Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-23
From. Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
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Another session of Congress is in the
throes OF dissolution and the doctors say
that next Thursday will witness the end.
The enactment of legislation of varied
character might have prolonged its ex-
istence but it was not the intention OF
the leaders that its career should be a
long one. As an act of political eX-
pediency it was planned from the very
outset that its course should be short
one. Four things there are to which
the republican leaders 'pOint with
pride :" The passage of appropriation
bills, kept well within the reduced reye-
nucs the law passed at the extra
session putting into effect the Cuban
reciprocity treaty the ratification OF the
Panama canal treaty and the pro-
lection of legislation for the govern
ment of the canal zone; and last,
the successful forestalling OF much legis-
lation which might have proved embar-
RAISING by furnishing unwelcOme issues
in the national campaign, for in the
highest administration circles the belief
prevails that less danger lurked in IN
action than in unwise action. The
programme prepared included only the
transaction of the really necessary tusi-
ness of the session, and to that pro-
gramme the republican leaders chung
with great pertinacity. 1t is due to this
policy that the agitation for tariff re-
vision was allowed to rest, as well as
other important matters. The democrats
of the House have made capital out OF
this. The debates of the session have
found the democrats aggressive and
alert, the pOstOflice scandals furnishing
the most fruitful theme. Next to the
pOstoffice scandals, perhaps, the trust
question was thoroughly discussed and
in the coming campaign it will figure
again. In the House much of the time
next week will be devoted to the con-
sideration of conference reports on the
appropriation bill and other bills upon
which final agreement has not yet been
reached A tilt is in prospect when
the Williams resoluti ms are called up
for consideration on Monday. These
resolutions call on the attorney general
for information as to whether he has in
vestigated the anthracite coal trust &c.
In the Senate the only apprOpri
alton bill yet remaining to con-
sidered is the military academy bill.
This, and the reception of conference
reports, will occupy the few remaining
days of the session. The conference re-
port on the postoffice appropriation
dill will be presented early in the week.
An effort will be made by the republic
cans to secure action on the confirmation
of W. d. Crum, the negro collector OF
customs at Charleston, 5. G. Because OF
the absence ex-senator Tillman, however,
it is not likely that this effort can be
successful.
William Randolph Hearst, editor, Con-
gresham and candidate for presidential
nomination, today followed up his test-
mony of Yesterday before the House jul
dietary committee by fling with the At
torney General a formal bill OF complaint
against the anthracite coal-carrying roads
and mining companies alleging violation
of the Sherman antitrust law and pray
ing that the United States take action to
restrain further violation. Mr. Hearst
goes fully into the history Of the alleged
combination of the anthracite roads and
mining companies, which he states was
for the purpose of sitting competition
and which had resulted in the increase
of the price of coal at tidewater on New
York harbor from 1912 ton {. o. b. TO
S. ton,
President Roosevelt this morning sign
ed the bill opening for sale 4l6,OO
acres of land in the Rosebud Indian
agency, South Dakota. Senator Gamble
and Representatives Burk and Martin,
of South Dakota, were present at the
time Representative Burk secured the
pen used.
The President has selected to be Will