Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-14
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correspondence Of the Alexandria 6azette.J
Washington. D. c.. March IA.
The republican managers in the Senate
are somewhat perturbed over the pros
meets for the ratification Of the santo
Domingo treaty. There never has been
any great amount of enthusiasm over IT
even on the republican side, and there
are no indications that it has gained
strength as the discussion progresses. IL
is even reported that the President him.
self is not so eager for it as ne was,
since he learned that the Santo Domingo
bonds have increased in market value
over one hundred per cent.fr about Y
IN as. asa result of the negotiation OF
The protocol committing the United
states to the management OF the hscai
aaairs Of the island. While so far as IS
known no republican Senator will actual
Iy cast his vote against ratification OF the
treaty, though support OF it, in most
cases. is hall-hearted. The many amend
ments that have been adopted by the
committee have made it less objection
able than the original document and the
republicans will vote for it, if 1t should
come TO a vote, because il has been made
a party question BY the democrats. The
amendment offered by Senator Hale
limiting the operation Of the treaty to
ten wears has done much TO strengthen
the treaty. Without it, the United
States would be committed 20 control OF
The Santo Domingo customs houses for
period of Al least 80 years, for it would
lake that long to pay of the debts OF the
island under the plan proposed in the
protocol. On the democratic side,
there are three Senators who are said to
me willing to vote for the treaty should
their support be necessary to insure It's
ratification. They are Senators Stone,
Newlands and McEnery. OF the re-
publican Senators Aldrich, who is IN
Europe Knox, who is in Florida and
LaFoIlette who is still governor OF
Wisconsin, have not taken the oath
of Office for the present term and therefore
can not be paired. Senators Burton
and Mitchell can neither vote nor DC
paired. There are two republican va
cancies, one in Missouri and one in Del
aware. There is also one democratic
vacancy caused by the death of Senator
Bate. Under the circumstances 1t VIII
take three democratic votes and senator
Knox's return to secure the ratification
of the treaty by the necessary two-thirds
vote. Another thing that is botherlng
The managers is the fact that Senators
are becoming more and more anxious
to return to their homes, and there IS a
danger that if the debate is extended
much longer there will be no quorum
left. Every effort will therefore be made
to conclude consideration of the treaty
this week. In some quarters it is sug-
gested that the treaty should be post
poned until the next session.
The President today among others
sent the following nominations to the
Senate: Geo. Barclay Rives, OF New
Jersey, to be Secretary Of the Embassy
AT Vienna; Fenton w. Booth, ofIllinois,
to be Judge of the Court of Claims;
Louis p. Summers, of Virginia, to be
Collector of Internal Revenue of the 9th
District Of Virginia. To be Brigadier
Generals: Col Alfred G. Girard, As
sistaut Surgeon General; 1t. Col. VIM.
II. Beck. 1t Col. Frank U. Robinson,
1t. Col. Frank Taylor, 1t. Col. Samuel
w. Fountain, It. Col. Edward Davis,
1t. Col. Chas. w. Hobbs, Maj. John
l.. Bulls. Col. James A. Buchanan.
TO be Lieutenants in the Marine Corps:
Andrew B. Drum, of Virginia, and Ralph
5. Keyer, Of Virginia.
Midshipman Milton w. Arrowood.
United States navy, who recently de-
serted the navy because, in his opinion,
''no Christian gentleman could remain
an officer in the navy" has been found
gnity of the charge OF desertion by
naval court-martial and sentenced to
be dismissed from the service. The
case now comes before the Secretary of
the Navy and then the President, whose
action is necessary to make the findings
of the court final.
Mrs. Lucia Gale Barber read paper
before the Mothers Congress this morn
ing in which she discussed the "Real
Woman" ave hear so many women
complaining of their nerves" said Mrs.
Barber. "The trouble lies in failure to
control the nerves, and equalization to
them is wOman's greatest fault"
Justice c. H. Duell, of the District
Court of Appeals, today sustained the
action of the lower court in deciding the
case of Joseph Nazanab, a Chippewa
Indian chief, VS.. the Secretary of the In.
terror An injunction was sought by
t1eapoeeees preventing the Secretary of
the Interior from carrying out an act of
Congress establishing a forrest reserve
on the Chippewa reservation in Min
nesoia which was authorized under an act
of Congress of June 81, 1902 By a
previous treaty with the United States,
the Indians disposed of their lands to the
United States under certain agreements
for SO, 600, 600 which was to be held
in the United States Treasury as
a t'us; fund and draw interest at
the rate OF 5 per cent per annum.
By the disposal of cerain timber
into forest reserve, about 81, 000,-
600 would be DETECTED from this fund.
The amendment providing fer this for
rest reserve was held by the Indians to
be unconstitutional and in direct viola
tion of their treaty agreements. The
Court of Appeals held that the lower court
did not err and that Congress was the