Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-12
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, May IL


Under direction of the War Depart
ment, General Leonard Wood, conf
manding the division of the Philippines,
has begun campaign of preparation OF
his troops for possible service in China
An order issued by him providing for an
elaborate system of large: practice, held
marches, sham battles, etc, all TOR Inc
purpose, as be states, ''that the troops
in this command may be ht for hard
fiald service" was made public today.
The advocates of thesea level canal at
Panama will probably win. They came
near scoring victory this morning IN
the Senate canal committee. AS 1t Is
The determination of the question as to
the type of the canal has been postponed
until next Wednesday. Then the ques-
tion came up for consideration IN execu'
tive session of the committee today the
vote resulted in tie. Senator Kittredge
produced telegram from Senator Car
mack asking that his vote be counted
for the sea level plan. But in view OF
The fact that Carmack has been absent
during all of the hearing with one ex-
ceptiou the lock advocates contested
his right TO vote The adjournment was
taken for the purpose of investigating
presidents ia such cases. Carmack is
expected here before Wednesday and
will therefore he present to vote. The
other absentee, Senator GOrman, favors
the sea level aud Carmack's vote will de
c de the question 80 far as the committee
il concerned in favor of that project.
So many have been the amendments
offered and 50 earnest and prolonged has
been the debate that the railroad rate
bill still occupies the exclusive attention
of the Senate. 1t now looks as though
the final vote on the passage of the bill
will not be reached until next Tuesday
or Wednesday. Up to the present the
Senate has been considering the bill 10
committee of the whole. After The en-
tire measure has been gone through WIN
10 this way, the bill will be reported to
the Senate proper When it reaches
this parliamentary stage any OF the
amendments that have been adopted in
the committee of the whole may be con-
sidered. and again voted upon. 1t Is al
ready certain that many of them will be
sui jected TO this process, thus delaying
the final verdict. Ia order to hasten the
vote the Senate for the first time this
wear will sit in executive session on
Saturday, today, and it is expected that
the Allison compromise court review
amendment will be adopted. II is over
the features OF the bill that the greatest
fight has been waged, and there will be
more democratic charges made to the
feet that the President has surrendered
to The railroads in accepting The compro-
mise. The republicans are however, unit
ed upon il, with the exception OF Senator
LaFollelte, and yesterday voted down one
after another, all changes proposed by
democrats. The bill will be republic
can measure when it is completed and
the conservative element headed by Aid
rich, Foraker, Crane, ETC., are in con-
troll. although they have had to accept
- me rather radical amendments to their
original programme.
Advices received by the State Depart
ment from SantO Domingo indicate that
revolution is brewing in the republic
of possibly greater magnitude than has
disturbed political conditions there since
the American receivership of customs
was iuaugursted. While vague as to
details, the department information in
dictates that the remnants OF the Jimlnls-
Ia party, whose leaders are now exlled
in Porto Rico, are preparing an invasion
of Santo Domingo, in order to wrest the
supremacy from the Hpracista party,
Ow controlling the Dominican govern
ment and headed by President Caceres
Senator Deliver, who called TO talk
with the President this morning about
rate legislation matters, expressed the
belief that the Senate would conclude
its labors on the measure before night.
According to statistics just compiled
by the Bureau of immigration there
were so, 397 immigrant aliens admitted
to this country during April, 1906. Dur
ing April, 1905, there were but ~, O94,
aud in the same month of 1904, but
Of 1923. OF the $50, 900 aliens 80, 500
came from Russia and 80, SO4 from
Italy.
Action on the free alcohol bill by the Senate
| Finance Committee was today postponed until
next week, after the railroad bill IS out Of the
way The committee will then hold an eX-
eculve session Vt which Commissioner Yerkes
will be presented for the purpose of assisting
in the redrafting of the bill. Three mtn in
terested in the wood alcohol business were
heard in opposition 10 the bill. This con-
| cluded the hearings.