act creating that Office, for the purpose
of enforcing the antitrust laws. Mr.. Purdy
is now in the city.
Representative Mercer, of Nebraska, who
was defeated for reelection, is said to have
been assured of the appointment as director
of the census, in the event Director Merriam
resigns He is backed by nearly every re-
publican member of Congress, and has the
Presidents friendship.
The President yesterday sent to the Senate
the name of Presley NJ. Rixey, jr., who is the
son of Surgeon-G General Rixey and q nephew
of Congressman Rixey, to be first lieutenant
in the regular army.