Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-08
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.I
Washington, d. c., April 8.

Washington, d. c., April s.
Senator Daniel has introduced a bill
providing for the creation of commits
sion to establish a memorial park in the
Valley of Virginia. Representative
Hay. who is one of the conferees on the
military appropriation bill, is now en-
gagged in fighting a provision OF the bill
as passed by the Senate, which creates
national park commission, which 1t IS
proposed shall not only have control OF
all the national parks of the country,
but shall have the power to locate all
such parks as may in future be esta6-
lished. Mr.. Hay says it means that all
military parks will hereafter be located
in the West whereas the war between
the States was really fought in the East.
An important amalgamation OF labor
organizations has been arranged here.
Through negotiations between President
OConnell, of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists, and organizer Crom,
of the Amalgamated Society of Engi-
neers. Machinists, Blacksmiths and Pat
tern Makers, these two organizations
have been virtually consolidated. All
questions of strikes aud wage scales will
be under control and direction of a joint
committee. The agreement for CONSOLE
dation is to become effective June lst.
Sixty days notice by either OF the two
parties will be necessary to effect any
change.
Mr.. Bourke Cochran, of New York,
will make a speech in the House to-
morrow. He recently offered privi-
legged resolution, providing for an in
yestipation of the recent pension order
issued by Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock. This resolution went to
the committee on rules, and by arrange
aent it will be reported tomorrow, with
the recommendation that it lie on the
table. On this question, Mr.. Cochran
will address the House and his reappear-
ance in public life will arouse general
interest. His speech will be along
political lines, exclusively, and is to be
used as democratic material in the COM
ing campaign.
The committee on immigration favor
ably reported to the Senate today bill
providing for the establishment by the
Commissioner of immigration of an in
formation and display bureau in connec-
ton with the Ellis Island station.
"Unless additional legislation is had
before Congress adjourns every barrier
against Chinese immigration will be re-
moved on the 9TH of December next, and
the ports of the country thrown open to
the unrestricted coming of the Chinese
hordes whose invasion of the United
States was arrested % years ago" This
is what Senator Patterson, of Colorado,
told the Senate today in speech on the
subject, and what is more the republican
leaders believe that he is right. The
trouble comes, he says, from the fact that
the Chinese government has served notice,
as it had the right to do, that the treaty
of 1894 between China and the United
States which is the last exclusion treaty,
will cease to be effective on December
9TH. HehOlds that the United States can
under the treaty of 1880 only suspend,
regulate and limit the coming of
Chinese. Senator Patterson S exposition
of the situation brings up an entirely new
question and he was listened to with great
attention by Senators on both sides of
the chamber.
The fact that Senator Burton, of Kan
sas, is on his way to Washington and
that he announces before leaving ST.
Louis that he intended to resume his
place in the Senate, may possibly lead
to some unpleasant complications tor
him and embarrassements for other Sena-
tors. He will find that the sentiment of
the Senate is against him and that his
will not be welcomed.
Mr.. Bailey introduced in the Senate
today an amendment to the sundry civil
appropriation bill appropriating $751;
GAG for the construction of a sea wall at
Texas, from seth to 45th
streets.
The attempt to repeal the desert land
net was throttled today in the House
on irrigation of arid lands by |
I vote of to 3.