Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
NranLsn..tnr, n q March 10


committee on foreign relations with an
amendment providing that its provisions
shall be concurred in by the House.
The adoption of this amendment is
distinct democratic victory and is the
first fruits of Senator Germans leader
ship. 1t ensures, it is believed, the
ratification of the treaty at the present
session of the Senate, although the pro-
visions can not go into effect until after
the House shall have adopted a resolu-
ton expressing its concurrence in the
riff reductions stipulated. This, tits
expected, will be one of the first acts OF
the next Congress. The acceptance by
the republican majority of the democratic
contention that the concurrence OF the
House is necessary before reciprocity
treaty which changes the tariff rates can
become a law, and effective, was a great
surprise. The republicans have hereto
fore stoutly held that the Senate
alone, with the President, constituted the
treaty making power A long report
sustaining this view was made by the
majority of the foreign relations COM
mittee during the first session of the last
Congress. 1t has been the republican idea
to put the Cuban treaty through at the
present session and let the constitutional
question involved in this matter be de-
cided once for all by the Supreme Court
of the United States on an appeal by
some importer. There is no doubt,
however, that the determined and united
attitude of the democratic Senators
against the ratification Of the Cuban
treaty at the present session unless 1t
included this concession to the constitu-
tional view had great influence in in
ducing the republicans to change their
attitude and agree to the adoption Of the
amendment. The amendment added
to the Cuban treaty by the Senate COM
mittee this morning reads as follows:
"This treaty shall not take effect until
the same shall have been approved by
the Congress.
1t is believed that the present extraor-
binary session of the Senate will come to
an end about Friday of next week. The
Panama treaty will be ratified Tuesday
afternoon, and the Cuban treaty will be
taken up Immediately thereafter. The
adoption of the amendment sending the
treaty to the House for its concurrence
will. it is believed, result in an early
agreement on the part of the Senate
democrats for a vote, and the expectation
is now that there will not be more than
two or three days debate. This will
wind up the business of the Senate and
permit an adjournment
The President today made the follow
ing appointments at large Of midship-
men at the Naval Academy at An
napolis: Ralph Earle Sampson, son OF
the late Rear Admiral w. T. Sampson;
J. w. Philip, son of the late Rear Adj
miral Philip; Alfred H. Miles, son OF
deceased naval officer; Rufus King, son
of Brigadier General Chas. King; Sloane
Danenhower, son of former graduate
of the Naval Academy.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations will meet tomorrow to consider
the suggestion of the tobacco interests OF
this country that the Cuban treaty be
amended so as to make uniform rate OF
80 cents a pound on all classes of Cuban
tobacco imported into the United States.
Senator Gallon endeavored to induce
the committee to take action on the kas-
son reciprocity treaties with France, the
British West Indies, ETC., but without
avail.
A formal agreement for vote on the
Panama canal treaty has been reached
and was made public by the Senate this
morning. Itprovides for fifteen minutes
debate on each side on amendments dur
ing Monday and Tuesday, final vote on
the ratification of the treaty to be had
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Morgan is tc
be allowed to make public his speeches.
Ex-senator James X. Jones, of Ar
kansas, who has been suffering from an
attack of hiccough which continued fol
four days, is much improved this morn,
ing. He had comfortable night anc
while the trouble has not entirely dis
appeared, Mr.. Jones is so much better
that speedy recovery is now expected
Associate Justice William r. Day, o.
the Supreme Court of the United States,
who has been i'll for several days at the
Arlington, took turn for the worse this
morning, his temperature going up t.
l04. Senator Hanna, who is a clos'
friend of Justice Day regards his con
ditiOn as quite serious. Luther Day
private secretary to his father, said thi
morning that Justice Day was suffering
with a severe attack Of grip, but his con
dition was not alarming. Mrs. Day
and her son, William l.. Day, arrived
her yesterday from Canton.
Upon the recommendation OF Secretary
Moody, the President has appointed TIT
following board Of visitors to the nava
: academy at Annapolis: Louis Nixon
of New York; Rear Admiral Georg
Brown (retired), of Indiana; DR.. Henri.
S. Pritchett, of Boston; Robert NJ
Thompson, of New Jersey; Professor A
c. Ellis, of Texas; Captain Alfred 7
Mahan, of New York, and John r
Proctor, of Kentucky.
Representative Richardson says tina
Judge Parker, of New York, will be thu
democratic nominee for President will
an Illinois man for Vice-President.
The Senate commerce committee met thi
morning, but postponed action until mex
Thursday on the nomination of the colore'
man Crum to be collector of customs of tn
port of Charleston, South Carolina
Senator Martin is member of tn
committee. Four democrats were presen