Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-15
From Washington.
correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, D. c.. March 10.

ICorrespondence Of the Alexandra Oazetie-l
Washington, d. c.. March 10.
After a series of conferences lasting
from $50 10 II this morning, Win
prominent Senators, President Roosevelt
has decided to allow the Santo Domingo
treaty 70 90 over without vote to the next
session of Congress. BY this means ne
believes the treaty will be eventually
saved for he thinks the absenteeism ef
republican Senators now prevents It's
passage. Were it brought to a vote this
week the treaty would be slaughtered by
The solid democratic phalanx captained
BIZ Senator German. BY allowing the
measure TO be postponed without action,
the President will be spared the
humiliation of defeat and the instru-
nent itself vii! come up for action next
session without the odium Ct knock
out to weigh against its chances. II 1t
we're voted upon and killed the repub-
Iican majority could save it for next
time by making motion to recon
slider and causing the vote on the motion
to 90 over until December when the
President thinks he could swing the
needed three fourths TO secure ratification.
But the expedient will not be resorled
TO. the President and his supporters be-
Iieying that no vote will be more adyan.
tageous than temporary defeat. Among
the Senators at the White House this
morning we're Cullom, Allison, Foraker.
Plat Of Connecticut, Carter, Beverage,
CIapp. Fulton, SpooBer, Burrows,
Alger, Gallinger and Frye. The treaty
was discussed with all of them and 1t
was with their advice or consent that the
President reached the conclusion that
his best interests and the best interests
of the administration would be suhserved
by an adjournment Of the Senate with
out a vote on the treaty.
II is the intention of the President to
appoint Francis B. Loomis. now Assist
ami Secretary of State, to the embassy
at the City of Mexico as soon as Minister
Conger shall have retired from that posi-
ton. The date of such retirement is
nov in doubt but it is expected to fall
somewhere within the summer, and that
he will then become candidate tor the
goyernorship of his native State of Iowa.
Mr.. Conger has been Minister TO China
for several years and his promotion to
an ambassadorship and retirement is
much on the principle followed in the
army. 1t was intended and announced
at the time that he would be followed in
the Mexican capital by David E. Thomp-
son. now Minister to Brazil, but since
then the latter post has been raised to
the dignity of an embassy and Mr.
Thompson has expressed his entire con-
tent with his new status. Mr.. Loomis's
health is not good and he is now in Cali
fornia 10 the hope OF recovery. Despite
the criticism Of him in the newspapers
and elsewhere because of his supposed
connection with Santo Domingo affairs
the administration heartily approves OF
his conduct and the change is considered
promotion, involving an increase OF
salary amounting to $l2, 500.
The President today among others
sent. the following nominations to the
Senate: Francis q. Landon, of New
York, TO be second secretary of embassy
at Vienna. Austria; Nelson O'Shaug-
messy, of New York, to be secretary of
embassy at Berlin; Jesse B. Jackson, of
Ohio to be consul at Alexandretta, Tur-
kew; Albert A. Evans TO be postmaster
at Mount Jackson, Va.
Minister Grisc0m at Toxic reports TO the
State Department that the two American
military attaches who were captured with the
Russians at Mukdeh will be taken to Toxic.
They are Col. Valery Hazard, of the medical
corps and Capt. w. V. Judson, of the engi-
neers. Mr.. Griscom adds that dispatch to
him from Capt. Judson states that they are
both we'll and are receiving every possible
courtesy from the japanese. The two officers
will probably be sent home on their word Of
honor not TO rejoin the Russian forces.
In order to put himself in trim to tackle the
Kansas oil situation, which be purposes TO ili-
yestigate in person, Commissioner Of Cor
porations Garfield will leave tonight for u
Short fishing trip in the south. Only few
DAYS will be devoted to the sport. Then he
will proceed 10 Kansas to begin the work of
investigation. Quite foundation hes already
been laid for it. as inspectors have been in
the field gathering data along the lines pur.
sued in the beet trust investigation.
This was called international day at the
Congress of Mothers, the programme for the
three sessions being addresses on various
phases of child life the world over. At the
morning session, Mrs. Anna T. Murray, Of
this city, read paper on Negro Children in
America" She pointed out that negro child.
ren, whose ancestors were but recently freed
from slavery, are in greater need Of home
training and care than white Children.