Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-19

the BrlStOW ItpViI VIZ
fore the select committee when mas
been appointed to insert the PROBE;
con Bristow will resume the stand
Monday morning. Another important
comnittee matter will come up on Mon
dav when the judiciary committee Will
take up the report of the subcommittee
fayoring by majority vote the impeach-
ment of Judge Charles Swayne OF the
Florida federal court and decide what
action the committee is to recommend to
the House. The Hepburn-Dolliver bill,
making liquors subject to the law of the
State into which they are imported, will
be discussed before the judiciary com
mittee. There seems to be a general
desire for an early adjournment OF Con-
press in order to prepare for the APP
preaching presidential campaign, and TO
promote this end the leaders at both ends
of the Capitol have decided to side
track practically all miscellaneous
legislation, including the eight hour
bill the Doliver-Hepburn liquor bill,
and the general public building bus
Although April ID has been named as a
nos;ible date for the adjournment OF
Congress in the opinion ofmost members
that is somewhat too early. 1t Is be-
ieved. however, that the session can be
brought to an end in the first week OF
MAY. Appropriation bills and consider,
alton of the Cuban general treaty OF
smity and commerce which embodies the
provisions of the "Platt amendment
and confirms TO the United States the
two coaling stations in Cuba, will occupy
most of the time of the Senate next
week. The Reed Smoot inquiry will be
resumed about April 4.
Admiral Dewey called at the White
House this morning and gave to Presl-
dent Roosevelt a personal message from
President Palma, of Cuba, whom the
admiral visited on his recent trip through
the West Indies. President Palma ex-
pressed his gratitude to the President
for his successful accomplishment OF the
reciprocity plan and added that Cuba
was now in better financial and indus
trial condition than ever before IN her
history.
The House committee on military
affairs has prepared report on the
Hardwick resolution, which sought to
disclose the whereabouts of the 81, OOC
Mauser rifles captured during the wal
with Spain, it having been limited that
many of them found their way into the
hands of the Panama revolutionisIs.
The report embodies the statement OF
the Chief of Ordnance to tho effect that
about 20, 900 of the rifles were sold at
public auction according to law, and
that so far as the department knows,
none went to Panama. The principal
buyer was one Francis Bannerman.
Congressman Swanson, in convera-
ton with the Gazette's correspondent,
Yesterday, said he was in daily receipt OF
many encouraging letters from all over
the State in reference to his candidacy
for the governorship. Many who opposed
him when he was defeated by Governor
Montague are now, he says, his warm
supporters, and that is vouched for by
men from various sections OF Virginia
who come to Washington. With refer
ence to the other candidates he says the
more the merrier and all that he asks is
an open field and fair race. In regard
TO the mention OF his name in the Bris-
tow report he says that if after twelve
wears service in Congress the only thing
that can be brought against him is that
he has recommended to the department
the increase in salary of five or six
poorly paid mail clerks, then his enc
mics can make the most of that. He
added that he is still in receipt OF letters
from such clerks from throughout his
district asking him to try and have their
salaries raised and he forwarded those
applications to the department just as
he has done heretofore, with the recon-
meudation that they be examined and
granted if Warranted. Where he thinks
the request reasonable and right he rec
ommends it. He says he is aware of no
increase given which was not right and
lust. None exists in his district where
the pay will equal by half the pay given
in Washington for the same work. Con-
tinuing he said 81 shall continue t.
look after the interest OF my constituents
in this respect and do all | can TO see
that they have Justice aud fair dealing.
| do not presume there is a Senator or ?
member of Congress who has not made
the recommendation and will not be
equally as active in behalf Of the in
tere.t and rights of his constituents. "
A curious feature, it is said, in the Bris-
tow report in reference to Mr.. Swanson,
is that in the original report his name
did not appear; the report, however,
which was sent to Congress contained
his name in the list of l5l Congressman.
This looks like an enemy had done this.
Mr.. Rixey has introduced in the
House a petition of residents of Mount
Vernon precinct, Fairfax county, in favor
of the Hepburn-Dolliver bill.
Assistant Secretary of State LOOMS,
having returned from his inspection of
conditions in Hayti and particularly San
Domingo, made its report to the Presi'
dent this morning and gave views upon
the island. This report was verbal and is
not likely to reach the public save in the
most guarded form. The substance, how
ever, is to the effect that ef1ectual peace
will never exist until the United States
intervenes.
Because of the non-arrival of U. S.
Rohret, the only witness yet remaining
20 be examined in the case of Senator