Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspoudepce of the Alexandria Gazette. ]

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. c.. January 9.
1t is the understanding in congress
ional circles, that the democratic contest
for the floor leadership in the next Con-
gress will be greatly simplifed by the
elimination therefrom of Mr.. Richard
son of Tennessee the present leader. 1t
is understood that not only will Mr..
Richardson retire from the contest, but
that be will retire FROM Congress as well
and devote himself fully to Masonic
affairs. he being the head of the
Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite.
81 am not ont Of the contest for leader
ship in the next Congress, said Mr..
Richardson, when questioned on the
subject today, 'because there is no con-
test. 1t is too early for that As TAR
as retiring from Congress is concerned,
| can only say that the Supreme Coun-
ell of the Scottish Rite has been urging
me to give my entire time to the Rite,
and that have had this matter seri-
ously under consideration. My retire
ment therefore is not altogether I'M
likely"
Despite stories to the contrary, the Gu
ban reciprocity treaty will not have plain
sailing when it comes up for ratification.
Besides the opposition likely to arise
from the reputation of Mr.. Oxnard by
the Michigan beet sugar men, to accept
the treaty in its present form, 1t de-
velops that number of democratic SEN
ators have pledged themselves to vote
against ratification. Senator Foster, OF
Louisiana, has been canyassing the
democratic Senators for votes against the
treaty. He has secured the promise OF
the Senators from Texas, Florida, and
Alabama to Join him and his colleague.
McEnery, which makes eight democratic
votes in opposition to ratification. The
meeting of the Senate foreign relations
committee which was to have been held
TODAY to consider the treaty has been
POSTPONED until Monday. If the treaty
is amended in any particular, OF course,
it will mean delay in its ratification.
Senators Burrows and Dietrich, of The re-
publicans, intend to fight the treaty out
right and vote against its ratification,
but what other support they will get ON
that side of the chamber is uncertain.
The Grosvenor resolution authorizing
the House committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries to conduct an inves-
tigation for the purpose of ascertaining
the cause of the scarcity OF coal III the
North Atlantic States will come before
the House tomorrow for consideration.
General Grosvenor said this morning
that the committee on rules had no
objection to the resolution, and that he
would be allowed to call it up as soon as
the House meets tomorrow.
The bill establishing the gold standard
in the Philippines was approved by the
House committee on insular affairs to-
dav and Chairman Cooper was author
lied to get day in the House for early
consideration. Mr. Patterson, OF Ten
nessee, the only democrat present at the
meeting offered a substitute providing
practically for an extension of the fnan-
cial system to the United States to the
archipelago, but it received no support
beyond his own.
The House judiciary committee today
voted to report favorably the Littleheld
bill, based on the recommendations OF
the Attorney General, providing for the
the expediting of civil suits brought
under the Sherman antitrust law. A
bill creating an additional judge for the
eighth district was approved, also the
bill to increase the salaries of certain
federal Judges. Supreme Court salaries
remain the same. Circuit judges are to
get 81, 900, district judges, $4,000; CHIEF
Justice of the Court OF Claims, Sc, 800;
associate justices of the Court of Claims,
Sc. 600; District of Columbia judges and
Judges of the Court of Appeals, to re-
main the same. The allowance FOL
travelling expenses is cut out. The COM
mite also adopted resolutions congratu'
lating Mr.. Lanham, of Texas, member
of the committee, who will become Gov,
eanor of Texas, upon his promotion anc
erlogizing him for his sterling qualities
The House committee on naval affairs
today refused to report the bill to retire
Lieutenant Commander Richard z. Hob
son, of Merrimac fame, who asked tha
this step be taken on account of his weak
eyes. President Roosevelt had joined
him in making the request of Congress
Mr.. Hobson is said to aspire to seat il
Congress from the Alabama district nov
represented by Mr.. Bankhead.
The woman's hospital founded IL
Manila by Mrs. Whitlaw Reid, has beer
closed owing to the lack of financial sup
port. The institution was established
three years ago and for time was main
tanned by contributions from the public
Recently the treasury has been showing
more and more of deficit, and those VIII
were backing the hospital concluded tina
they had better close it up to avoi'
bankruptcy.
Mgr. Falconio, the new Papal Dele
gate, was presented at the White Hous
this morning by DIR. Rocker, the Score
tary of the Apostolic delegation.
The Cabinet was i'll session for tw
hours today. Matters relating to tn
Indianola, Mississippi, and o.her south
! 49, .s.o& off.oo- .rora aCciu discussed