Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra 1azes'e'i
Washington, d. c., March To-

vote tomorrow, They claim enough
democratic votes have been secured by
them. added to six or eight republican
votes from central and Pacific coast
states TO kill the treaty. The anti-canal
lohbv here. which is headed by ID. X.
Ridwell General Sorrell and Mr.. Adams,
Is it is found, in the employ OF the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and is work.
inc in the Gould-Harrison interests.
Their advocacy of the San Bias tunnel
ropte for a canal across the isthmus is
merely blind to cloak their opposition
to any canal whatever. 1t is believed
that their efforts to amend the treaty
will fail. The entire democratic vote In
the Senate will be cast for some OF Mr..
Morgan's amendments and for the addi-
,ional amendment offered by Mr.. Bacon
making more explicit the right OF the
United States to use its land and naval
forces at all times in defense of the canal
zone. The republican majority is, how
ever believed to be large enough to pre-
vent the adoption Of any of these amend
ments. 1t takes only a majority vote TO
act upon amendments, but it requires a
two-thirds vote to ratify treaty. The
impression about the Capitol this morn.
ing was that the treaty would be ratified
tomorrow.
Writs of certiorari were granted In the
Supreme Court of the United States to-
day which will bring up for the review
of that court the decisions recently mace
Inv court in the District of Columbia,
holding that the Postoffice Department
must carry railway guides and lists at
second class mail rates.
Justice Bingham, of the supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, today
decided that he had no jurisdiction In
the case of Rebecca j. Taylor, who has
been suing to be restored to her position
of clerk in the War Department from
which she was discharged by Secretary
Root for criticising in the public prints
the Philippine policy of the admlnlStra-
ton.
Senator Clapp, of Missouri, who was
to have spoken at the Hibernian banque'
in Alexandria tomorrow night, has gone
home to attend the funeral of his daugh-
ter. who died on Saturday. He is not
expected to return to the city during the
nresent session of the Senate, and, OF
course. will not be in Alexandra TO-
morrow.
Associate Justice Day, of the Supreme
Court of the United States, who Is Ill al
the Arlington Hotel with pneumonia, Is
improving.
Rudolph Forster, of Virginia, was
today appointed Assistant Secre-
tary to the President. Mr.. Forster
was born in the city of Washington,
October 80, 1872.
The democratic caucus this morning
decided to unitedly support two amend
ments to the Panama canal treaty. one
is to insure police control by the United
States of the canal strip, and the Other
is TO include Mexico with the republics
of Central and South America in the
declaration contained in the treaty thai
the United states does not desire II
acquire part of their territory. NO at
tempt was made to bind the democrats
as to their votes on ratification ant
each individual will pursue his own
course. More than half of them, 1T was
made evident at the caucus, Will vot'
for the treaty even if after all amend
ments are.voted down, and this will en-
sure the ratification of the treaty tt
morrow.
Chief Justice Fuller, before the con
yening of the United States SUPREME
Court today, administered the oath o
Office to Henry VI. Hoyt, of Pennsylvania
the new Solicitor General ; to John h
, Richards the former Solicitor General VIII
f becomes Judge of the Sixth circul
and to Willis Vandeventer, former AS
sistant Attorney General for the lnterio
Department, who becomes judge OF tn
eighth circuit. Later General Richard
presented his successor to the court an
a welcome was extended by Chief Justic
Fuller, who also expressed appreciation
of General Richards services and bes
wishes. for his future. Next Monday
the Chief Justice announced the cour
will recess for fortnight until April Z
, Acting under the unanimous agree
ment entered into last week, the Senat
today began the consideration
amendments to the Panama canal treaty
e Debate on each amendment was Unite
5 to fifteen minutes on each side. MI
+ Morgan has upwards of fifty amendments
, many of which, however, are merel
y changes in phraseology. In additio
e there are amendments offered by Messr'
Bacon, Teller, and Money, and the tw
accepted by the democratic caucus tn
n morning upon which united action
expected. There will be large numb'
of roll calls necessary during the da,
. 1t is the intention of the republicans
J. vote down each amendment as Offered
t While they admit that some OF thel
$ would probably improve the treaty, the
;, deem itinexpedient to make any chang,
in the text of the pending document
c order to avoid possible difficulties wit
n the Colombian Congress.
o Senator Daniel has returned from Lyme
burg where he went 10 attend the funeral
the late c. NJ. Blackford, and was in his sci
in the Senate today.
The case of Ellis Glenn, the famous ma
IS woman, of West Virginia, received the ate
10 ton of the Supreme Court today, and as :
suit of the decision, handed down by Chi
n Justice Fuller, Ellis Glenn must stand trl
- for a second time OIL the charge of forgery.
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