Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Jan. 10.

anon by the House committee on mill
tary affairs, carries S73, $50, 900. An
important new item in the bill is an APP
bropriation of 81, 900, 900 for national
guard maneuyres. The million involved
was saved by cutting down the estimate
for Transportation of the army and
supplies. from $15, 500, 900 to Sl4, 5OO,-
600. Among the new legislation in the bill
is a provision consolidating the record
and correspondence divisions and what's
left of the Adiutant Generals department
under General Ainsworth. The sum of
S4OO, DOC is provided for a new general
army hospital in this city and $500, 600
10 finish the army war college. It's the
intention of Chairman Hull to report
the bill to the House tomorrow.
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries today ordered a
favorable report on the bill Of Represen-
tatiye Gardner, creating a commission
to consider aud recommend legislation
for the development OF the American
merchant marine. The bill was amend
ed so as to provide that the commission
shall consist of FIVE members Ofthe House
and five of the Senate, not more than
three of each body to belong to the same
political party, to be appointed by the
Speaker of the House and the President
pro ten of the Senate. Mr.. GARDENERS
bill originally provided that the COM
mission be made up of the Secretary OF
the Navy, the Postmaster General, the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor and
three members of each House. The
commission is to make its report to Con-
gress on the first day of next session.
An appropriation of $50, 600 is made to
defray the expenses of the commission.
Many of the great distillery firms of
Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Illinois have representatives in Washing
ton this week lobbing frantically to pre-
vent the passage of the Dolliver-Hepburn
bill. This bill seeks to limit the liquor
traffic in the various states to the strict
letter of their local laws and thus put a
stop to shipments from others states in
"original packages. The tobacco manu-
features, it is said, will also fight the
bill for it contains a clause prohibiting
the interstate traffic in cigarettes.
As the trial of the alleged Postofice
Department g~rafters progresses, the great
difficulty of substantia,ing the charge of
conspiracy becomes more and more ap-
parent. So far it has barely been shown
by the Government that the defendants
we're acquainted with n another. The
intercourse between Machen and the
Grofs as thus far shown by evidence was
strictly as business between a govern
ment official and government contractors.
Machen was closely associated with DR..
Lorenz in the Toledo POstofice fifteen
wears ACC and since coming to Washing
ton has seen DR.. and Mrs. LOrenz on sew
eral occasions. This is freely admitted
by the defense. Up to to-day there had
not been a word of testimony 10 show ac-
,uaintance between the Grotfs and the
Lorenz. Attoday's session Judge Kun
ier protested against POstoffice Inspector
Mayer talking to government witnesses
in the corridors before they are called to
testify. 81 have information that the
witnesses are instructed in the hallway"
said Mr.. Kumler. 'Ifthatis the case"
said the court, sit is tn be rebuked.
Witnesses must not be instructed before
-.4o-ina the conrt rnn" - Diyt-;St At
torney Beach declared that Judge Kun
ler's reflection on Mayer should be SUBJ
stantiated by affidavit or retracted. A
heated passage between counsel followed.
Justice Pritchard ordered Inspector
MAYER to visit the hall no more. The
witnesses placed on the stand today
added no important testimony to the
proceedings.
According to a dispatch from Minister
Allen at Seoul, a panicky condition of af-
fairs prevails in the Korean capital. The
dispatch intimates that it is induced by
foreign influences to the end that either
Japan or Russia may enter the country
considerable force to protect its
interests. The Administration believes
hat at the present time there is a
sufficient force of American marines in
Korea to ensure safety for American lives
md property, although Mr.. Allen cOn
.iuues to urge an increased guard at
Seoul. The department also received
today from st. Petersburg and
which, on their face, are favor
bile toward continued peace. The de-
department. is, however, still inclined to
that it is only a matter of time
,efore war shall break out.
Because Senators Mallory Clay and
'imons have all given notice of their in
ention to make speeches in favor Of the
Panama canal, a conference ofthe demo-
ratio senators was held this morning
or the purpose ofinducing them to with
old their remarks until additional
Information on the subject can be
btained from the State Department
he opinion seemed to prevail that the
epublicans had information on the sub
ect which the democrats had not yet OBJ
aimed and it was finally decided to ap-
oint a committee of three headed by
German to draft a resolution of
covering all the points raised.
his resolution is to be presented 10 the
emocratic conference at another session
morning.
The Postmaster General today asked
congress for an appropriation of $780,
90 to pay a deficiency in salaries for
lral free delivery s%ervite.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, today in
.oduced a bill prohibiting the employ
tent Of aliens on public wOrksin Hawaii.
Without preliminaries of ANY kind the S4th
convention of the national board OF