Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-21
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette )
Washington, April 81.

Cotrespondence Of the Alexandra 1alel'e'i
Washington, April 81.
The railroad rate bill will continue to
practically monopolize attention 10 the
senate during utxt week. Senator La
Toilette, who has already occupied TWO
afternoons in The delivery of his carefully
prepared speech. will proceed on Mon
dsy when. he says, he will be able 10
conclude. Senator SpOoner will reply
TO Senator Bailey's anti-iDjunction ar
gument probably on Wednesday. Sens-
tors Daniel, Frszier, and perhaps Knox
are expected TO submit some remarks
during the week. It looks as though
the general debate on the bill will really
he bronght to close with these speeches,
bul the fnal vote on the passage oil the
bill is not likely to occur much before
May 7th. :,
The privileges and elections commit
lee will get together about Tuesday TO
consider its report on the Reed Smoot
case An effort will be made to close
the hearing on the Panama canal IN
vestigstion aud get 10 work on needed
legislation. The statehood conierees
may make partial report announcing
their inability 10 agree and asking Tor
further instructions. Two OF the great
supply measures will be considered in
the House next week the agricultural
appropriation bill and the naval bill.
The bill providing for the codifying OF
the laws may be brought up next week,
and an agreement will be reached look
ing to the holding of night sessions.
President Roosevelt held number oil
conferences with prominent senators this
morning over the railroad rate subject.
1.-The more the rate matter is discussed
said Senator Hopkins after his talk with
the President, 1.-THE more il becomes ap-
parent that the Hepburn bill is growing
in favor. There are so many differences
of opinions and views which cannot be-
come reconciled that it begins to look as
though bill uuamended will in the end
lie the choice.of the Congress. "
Uplo IL O'Clock this morning the
marine hospital service had received nc
advices regarding the reported outbreas
Of smallpox in San Francisco.
President Roosevelt this afternoon senl
TO Congress message requesting an lm'
mediate additional appropriation OF
million and hall dollars lor the relic
of San Francisco. Secretary Taft hsd
recommended only a million additional
but the President believed that larger
sum should be furnished. in his letter
to the President, Secretary Paft says
"The loss of the valuable subsistence
qnartermaslers and medical stores as
sembled in the depot at San Francisco,
for use on the Pacific posts aud in thu
Philippines, will require very consider
abe deficiency estimate, in order tina
ll.ey ia addition TO the stores now being
used for the relief of San Francisco
may be replaced. The loss may be ap
oroximated as follows Dommissary
stores, $3.50, 900; quartermssier's stores
50, 941, 472; medical stores, 1857, S9l
total, SO, 44S, 1853.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has received the following dispstct
from their agents at San Francisco;
There seems TO be no immediate
danger from fire. Sppt. OF Ferry Build
ings pronounces it nov safe and in NJ
danger from fire. Everything in radiu'
Of two miles is nothing but spolderlnl
ruins. Not house standing.
Commissary General Sharpe at moor
today received the following disPslcl
from Mi. Krsu'hof, the army commits
sary officer in San Francisco:
"Bottled water not needed. Wste
mains being repaired. which means
sufficient supply. Considering every
thing, affairs are n good condition
Large issues of stores announced toda!
to indigenis Rations FROM Van Couve
Barracks expected today. Fire is prac
licslly under control"